2010-2011 Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Ring Event 8 - $1,500 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Championship Final Results. 2010-2011 Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Events.
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2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Event #30 Results
2010-2011 World Series of Poker Circuit
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Ring Event #8
No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Buy-In: $1,500 + $100
Number of Entries: 255
Total Prize Money: $361,440
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Ring Event #8
No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Buy-In: $1,500 + $100
Number of Entries: 255
Total Prize Money: $361,440
| Blair Hinkle |
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
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
Blair Hinkle
Shiva Dudani
Dwyte Pilgrim
Matthew Lawrence
Charles Moore
Jack Do
John Wakeen
Daniel Biddle
Kevin Calenzo
Bernard Lee
Aaron Wilt
Shawn Meyer
Cameron Somsky
Brett Schwertley
Douglas Carli
Gustave Voelzel
Andrew Vanblair
Daniel Jensen
Christopher Johnson
Charles Hanson
Douglas Paxton
David Hiers
Douglas Blankenship
Joel Merwick
Douglas Hutcheson
Richard Fitzgerald
Alan Cutler
Shiva Dudani
Dwyte Pilgrim
Matthew Lawrence
Charles Moore
Jack Do
John Wakeen
Daniel Biddle
Kevin Calenzo
Bernard Lee
Aaron Wilt
Shawn Meyer
Cameron Somsky
Brett Schwertley
Douglas Carli
Gustave Voelzel
Andrew Vanblair
Daniel Jensen
Christopher Johnson
Charles Hanson
Douglas Paxton
David Hiers
Douglas Blankenship
Joel Merwick
Douglas Hutcheson
Richard Fitzgerald
Alan Cutler
Columbia, MO
West Des Moines, IA
Brooklyn, NY
Tulsa, OK
Bossier City, LA
Dakota Dunes, SD
Onalaska, WI
Paris, KY
New Hartford, NY
Wayland, MA
Kansas City, MO
Davenport, NE
Independence, MO
Omaha, NE
Alliance, OH
Austin, TX
West Des Moines, IA
Omaha, NE
Elwood, NE
Sioux Falls, SD
Weatherford, TX
Council Bluffs, IA
Council Bluffs, IA
Lincoln, NE
Council Bluffs, IA
Sioux Falls, SD
Vernon Hills, IL
West Des Moines, IA
Brooklyn, NY
Tulsa, OK
Bossier City, LA
Dakota Dunes, SD
Onalaska, WI
Paris, KY
New Hartford, NY
Wayland, MA
Kansas City, MO
Davenport, NE
Independence, MO
Omaha, NE
Alliance, OH
Austin, TX
West Des Moines, IA
Omaha, NE
Elwood, NE
Sioux Falls, SD
Weatherford, TX
Council Bluffs, IA
Council Bluffs, IA
Lincoln, NE
Council Bluffs, IA
Sioux Falls, SD
Vernon Hills, IL
$88,566
$54,726
$39,542
$29,103
$21,806
$16,619
$12,878
$10,142
$8,114
$6,582
$6,582
$6,582
$5,429
$5,429
$5,429
$4,547
$4,547
$4,547
$3,867
$3,867
$3,867
$3,336
$3,336
$3,336
$2,920
$2,920
$2,920
$54,726
$39,542
$29,103
$21,806
$16,619
$12,878
$10,142
$8,114
$6,582
$6,582
$6,582
$5,429
$5,429
$5,429
$4,547
$4,547
$4,547
$3,867
$3,867
$3,867
$3,336
$3,336
$3,336
$2,920
$2,920
$2,920
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Student Turned Pro Blair Hinkle, 24, Wins Horseshoe
Council Bluffs Circuit Main Event
He Says Key to Win Was Knowing How His Opponents Would
React to His Moves
Council Bluffs, IA — The $1,500 main event of the WSOP Circuit tour at Horseshoe Council
Bluffs attracted a number of big-name pros such as Vince Burgio, Bernard Lee, Dwyte
Pilgrim, “Tahoe” Andrew, and “Woody” Moore. But in the end it was Blair Hinkle, a
24-year-old student turned pro bracelet-holder from Kansas City, Missouri who emerged
victorious. The win earned him $88,553, a massive diamond and gold trophy ring, a
$10,000 buy-in into next year’s WSOP main event, and, last but not least, a seat in the
million-dollar Circuit National Championship in Las Vegas next year.
In addition, the 100 points he got for his main event win overtook Rob Georato’s 90 point
lead in the Casino Champion race for a National Championship seat. Because of the
duplication, there will now be 37 seats awarded in the all-casino race instead of 36.
Hinkle said the key to his win was trying to keep one step ahead of everyone else at the
final table by knowing how they would react to whatever he did. Another important
element was a good read on his final opponent, Shiva Dudani. He detected that when
Dudani was making small bets he was bluffing. He sensed that Dudani, not getting
anywhere, realized that Hinkle was on to him, and was ready to try a big-bet bluff. So,
when Dudani bet 400,000 into a board of 10c-9s-5s-9h, Hinkle called with just ace-high,
and after a blank came on the river, he beat Dudani’s king-high and moved into strong chip
position.
Cheering him on ringside was his mother, who is now two-for-two being there when he
won events.
In this tournament, Hinkle had a roller-coaster ride at the final table because he was
playing so many pots. But he then tightened up after he thought his opponents had him
pegged as a loose player.
Hinkle, who began playing in home games and online four years ago, was a chemical
engineering student, later became a business finance major, and then left school when he
fell in love with poker. He plays 30 to 50 tournaments a year and now has more than a
million in cashes, half of it coming from a $507,000 win in a $2,000 WSOP no-limit win in
2008.
Also, Doug “Rico” Carli, had another cash-out to extend his lead as the player with the
most Circuit cashes. He now has 44, close to twice as many as anyone else.
This event drew 255 players and had a prize pool of $361,440. Total for all events was
4,056, a 12 percent increase over the last Circuit series here. Because of the revamped
structure giving players so much more time, there were still 16 players left at the end of
day two. When they returned for the final day, Dwyte Pilgrim, who started as chip leader
yesterday, was still in front with a healthy lead of 822,000 chips, 242,000 more than his
closest competitor, Kevin Calenzo, and well over twice the average stack. Final-table
action began with blinds of 5,000-10,000 with 2,000 antes.
It wasn’t until after 6 p.m. before we got to the final table. Bernard Lee went out 10th
when he raised under the gun to 199,000 to go all in with A-K. Dudani came over the top
to get heads-up holding pocket kings. The board came 10-10-4-3-J, and the multi-talented
Lee went out 10th, paying $6,582. Lee is a poker writer for the Boston Herald and ESPN, a
poker radio host, instructor, author and official spokesperson for Foxwoods Casino. This is
the third consecutive year he has a made the main event final table here.
Players went on dinner break, returning to blinds of 10,000-20,000 and 3,000 antes,
playing 90-minute rounds. At this point, Hinkle had moved slightly past Pilgrim to take the
chip lead.
Here were the Final Table Starting Chip Counts:
1. Kevin Calenzo 125,000
2. Jack Do 428,000
3. John Wakeen 245,000
4. Charles Moore 510,000
5. Blair Hinkle 750,000
6. Daniel Biddle 500,000
7. Shiva Dudani 310,000
8. Dwyte Pilgrim 700,000
9. Matt Lawrence 460,000
Ninth Place: $8,103: After Matt Lawrence opened with a raise holding Kh-Qd, Kevin
“Special K” Calenzo reraised all in with Qh-Jh. The board was 8s-6d-6c-Kc-10h, with
Lawrence’s paired king leaving Calenzo in ninth place. Calenzo is 27 and a student from
New Hartford, New York who learned to play seven years ago at casinos. He chopped an
online tournament for $75,000, and won $65,000 for third at a Venetian Deep Stack
tournament. Hobbies are sports and beer drinking.
Eighth Place: $10,131: Next out soon after was Daniel “The Bear” Biddle. Holding 6-5 he
went all in when a flop of 6-9-4 paired him. But Dudani had pocket kings, and Biddle
finished eighth after two sevens didn’t change anything. Biddle, 54, is a former PGA golf
pro, now retired and living in Paris, Kentucky. He began playing two years in local events
and has a Circuit cash at Harrah’s St. Louis and a final table at a Mid-West event at
Horseshoe Southern Indiana. He is married with three boys.
Seventh Place: $12,867: The pace continued surprisingly fast as another player left soon
after. This time it was John “Bagalowski” Wakeen. After Hinkle opened for 120,000 with
Kd-Qd, Wakeen called for his last chips with Js-9c. A board of A-K-9-10-8 gave Hinkle the
pot with a paired king, and Wakeen departed seventh. Wakeen, 46, is an owner/truck
driver from Onalaska, Wisconsin who learned poker as a kid from his father. Prior cashes
include a 59th in a WSOP $1,000 event this year, and 18th in a $300 Circuit event here.
His hobby is pool.
The level ended, players went on break, returning to blinds of 12,000-24,000 with 4,000
antes. Dudani was the new leader with just over one million chips.
Sixth Place: $16,608: With a board showing A-7-2-8, Jack Do went all in holding A-4. Bad
move, because Dudani was waiting with the other two aces in the hole, and after a
meaningless 9 came on the river, Do went out sixth while Dudani’s chip lead went past the
1.5 million mark. Do, 25, is a nail technician from Dakota Dunes, South Dakota who’s been
playing eight years.
As play went on, Pilgrim, who earlier had survived an all-in, got very low when his A-J lost
to Hinkle’s pocket aces. All in again a hand later, he got lucky with As-8s against pocket
queens when he flopped an 8 and caught another on the river.
Fifth Place: $21,795: Next out was Charles “Woody” Moore. He had Ad-Kd and moved in
pre-flop from the button for 783,000. Hinkle, having him very slightly covered, called from
the cut-off seat with pocket 9s. When the board came 8-J-4-8-Q in four suits, Moore
departed fifth, while Hinkle moved up very close to chip-leader Dudani. Moore, 62, is from
Las Vegas and retired. He’s racked up $1.3 million in tournament cashes. He has two final
tables at both the WSOP and the WPT and holds a National Costa Rica Championship. His
biggest cash by far was $625,000 for finishing third in a $10,000 WPT championship event
at Commerce Casino.
Fourth Place: $29,092: Blinds were now 15,000-30,000 with 4,000 antes. Early in the
round, Matt Lawrence pushed in with As-6c, up against Dudani with Ad-9h. Lawrence
paired his ace when the board came 10h-7s-Kh-4h-2d, but Dudani’s higher kicker was
enough to leave Lawrence in fourth spot. Lawrence, 26, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was
formerly a college student and has been a pro for a year. He won a ring at a St. Louis
Circuit, and his hobbies include sports and music.
Third Place: $39,531: We got heads-up after Pilgrim, who had been hanging on, finally
went out third. With a board of 10s-9c-2-7d, Pilgrim moved in his last 440,000 with top
pair, holding Ac-10h..But the 7 had given Hinkle, holding an 8-6, an unbeatable straight,
and Pilgrim could progress no more, cashing third. Pilgrim, 27, is a pro from Brooklyn, New
York. He has been on an amazing streak this year with wins in the Southern Poker
Championship, the Mega Stack Challenge in Mashantucket, the Five Star World Poker
Classic in Las Vegas, a Circuit victory at Harrah’s Rincon, and a 4 p.m. win here, along with
12 final tables in all. He holds a Circuit Player of the Year championship and is currently
fourth in the Card Player POY.
Second Place: $54,715 Heads-up, Hinkle had a modest lead with 2,722,000 to 2,349,000
for Dudani. Then, after picking off Dudani’s 400,000 bluff, Hinkle was in strong position. On
the final hand, Dudani, down to 1.4 million, tried an all-in move after he missed his straight
draw. The board showed 9h-7c-6c-4s-Kd and all he had was Jc-8d. Hinkle called with Ks-6s
for two pair, and the victory was his. Dudani, 24, is a student originally from Numbai, India
now living West Des Moines, IA. He began playing four years ago with fellow students and
his biggest cash was $16,859 for winning a mega deep stack event in Vegas.
By Max Shapiro
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Horseshoe Council Bluffs Poker Room Manager – Gary Margetson
Tournament Director – Jimmy Sommerfeld
Council Bluffs Circuit Main Event
He Says Key to Win Was Knowing How His Opponents Would
React to His Moves
Council Bluffs, IA — The $1,500 main event of the WSOP Circuit tour at Horseshoe Council
Bluffs attracted a number of big-name pros such as Vince Burgio, Bernard Lee, Dwyte
Pilgrim, “Tahoe” Andrew, and “Woody” Moore. But in the end it was Blair Hinkle, a
24-year-old student turned pro bracelet-holder from Kansas City, Missouri who emerged
victorious. The win earned him $88,553, a massive diamond and gold trophy ring, a
$10,000 buy-in into next year’s WSOP main event, and, last but not least, a seat in the
million-dollar Circuit National Championship in Las Vegas next year.
In addition, the 100 points he got for his main event win overtook Rob Georato’s 90 point
lead in the Casino Champion race for a National Championship seat. Because of the
duplication, there will now be 37 seats awarded in the all-casino race instead of 36.
Hinkle said the key to his win was trying to keep one step ahead of everyone else at the
final table by knowing how they would react to whatever he did. Another important
element was a good read on his final opponent, Shiva Dudani. He detected that when
Dudani was making small bets he was bluffing. He sensed that Dudani, not getting
anywhere, realized that Hinkle was on to him, and was ready to try a big-bet bluff. So,
when Dudani bet 400,000 into a board of 10c-9s-5s-9h, Hinkle called with just ace-high,
and after a blank came on the river, he beat Dudani’s king-high and moved into strong chip
position.
Cheering him on ringside was his mother, who is now two-for-two being there when he
won events.
In this tournament, Hinkle had a roller-coaster ride at the final table because he was
playing so many pots. But he then tightened up after he thought his opponents had him
pegged as a loose player.
Hinkle, who began playing in home games and online four years ago, was a chemical
engineering student, later became a business finance major, and then left school when he
fell in love with poker. He plays 30 to 50 tournaments a year and now has more than a
million in cashes, half of it coming from a $507,000 win in a $2,000 WSOP no-limit win in
2008.
Also, Doug “Rico” Carli, had another cash-out to extend his lead as the player with the
most Circuit cashes. He now has 44, close to twice as many as anyone else.
This event drew 255 players and had a prize pool of $361,440. Total for all events was
4,056, a 12 percent increase over the last Circuit series here. Because of the revamped
structure giving players so much more time, there were still 16 players left at the end of
day two. When they returned for the final day, Dwyte Pilgrim, who started as chip leader
yesterday, was still in front with a healthy lead of 822,000 chips, 242,000 more than his
closest competitor, Kevin Calenzo, and well over twice the average stack. Final-table
action began with blinds of 5,000-10,000 with 2,000 antes.
It wasn’t until after 6 p.m. before we got to the final table. Bernard Lee went out 10th
when he raised under the gun to 199,000 to go all in with A-K. Dudani came over the top
to get heads-up holding pocket kings. The board came 10-10-4-3-J, and the multi-talented
Lee went out 10th, paying $6,582. Lee is a poker writer for the Boston Herald and ESPN, a
poker radio host, instructor, author and official spokesperson for Foxwoods Casino. This is
the third consecutive year he has a made the main event final table here.
Players went on dinner break, returning to blinds of 10,000-20,000 and 3,000 antes,
playing 90-minute rounds. At this point, Hinkle had moved slightly past Pilgrim to take the
chip lead.
Here were the Final Table Starting Chip Counts:
1. Kevin Calenzo 125,000
2. Jack Do 428,000
3. John Wakeen 245,000
4. Charles Moore 510,000
5. Blair Hinkle 750,000
6. Daniel Biddle 500,000
7. Shiva Dudani 310,000
8. Dwyte Pilgrim 700,000
9. Matt Lawrence 460,000
Ninth Place: $8,103: After Matt Lawrence opened with a raise holding Kh-Qd, Kevin
“Special K” Calenzo reraised all in with Qh-Jh. The board was 8s-6d-6c-Kc-10h, with
Lawrence’s paired king leaving Calenzo in ninth place. Calenzo is 27 and a student from
New Hartford, New York who learned to play seven years ago at casinos. He chopped an
online tournament for $75,000, and won $65,000 for third at a Venetian Deep Stack
tournament. Hobbies are sports and beer drinking.
Eighth Place: $10,131: Next out soon after was Daniel “The Bear” Biddle. Holding 6-5 he
went all in when a flop of 6-9-4 paired him. But Dudani had pocket kings, and Biddle
finished eighth after two sevens didn’t change anything. Biddle, 54, is a former PGA golf
pro, now retired and living in Paris, Kentucky. He began playing two years in local events
and has a Circuit cash at Harrah’s St. Louis and a final table at a Mid-West event at
Horseshoe Southern Indiana. He is married with three boys.
Seventh Place: $12,867: The pace continued surprisingly fast as another player left soon
after. This time it was John “Bagalowski” Wakeen. After Hinkle opened for 120,000 with
Kd-Qd, Wakeen called for his last chips with Js-9c. A board of A-K-9-10-8 gave Hinkle the
pot with a paired king, and Wakeen departed seventh. Wakeen, 46, is an owner/truck
driver from Onalaska, Wisconsin who learned poker as a kid from his father. Prior cashes
include a 59th in a WSOP $1,000 event this year, and 18th in a $300 Circuit event here.
His hobby is pool.
The level ended, players went on break, returning to blinds of 12,000-24,000 with 4,000
antes. Dudani was the new leader with just over one million chips.
Sixth Place: $16,608: With a board showing A-7-2-8, Jack Do went all in holding A-4. Bad
move, because Dudani was waiting with the other two aces in the hole, and after a
meaningless 9 came on the river, Do went out sixth while Dudani’s chip lead went past the
1.5 million mark. Do, 25, is a nail technician from Dakota Dunes, South Dakota who’s been
playing eight years.
As play went on, Pilgrim, who earlier had survived an all-in, got very low when his A-J lost
to Hinkle’s pocket aces. All in again a hand later, he got lucky with As-8s against pocket
queens when he flopped an 8 and caught another on the river.
Fifth Place: $21,795: Next out was Charles “Woody” Moore. He had Ad-Kd and moved in
pre-flop from the button for 783,000. Hinkle, having him very slightly covered, called from
the cut-off seat with pocket 9s. When the board came 8-J-4-8-Q in four suits, Moore
departed fifth, while Hinkle moved up very close to chip-leader Dudani. Moore, 62, is from
Las Vegas and retired. He’s racked up $1.3 million in tournament cashes. He has two final
tables at both the WSOP and the WPT and holds a National Costa Rica Championship. His
biggest cash by far was $625,000 for finishing third in a $10,000 WPT championship event
at Commerce Casino.
Fourth Place: $29,092: Blinds were now 15,000-30,000 with 4,000 antes. Early in the
round, Matt Lawrence pushed in with As-6c, up against Dudani with Ad-9h. Lawrence
paired his ace when the board came 10h-7s-Kh-4h-2d, but Dudani’s higher kicker was
enough to leave Lawrence in fourth spot. Lawrence, 26, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was
formerly a college student and has been a pro for a year. He won a ring at a St. Louis
Circuit, and his hobbies include sports and music.
Third Place: $39,531: We got heads-up after Pilgrim, who had been hanging on, finally
went out third. With a board of 10s-9c-2-7d, Pilgrim moved in his last 440,000 with top
pair, holding Ac-10h..But the 7 had given Hinkle, holding an 8-6, an unbeatable straight,
and Pilgrim could progress no more, cashing third. Pilgrim, 27, is a pro from Brooklyn, New
York. He has been on an amazing streak this year with wins in the Southern Poker
Championship, the Mega Stack Challenge in Mashantucket, the Five Star World Poker
Classic in Las Vegas, a Circuit victory at Harrah’s Rincon, and a 4 p.m. win here, along with
12 final tables in all. He holds a Circuit Player of the Year championship and is currently
fourth in the Card Player POY.
Second Place: $54,715 Heads-up, Hinkle had a modest lead with 2,722,000 to 2,349,000
for Dudani. Then, after picking off Dudani’s 400,000 bluff, Hinkle was in strong position. On
the final hand, Dudani, down to 1.4 million, tried an all-in move after he missed his straight
draw. The board showed 9h-7c-6c-4s-Kd and all he had was Jc-8d. Hinkle called with Ks-6s
for two pair, and the victory was his. Dudani, 24, is a student originally from Numbai, India
now living West Des Moines, IA. He began playing four years ago with fellow students and
his biggest cash was $16,859 for winning a mega deep stack event in Vegas.
By 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
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