The last several hands have produced very little chip movement. Adam Hendrix has jammed twice without getting called and there have been other raise and take its from each of the other players.
PokerNews is in town to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $2,200 High Roller here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #6: $400 NLH Double Stack Turbo, 238 runners offered up a $78,540 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36 players. Among those to cash were Brett Murray (3rd - $7,936), Michael Rossitto (7th - $2,489), Dylan Thomassie (9th - $1,574), Max Pescatori (15th - $1,084), Darren Rabinowitz (19th - $816), and Brian Reinert (31st - $615).
Coming out on top was Gregory Hughes, who captured a $18,015 first-place prize and his first gold ring.
“It feels really good, and it feels especially good being as low in chips as I was and being able to come back, that feels great,” Hughes said after the win.
According to WSOP officials, the one-day turbo event started at noon and got down to a final table after seven hours of poker action.
“When we had three tables I was down to 8000 chips, but I tripled, then doubled and just rolled from there. It was almost like it was meant to be,” Hughes explained. “I have been playing poker for a while but it has never been the only thing I do. Then the business I worked at got sold, so I had an opportunity to take some time off for three or four months to play poker, and three months later I got a ring.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Hughes | Chandler, Arizona | $18,015 |
| 2 | Julio Novo | Tampa, Florida | $11,128 |
| 3 | Brett Murray | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | $7,936 |
| 4 | John Hom | San Rafael, California | $5,767 |
| 5 | Koma Fenton | Fairbanks, Alaska | $4,273 |
| 6 | Gregory Armand | Santa Barbara, California | $3,229 |
| 7 | Michael Rossitto | Brooklyn, New York | $2,489 |
| 8 | Benjamin Palmer | N/A | $1,959 |
| 9 | Dylan Thomassie | Champaign, Illinois | $1,574 |
Blind on blind the flop read 
. Louise Francoeur bet 350,000 from the small blind and was called by Bradley Hinson.
The turn came the 
. Francoeur fired agin, for 500,000 which forced Hinson to get out of the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,220,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
3,050,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
|
|
3,220,000 | |
|
|
3,075,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
2,700,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
2,510,000
-1,370,000
|
-1,370,000 |
|
||
|
2,010,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
|
||
Michael Stein limped from the cutoff. Trung Pham also limped in from the button. James Duke completed from the small blind and Louise Francoeur checked her option in the big blind.
The four saw flop that came 
. Duke led out with a bet of 250,000. Francoeur and Stein folded, while Pham called.
The turn was the 
. Duke checked and Pham bet 600,000 which forced Duke to fold after a few moments.
Pham showed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,050,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Lousie Francoeur moved all in from the button for about 2,015,000. James Duke was in the cutoff and it folded back around to him aho asked for a count and thought for about 20 seconds before he called.
Francoeur had the 
while Duke had the 
.
The flop was great for Duke as it came 
leaving Francoeur with one out. The turn was the 
and the river the 
to send Francoeur away in the first elimination in an hour and a half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,650,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Adam Hendrix moved all in prelfop and got called by Michael Stein.
Hendrix was in trouble holding the 
vs the 
of Stein.
The flop was relatively harmless as it came 
. The turn opened up a flush draw when the came down. The 
on the river completed the flush and kept Hendrix alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,280,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
|
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Almost immediately after there was another all in between the same two players.
Adam Hendrix 
Michael Stein 
Stein was the one at risk this time. The flop came 
. The turn sent Stein into the lead as the came off. The 
on the river gave Stein the big double as he slammed the table hard, causing the floor to give him a caution and he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,750,000
1,470,000
|
1,470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,355,000
-1,395,000
|
-1,395,000 |
|
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