Greg Wood called a bet of 38,000 from the big blind when Michael Hudson bet from early position on 
. The river was a 
and Wood checked. Hudson bet 73,000, most of his remaining stack. Wood called about 30 seconds later but couldn't beat 
.
Jorden Helstern opened for 12,000 in middle position and Greg Radosh shoved for 44,000 in the cutoff. Austin McCormick called on the button and Helstern thought awhile and released.
Radosh: 
McCormick: 
The 
board sent it to McCormick for tens full. Helstern claimed to have folded queens.
Mack Ham got his stack of 140,000 or so in preflop with 
, dominating the 
of Blake Jakel. However, a 
left Ham disgusted, and the turn and river both failed to save him.
Steve Dill shoved all in for 11,000 under the gun and was called in three spots. With 
on the board, big blind Steve Buell bet 15,000 and drove out the other two players.
Buell: 
Dill: 
Only a ten could save Dill but the river was a , bursting the bubble.
Zack Mullennix made it 10,000 on the button and called a three-bet to 35,000 by Brett Apter on his left. Apter barreled twice with 23,000 then 32,000 on the 
board. On the river, he tanked about a minute and checked.
Mullennix quickly checked back and Apter showed . He groaned when Mullennix showed 
.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles, but that is just on gold ring event that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #4: $400 NLH 6-Handed, 142 runners generated a $46,860 prize pool that was paid out to the top 23 finishers. Among those to get a piece of it were Kurt Taphorn (3rd - $5,167), Greg Radosh (8th - $1,387), Brad Albrinck (10th - $1,086), Rodney Spriggs (13th - $743), Jerod Smith (16th - $743), and Event #1 champ Charlie Dawson (17th - $651).
In the end, Jeff Sauer bested Adam Elfazzani in heads-up play to win the title for $12,566 and his first gold ring.
“I made one big call with bottom pair and that really increased my chip lead,” Sauer explained. “I won all of my races; it was a lot of fun.”
The 47-year-old continued: “Some of us have to work, not all of us are as good as these professionals … It’s going to be nice this weekend so I will be out with the boys practicing baseball and golf.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Sauer | St. Louis, Missouri | $12,566 |
| 2 | Adam Elfazzani | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | $7,767 |
| 3 | Kurt Taphorn | Wildwood, Missouri | $5,167 |
| 4 | John Gallaher | Lebanon, Tennessee | $3,544 |
| 5 | Matthew Koch | Byrnes Mill, Missouri | $2,508 |
| 6 | Jake Ortiz | O Fallon, Illinois | $1,834 |
Players are on a 10-minute break. In the mean time, you can read about a recent ring winner in the following post.
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