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2009 Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Event 1 - $300 Buy-in No Limit Holdem. Final Results. 2009 Horseshoe Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit Events.

2009 Horseshoe Southern Indiana
World Series of Poker Circuit Events
Official Results
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Results
2009 Horseshoe S. Indiana Event #1 Results
2009-2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Oct. 23
Event #1
No-Limit Hold’em  
Buy-In: $300 + $45
Number of Entries: 538
Total Prize Money: $161,400
Edward Shade
Final Results:
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Hometown
Prize
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2009 Horseshoe Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:

2009 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Indiana Schedule and Results
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Edward Shade
Michael Woods
Noah Berger
Richard Gutierrez
Gerald Paskert
Charles Thomas
Vinson Smith
Bryan Dillon
Kevin Burnard
Brian Jones
Glenn Matthews
Barbara Walston
Mitchell Franks
William Pfisfer
Larry Brill
Mark Hardy
Richard Wessling
Waseem Karim
Donald Crabtree
Gary Link
Timothy Mayer
Danny Bailey
Scott Schwalich
Thomas Settles
Dale Loyd
Lyle Hoops
Ronald Bullock
Nancy Agvinaga
Kenneth Graham
Richard Clay
Michael Lutz
Todd Scott
Danny Ooley
Eric West
Juan Rodriguez
Brent Vanhorn
Karen Hodge
Gene Grieshaber
Mitchell Smith
Nathanial Betancorut
41.Ricky Stinson
Stephen Potter
Walter Shearer
Daniel Sudhop
Patrick Peercy
Michael Glidewell
James Anderson
Scott Gullett
Matthew Troxell
Darrin Dehaan
Mark Hopkins
Terry Caldwell
Brian Caudel
Archie Page
Hurricane, WV
Wellston, OH
Little Rock, AR
Haslett, MI
Caseyville, IL
Jackson, KY
Parksburg, WV
Prospect, KY
Westlake, OH
Louisville, KY
Blacklick, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Jupelo, MS
Jasper, IN
Newburgh, IN
Bedford, IN
Louisville, KY
Lexington, KY  
Mt. Joliet, TN
Springboro, OH
Westland, MI
Louisville, KY
Miumisburg, OH
Bardstown, KY
Shepherdsville, KY
Englewood, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Cocon, FL
Louisville, KY
Cedar Rapids, IN
Louisville, KY
Huntington, WV
Greenwood, IN
Austin, IN.
Indianapolis, IN
New Albany, IN
Noblesville, IN  
Prospect, KY
Cape Coral, FL
Jeffersonville, IN
Henderson, KY
Prospect, KY
Noblesville, IN
Zionsville, IN
Fortville, IN
Jeffersonville, IN  
Westerville, OH
Prospect, KY
Springfield, OH
Hume, MO
Toledo, OH
Hurricane, WV
Lexington, KY
Huntington, WV
$43,908
$23,175
$12,113
$10,598
$9,084
$7,570
$6,056
$4,542
$3,028
$1,665
$1,665
$1,665
$1,363
$1,363
$1,363
$1,060
$1,060
$1,060
$757
$757
$757
$757
$757
$757
$757
$757
$757
$530
$530
$530
$530
$530
$530
$530
$530
$530
$454
$454
$454
$454
$454
$454
$454
$454
$454
$379
$379
$379
$379
$379
$379
$379
$379
$379
Edward ‘Hurrican Joe’ Shade Blows Away Field in
Horseshoe So. Ind. Circuit Opener

A Contractor from Hurricane, West Virginia, He Was
Playing His First Major Tournament

Elizabeth, IN — Edward “Hurricane Joe” Shade, a 53-year-old home builder from Hurricane,
West Virginia, had a wire-to-wire victory in the opening event of the WSOP Circuit tour at
Horseshoe Southern Indiana, $300 no-limit hold’em. Playing in his first large-field
tournament ever, he arrived at the final table with the chip lead and held it to the end.

This event proved very unusual for a number of reasons. First, the final table didn’t get
started until about 4 a.m. Second, the last five players made an even-money chop despite a
large disparity in chips. And Shade, who held an enormous lead against his final opponent,
took the striking gold-and-diamond trophy ring, but let runner-up Mike “Woody” Woods
have the $5,000 main event seat that goes to the event’s winner.

Shade, a veteran of both the Army and Air Force, began playing poker in the barracks some
35 years ago. He favors tournaments over cash games because losses are limited. The
night before, though, he had a nice win of $900 playing four hours in a $1-$2 no-limit cash
game. Until now he’s played only small-field events at the Tri-State Casino in West Virginia,
his biggest cash being $1,022. Today, first place paid an official $43,908, though the five-
way chop was worth just $19,773. The hurricane man plays only hold’em, says he has no
particular style of play, and was never in trouble throughout today’s event.

This is the second stop on the popular WSOP Circuit tour. An impressive total of 538 players
climbed on board the four-deck riverboat casino to launch this tournament series and
create a prize pool of $161,400.

Since all preliminary events here this year are programmed for one rather than two days,
play continued until 2:45 a.m. before the final table of 10 assembled. Then, as hand after
hand went by, with numerous all-ins either holding up or uncalled, we didn’t get down to
the official nine until nearly 4 a.m., just as level 19 ended, when Brian Jones    busted out
against Bryan Dillon’s pocket kings. After some discussion, the players, given the option of
coming back the next afternoon, opted to play through.

Level 20 started with 3,000 antes and blinds of 10,000-20,000. The two big chip leaders at
that point were Shade with 624,000 chips and Noah Berger with 580,000.

It took only a couple of hands to lose our first player. Kevin “KB” Burnard moved in for
about 200,000 with pocket jacks and was called by Charles Thomas Jr. “I have an
overcard,” Thomas said, turning up A-J. The overcard did the trick as the flop came 8-A-6,
and Burnard went out in ninth place, worth $3,028. Burnard, 32, is from Avon, Ohio, where
he works in golf operations. He’s been playing six years, learning online, and this is his first
live tournament. In addition to poker, Burnard is also an award-winning golfer.

Blinds went to 15,000-30,000 with 4,000 antes. Early in the level another player went out
in three-way action with two players, Richard Gutierrez and Dillon, all in. Gutierrez, lowest-
chipped holding K-J, was in very bad shape against Dillon’s A-J and Noah Berger’s A-Q. But
he was rescued and tripled up with trip kings when the board came 9-K-6-K-2. Dillon,
meanwhile, went out eighth, worth $4,542 as Berger took down the side pot. Dillon, 54, an
attorney from Prospect, Kentucky, has been playing since he was 12. He has several other
Circuit cashes, and finished in the money in the 2004 WSOP main event. He also likes to
hike, bicycle ride and play online.

Soon after, Vincent Smith became very low-chipped when his A-5 lost to Berger’s pocket
kings after the flop gave Berger a set. A couple of hands later he pushed in his last chips
with pocket 7s and lost to Woods’ pocket 8s. Seventh was worth $6,056. Smith is a 42-
year-old factory worker from Parkersburg, Indiana. He started playing seven years ago with
friends, and this is his poker highlight. He also enjoys scuba diving.

Right after blinds became 20,000-40,000 with 5,000 antes, we lost another player. When
the flop came K-A-5, a short-chipped Thomas moved in holding A-8. He was called by
Gutierrez, with K-9. A king turned to give Gutierrez trips, and Thomas took home $7.570 for
sixth. Thomas, 36, nicknamed “Chucky Rebuy,” is a farmer and construction worker from
Jackson, Kentucky who learned poker at age 9 from his grandmother. Thomas won the
Kentucky State Bowling Championship two years in a row, and his other hobby is racing
cars.

At this point, Berger, the second chip-leader, began calling for a deal and a chop. After
lengthy discussion, it was reached. Even though Shade, with 771,000 chips had more than
three times as much as Gerald Paskert’s 242,000, the players agreed to divide the
remaining prize pool evenly and play for the ring.

Not surprisingly, Paskert was next out, but on a very bad beat. All in with pocket aces
against Shade’s pocket 6s, he was in great shape when the board showed 9-Q-3-J. But
then a 6 came on the river. “I finally get a hand,” Paskert said ruefully, but expressed
gratitude for the generous five-way deal. Officially, fifth paid $9,084. Paskert, 42, is a sales
rep from Caseyville, Illinois who learned poker from the “school of hard knocks.” His biggest
tournament cash is $12,500 for fifth in a Venetian deep stack event this year. He also has a
15th at Tunica and played in this year’s WSOP main event.

Gutierrez was next out. After Berger raised with A-9 Gutierrez re-raised all in, a 71.5
percent favorite with A-K. But a 9 flopped and he exited fourth, which paid an official
$10,599. Nicknamed “Uncle Rich,” Gutierrez is a teacher from Haslett, Michigan who’s been
playing for 10 years. He also likes golf, working out and “applying bad beats.”

With blinds now at 30,000-60,000, we got heads-up when Hurricane;s A-J overcame
Berger’s pocket 9s when an ace flopped. The listed prize for third was $12,112. Berger is a
22-year-old student from Little Rock, Arkansas, playing less than a year after a friend
taught him the basics. He’s had several online final tables.

With the clock approaching 7 a.m., there was no further action after that as Shade, with
about a million-to-one chip lead, took the win and the ring and handed over his main event
seat. Second place officially would have paid $23,165 to Woods, a janitor from Wellston,
Ohio. Has been playing 40 years. His poker highlight was winning a $10,000 seat in
PartyPoker Millions for a $6 buy-in.  He also plays golf.

Max Shapiro

For more information, please contact:  
Max Shapiro -- WSOP Media Director at (323) 356-3303
Or visit our official website:  www.worldseriesofpoker.com

World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Horseshoe Southern Indiana Poker Room Manager – Jimmy Allen
2009 Horseshoe Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit Event #1 Winner