2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
Nicholas Kortenber limped in from under the gun which allowed Andrew Chud and Jose Cavazos to come along from the blinds. The flop came ![]()
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and Chud led out for 800 from the small blind. Cavazos raised to 1,800 which got Kortenber to call and Chud to fold.
The turn brought the
and Cavazos fired out another bet of 3,000. Kortenber still called and the
completed the board. Cavazos bet another 4,000 and Kortenber couldn't let his hand go as he made the call. Cavazos showed ![]()
for two pair while Kortenber held ![]()
for a single pair.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Nunnally | Anniston, Alabama | $23,984 |
| 2 | Gary Lambert | Memphis, Tennessee | $14,823 |
| 3 | Chris Casey | Augusta, Georgia | $10,669 |
| 4 | David Mcphail | Tennessee | $7,805 |
| 5 | John Shepherd | Knoxville, Tennessee | $5,804 |
| 6 | Michael Catalani | Cordova, Tennessee | $4,389 |
| 7 | Gerald Kuchenmeister | Oxford, Mississippi | $3,376 |
| 8 | David Smith | Avon Park, Florida | $2,642 |
| 9 | Scott Hiett | Pegram, Tennessee | $2,105 |
Christopher Lane limped in from under the gun which invited Brian Page to come along from middle position. Heather Alcorn raised to 1,300 from the small blind and John Gallaher called in the big blind along with the two limpers.
The flop fell ![]()
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and Alcorn continued for 2,500. Gallaher and Lane called while Page let his hand go. The turn brought the
and the action checked to Lane who bet 3,500. Alcorn folded but Gallaher still called.
The
paired the board on the river and Gallaher check-called another bet of 6,000 from Lane. Lane turned over ![]()
for a missed straight draw while Gallaher held ![]()
for two pair.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
In a five-way limped pot, the dealer spread the flop of ![]()
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across the felt. The action checked to Christopher Miller in the cutoff who tossed in a bet of 1,000. He was called by the big blind and Joshua Johnson in middle position.
The turn brought the
and the action checked around to the
on the river. The big blind checked again and Johnson made a bet of 1,000. Miller raised to 3,500 which got the big blind to fold but Johnson decided to look him up. Miller flipped over ![]()
for a straight while Johnson could only muster two pair with ![]()
.
After a limp from middle position, Chris Moneymaker made it 800 to go in the hijack. The button called as did the limper and the dealer fanned the flop of ![]()
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. The action checked to Moneymaker who continued for 1,100 only to have the button raise to 2,500. The action was back on Moneymaker who re-raised to 7,200 and his opponent called.
The turn brought the
and Moneymaker flicked in a bet of 10,000. His opponent thought for a minute but decided to lay his hand down and Moneymaker dragged in the pot.
Chris Moneymaker, Heather Alcorn, and Denise Pratt headline the list of entries after the first break of the day.