2010-2011 Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Ring Event 1 - $300 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010-2011 Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Events.
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2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Event #2 Results
2010-2011 World Series of Poker Circuit
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Ring Event #1
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $300 + $45
Number of Entries: 300
Total Prize Money: $85,050
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Ring Event #1
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $300 + $45
Number of Entries: 300
Total Prize Money: $85,050
| Jeff Epstein |
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Jeffrey Epstein
Anthony Bower
Robert Georato
Daniel Drake
Scott Clark
Daniel Walker
Phil Mader
Jason Curless
Adam Hartle
Wayne Sahl
Douglas Codner
Darrel Lottes
Bryan Barnell
Matthew Wells
Kristopher Wilcox
Shaun McBride
Nathan Nielsen
Andrew Raddeman
Christopher Hill
James Haivala
Douglas Krause
Ryan Forry
Richard Pressler
Michael Stovall
John Beane
Craig Spencer
Minh Diep
James Barnes
Anthony Bower
Robert Georato
Daniel Drake
Scott Clark
Daniel Walker
Phil Mader
Jason Curless
Adam Hartle
Wayne Sahl
Douglas Codner
Darrel Lottes
Bryan Barnell
Matthew Wells
Kristopher Wilcox
Shaun McBride
Nathan Nielsen
Andrew Raddeman
Christopher Hill
James Haivala
Douglas Krause
Ryan Forry
Richard Pressler
Michael Stovall
John Beane
Craig Spencer
Minh Diep
James Barnes
Omaha, NE
Ankeny, IA
Naples, FL
Omaha, NE
O'Fallon, IL
Omaha, NE
Grand Island, NE
Overland Park, KS
Sioux Falls, SD
Denison, LA
Wood River, NE
York, NE
Lincoln, NE
Rochester, MN
Concordia, KS
Kansas City, MO
Exira, IA
Neillsville, WI
La Vista, NE
Spearfish, SD
Wood River, NE
Firth, NE
Shawnee, KS
Oxford, NC
Omaha, NE
Sedalia, CO
Sioux City, IA
Portsmouth, VA
Ankeny, IA
Naples, FL
Omaha, NE
O'Fallon, IL
Omaha, NE
Grand Island, NE
Overland Park, KS
Sioux Falls, SD
Denison, LA
Wood River, NE
York, NE
Lincoln, NE
Rochester, MN
Concordia, KS
Kansas City, MO
Exira, IA
Neillsville, WI
La Vista, NE
Spearfish, SD
Wood River, NE
Firth, NE
Shawnee, KS
Oxford, NC
Omaha, NE
Sedalia, CO
Sioux City, IA
Portsmouth, VA
$20,411
$12,615
$9,153
$6,753
$5,065
$3,860
$2,987
$2,347
$1,873
$1,516
$1,516
$1,516
$1,038
$1,038
$1,038
$878
$878
$878
$753
$753
$753
$654
$654
$654
$577
$577
$289
$288
$12,615
$9,153
$6,753
$5,065
$3,860
$2,987
$2,347
$1,873
$1,516
$1,516
$1,516
$1,038
$1,038
$1,038
$878
$878
$878
$753
$753
$753
$654
$654
$654
$577
$577
$289
$288
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Sports Center Owner Jeff Epstein Wins First Ring Event
in 6-Hour Final Table
He Misses Royal Flush Draw on Final Hand, but Settles for
Winning Straight
Council Bluffs, IA — The seventh season of the WSOP Circuit tour, revamped, improved, and
pumped up with new and attractive added features, made its eagerly awaited first-stop
debut here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. And with the schedule moved up from February to
August, even the weather was much better. This stop will be offering 33 events, including H.
O.R.S.E. and Omaha tourneys.
Winner of the first ring event, after a six-hour final table, was Jeff Epstein of Omaha, who
owns the Omaha Sports Academy, a youth basketball center. He’s won numerous small
tournaments online, but this is his first live cash. On the final hand he flopped a draw to a
royal flush, missed, but settled for a straight. The win brought him $20,411, along with a
diamond-encrusted gold trophy ring. Epstein, who with his father also operates a paper
recycling plant, began playing online five years ago.
Epstein, describing himself as a tight-aggressive player, said the final table was tough, with
constant raising. “I just tried to keep my wits about me, played patiently and tried to get
my money in at the right time,” he said. He also paid tribute to thd “great staff and great
tournament.”
Major changes in the Circuit tour include:
Standardized structures and payouts for all events, with the main event buy-in lowered
from $5,000 to a more affordable $1,500. (However, four of the 12 or more regional Circuit
championships will have $10,000 buy-ins along with national TV coverage.)
A cumulative ranking system throughout the season, with points awarded for each open
ring event.
A season-ending National Championship tournament for 100 players who automatically
qualify via cumulative rankings or performance-based criteria. This tournament will be at
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas prior to the WSOP and will have a $1 million prize pool with a
WSOP gold bracelet for the winner. The “Casino Champion” points leader and
championship event winner for each Circuit event earn seats. The other two ways to qualify
are by making the final table at any of the four regional championships and by accumulating
enough points at all the Circuit stops to be in the top 36.
This event drew 300 players who generated a prize pool of $85,050. Day one of this event
ended with 27 players still left, and they returned the next day to play down to the final
table. Leading in chips with 880,000 was Danny Walker.
Here were the starting chip counts:
Seat
1. Jeff Epstein 377,000
2. Scott Clark 249,000
3. Adam Hartle 71,000
4. Dan Drake 294,000
5. Jason Curless 171,000
6. Danny Walker 880,000
7. Rob Georato 507,000
8. Phil Mader 193,000
9. Tony Bower 238,000
Action began with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and 2,000 antes, playing hour levels. After 45
minutes, there were three all-in survivals with everyone still around. The players then took
a short break, returning to blinds of 8,000-16,000 and 3,000 antes.
Ninth Place: A half hour later we lost our first player. Adam Hartle was all in from the big
blind with Ah-2h. He paired his deuce on a flop of 10-2-3, but he couldn’t catch Walker’s
pocket 6s and went out ninth, which paid $1,873. Hartle, 27, is from Sioux Falls, South
Dakota and is employed as a server at the Olive Garden restaurant. He started playing with
friends six years ago and this is his poker highlight.
Eighth Place: Walker quickly knocked out a second player when his pocket kings held up
against Jason Curless’ Ac-Kc. With a board of 9-5-10-Q, Curless needed an ace or an inside-
straight jack to survive, but a river trey ended his chances. Eighth paid $2,347. Curless is
36 and a data analyst hailing from Overland Park, Kansas. He started playing 15 years
ago.
Seventh Place: Soon after, with blinds now at 10,000-20,000 and 3,000 antes, a short-
chipped Phil Mader was all in with A-2, dominated by Scott “Scotty” Clark’s A-K. Mader was
drawing dead when the board showed 5-J-9-K, pairing Clark’s king. Going out seventh,
Mader took home $2,987. Mader is 48, a farmer from Grand Island, Nebraska, who’s played
30 years. He has a cash in the 2009 WSOP main event.
Sixth Place: Walker, starting as chip leader, had been losing pots since his first two knock-
outs, and was now down to 150,000. After Epstein pushed in, he called with A-Q, only to
see Epstein turn up A-K. In a replay of the hand that busted Mader, Walker was also
drawing dead after the board showed 2-2-6-K, and settled for $3,860 for sixth. Walker, the
most credentialed player at the table, is a 25-year-old pro from Omaha who learned the
game from a book 18 years ago. He has a win in a $500 no-limit Circuit event here and a
second in a $300 no-limit tournament. along with a cash in a WSOP razz event, and a
Bellagio victory. His biggest cash-out was $94,810 for a win at Commerce Casino’s L.A/.
Poker Classic.
Fifth Place: With two minutes left at this level, Clark was all in from the big blind with Ah-
7d, up against Tony Bower’s suited A-K. Amazingly, for the third time in a row, A-K did the
trick when each time a king on fourth street left a player drawing dead after it paired his
opponent! This time the board showed 8-8-K-4, with a meaningless river 5. Clark, 45, is an
“unemployable” full-time player, formerly in construction, who also does poker writing. He’s
from O’Fallon, Illinois and has played 25 years. Fifth paid him $5,065.
Players now went on dinner break. At this point. Bower held the lead with about 950,000,
followed by Epstein with just over 900,000, and trailed by Dan Drake with around 600,000
and Rob Georato with 540,000. Blinds now were 12,000-24,000 with 4,000 antes. Action
tightened and all four were still in action when blinds went to 15,000-30,000 with 4,000
antes.
Fourth Place: Half-way through the level, we finally lost another player. Drake raised from
the button to 75,000, Georato made it 180,000 to go from the small blind, and Drake moved
in for 220,000 more. Georato had A-J, Drake had K-10, and he departed in fourth place after
the board came all rags with 7-7-3-8-6. Drake, nicknamed “Dapperdanl,” is a 54-year-old
purchasing agent from Omaha with 36 years of poker experience, starting in family games.
Third Place: With blinds at 20,000-40,000 with 5,000 antes, the pot of the night came
down. Epstein and Georato went head-to-head, each pushing in about 1.2 million in chips,
Epstein slightly more. Epstein had pocket 10s, Georato Ad-Qd. A flop of 7-9-7 with two
diamonds gave Georato a nut flush draw. Then an offsuit 10 and jack were dealt. Georato
missed his flush and went out third while Epstein raked in a huge pot with a set of 10s.
Third place paid $9,153. Georato, 41, is a teacher from Naples, Florida who began playing
as a teenager. He has a half-dozen WSOP cashes, the largest being $38,600 for finishing
195th in the 2008 main event. He also enjoys travel.
Second Place: Heads-up, Epstein enjoyed close to a 6-1 chip lead over his final opponent.
On the last hand, Epstein held Kc-Jc to Kh-10h for Bower. A flop of Ks-10c-Qc gave Epstein a
paired king and a draw to a royal flush. He bet 80,000 and Bower moved in with kings and
10s. Then Epstein pulled ahead when a 9h on the turn gave him a straight. Bower could still
win by making a full house or split if a jack a\gave him the same straight, but a 6d ended
the evening. For second, Bower took home $12,615. Bower is a 29-year-old engineer from
Des Moines, Iowa who started playing in home games nine years ago. He has a Prairie
Meadows win to his credit.
–Max Shapiro
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Horseshoe Council Bluffs Poker Room Manager – Gary Margetson
Tournament Director – Jimmy Sommerfeld
in 6-Hour Final Table
He Misses Royal Flush Draw on Final Hand, but Settles for
Winning Straight
Council Bluffs, IA — The seventh season of the WSOP Circuit tour, revamped, improved, and
pumped up with new and attractive added features, made its eagerly awaited first-stop
debut here at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. And with the schedule moved up from February to
August, even the weather was much better. This stop will be offering 33 events, including H.
O.R.S.E. and Omaha tourneys.
Winner of the first ring event, after a six-hour final table, was Jeff Epstein of Omaha, who
owns the Omaha Sports Academy, a youth basketball center. He’s won numerous small
tournaments online, but this is his first live cash. On the final hand he flopped a draw to a
royal flush, missed, but settled for a straight. The win brought him $20,411, along with a
diamond-encrusted gold trophy ring. Epstein, who with his father also operates a paper
recycling plant, began playing online five years ago.
Epstein, describing himself as a tight-aggressive player, said the final table was tough, with
constant raising. “I just tried to keep my wits about me, played patiently and tried to get
my money in at the right time,” he said. He also paid tribute to thd “great staff and great
tournament.”
Major changes in the Circuit tour include:
Standardized structures and payouts for all events, with the main event buy-in lowered
from $5,000 to a more affordable $1,500. (However, four of the 12 or more regional Circuit
championships will have $10,000 buy-ins along with national TV coverage.)
A cumulative ranking system throughout the season, with points awarded for each open
ring event.
A season-ending National Championship tournament for 100 players who automatically
qualify via cumulative rankings or performance-based criteria. This tournament will be at
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas prior to the WSOP and will have a $1 million prize pool with a
WSOP gold bracelet for the winner. The “Casino Champion” points leader and
championship event winner for each Circuit event earn seats. The other two ways to qualify
are by making the final table at any of the four regional championships and by accumulating
enough points at all the Circuit stops to be in the top 36.
This event drew 300 players who generated a prize pool of $85,050. Day one of this event
ended with 27 players still left, and they returned the next day to play down to the final
table. Leading in chips with 880,000 was Danny Walker.
Here were the starting chip counts:
Seat
1. Jeff Epstein 377,000
2. Scott Clark 249,000
3. Adam Hartle 71,000
4. Dan Drake 294,000
5. Jason Curless 171,000
6. Danny Walker 880,000
7. Rob Georato 507,000
8. Phil Mader 193,000
9. Tony Bower 238,000
Action began with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and 2,000 antes, playing hour levels. After 45
minutes, there were three all-in survivals with everyone still around. The players then took
a short break, returning to blinds of 8,000-16,000 and 3,000 antes.
Ninth Place: A half hour later we lost our first player. Adam Hartle was all in from the big
blind with Ah-2h. He paired his deuce on a flop of 10-2-3, but he couldn’t catch Walker’s
pocket 6s and went out ninth, which paid $1,873. Hartle, 27, is from Sioux Falls, South
Dakota and is employed as a server at the Olive Garden restaurant. He started playing with
friends six years ago and this is his poker highlight.
Eighth Place: Walker quickly knocked out a second player when his pocket kings held up
against Jason Curless’ Ac-Kc. With a board of 9-5-10-Q, Curless needed an ace or an inside-
straight jack to survive, but a river trey ended his chances. Eighth paid $2,347. Curless is
36 and a data analyst hailing from Overland Park, Kansas. He started playing 15 years
ago.
Seventh Place: Soon after, with blinds now at 10,000-20,000 and 3,000 antes, a short-
chipped Phil Mader was all in with A-2, dominated by Scott “Scotty” Clark’s A-K. Mader was
drawing dead when the board showed 5-J-9-K, pairing Clark’s king. Going out seventh,
Mader took home $2,987. Mader is 48, a farmer from Grand Island, Nebraska, who’s played
30 years. He has a cash in the 2009 WSOP main event.
Sixth Place: Walker, starting as chip leader, had been losing pots since his first two knock-
outs, and was now down to 150,000. After Epstein pushed in, he called with A-Q, only to
see Epstein turn up A-K. In a replay of the hand that busted Mader, Walker was also
drawing dead after the board showed 2-2-6-K, and settled for $3,860 for sixth. Walker, the
most credentialed player at the table, is a 25-year-old pro from Omaha who learned the
game from a book 18 years ago. He has a win in a $500 no-limit Circuit event here and a
second in a $300 no-limit tournament. along with a cash in a WSOP razz event, and a
Bellagio victory. His biggest cash-out was $94,810 for a win at Commerce Casino’s L.A/.
Poker Classic.
Fifth Place: With two minutes left at this level, Clark was all in from the big blind with Ah-
7d, up against Tony Bower’s suited A-K. Amazingly, for the third time in a row, A-K did the
trick when each time a king on fourth street left a player drawing dead after it paired his
opponent! This time the board showed 8-8-K-4, with a meaningless river 5. Clark, 45, is an
“unemployable” full-time player, formerly in construction, who also does poker writing. He’s
from O’Fallon, Illinois and has played 25 years. Fifth paid him $5,065.
Players now went on dinner break. At this point. Bower held the lead with about 950,000,
followed by Epstein with just over 900,000, and trailed by Dan Drake with around 600,000
and Rob Georato with 540,000. Blinds now were 12,000-24,000 with 4,000 antes. Action
tightened and all four were still in action when blinds went to 15,000-30,000 with 4,000
antes.
Fourth Place: Half-way through the level, we finally lost another player. Drake raised from
the button to 75,000, Georato made it 180,000 to go from the small blind, and Drake moved
in for 220,000 more. Georato had A-J, Drake had K-10, and he departed in fourth place after
the board came all rags with 7-7-3-8-6. Drake, nicknamed “Dapperdanl,” is a 54-year-old
purchasing agent from Omaha with 36 years of poker experience, starting in family games.
Third Place: With blinds at 20,000-40,000 with 5,000 antes, the pot of the night came
down. Epstein and Georato went head-to-head, each pushing in about 1.2 million in chips,
Epstein slightly more. Epstein had pocket 10s, Georato Ad-Qd. A flop of 7-9-7 with two
diamonds gave Georato a nut flush draw. Then an offsuit 10 and jack were dealt. Georato
missed his flush and went out third while Epstein raked in a huge pot with a set of 10s.
Third place paid $9,153. Georato, 41, is a teacher from Naples, Florida who began playing
as a teenager. He has a half-dozen WSOP cashes, the largest being $38,600 for finishing
195th in the 2008 main event. He also enjoys travel.
Second Place: Heads-up, Epstein enjoyed close to a 6-1 chip lead over his final opponent.
On the last hand, Epstein held Kc-Jc to Kh-10h for Bower. A flop of Ks-10c-Qc gave Epstein a
paired king and a draw to a royal flush. He bet 80,000 and Bower moved in with kings and
10s. Then Epstein pulled ahead when a 9h on the turn gave him a straight. Bower could still
win by making a full house or split if a jack a\gave him the same straight, but a 6d ended
the evening. For second, Bower took home $12,615. Bower is a 29-year-old engineer from
Des Moines, Iowa who started playing in home games nine years ago. He has a Prairie
Meadows win to his credit.
–Max Shapiro
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Horseshoe Council Bluffs Poker Room Manager – Gary Margetson
Tournament Director – Jimmy Sommerfeld
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010-2011 Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
2010-2011 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Schedule and Results
2010-2011 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Schedule and Results
