2010 Harrah's New Orleans
Event 11 - $1,000 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010 Harrah's New Orleans WSOP Circuit Events.
| 2010 Harrah's New Orleans World Series of Poker Circuit Events Official Results |
2010 Harrah's New Orleans Event #11 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah’s New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge
Event #11
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1,000 (+70)
Total Entries: 216
Total Prize Pool: $204,370
May 13-14, 2010
Harrah’s New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge
Event #11
No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1,000 (+70)
Total Entries: 216
Total Prize Pool: $204,370
May 13-14, 2010
| Barry Hutter |
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
Barry Hutter
Garrett Utt
Manelic Minaya
Jonathan Abla
Alexandru Masek
Viet “Big Papa” Vo
Steven Jones
Anthony Hartofilis
Mitchell Franks
Andrew Malott
Jason Morris
Tyler Smith
Ryan Enis
Alex Olwine
Richard Sasso
Gustavo Galvao
Sung Lee
Lawrence Lazar
Curtis Terry
Deric Williams
Ricky Romero
Thai Cao
Roy Bell
Shawn Hyde
Shawn Kraemer
Nancy Birnbaum
Rogelio Salinas
Garrett Utt
Manelic Minaya
Jonathan Abla
Alexandru Masek
Viet “Big Papa” Vo
Steven Jones
Anthony Hartofilis
Mitchell Franks
Andrew Malott
Jason Morris
Tyler Smith
Ryan Enis
Alex Olwine
Richard Sasso
Gustavo Galvao
Sung Lee
Lawrence Lazar
Curtis Terry
Deric Williams
Ricky Romero
Thai Cao
Roy Bell
Shawn Hyde
Shawn Kraemer
Nancy Birnbaum
Rogelio Salinas
Sarasota, FL
Atlanta, GA
Tampa, FL
Athens, GA
San Diego, CA
Houston, TX
Belton, TX
Palm Harbor, FL
Tupelo, MS
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Smithdale, MS
Corinth, MS
Daytom, OH
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Kingwood, TX
New Orleans, LA
Harvey, LA
NA
Homer, LA
Laplace, LA
Birmingham, AL
Houma, LA
Atlanta, GA
San Antonio, TX
Atlanta, GA
Tampa, FL
Athens, GA
San Diego, CA
Houston, TX
Belton, TX
Palm Harbor, FL
Tupelo, MS
Las Vegas, NV
Houston, TX
Smithdale, MS
Corinth, MS
Daytom, OH
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Kingwood, TX
New Orleans, LA
Harvey, LA
NA
Homer, LA
Laplace, LA
Birmingham, AL
Houma, LA
Atlanta, GA
San Antonio, TX
$49,559
$30,655
$19,415
$15,838
$12,773
$10,218
$8,174
$6,642
$5,109
$3,576
$3,576
$3,576
$3,065
$3,065
$3,065
$2,554
$2,554
$2,554
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$30,655
$19,415
$15,838
$12,773
$10,218
$8,174
$6,642
$5,109
$3,576
$3,576
$3,576
$3,065
$3,065
$3,065
$2,554
$2,554
$2,554
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
$2,043
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Barry Hutter Earns First Major Tournament Victory at
Harrah’s New Orleans
Florida Poker Pro Takes Gold Ring in Marathon WSOP Circuit Event
New Orleans, LA – The most recent World Series of Poker Circuit tournament attracted
another strong turnout of 216 players. Each entrant posted a $1,000 entry fee in order to
shoot for the opportunity to wear a gold ring. The prize pool exceeded $200,000 and due
to some very competitive play was the longest tournament of any event held thus far at
this year’s Bayou Poker Challenge.
Clocking in at more than 32 hours, the tournament became the supreme test of poker skill
and physical endurance for those who endured the ride, as the yawning new champion was
finally crowned at 5:40 am. By that time, a packed poker room at Harrah’s New Orleans
had pretty much cleared out, leaving only the most die-hard and dedicated poker fans to
watch the final table battle.
Inexplicably, a dozen brave souls watched the marathon from start to finish. They were
obviously unaware of the multiplicity of sensory treats outside just steps away on Bourbon
Street. Or perhaps, they really loved poker. Or maybe, they were hoping to leech a buy-in
for the following day’s tournament. Who knows? The fact was, somebody finally won, a
few railbirds cheered, and another long day of poker action at Harrah’s New Orleans finally
came to a merciful end.
The winner was Barry Hutter, a 23-year-old poker pro from Sarasota, FL. He pocketed the
sum of $49,559, his biggest recorded cash to date. Hutter primarily plays live in cash
games but plans to play in more tournaments, and with good reason.
This was the 11th gold ring event of 19 on this year’s WSOP Circuit schedule at Harrah’s
New Orleans. The $1,000 (+70) buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament was played over two
consecutive days during May 13th and 14th. The top 18 finishers were paid.
Hutter arrived at the Final Table holding about a quarter of the total chips in play and was
in a dominant pposition throughout. Accomplished tournament performers Manny Minaya
and Alexandru Masek were close on the heels of Hutter. The remaining players needed to
make major moves and pretty much failed in their attempts to pose serious threats to the
biggest stacks.
When Final Table play began at 11:00 pm, the nine ironmen finalists and their starting chip
counts were as follows:
Seat Player Hometown Chip Count
1 Jonathan Abla Athens, GA 312,500
2 Alexandru Masek San Diego, CA 453,000
3 Garrett Utt Atlanta, GA 98,000
4 Anthony Hartofilis Palm Harbor, FL 195,500
5 Steve Jones Belton, TX 234,500
6 Mitch Franks Tupelo, MS 73,500
7 Manny Minaya Tampa, FL 471,000
8 Barry Hutter Sarasota, FL 642,500
9 Viet “Big Papa” Vo Houston, TX 117,000
Final Table play lasted about six hours and ended as sun up. Players were eliminated in
the following order:
Ninth Place: Mitch in the Ditch
Mitch Franks (not to be confused with Mitchell Frank, the famous music producer), went out
quickly as the shortest stack. He pocketed $5,109 for two days of poker playing. Frank, a
businessman from Tupelo, MS – the birthplace of Elvis -- had previously finished deep in a
few events at this year’s Delta Gold Poker Classic, held in Mississippi.
Eighth Place: Hartofilis Takes Eighth Place
Anthony Hartofilis (not to be confused with actor Anthony Hopkins), was the next player to
exit. The poker pro from Palm Harbor, FL collected a nice payout totaling $6,642. This was
his second recorded live tournament cash after one previous in-the-money finish at The
Wynn Classic in Las Vegas. He also has a number of bigger cashes online.
Seventh Place: Steve Jones Goes Up, Up, and Away in His Beautiful Balloon
Steve Jones, who works as an investor and lives in Belton, TX (not to be confused with
Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols – they are most assuredly not the same person) bombed out
about 90 minutes into play. He collected $8,174 for a fine performance. Interestingly,
Jones has spent nearly 30 years competing in hot air balloon events. He won the 1990
National Championship in a hot air ballooning and continues to compete regularly in events
held around the world. Belton has also performed well in several poker events, including
tournaments held at the Venetian and Bally’s in Las Vegas. He later revealed that he’s won
more money recently in poker tournaments, although the view is not nearly as good as
riding up in the clouds.
Sixth Place: “Big Papa” Busts
Viet Vo, a.k.a. “Big Papa” (not to be confused with “Big Papi” of the Boston Red Sox) went
out with AJ against AQ. He was dominated on his final hand and struck out in sixth place.
The Vietnamese-born x-ray technician who now lives in Houston, plays in a home game on
weekends. He came here to New Orleans at the urging of friends and did not disappoint
them by making it all the way to the final table. “Big Papi” received $10,218 in prize money.
Fifth Place: No Third Ring for Masek
Alexandru Masek (not to be confused with “Alexander the Great,” despite occasional
flashes of supernatural poker talent) came up far short in his bid for a third gold ring
victory. Masek won his first WSOP Circuit title last year in his hometown of San Diego. He
won his second gold ring two months ago 3,000 miles away at Caesars Atlantic City. Masek
was confident coming into this final table that he might earn his first southern poker victory
but ran into serious trouble midway through the battle and ended up with a fifth-place
finish. Masek pushed with a short stack on his final hand and failed to improve, resulting in
a payout worth $12,773. “Alexander the Great” reported turned in his grave when he
learned Masek had soiled his good name.
Fourth Place: Abla-Kadambra
Jonathan Abla (not to be confused with anyone related to Jessica Alba), took an unwanted
early morning stroll away from the final table when he busted out about 4:30 am. Abla
pushed on his final hand hoping to double up, but was unsuccessful. Abla, who is 24-years-
old and is from Athens, GA had only cashed in a few small live tournaments before. He had
a large following cheering him on at the final table, which probably meant he owed a big
makeup figure (highly unlikely) or is a pretty good online player. His first WSOP-related
cash was worth $15,838.
Third Place: Well-Known Pro “Manny” Minaya Takes Third
Players agreed to some kind of a deal when play went three handed. But the trio agreed
to play it out for the gold ring. “Manny” Manaya (not to be confused with Minnie the
Moocher) had the highest pedigree of any final table player given his numerous wins,
cashes, and prize money earnings. Manaya, making his 13th WSOP Circuit cash in this
event, ended up with $19,415 for third place. Manaya has also cashed 11 times at the
WSOP in Las Vegas and has more than $1 million in career tournament earnings.
Second Place: Garrett Utt Takes Second
Garrett Utt (not to be confused with NBC newscaster Garrick Utley) calls himself the best no-
limit player in the world. He might have to back off that statement after coming in second
place. The 22-year-old jokester busted out on a bad beat when the final hand of the
tournament was dealt.
Utt moved all in with Kd Kc. Barry Hutter had a small pair, and made the call with 4s 4d.
Hutter had his opponent covered by about a 5 to 1 margin and watched as a four flopped.
The final board ran Ad 6s 4c Tc Ah, giving Hutter a full house.
As the runner up, Utt collected $30,665. He also came in second place in a WSOP Circuit
event held last year at Harrah’s Atlantic City. This marked his third time to cash in a WSOP-
related tournament.
First Place: Barry Hutter Wins Big Money
Barry Hutter, not to be confused with anyone other than the winner, collected $49,559 and
his first WSOP Circuti gold ring. The 23-year-old poker player resides in Sarasota, FL.
Video highlights of the day can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/wsopdotcom
The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s New Orleans continues through May 19th. This year’s
schedule includes 19 gold ring events, along with multiple second-chance tournaments,
single table and mega satellites, in addition to cash games going around the clock inside
the Harrah’s New Orleans Poker Room. This marks the sixth straight year Harrah’s New
Orleans has been a part of the WSOP Circuit. This is the 11th and final WSOP Circuit stop
of the 2009-2010 season following previous tournaments held in Chicago, Southern
Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs, Caesars Atlantic City,
Harrah’s Rincon, Harrah’s St. Louis, and Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s New Orleans
Tournament Director – Steve Frezer
General Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans -- Jim Hoskins
Vice President of Marketing – Sandie McNamara
Director of Table Games – Tosha Skipper
Shift Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans – Larry Barrett
Special Events Coordinator – Gretchen Holzhauser
Harrah’s New Orleans
Florida Poker Pro Takes Gold Ring in Marathon WSOP Circuit Event
New Orleans, LA – The most recent World Series of Poker Circuit tournament attracted
another strong turnout of 216 players. Each entrant posted a $1,000 entry fee in order to
shoot for the opportunity to wear a gold ring. The prize pool exceeded $200,000 and due
to some very competitive play was the longest tournament of any event held thus far at
this year’s Bayou Poker Challenge.
Clocking in at more than 32 hours, the tournament became the supreme test of poker skill
and physical endurance for those who endured the ride, as the yawning new champion was
finally crowned at 5:40 am. By that time, a packed poker room at Harrah’s New Orleans
had pretty much cleared out, leaving only the most die-hard and dedicated poker fans to
watch the final table battle.
Inexplicably, a dozen brave souls watched the marathon from start to finish. They were
obviously unaware of the multiplicity of sensory treats outside just steps away on Bourbon
Street. Or perhaps, they really loved poker. Or maybe, they were hoping to leech a buy-in
for the following day’s tournament. Who knows? The fact was, somebody finally won, a
few railbirds cheered, and another long day of poker action at Harrah’s New Orleans finally
came to a merciful end.
The winner was Barry Hutter, a 23-year-old poker pro from Sarasota, FL. He pocketed the
sum of $49,559, his biggest recorded cash to date. Hutter primarily plays live in cash
games but plans to play in more tournaments, and with good reason.
This was the 11th gold ring event of 19 on this year’s WSOP Circuit schedule at Harrah’s
New Orleans. The $1,000 (+70) buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament was played over two
consecutive days during May 13th and 14th. The top 18 finishers were paid.
Hutter arrived at the Final Table holding about a quarter of the total chips in play and was
in a dominant pposition throughout. Accomplished tournament performers Manny Minaya
and Alexandru Masek were close on the heels of Hutter. The remaining players needed to
make major moves and pretty much failed in their attempts to pose serious threats to the
biggest stacks.
When Final Table play began at 11:00 pm, the nine ironmen finalists and their starting chip
counts were as follows:
Seat Player Hometown Chip Count
1 Jonathan Abla Athens, GA 312,500
2 Alexandru Masek San Diego, CA 453,000
3 Garrett Utt Atlanta, GA 98,000
4 Anthony Hartofilis Palm Harbor, FL 195,500
5 Steve Jones Belton, TX 234,500
6 Mitch Franks Tupelo, MS 73,500
7 Manny Minaya Tampa, FL 471,000
8 Barry Hutter Sarasota, FL 642,500
9 Viet “Big Papa” Vo Houston, TX 117,000
Final Table play lasted about six hours and ended as sun up. Players were eliminated in
the following order:
Ninth Place: Mitch in the Ditch
Mitch Franks (not to be confused with Mitchell Frank, the famous music producer), went out
quickly as the shortest stack. He pocketed $5,109 for two days of poker playing. Frank, a
businessman from Tupelo, MS – the birthplace of Elvis -- had previously finished deep in a
few events at this year’s Delta Gold Poker Classic, held in Mississippi.
Eighth Place: Hartofilis Takes Eighth Place
Anthony Hartofilis (not to be confused with actor Anthony Hopkins), was the next player to
exit. The poker pro from Palm Harbor, FL collected a nice payout totaling $6,642. This was
his second recorded live tournament cash after one previous in-the-money finish at The
Wynn Classic in Las Vegas. He also has a number of bigger cashes online.
Seventh Place: Steve Jones Goes Up, Up, and Away in His Beautiful Balloon
Steve Jones, who works as an investor and lives in Belton, TX (not to be confused with
Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols – they are most assuredly not the same person) bombed out
about 90 minutes into play. He collected $8,174 for a fine performance. Interestingly,
Jones has spent nearly 30 years competing in hot air balloon events. He won the 1990
National Championship in a hot air ballooning and continues to compete regularly in events
held around the world. Belton has also performed well in several poker events, including
tournaments held at the Venetian and Bally’s in Las Vegas. He later revealed that he’s won
more money recently in poker tournaments, although the view is not nearly as good as
riding up in the clouds.
Sixth Place: “Big Papa” Busts
Viet Vo, a.k.a. “Big Papa” (not to be confused with “Big Papi” of the Boston Red Sox) went
out with AJ against AQ. He was dominated on his final hand and struck out in sixth place.
The Vietnamese-born x-ray technician who now lives in Houston, plays in a home game on
weekends. He came here to New Orleans at the urging of friends and did not disappoint
them by making it all the way to the final table. “Big Papi” received $10,218 in prize money.
Fifth Place: No Third Ring for Masek
Alexandru Masek (not to be confused with “Alexander the Great,” despite occasional
flashes of supernatural poker talent) came up far short in his bid for a third gold ring
victory. Masek won his first WSOP Circuit title last year in his hometown of San Diego. He
won his second gold ring two months ago 3,000 miles away at Caesars Atlantic City. Masek
was confident coming into this final table that he might earn his first southern poker victory
but ran into serious trouble midway through the battle and ended up with a fifth-place
finish. Masek pushed with a short stack on his final hand and failed to improve, resulting in
a payout worth $12,773. “Alexander the Great” reported turned in his grave when he
learned Masek had soiled his good name.
Fourth Place: Abla-Kadambra
Jonathan Abla (not to be confused with anyone related to Jessica Alba), took an unwanted
early morning stroll away from the final table when he busted out about 4:30 am. Abla
pushed on his final hand hoping to double up, but was unsuccessful. Abla, who is 24-years-
old and is from Athens, GA had only cashed in a few small live tournaments before. He had
a large following cheering him on at the final table, which probably meant he owed a big
makeup figure (highly unlikely) or is a pretty good online player. His first WSOP-related
cash was worth $15,838.
Third Place: Well-Known Pro “Manny” Minaya Takes Third
Players agreed to some kind of a deal when play went three handed. But the trio agreed
to play it out for the gold ring. “Manny” Manaya (not to be confused with Minnie the
Moocher) had the highest pedigree of any final table player given his numerous wins,
cashes, and prize money earnings. Manaya, making his 13th WSOP Circuit cash in this
event, ended up with $19,415 for third place. Manaya has also cashed 11 times at the
WSOP in Las Vegas and has more than $1 million in career tournament earnings.
Second Place: Garrett Utt Takes Second
Garrett Utt (not to be confused with NBC newscaster Garrick Utley) calls himself the best no-
limit player in the world. He might have to back off that statement after coming in second
place. The 22-year-old jokester busted out on a bad beat when the final hand of the
tournament was dealt.
Utt moved all in with Kd Kc. Barry Hutter had a small pair, and made the call with 4s 4d.
Hutter had his opponent covered by about a 5 to 1 margin and watched as a four flopped.
The final board ran Ad 6s 4c Tc Ah, giving Hutter a full house.
As the runner up, Utt collected $30,665. He also came in second place in a WSOP Circuit
event held last year at Harrah’s Atlantic City. This marked his third time to cash in a WSOP-
related tournament.
First Place: Barry Hutter Wins Big Money
Barry Hutter, not to be confused with anyone other than the winner, collected $49,559 and
his first WSOP Circuti gold ring. The 23-year-old poker player resides in Sarasota, FL.
Video highlights of the day can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/wsopdotcom
The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s New Orleans continues through May 19th. This year’s
schedule includes 19 gold ring events, along with multiple second-chance tournaments,
single table and mega satellites, in addition to cash games going around the clock inside
the Harrah’s New Orleans Poker Room. This marks the sixth straight year Harrah’s New
Orleans has been a part of the WSOP Circuit. This is the 11th and final WSOP Circuit stop
of the 2009-2010 season following previous tournaments held in Chicago, Southern
Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Atlantic City, Tunica, Council Bluffs, Caesars Atlantic City,
Harrah’s Rincon, Harrah’s St. Louis, and Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s New Orleans
Tournament Director – Steve Frezer
General Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans -- Jim Hoskins
Vice President of Marketing – Sandie McNamara
Director of Table Games – Tosha Skipper
Shift Manager of Harrah’s New Orleans – Larry Barrett
Special Events Coordinator – Gretchen Holzhauser
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010 Harrah's New Orleans WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
2010 WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Schedule and Results
2010 WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans Schedule and Results
