2010 Harrah's New Orleans
Event 15 - $500 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Shootout 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 #15 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah’s New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge
Event #15
No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Buy-In: $500 (+50)
Total Entries: 198
Total Prize Pool: $90,880
May 14-15, 2010
Harrah’s New Orleans
Bayou Poker Challenge
Event #15
No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Buy-In: $500 (+50)
Total Entries: 198
Total Prize Pool: $90,880
May 14-15, 2010
| Ronnie Hoover |
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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Ronnie Hoover
Shimiron Preis
Jahson “Class” Spence
David Dowdy
John Cleaveland
Preston R. Derden
Ed Corrado
Stanley Seelig
Michael Raimon
James Jewett
Alexandru Masek
James Petzing
John “Cowboy” Land
Gary Bland
Robert Mapp
Charles Looper
Jared Ingles
Lee Macalester
Johnny Nowak
Donald Norman
Shimiron Preis
Jahson “Class” Spence
David Dowdy
John Cleaveland
Preston R. Derden
Ed Corrado
Stanley Seelig
Michael Raimon
James Jewett
Alexandru Masek
James Petzing
John “Cowboy” Land
Gary Bland
Robert Mapp
Charles Looper
Jared Ingles
Lee Macalester
Johnny Nowak
Donald Norman
Baton Rouge, LA
St. Charles, LA
Yonkers, NY
Canton, GA
Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Naples, FL
Metairie, LA
Bradenton, FL
Meidian, LA
San Diego, CA
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Edwardsville, IL
Waynesboro, VA
Augusta, GA
Baton Rouge, LA
New Orleans, LA
Fairview, TX
Marion, IL
St. Charles, LA
Yonkers, NY
Canton, GA
Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Naples, FL
Metairie, LA
Bradenton, FL
Meidian, LA
San Diego, CA
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Edwardsville, IL
Waynesboro, VA
Augusta, GA
Baton Rouge, LA
New Orleans, LA
Fairview, TX
Marion, IL
$23,856
$14,540
$9,315
$7,270
$5,680
$4,544
$3,635
$2,953
$2,499
$2,044
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$14,540
$9,315
$7,270
$5,680
$4,544
$3,635
$2,953
$2,499
$2,044
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
$1,454
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Hoover, Damn!
Ronnie Hoover Earns First Major Tournament Victory at Harrah’s
New Orleans
“Johnny Chicago” Hits Five Cashes at this Year’s Bayou Series
New Orleans, LA – The top three finishers in the latest World Series of Poker Circuit
tournament held at Harrah’s New Orleans agreed to a deal. Ronnie Hoover, a 59-year-old
retiree from Baton Rouge, LA ended up taking first place. His official payout amounted to
$23,856. Hoover was also presented with his first WSOP Circuit gold ring, marking his first
tournament victory.
Hoover has a few previous cashes on his poker resume, but nothing on the scale of winning
a WSOP-related tournament. The runner up was Shimiron Preis, from St. Charles, LA. He
was part of the deal made with third-place finisher Jahson “Class” Spence, from Yonkers,
NY. The last hand of the tournament took place when Spence lost a big race holding AQ
against pocket jacks, leaving him as the shortest stack. That’s when the negotiating
began, ending up with an agreement which ended the tournament much earlier than had
been anticipated.
This was the 15th of 19 gold ring events on this year’s Bayou Poker Challenge schedule.
The $500 (+50) buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Shootout was played over two consecutive days
during May 15th and 16th. The tournament attracted 198 entries.
The Shootout concept was simple. The “winner” was required to survive three consecutive
tables. Sounds easy, but given the stiff competition, some of the matches went several
hours. For instance, the second round match between third-place finisher Jahson Spence
and two-time WSOP Circuit gold ring winner Alexandru Masek lasted five hours – heads up!
Furthermore, since rounds could not begin until all matches were complete, the Day One
competition lasted about 15 hours.
Among the twenty players who cashed was “Johnny Chicago” Nowak, who is originally from
Chicago but now lives near Dallas. “Johnny Chicago” tied a WSOP Circuit record by cashing
in his fifth tournament at this series, the most by any player ever at one single tournament
stop. With the Main Event still to be played, “Johnny Chicago” now has a shot at making
history. He says he plans to play in the Main Event, just for this reason.
The top 20 finishers divided a prize pool totaling $80,510. After 188 players were
eliminated on the first day, final table play with ten players commenced on a Sunday
afternoon. There were two prior WSOP Circuit gold ring winners among the final ten. Mike
Raimon won last year’s Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship here at Harrah’s New
Orleans. Ed Corrado won a title three years ago at Harrah’s Tunica.
All final table players started play with identical stack sizes of 12,000 chips. Final Table play
lasted about five hours and ended at 7 pm. Players were eliminated in the following order:
Tenth Place: Jewett Tenth
Jim Jewett, a real estate developer from Meridian, ID went out first when his A8 lost to AK.
The real estate developer collected a nice commission amounting to $2,044. This marked
his third WSOP Circuit cash. He also made the money at the WSOP in Las Vegas last year.
Ninth Place: Raimon Ninth
Former WSOP gold ring winner Mike Ramon went out in ninth place. The pro poker player
who also won a WSOP satellite series tournament held in Mississippi last year, collected
$2,499 for this finish.
Eighth Place: Seelig Eighth
Stanley Seelig, who is self-employed and lives in nearby Metairie, LA exited in eighth place.
He received $2,953. This was his first WSOP Circuit cash. He did make it to a final table at
last year’s Winter Bayou Poker Challenge, finishing seventh.
Seventh Place: Corrado Seventh
Ed Corrado, a 79-year-old retiree from Naples, FL was the seventh-place finisher. He has
accumulated nearly $500,000 in career tournament finishes, including three major wins and
numerous in-the-money finishes. Corrado won his WSOP Circuit gold ring at Harrah’s
Tunica in 2006. Seventh place paid $3,635.
Sixth Place: Derden Sixth
Preston R. Derden, a 63-year-old retiree from Houston, TX cashed for the tenth time in a
WSOP Circuit tournament, and fifth time here at Harrah’s New Orleans. Derden, who was
the runner up in a Circuit event last year at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, ended up in sixth place,
worth $4,544.
Fifth Place: “Skinny B.” Fifth
“Skinny B.” Cleaveland, a barber from Austin, TX ended up getting clipped and took fifth
place. He survived a number of close shaves, but was crewcutted away from the final by
Ronnie Hoover. “Skinny B.” was swept away with $5,680 in prize money.
Fourth Place: “The Assassin” Fourth
David “The Assassin” Dowdy, a poker pro from Canton, GA was himself gunned down in
what was his first time to enter a WSOP Circuit tournament. It was quite a showing for the
27-year-old, making the final table in his first try. Dowdy had previously cashed three times
in various tournaments held in Las Vegas. Fourth place paid $7,270.
Third Place: Spence Third
Jahson “Class” Spence, a tough talkative poker pro from Yonkers, NY was part of a three-
way split for the top three places. He agreed to a third-place payout totaling $9,315. This
was his best WSOP-related showing yet, following a sixth-place finish earlier this year at
Caesars Atlantic City.
Second Place: Preis Second
Shimiron Preis, a poker pro from St. Charles, LA agreed to second place. He cashed four
times in various WSOP Circuit events, including twice last month at Harrah’s St. Louis. The
former 36-year-old manager collected a nice official payout amounting to $14,540.
First Place: Hoover First!
Ronnie Hoover, a retiree from Baton Rouge, LA was the winner of the 15th WSOP Circuit
event. He officially collected $14,540 for first place, plus his first gold ring. He formally
worked in sales and marketing. In his spare time, when he is not playing poker Hoover
enjoys fishing and playing golf. This was Hoover’s first major tournament victory.
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
Ronnie Hoover Earns First Major Tournament Victory at Harrah’s
New Orleans
“Johnny Chicago” Hits Five Cashes at this Year’s Bayou Series
New Orleans, LA – The top three finishers in the latest World Series of Poker Circuit
tournament held at Harrah’s New Orleans agreed to a deal. Ronnie Hoover, a 59-year-old
retiree from Baton Rouge, LA ended up taking first place. His official payout amounted to
$23,856. Hoover was also presented with his first WSOP Circuit gold ring, marking his first
tournament victory.
Hoover has a few previous cashes on his poker resume, but nothing on the scale of winning
a WSOP-related tournament. The runner up was Shimiron Preis, from St. Charles, LA. He
was part of the deal made with third-place finisher Jahson “Class” Spence, from Yonkers,
NY. The last hand of the tournament took place when Spence lost a big race holding AQ
against pocket jacks, leaving him as the shortest stack. That’s when the negotiating
began, ending up with an agreement which ended the tournament much earlier than had
been anticipated.
This was the 15th of 19 gold ring events on this year’s Bayou Poker Challenge schedule.
The $500 (+50) buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Shootout was played over two consecutive days
during May 15th and 16th. The tournament attracted 198 entries.
The Shootout concept was simple. The “winner” was required to survive three consecutive
tables. Sounds easy, but given the stiff competition, some of the matches went several
hours. For instance, the second round match between third-place finisher Jahson Spence
and two-time WSOP Circuit gold ring winner Alexandru Masek lasted five hours – heads up!
Furthermore, since rounds could not begin until all matches were complete, the Day One
competition lasted about 15 hours.
Among the twenty players who cashed was “Johnny Chicago” Nowak, who is originally from
Chicago but now lives near Dallas. “Johnny Chicago” tied a WSOP Circuit record by cashing
in his fifth tournament at this series, the most by any player ever at one single tournament
stop. With the Main Event still to be played, “Johnny Chicago” now has a shot at making
history. He says he plans to play in the Main Event, just for this reason.
The top 20 finishers divided a prize pool totaling $80,510. After 188 players were
eliminated on the first day, final table play with ten players commenced on a Sunday
afternoon. There were two prior WSOP Circuit gold ring winners among the final ten. Mike
Raimon won last year’s Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship here at Harrah’s New
Orleans. Ed Corrado won a title three years ago at Harrah’s Tunica.
All final table players started play with identical stack sizes of 12,000 chips. Final Table play
lasted about five hours and ended at 7 pm. Players were eliminated in the following order:
Tenth Place: Jewett Tenth
Jim Jewett, a real estate developer from Meridian, ID went out first when his A8 lost to AK.
The real estate developer collected a nice commission amounting to $2,044. This marked
his third WSOP Circuit cash. He also made the money at the WSOP in Las Vegas last year.
Ninth Place: Raimon Ninth
Former WSOP gold ring winner Mike Ramon went out in ninth place. The pro poker player
who also won a WSOP satellite series tournament held in Mississippi last year, collected
$2,499 for this finish.
Eighth Place: Seelig Eighth
Stanley Seelig, who is self-employed and lives in nearby Metairie, LA exited in eighth place.
He received $2,953. This was his first WSOP Circuit cash. He did make it to a final table at
last year’s Winter Bayou Poker Challenge, finishing seventh.
Seventh Place: Corrado Seventh
Ed Corrado, a 79-year-old retiree from Naples, FL was the seventh-place finisher. He has
accumulated nearly $500,000 in career tournament finishes, including three major wins and
numerous in-the-money finishes. Corrado won his WSOP Circuit gold ring at Harrah’s
Tunica in 2006. Seventh place paid $3,635.
Sixth Place: Derden Sixth
Preston R. Derden, a 63-year-old retiree from Houston, TX cashed for the tenth time in a
WSOP Circuit tournament, and fifth time here at Harrah’s New Orleans. Derden, who was
the runner up in a Circuit event last year at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, ended up in sixth place,
worth $4,544.
Fifth Place: “Skinny B.” Fifth
“Skinny B.” Cleaveland, a barber from Austin, TX ended up getting clipped and took fifth
place. He survived a number of close shaves, but was crewcutted away from the final by
Ronnie Hoover. “Skinny B.” was swept away with $5,680 in prize money.
Fourth Place: “The Assassin” Fourth
David “The Assassin” Dowdy, a poker pro from Canton, GA was himself gunned down in
what was his first time to enter a WSOP Circuit tournament. It was quite a showing for the
27-year-old, making the final table in his first try. Dowdy had previously cashed three times
in various tournaments held in Las Vegas. Fourth place paid $7,270.
Third Place: Spence Third
Jahson “Class” Spence, a tough talkative poker pro from Yonkers, NY was part of a three-
way split for the top three places. He agreed to a third-place payout totaling $9,315. This
was his best WSOP-related showing yet, following a sixth-place finish earlier this year at
Caesars Atlantic City.
Second Place: Preis Second
Shimiron Preis, a poker pro from St. Charles, LA agreed to second place. He cashed four
times in various WSOP Circuit events, including twice last month at Harrah’s St. Louis. The
former 36-year-old manager collected a nice official payout amounting to $14,540.
First Place: Hoover First!
Ronnie Hoover, a retiree from Baton Rouge, LA was the winner of the 15th WSOP Circuit
event. He officially collected $14,540 for first place, plus his first gold ring. He formally
worked in sales and marketing. In his spare time, when he is not playing poker Hoover
enjoys fishing and playing golf. This was Hoover’s first major tournament victory.
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
