2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$144,313
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$743,865
Entries
491
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
150
Players Left
24
Players Left 1 / 491
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Boyd's Kings Hold for a Double

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Devon Ballard, sitting on the largest stack in the room, raised to 900 in middle position. Wayne Boyd just called on the button and Eric Sutton three-bet to 3,200 in the small blind. Ballard called only to have Boyd ship all in for 16,200. Sutton quickly called and Ballard got out of the way.

Wayne Boyd: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Eric Sutton: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The flop of {q-Spades}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs} gave Sutton a pair of jacks but it was Boyd's kings that were still out front. The {7-Diamonds} on the turn and the {k-Diamonds} on the river improved Boyd to a set of kings and he doubled through Sutton.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Devon Ballard us
Devon Ballard
82,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Eric Sutton us
Eric Sutton
45,800
21,200
21,200
Profile photo of Wayne Boyd us
Wayne Boyd
36,500

Tags: Wayne BoydEric SuttonDevon Ballard

Stewart Flops the Nuts

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Stephen Nussrallah raised it up to 800 in the cutoff and Scott Stewart re-raised to 2,000 on the button. The big blind called as did Nussrallah to see a flop of {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}. All three players checked and the {2-Hearts} hit the turn.

The action checked to Stewart who bet 3,000 this time and only Nussrallah called. The river was the {6-Spades} and Nussrallah checked once more. Stewart slung in a bet of 7,500 and Nussrallah paid him off. Stewart tabled {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for a flopped straight which held up to be the best hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
38,000
11,000
11,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Stephen Nussrallah us
Stephen Nussrallah
10,500

Tags: Scott StewartStephen Nussrallah

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Gamino Triples Up, Cartwright Takes the Side Pot

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Kyle Cartwright raised it up from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Robert Westby led out for 1,200 from the small blind. James Osborne folded his big blind and Cartwright just called. Aaron Gamino shoved all in for 4,300 which both Westby and Cartwright called.

The turn was the {j-Hearts} and Westby check-called a bet of 5,400 from Cartwright. The {2-Spades} completed the board and Westby checked again. Cartwright tossed in a bet of 6,000 and Westby still called. Cartwright showed {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} to claim the side pot but Gamino held {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for a flush to score a triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Irene Carey us
Irene Carey
76,500
500
500
Profile photo of Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
36,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Westby us
Robert Westby
33,900
Profile photo of Aaron Gamino us
Aaron Gamino
15,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Kyle CartwrightJames OsborneAaron GaminoRobert Westby

Chris Nunnally Wins Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Chris Nunnally
Chris Nunnally

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 #1: $400 NLH Double Stack, 339 entrants created a $111,870 prize pool that was paid out to the top 51 players. Among those to cash were Jeff Copeland (11th - $1,707), Donnie Phan (25th - $793), Jay Friedman (39th - $615), Brett Apter (44th - $615), and Denise Pratt (46th - $609).

In the end, Chris Nunnally bested Gary Lambert in heads-up play to win the title for $23,984 and his first gold ring.

“I feel great. I just play here and in Cherokee. Whenever they come around, I come, for both of those,” the 43-year-old maintenance man from Anniston, Alabama said. “It was a good field. I ran good though, I ran really good. Of course, you got to run good and get lucky to win.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Chris NunnallyAnniston, Alabama$23,984
2Gary LambertMemphis, Tennessee$14,823
3Chris CaseyAugusta, Georgia$10,669
4David McphailTennessee$7,805
5John ShepherdKnoxville, Tennessee$5,804
6Michael CatalaniCordova, Tennessee$4,389
7Gerald KuchenmeisterOxford, Mississippi$3,376
8David SmithAvon Park, Florida$2,642
9Scott HiettPegram, Tennessee$2,105

Tags: Chris Nunnally

Blake Whittington Lays Claim to Sixth Career WSOPC Gold Ring

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Blake Whittington
Blake Whittington

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 #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em (One-Day), 271 runners created an $89,430 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 41 players including Craig Welko (11th - $1,445), Edward Moses (23rd - $792), James Mackey (26th - $718), Donnie Phan (28th - $666), and John Nowak (39th - $609).

In the end, well-known circuit grinder Blake Whittington defeated Andrew Brinkley in heads-up play to win the $19,786 top prize and his sixth gold ring, the third of which came at Horseshoe Tunica.

“It feels very good, it feels pretty special to win another one here. I passed up going to Borgata because I needed points here. It’s nice to get a win in the books, for sure,” the 28-year-old Whittington said after his win.

He continued: “At the start of the final table, I got a double through the chip leader. Then he just started beating up on everyone, and he just amassed like half the chips in play with eight left. It was a really tough final table. The three-handed battle also went on for so long and nobody would bust, the short stack always just won the all-in. It was very grindy, I just tried to keep it as low variance as possible. I was just lucky enough to be on top after all of that.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Blake WhittingtonJacksonville, Florida$19,786
2Andrew BrinkleyAtlanta, Georgia$12,228
3Jonathan FryeMississippi$8,789
4Heath ClaxtonWrightsville, Georgia$6,428
5Michael ClementsBurns, Tennessee$4,786
6Sean SmallDouglasville, Georgia$3,628
7James GoodsonLittle Rock, Arkansas$2,801
8Matthew SouthFlorence, Alabama$2,204
9Carl MastersClarksville, Tennessee$1,768

Tags: Blake Whittington

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Eric Sutton us
Eric Sutton
67,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Carl Brewington us
Carl Brewington
64,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Warren Sheaves us
Warren Sheaves
62,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Hank Sitton us
Hank Sitton
60,500
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of James Osborne us
James Osborne
58,000
22,000
22,000
Profile photo of Irene Carey us
Irene Carey
45,500
45,500
45,500
Profile photo of Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
36,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
27,000
3,000
3,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Heather Alcorn us
Heather Alcorn
26,600
3,400
3,400
Profile photo of Hayley Hochstetler us
Hayley Hochstetler
4,100
25,900
25,900

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Gold Ring Winners Thus Far...

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack339$111,870Chris Nunnally$23,984
Event #2: $400 NLH (One-Day)271$89,430Blake Whittington$19,786
Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight1,005$331,650Michael Lech$53,320
Event #4: $400 NLH One-Day207$68,310Aaron Gamino$16,194
Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed238$78,540Bryan Salerno$18,438
Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha124$40,920Grant Hart$11,209
Event #7: $400 Monster Stack738$243,540Walker Miskelly$43,209
Event #9: $250 NLH One-Day303$60,600Neil Patel$13,354

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