The cards are back in the air on level 13 which means that late registration has officially been closed. A total of 150 entries have been recorded for Day 1a with 54 players still remaining.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The players are heading on another 15-minute break and late registration will officially be closed for this flight once the cards go back in the air. The day will come to an end after 16 levels or when 16% of the field is reached.
There was already a huge pot in the middle with a completed board of 
spread across the felt. Jesse Jones and Jody Stanfill were heads-up with what appeared to be over 70,000 in the pot.
Jones checked from the cutoff and Stanfill asked to see his opponent's stack before announcing all in on the button. Jones was left with just over 25,000 chips and he dipped into the tank for around two minutes with his tournament life on the line.
He asked the classic question, "Will you show me if I fold?"
"No, not this one," Stanfill responded.
After another minute, Jones stuck in some chips to signify a call. Stanfill revealed 
for the nut flush which was enough to best Jones' 
for a flopped straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
279,000 | 79,500 |
|
Busted |
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Horseshoe Tunica, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, 124 runners created a $40,920 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 19 players including Damjan Radanov (3rd - $4,743), John Holley (8th - $1,119), Heather Alcorn (14th - $699), Michael Lech (17th - $643), and Paul Mattioda (19th - $615).
In the end, former rodeo professional Grant Hart beat Tim Burt in heads-up play to win the title, a $11,209 top prize, and his first gold ring.
“This means everything. I retired from professional Rodeo in 2015 and I started playing professional poker in 2016. It’s been quite an education, but this has been my ultimate goal, to get a ring, and of course to get a bracelet,” Hart said after the win.
The 53-year-old continued: “A year ago, I got second in my first PLO tournament in Biloxi and when that happened, I decided I was going to be a PLO player. I started playing online relentlessly. I will play online three nights a week, PLO or Omaha Hi-Lo. It’s something I want to be good at, I traveled to Europe to play a lot of big PLO games. Texas hold’em is a game that everyone has already gotten good at, Omaha is a game that people have not discovered yet, so I want to be on top of that field.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Hart | Conway, Arkansas | $11,209 |
| 2 | Tim Burt | Diberville, Mississippi | $6,928 |
| 3 | Damjan Radanov | Memphis, Tennessee | $4,743 |
| 4 | Cory Wood | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | $3,342 |
| 5 | Shanmukha Meruga | Snellville, Georgia | $2,426 |
| 6 | Michael Reed | Terre Haute, Indiana | $1,816 |
| 7 | Robert Galbraith | Clarksville, Tennessee | $1,403 |
| 8 | John Holley | Destin, Florida | $1,119 |
| 9 | Matthew Clerk | De Soto, Illinois | $924 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
199,500 | -47,500 |
|
178,000 | 107,500 |
|
133,500 | 133,500 |
|
|
124,500 | 99,500 |
|
106,500 | 70,500 |
|
105,500 | -35,700 |
|
95,000 | 4,000 |
|
93,500 | 93,500 |
|
90,000 | 18,000 |
|
88,000 | 45,600 |
|
68,000 | 22,000 |
|
31,200 | 3,700 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Greg Jennings opened to 2,500 in the hijack and Hank Sitton three-bet to 6,500 in the cutoff. Lytle Allen flat-called from the big blind and Jennings got out of the way. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Allen led out for 3,500 and Sitton stuck around to see the 
on the river. Allen put together another bet of 7,500 and Sitton pondered his decision before making the call. Allen tabled 
and Sitton conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
89,500 | |
|
47,500 | 5,500 |
After a limp from under the gun, the cutoff raised it up to 5,200. David Ruddle was the only player to call from the big blind and they went heads-up to a flop of 
. Ruddle checked to his opponent who moved all in for just under 15,000 and Ruddle snapped him off.
David Ruddle: 
Opponent: 
Ruddle out-flopped his opponent with two pair and the 
on the turn put him even further ahead. The paired the board on the river but Ruddle still held on to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
99,500 | 99,500 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
