Event #1 – $340 No-limit Hold’em



Event #1 – No Limit Hold’em January 7, 2010

Total players: 369

Prize pool: $107,057

The first event of this year’s Southern Poker Championship amassed a field of 379 players. This field brought in a total prize pool of  $107,057 with the top prize of $28,994 going to first place. This two-day event ended day 1 with only 12 players remaining and those players would pick up the action pretty quickly on day 2. The final table was determined in just 20 minutes of play on Day 2, and the action never slowed down.

The final table’s first victim was Chris Brauch, from Tallahassee, Fla. All the money got in pre-flop, and Chris Brauch held Q’s versus the A-K of David McElroy. Flop was 7s-9c-2s. The turn was the Js for the possible 4 flush and the river was the Kd. Brauch ended his day earning $1,503 for his 10^th place finish.

Troy Lee made a raise to $40k and action got over to John Cofhlin, who moved all-in. Lee only had to call $28k more and did so with 8-3 for the obvious steal. John’s pocket 7′s looked good on the flop and turn, but the river 8 sent him packing in 9th place, earning $1,933.

Our 8^th place finisher was Donald Crabtree, who got all of his money in pre-flop holding pocket 10’s versus the K-J of Troy Lee. The flop was 7-3-2, which kept the 10’s in the lead. However, the turn was a J and the river was a 4. Donald exited the tournament area earning $3,007 for his efforts.

Keith Richeson and Ryan Gentry saw a flop of 10s-As-7d. The two players placed a flurry of bets, which resulted in Keith being all-in with the spade draw and a gutshot (6-8s). Gentry held the 10-8 for the lead. The turn was a Qc and the river was the 7c. Keith Richeson was finished in 7^th place, earning $4,080.

Ryan Gentry called the raise in the BB of $50k from David McElroy. The flop was 8-7-7 and Gentry only had $3k behind and put the rest in. He saw the bad news that McElroy had flopped a pair of 8′s with his 10-8 in the hole. The turn and river were blanks and Ryan was sent home in 6th place, earning $5,154.

With 5 players remaining, two players would limp in. The small blind completed and Troy Lee checked his option in the big blind. The flop was J-4-3, and he and Steven Curtin got all the chips in the middle. Troy had J-8, while Steven held J-10. The turn was a 7 and the river was a 2, sending Troy Lee out in 5th earning $6,228.

Under the gun and only holding 3 big blinds, Jim Petzing put his chips in and got called by David McElroy and Steven Curtin. The two live players checked down a board of K-Q-Q-K-4. Petzing held pocket 7′s, which amounted to only a high card and Curtin tabled a 10 for the winning hand. Jim Petzing finished in 4th place, earning $7,302.

Ronald Crabtree, brother of 8^th place finisher Donald Crabtree, had to take his stand with A-6 versus the K-6 of David McElroy. The flop was 4-10-9, keeping Donald ahead. But the turn was a K and the river was a J. Ronald finished 3rd earning $9,449.

The heads-up battle started with Steven Curtin holding a near 3-to-1 advantage over David McElroy. After 30 minutes of battle, however, McElroy was holding a slight advantage when the bust-out hand occurred. The two players got all the money in on a flop of 9d-10c-8d with McElroy holding J-10 and Curtin holding the J-6d. The turn was the 8h and the river was the Ah. Steven Curtin finished in 2nd place.

Our champion is David McElroy from Pass Christian, Miss. He takes home the beautiful trophy and $28,994.

Place	Player	Winnings
1	David McElroy/Pass Christian, Ms.	$28,994
2	Steven Curtin/Charlotte, NC.	$16,107
3	Ronald Crabtree/Mount Juliet, TN.	$9,449
4	Jim Petzing/Chicago, IL.	$7,302
5	Troy Lee/Brighton, TN	$6,228
6	Ryan Gentry/La Jolla, Ca.	$5,154
7	Keith Richeson/Cincinnati,OH.	$4,080
8	Donald Crabtree/Mount Juliet, TN	$3,007
9	John Cofhlin/Ft. Pierce, FL.	$1,933
10	Chris Brauch/Tallahassee, FL.	$1,503
11	Ricky King Jr./Biloxi, Ms.	$1,503
12	Samuel Whitt/Lima, OH.	$1,503
13	James Johnson	$1,289
14	Sisoukchith Sounth	$1,289
15	Kevin Dennis	$1,289
16	Larry Bradbury	$1,074
17	Warren Simon	$1,074
18	Perry McGinnis	$1,074
19	Kirk Banks	$859
20	Terry Obrien	$859
21	Andrew Claytor	$859
22	Larry Plummer	$859
23	James Evans	$859
24	Thomas Zilahi	$859
25	Benjamin Mentz	$859
26	Steven Scott	$859
27	Ronald Wellman	$859
28	Bruce Mcphillips	$644
29	Martin Berchenko	$644
30	Douglas Carli	$644
31	Rebecca Montague	$644
32	Justin Jones	$644
33	James Mankowski	$644
34	John Willis	$644
35	Robert Comitalo	$644
36	Galen Kester	$322
37	Richard Hensarling	$322



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