2009 Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Event 9 - $500 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 |
2009 Horseshoe S. Indiana Event #9 Results
2009-2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Oct. 29
Event #9
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $500 + $55
Number of Entries: 207
Total Prize Money: $103,500
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Oct. 29
Event #9
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $500 + $55
Number of Entries: 207
Total Prize Money: $103,500
| Terry Caldwell |
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
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2009 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Indiana Schedule and Results
2009 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Indiana Schedule and Results
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Terry Caldwell
Brian Ray
Troy Weber
Steve Galey
R. Clifford Mills
Larry Vance
Kenneth "Badhat" Piel
Jack Nyberg
Sameer Al-Dbhany
John Deatherage
Rock Gurney
Anthony Lazar
Bill Varga
Joseph May
Michael Leah
Paul Cameron
Bryan Dillon
Michael Turner
Thao Thiem
Peter Nemeth
Brad Canter
Larry Hicks
Hunter Robinette
Dave Costain
Edward Corrado
Stephen Barr
Lucas Humphrey
Brian Ray
Troy Weber
Steve Galey
R. Clifford Mills
Larry Vance
Kenneth "Badhat" Piel
Jack Nyberg
Sameer Al-Dbhany
John Deatherage
Rock Gurney
Anthony Lazar
Bill Varga
Joseph May
Michael Leah
Paul Cameron
Bryan Dillon
Michael Turner
Thao Thiem
Peter Nemeth
Brad Canter
Larry Hicks
Hunter Robinette
Dave Costain
Edward Corrado
Stephen Barr
Lucas Humphrey
Hurricane, WV
Sharps Chapel, TN
W. Terre Haute, IN
Petersburg, IN
Murphysboro, IL
Lakewood, CA
Tunica, MS
Bonita Springs, FL
Frankfort, KY
Knoxville, TN
Kingston, TN
Plymouth, MN
Paris, KY
Louisville, KY
Las Vegas, NV
Roscoe, IL
Prospect, KY
Beech Grove, IN
Minneapolis, MN
Fishers, IN
New Albany, IN
Mt. Vernon, IL
Mt. Pleasant, TN
St. Clairsville, HO
Naples, FL
Payneville, KY
Terre Haute, IN
Sharps Chapel, TN
W. Terre Haute, IN
Petersburg, IN
Murphysboro, IL
Lakewood, CA
Tunica, MS
Bonita Springs, FL
Frankfort, KY
Knoxville, TN
Kingston, TN
Plymouth, MN
Paris, KY
Louisville, KY
Las Vegas, NV
Roscoe, IL
Prospect, KY
Beech Grove, IN
Minneapolis, MN
Fishers, IN
New Albany, IN
Mt. Vernon, IL
Mt. Pleasant, TN
St. Clairsville, HO
Naples, FL
Payneville, KY
Terre Haute, IN
$30,478
$16,763
$8,572
$6,667
$5,715
$4,762
$3,810
$2,857
$1,905
$1,143
$1,143
$1,243
$952
$952
$952
$762
$762
$762
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$16,763
$8,572
$6,667
$5,715
$4,762
$3,810
$2,857
$1,905
$1,143
$1,143
$1,243
$952
$952
$952
$762
$762
$762
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
$571
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Late Rush Gets Terry Caldwell Win In Circuit
Event #9, $500 No-Limit
Communications Company Owner Goes From 22,000
chips to 300,000 in One Hour
Elizabeth, IN — Playing tight and getting no cards, Terry “Big T” Caldwell had only 22,000
chips when this tournament got down to 27 players. Suddenly he went on a rush, jumping
up to 300,000 in an hour, came to the final table close to the chip lead, and had an easy
win in event nine of the WSOP Circuit event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana, $500 no-limit
hold’em. First place paid $30,478, but he made an even-money chop with Brian Ray when
they got heads-up, even though he had more than 1.1 million chips to 435,000 for Ray.
Caldwell, from Hurricane, West Virginia, owns Total Communication Worldwide. He has
contracts with major phone companies and sells services to communication carriers and
enterprise customers. He learned poker (along with pool and pinball) 35 years ago playing
in an underground casino in West Virginia run by his father. Later, playing in nickel-dime-
quarter home games, he earned enough money to buy his first motorcycle. Caldwell has
played several WPT and WSOP events, but his only other live cash was 52nd in the opening
event here. His style, he said, is to mix up his play.
This event got down to 10 players at 3 a.m. and they then voted to return the next day at
2 p.m. rather than play through. The final table of nine started at level 17 with blinds of
4,000-8,000 and 1,000 antes, a full 45 minutes left at that level. Three players had more
than 300,000 chips. Cliff Mills led with 388,000, followed by Caldwell with 356,000 and Troy
“Mr. Miserable” Weber with 308,000. All the rest were in the 100,000 range or less.
9th place: It didn’t take long to lose the first player. Sameer “Sam” Al-Dbhany, starting with
only 54,000, was all in with pocket jacks. “Give me a jack! Give me a jack!” he pleaded after
Weber called with pocket kings. No jack as the board came 3-3-9-7-Q, and he finished ninth
for $1,905. Al-Dbhany, 39, is a lab technician from Frankfort, Kentucky who learned poker
from TV and books. Al-Dbhany won the Midwest Regional Championship in 2007 which paid
$147,000 and he also made the final table at the $5,000 Circuit main event at Hammond.
8th place: With blinds at 6,000-12,000 and 2,000 antes, Jack “Action Jackson” Nyberg was
crippled when Steve Galey made a set of 10s. Jackson’s last chips went in on the next hand
with A-Q. Kenny “Badhat” Piel called from the small blind with just 9-3, and when the board
came K-K-2-3-2, his paired trey was enough to leave Nyberg in eighth place, which paid
$2,857. Nyberg, from Bonita Springs, Florida, is self-employed and in the process of turning
pro. No doubt he’s been encouraged by his results here. He’s had six straight cashes so far
and also made a final table in event #.6.
7th pace: This was as far as “Badhat” Piel got. He pushed in for 69,000 with K-Q, was
behind when Caldwell called with As-7s, and was way behind when Caldwell flopped an
ace. Piel couldn’t catch up and collected $3,810 for seventh. Piel, 55, is a pro from Tunica,
Mississippi. He has numerous Circuit cashes, and also won event #35 at the World Poker
Open. Piel also owns the Badhat/White Tiger Cash Blast Poker Tournament, which allows
players to cash out for full chip value at any time.
6th place: On the first hand after blinds went to 8,000-16,000, Larry Vance found himself
all in from the small blind with only 6-3 to protect his last chips. He was no match for
Weber’s Q-J after the board came 9-K-K-J-4, and went out with $4,762 for sixth. Vance is
retired (but “ageless”) and lives in Lakewood, California. On his bio sheet he listed his
poker highlight as “seeing Max banging away on his laptop everywhere I go.”
At this point, Ray, who started lowest-chipped with 53,000, had increased his stacks by
over 1,000 percent and now had about 550,000. In earlier action, he was all in one hand
when the flop gave him a flush draw. He missed, but instead won with a straight. He later
won a big pot with pocket aces against Cliff Mills’ pocket 10s to take the lead.
5th place: Soon after, a flop of 4-7-K looked good to Mills when he held K-10, and he moved
in. It didn’t look that good when Weber turned up K-Q. Two rags came and Mills went out
fifth for $5,715. Mills, from Murphysboro, IL, is in real estate and insurance and has been
playing for 10 years. He finished third in an earlier $500 tournament here. He also enjoys
golf.
4th place: Next to depart was Steve Galey. He opened for 50,000 with Kd-7d and Weber
came over the top to put him in holding K-A. Galey’s call for “red ones" went unheeded
when a board of 3-2-2-7-Q with only one diamond left him in fourth place, paying $6,667.
Galey, 55, is a machinist from Petersburg, Indiana playing three years. He is the 2008
Denny Crum Poker Open champion. His other hobbies are hunting and fishing.
3rd place: This tournament got heads-up when Caldwell and Weber played a very big pot.
The flop came Kd-Ad-4c. Holding A-2, Caldwell checked his top pair. Weber, with Kd-7d for a
flush draw, moved in, missed his flush when an offsuit 9 and 10 came, and ended up
collecting $8,572 for third place. Weber is 38, from Terre Haute, Indiana, and employed in
sales account management. He’s been playing 18 years and this is his third Circuit final
table. He split a $500 event at Tunica and had a third in a $1,000 event here last year.
2nd place: The two finalists made their deal to chop the money, and play continued for a
few hands. On the last deal, the flop came J-3-9. Holding J-10 for top pair, Ray pushed in.
But he was out-kicked because Caldwell had Q-J. After a trey and deuce came, Ray settled
for second place. It officially paid $16,763, but he actually got $23,620 in the even-money
chop. Ray, 28, works for the United Parcel Service in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee. He started
playing in home games 10 years ago.
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
Tournament Director – Brian Parson
Event #9, $500 No-Limit
Communications Company Owner Goes From 22,000
chips to 300,000 in One Hour
Elizabeth, IN — Playing tight and getting no cards, Terry “Big T” Caldwell had only 22,000
chips when this tournament got down to 27 players. Suddenly he went on a rush, jumping
up to 300,000 in an hour, came to the final table close to the chip lead, and had an easy
win in event nine of the WSOP Circuit event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana, $500 no-limit
hold’em. First place paid $30,478, but he made an even-money chop with Brian Ray when
they got heads-up, even though he had more than 1.1 million chips to 435,000 for Ray.
Caldwell, from Hurricane, West Virginia, owns Total Communication Worldwide. He has
contracts with major phone companies and sells services to communication carriers and
enterprise customers. He learned poker (along with pool and pinball) 35 years ago playing
in an underground casino in West Virginia run by his father. Later, playing in nickel-dime-
quarter home games, he earned enough money to buy his first motorcycle. Caldwell has
played several WPT and WSOP events, but his only other live cash was 52nd in the opening
event here. His style, he said, is to mix up his play.
This event got down to 10 players at 3 a.m. and they then voted to return the next day at
2 p.m. rather than play through. The final table of nine started at level 17 with blinds of
4,000-8,000 and 1,000 antes, a full 45 minutes left at that level. Three players had more
than 300,000 chips. Cliff Mills led with 388,000, followed by Caldwell with 356,000 and Troy
“Mr. Miserable” Weber with 308,000. All the rest were in the 100,000 range or less.
9th place: It didn’t take long to lose the first player. Sameer “Sam” Al-Dbhany, starting with
only 54,000, was all in with pocket jacks. “Give me a jack! Give me a jack!” he pleaded after
Weber called with pocket kings. No jack as the board came 3-3-9-7-Q, and he finished ninth
for $1,905. Al-Dbhany, 39, is a lab technician from Frankfort, Kentucky who learned poker
from TV and books. Al-Dbhany won the Midwest Regional Championship in 2007 which paid
$147,000 and he also made the final table at the $5,000 Circuit main event at Hammond.
8th place: With blinds at 6,000-12,000 and 2,000 antes, Jack “Action Jackson” Nyberg was
crippled when Steve Galey made a set of 10s. Jackson’s last chips went in on the next hand
with A-Q. Kenny “Badhat” Piel called from the small blind with just 9-3, and when the board
came K-K-2-3-2, his paired trey was enough to leave Nyberg in eighth place, which paid
$2,857. Nyberg, from Bonita Springs, Florida, is self-employed and in the process of turning
pro. No doubt he’s been encouraged by his results here. He’s had six straight cashes so far
and also made a final table in event #.6.
7th pace: This was as far as “Badhat” Piel got. He pushed in for 69,000 with K-Q, was
behind when Caldwell called with As-7s, and was way behind when Caldwell flopped an
ace. Piel couldn’t catch up and collected $3,810 for seventh. Piel, 55, is a pro from Tunica,
Mississippi. He has numerous Circuit cashes, and also won event #35 at the World Poker
Open. Piel also owns the Badhat/White Tiger Cash Blast Poker Tournament, which allows
players to cash out for full chip value at any time.
6th place: On the first hand after blinds went to 8,000-16,000, Larry Vance found himself
all in from the small blind with only 6-3 to protect his last chips. He was no match for
Weber’s Q-J after the board came 9-K-K-J-4, and went out with $4,762 for sixth. Vance is
retired (but “ageless”) and lives in Lakewood, California. On his bio sheet he listed his
poker highlight as “seeing Max banging away on his laptop everywhere I go.”
At this point, Ray, who started lowest-chipped with 53,000, had increased his stacks by
over 1,000 percent and now had about 550,000. In earlier action, he was all in one hand
when the flop gave him a flush draw. He missed, but instead won with a straight. He later
won a big pot with pocket aces against Cliff Mills’ pocket 10s to take the lead.
5th place: Soon after, a flop of 4-7-K looked good to Mills when he held K-10, and he moved
in. It didn’t look that good when Weber turned up K-Q. Two rags came and Mills went out
fifth for $5,715. Mills, from Murphysboro, IL, is in real estate and insurance and has been
playing for 10 years. He finished third in an earlier $500 tournament here. He also enjoys
golf.
4th place: Next to depart was Steve Galey. He opened for 50,000 with Kd-7d and Weber
came over the top to put him in holding K-A. Galey’s call for “red ones" went unheeded
when a board of 3-2-2-7-Q with only one diamond left him in fourth place, paying $6,667.
Galey, 55, is a machinist from Petersburg, Indiana playing three years. He is the 2008
Denny Crum Poker Open champion. His other hobbies are hunting and fishing.
3rd place: This tournament got heads-up when Caldwell and Weber played a very big pot.
The flop came Kd-Ad-4c. Holding A-2, Caldwell checked his top pair. Weber, with Kd-7d for a
flush draw, moved in, missed his flush when an offsuit 9 and 10 came, and ended up
collecting $8,572 for third place. Weber is 38, from Terre Haute, Indiana, and employed in
sales account management. He’s been playing 18 years and this is his third Circuit final
table. He split a $500 event at Tunica and had a third in a $1,000 event here last year.
2nd place: The two finalists made their deal to chop the money, and play continued for a
few hands. On the last deal, the flop came J-3-9. Holding J-10 for top pair, Ray pushed in.
But he was out-kicked because Caldwell had Q-J. After a trey and deuce came, Ray settled
for second place. It officially paid $16,763, but he actually got $23,620 in the even-money
chop. Ray, 28, works for the United Parcel Service in Sharps Chapel, Tennessee. He started
playing in home games 10 years ago.
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
Tournament Director – Brian Parson
