Justin Wallace, 29, from Paducah, Kentucky won $45,934 plus a $5,150 seat into this tournament's main event by winning the opener of the WSOP Circuit at Harrahs Southern Indiana, a $300 no-limit hold 'em.
In this event, the first in the 2008-2009 Circuit tour, he took down first place by rapidly moving up with aggressive play in the final stages and had built a nearly 4-to-1 chip advantage when he got heads-up with Pat Peercy. Wallace said, "I do what the table lets me, and try to mix up my game."
Horseshoe Southern Indiana (formerly Caesars Indiana), the largest riverboat in North America, has been renamed and retooled, recently completed a $50 million renovation to give it a richer, upscale look with dark woods and black, maroon and gold colors and chandeliers throughout the four-level docked gaming vessel. It now has 2,000 slots and more than 100 table games. The poker room underwent a $1 million upgrade, and new features include a glass enclosed high-limit section.
HORSESHOE SOUTHERN INDIANA
WSOP CIRCUIT EVENT
EVENT 8 10/9/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 250
PRIZE POOL $116,100
1. Ray Lynn . . . . . . . . . $36,602
2. Brian Brown . . . . . . $19,883
3. Arthur Evans . . . . . $10,449
4. Dale Poynter . . . . . . . $8,127
5. Dean Hamrick . . . . . $6,966
6. Michael Snow . . . . . . $5,805
7. Francis Foster . . . . . . $4,644
8. Jeffrey Miller . . . . . . $3,483
9. John Bonar . . . . . . . . $2,322
EVENT 7 10/8/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 457
PRIZE POOL $127,837
1. Michael Ratcliff . . . $38,011
2. Chris East . . . . . . . . $20,241
3. James McKinney . . . . $9,886
4. Ian Gillespie . . . . . . . $8,608
5. Beau Moore . . . . . . . . $7,330
6. Michael Ray . . . . . . . $6,051
7. Charles Williams . . . $5,113
8. Randall Cox . . . . . . . $3,835
9. Steven Lotshaw . . . . . $2,556
EVENT 6 10/7/08
POT LIMIT OMAHA
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 93
PRIZE POOL $39,955
Tue Phan
1. Tue Phan . . . . . . . . . $14,383
2. Christopher McMillian . $7,991
3. Joey Couden . . . . . . . $4,395
4. Vito Casullo . . . . . . . $3,196
5. Nick Guagenti . . . . . . $2,796
6. Adam Foster . . . . . . . $2,397
7. Larry Romine . . . . . . $1,997
EVENT 5 10/6/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM TURBO
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 186
PRIZE POOL $48,976
Paul Han
1. Paul Han . . . . . . . . . $15,868
2. Sean Hodge . . . . . . . . $8,325
3. Patrick Bibb . . . . . . . $4,897
4. Ted Park . . . . . . . . . . $3,918
5. Kenneth Trexler . . . . $2,938
6. Libby Wilson . . . . . . $2,448
7. Perry Stone . . . . . . . . $1,959
8. John Anstett . . . . . . . $1,469
9. D. Randall Smith . . . . .$979
EVENT 4 10/5/08
LADIES-NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $200 + $25
PLAYERS 189
PRIZE POOL $31,509
Heather Murry
1. Heather Murry . . . . $10,211
2. Jessica Cabiness . . . . $5,357
3. Leshirley Roll . . . . . . $3,151
4. Lisa Brooking . . . . . . $2,521
5. Terri Schaefer . . . . . . $1,890
6. Karen Hodge . . . . . . . $1,575
7. Hyon Morrison . . . . . $1,260
8. Patricia Clark . . . . . . . .$945
9. Jennifer Talley . . . . . . .$630
EVENT 3 10/4/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $1,000 + $60
PLAYERS 172
PRIZE POOL $172,000
Christopher McMillian
1. Christopher McMillian . . . . . . . . . $52,388
2. Pat Hoffman . . . . . . $27,487
3. Bryan Sapp . . . . . . . $16,169
4. Neal Harding . . . . . $12,935
5. Joseph Wimsett . . . . $9,701
6. Sameer Al-Dbhany . . $8,085
7. Nick Jivkov . . . . . . . . $6,468
8. Frank Caldwell . . . . . $4,851
EVENT 2 10/3/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $500 + $50
PLAYERS 362
PRIZE POOL $170,420
Joel Shulruf
1. Joel Shulruf . . . . . . . $52,830
2. Aaron Corson . . . . . $27,267
3. Vince Ballinger . . . . $13,633
4. Michael Zeljak . . . . $11,929
5. Justin Kindred . . . . $10,225
6. Jerry Cagle . . . . . . . . $8,521
7. Lee Dryer . . . . . . . . . $6,816
8. Robert Jolly . . . . . . . $5,112
9. Carl Stapleton . . . . . . $3,408
EVENT 1 10/2/08
NO LIMIT HOLD'EM
BUY-IN $300 + $40
PLAYERS 562
PRIZE POOL $168,600
1. Justin Wallace . . . . . $45,934
2. Patrick Peercy . . . . $24,234
3. Tina Kendall . . . . . . $12,671
4. Austin McCormick . $11,087
5. Charlie Dawson . . . . $9,503
6. Frank Berrettoni . . . $7,920
7. Darleen Johnson . . . . $6,335
8. Bobby Byram . . . . . . $4,752
9. Brandon Bourne . . . . $3,168
