We pick up the action on the final table. James Maddox made a raise from 12k to 30k from late position. Action folded around to Wayne Walker, who moved all-in for 5,500 more. James made the call with A-8 and was ahead of the A-3 of Walker. The board read 8-Q-6-7-3 and Wayne Walker of Houston, Texas finished 9th earning $984.
Keith davis put in a raise of 20k and action folded to Josh Palmer, who made it 56k. Keith Davis took little time before announcing he was all-in. Josh tanked for a while and made the call with pocket Q’s versus Keith’s A-K. The flop as 8-8-a and Keith took the lead. The turn was a 4 and the river was a 3.Josh Palmer of Daphne, Alabama finished 8th earning $1,475.
Andrew Miller was all-in holding A-K versus the pocket Q’s of Stan Crawford. The flop was 5-4-J, the turn was another 4 and the river was another J. Andrew Miller of Las Vegas, Nevada finished 7th earning $1,967.
Mike Husar was all-in holding pocket 9′s versus the A-9 of Keith Davis. The flop was kind to Keith, when it came A-6-7. The turn was also and A and the river was a 2. Mike Husar of Metairie, Louisiana finished 6th earning $2,459.
The remaining players agreed to a chop and our champion is George McDonald.
| Event #27 – $340 No Limit Hold’em | ||
| Total players | 169 | |
| Prize pool | $49,181 | |
| Place | Player | Winnings |
| 1 | George McDonald/Ocean Springs, Ms | $16,229 |
| 2 | Stan Crawford/Ocean Springs, Ms | $8,951 |
| 3 | Jodi Westendorf/Key Largo, Fl | $4,918 |
| 4 | Keith Davis/Millbrook, Al | $3,934 |
| 5 | James Maddox/Inman, Sc | $2,951 |
| 6 | Michael Husar/Metairie, La | $2,459 |
| 7 | Andrew Miller/Las Vegas, Nv | $1,967 |
| 8 | Josh Palmer/Daphne, Al | $1,475 |
| 9 | Wayne Walker/Houston, Tx | $984 |
| 10 | Steven Noseworthy | $689 |
| 11 | Randall Orr | $689 |
| 12 | Matthew Selman | $689 |
| 13 | Jerry Wise | $590 |
| 14 | Morten Hvitved | $590 |
| 15 | Michael Pillsbury | $590 |
| 16 | George Lusby | $492 |
| 17 | Michael Bentrup | $492 |
| 18 | Lee Jones | $492 |