2010 Harrah's St. Louis
Event 12 - $5,000 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Championship Event Final Results. 2010 Harrah's St. Louis WSOP Circuit Events.
| 2010 Harrah's St. Louis World Series of Poker Circuit Events Official Results |
2010 Harrah's St. Louis Event #12 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Final Results: Harrah’s St. Louis
Event #12
No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Buy-In: $5,000 (+190)
Total Entries: 129
Total Prize Pool: $625,650
April 13 – April 15, 2010
Final Results: Harrah’s St. Louis
Event #12
No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event
Buy-In: $5,000 (+190)
Total Entries: 129
Total Prize Pool: $625,650
April 13 – April 15, 2010
| Jeff Roper |
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Jeff Roper
Jason Mo
Gary Lambert
Matthew Schwarmann
Jordan Portell
Joel Casper
Gregory Headrick
Gary Bolden
Michael Sortino
Brian McKain
Bernard Lee
Peter Brooks
Jason Mo
Gary Lambert
Matthew Schwarmann
Jordan Portell
Joel Casper
Gregory Headrick
Gary Bolden
Michael Sortino
Brian McKain
Bernard Lee
Peter Brooks
St. Louis, MO
Chesterfield, MO
Quincy, IL
Orlando, FL
Maryland Hghts, MO
Chicago, IL
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Papillon, NE
Scottsburg, IN
Wayland, MA
St. Louis, MO
Chesterfield, MO
Quincy, IL
Orlando, FL
Maryland Hghts, MO
Chicago, IL
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Papillon, NE
Scottsburg, IN
Wayland, MA
St. Louis, MO
$170,814
$122,502
$81,710
$58,373
$46,673
$35,036
$23,337
$18,957
$16,017
$14,077
$14,077
$14,077
$122,502
$81,710
$58,373
$46,673
$35,036
$23,337
$18,957
$16,017
$14,077
$14,077
$14,077
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Jeff Roper Wins WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s
St. Louis
Roper maintains dominant lead through most of final table to take
first-ever WSOPC Championship Event at Harrah’s St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Jeff Roper, a corporate attorney from St. Louis, cemented himself in history
late Thursday as the first-ever WSOP Circuit Main Event champion at Harrah’s St. Louis.
Roper was the chip leader heading into the final table of the $5,000 (+190) buy-in, No-Limit
Hold’em tournament
The Championship Event drew a field of 129 players, generating a total prize pool of
$625,650.
The concluding event of Harrah’s St. Louis’ inaugural WSOP Circuit series attracted a list of
notable players, including 2008 WSOP Main Event third place finisher, Dennis Phillips, 2008
WSOP bracelet winners, brothers Blair and Grant Hinkle, 2006 WSOP Main Event runner- up
and reigning Harrah’s Tunica champion, Paul Wasicka, WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals
runner-up, Soheil Shamseddin, 2009 Bayou Classic Champion, Allen Kessler and multi-
platinum recording artist Nelly.
Other notable participants included “Captain” Tom Franklin, poker pro Jason Potter, 2008
EPT Copenhagen Champion, Tim Vance and poker pro and co-host of ESPN’s Inside Deal,
Bernard Lee. Lee made a deep run in the event and barely missed making the final table,
finishing in 11th place, worth $14,077.
Heading into the final table, Roper’s following of friends and family made their presence
among the sizable crowd that gathered to watch history unfold Thursday afternoon. Also on
hand to cheer the St. Louis attorney on were regulars at the $25-$50 Pot Limit Omaha
game here at Harrah’s St. Louis with whom Roper plays with. Their motivations were more
self-serving however, as they openly expressing their desire for Roper to bring some of his
winnings to the poker room just a few feet away.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Matt Schwarmann Orlando, FL 1 409,000
Joel Casper Chicago, IL 2 193,000
Gregory Headrick St. Louis, MO 3 111,000
Gary Bolden St. Louis, MO 4 66,500
Jeff Roper St. Louis, MO 5 592,200
Jordan Portell St. Louis, MO 6 116,000
Gary Lambert Quincy, IL 7 188,500
Michael Sortino Omaha, NE 8 70,000
Jason Mo St. Louis, MO 9 184,000
Final table introductions began at 2:00 pm after which cards were in the air with blinds and
antes at 2,500/5,000/500. The first elimination of the day happened on the very first hand
when Michael Sortino was all-in with AdJd. Lambert made the call with a dominating AcQs.
His tournament on the line, Sortino fell even farther behind after a flop of QcAh4d. A 6d on
the turn left Sortino drawing dead before a 3h hit the river. Sortino is a 50-year-old retiree
from Omaha, NE. Earlier this year, he made the final table of the WSOP Circuit
Championship Event at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Sortino’s second main event final table of
2010 earned him $16,017.
Coming off of a $60,000 second place cash finish during the Wynn Classic, Gary Bolden was
looking to build on his recent success at Harrah’s St. Louis. The short stack of the final
table, Bolden hoped to chip up quick after moving all-in from late position with pocket
deuces.
Unfortunately for the tournament pro from St. Louis, Roper was sitting on pocket queens
and quickly made the call. The 10d 5h 7s flop was no help to either player. The Jd showed
on the turn before the Ac hit the river to send Bolden to rail in eighth. He took home
$18,957 for his three-day effort.
Matt Schwarmann took a hit to his stack after doubling Joel Casper, increasing Roper’s
dominance as the overall chip leader with about a 2-1 advantage over his nearest
opponent, Gary Lambert.
Blinds were now at 3,000/6,000/1,000. Gregory Headrick chipped up some after moving his
stack all-in to take a number of pots. Back up to about 60,000, Headrick was all-in with
pocket tens and was called by Lambert, who showed Kc7s. The flop was harmless enough -
3s8dQc. After a 2c on the turn, however, it looked like Headrick would be back in business,
but a Kh abruptly ended Headrick’s ascent.
Headrick is a St. Louis poker pro. His seventh place finish at the Championship Event
capped a phenomenal run at the WSOP Circuit Event at St. Louis. This was Headrick’s third
final table of the series. He finished 4th out of 675 players in event #1 and 3rd in event
#10, the $1,590 NLH buy-in event. Final table #3 earned Headrick $23,337.
After being dealt pocket aces, one could imagine Casper’s delight after Roper made it
100,000 to go pre-flop. Casper quickly moved all-in and Roper made the call, turning over
pocket jacks. The flop was a benign 6c5h6s.
The turn however, was another story - Jd. The 6h on the river left Casper reeling as he
exited the tournament area.
Casper is a 30-year-old poker pro from Chicago, IL. His previous poker accomplishments
include the 2006 Heartland Poker Tour Championship and first at the WSOPC Pot Limit
Omaha event at Horseshoe Hammond in 2008. Sixth place paid $35,036.
Jordan Portell had top pair aces with a nine-high kicker after a flop of Ah3h4h and was all-in
against Lambert, who tabled QhJh for the flopped flush. Portell was left looking for running
cards to complete a boat to stay alive. Unfortunately, Portell’s ship never came after blanks
on the turn and river, eliminating him in fifth place.
Portell is a 33-year-old physical education teacher from St. Louis, MO. He says that he
earned his seat to the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s St. Louis through a local
makeshift poker series league. Whatever the name of this organiztion, it now has a strong
ambassador by the name of Jordan Portell, who takes home $46,673
With blinds now at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Matt Schwarmann was the short stack with four
players remaining:
All-in for 140,000, Schwarmann found himself out-kicked with Ad6c vs. Mo, who called with
Ac7c. The two saw a flop of 2c3hJd.
Schwarmann was looking for a six or for the board to at least double pair after a second
jack hit the turn, but the river came Qs to end his run.
Schwarmann cashed in the 2009 WSOP Main Event and finished second in an event at the
Venetian Deep Stack earlier this month. The 23-year-old former student from Orlando, FL
earned $58,373 for his fourth place finish.
With blinds and antes at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Roper had a massive chip lead over his
remaining two opponents:
Roper – 1,040,000
Lambert – 294,000
Mo – 607,000
Lambert was the aggressor for much of the day. He would take pots from his opponents
without showing hands and when he did, he often had the nuts. Down to three, Lambert
got involved in one of those hands where he did not intend to show his cards. Heads up vs.
Roper, Lambert fired out 100k on a flop of 5h9hAh with Qs8s in the hole.
Roper smooth called and the two saw the turn come Ac. Lambert moved all-in, hoping to
move Roper off the hand but the timing was horrible.
Roper snap-called, tabling Qh10h for the flush. Drawing dead, Lambert shook his opponent’
s hand and headed to the payout table as a 10 hit the river.
Lambert is a 44-year-old chiropractor from Quincy, IL. He is a former member of the USA
National Ruby Team and once played in the World Cup. In addition to chiropractics, Dr.
Lambert has patented various hunting products which he sells online. Lambert’s third place
finished earned him $81,710.
Heads up play began at around 6:47 pm and lasted two hours. Roper had more than a 2-1
chip lead over Mo when play resumed. After an hour, the two players took a 45-minute
dinner break. After play resumed, Mo crept up in chips against Roper and at one point, had
taken the chip lead, but after a hand where Mo had top pair aces to Roper’s two pair, aces
and sixes, Mo was nearly back to square one.
In the final hand of the night, Mo made it 67,000 to go pre-flop with AdQc before Roper re-
raised to 175,000. Mo moved all-in and Roper called instantly.
The crowed erupted as Roper slammed pocket aces onto the felt. The final board of the
series played out 3hJd5h8h7h to give Roper the win, worth $170,814, a $10,000 seat to
the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and the coveted diamond-encrusted WSOP
Circuit gold ring. Jason Mo, a 23-year-old online pro from St. Louis took home $122,502 for
an impressive second place showing.
“This means a lot to me, being the first ever Main Event champion here at Harrah’s St.
Louis,” said Roper.
“This tournament was the biggest ever in the state of Missouri, there are a lot of great
players here in St. Louis.”
“I’m busy with work, but I play about two or three circuits a year, and am looking forward
to coming out to the WSOP this summer for two or three weeks and see what happens.”
This concludes the 12-event WSOP Circuit Series at Harrah’s St. Louis. An overall success,
the two-week long tournament attracted a total of 3,217 players, generating $1,958,527 in
total prize money.
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s St. Louis
Michael St. Pierre – General Manager
Marcus Glover – Assistant General Manager
Tom Orman – Slot Performance Manager
Kristopher Hartwiger – Poker Room Manager
Lindy Kirsch – Advertising and Public Relations Manager
Jimmy Sommerfeld –Tournament Director
Bill Bruce – Assistant Tournament Director
St. Louis
Roper maintains dominant lead through most of final table to take
first-ever WSOPC Championship Event at Harrah’s St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Jeff Roper, a corporate attorney from St. Louis, cemented himself in history
late Thursday as the first-ever WSOP Circuit Main Event champion at Harrah’s St. Louis.
Roper was the chip leader heading into the final table of the $5,000 (+190) buy-in, No-Limit
Hold’em tournament
The Championship Event drew a field of 129 players, generating a total prize pool of
$625,650.
The concluding event of Harrah’s St. Louis’ inaugural WSOP Circuit series attracted a list of
notable players, including 2008 WSOP Main Event third place finisher, Dennis Phillips, 2008
WSOP bracelet winners, brothers Blair and Grant Hinkle, 2006 WSOP Main Event runner- up
and reigning Harrah’s Tunica champion, Paul Wasicka, WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals
runner-up, Soheil Shamseddin, 2009 Bayou Classic Champion, Allen Kessler and multi-
platinum recording artist Nelly.
Other notable participants included “Captain” Tom Franklin, poker pro Jason Potter, 2008
EPT Copenhagen Champion, Tim Vance and poker pro and co-host of ESPN’s Inside Deal,
Bernard Lee. Lee made a deep run in the event and barely missed making the final table,
finishing in 11th place, worth $14,077.
Heading into the final table, Roper’s following of friends and family made their presence
among the sizable crowd that gathered to watch history unfold Thursday afternoon. Also on
hand to cheer the St. Louis attorney on were regulars at the $25-$50 Pot Limit Omaha
game here at Harrah’s St. Louis with whom Roper plays with. Their motivations were more
self-serving however, as they openly expressing their desire for Roper to bring some of his
winnings to the poker room just a few feet away.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Matt Schwarmann Orlando, FL 1 409,000
Joel Casper Chicago, IL 2 193,000
Gregory Headrick St. Louis, MO 3 111,000
Gary Bolden St. Louis, MO 4 66,500
Jeff Roper St. Louis, MO 5 592,200
Jordan Portell St. Louis, MO 6 116,000
Gary Lambert Quincy, IL 7 188,500
Michael Sortino Omaha, NE 8 70,000
Jason Mo St. Louis, MO 9 184,000
Final table introductions began at 2:00 pm after which cards were in the air with blinds and
antes at 2,500/5,000/500. The first elimination of the day happened on the very first hand
when Michael Sortino was all-in with AdJd. Lambert made the call with a dominating AcQs.
His tournament on the line, Sortino fell even farther behind after a flop of QcAh4d. A 6d on
the turn left Sortino drawing dead before a 3h hit the river. Sortino is a 50-year-old retiree
from Omaha, NE. Earlier this year, he made the final table of the WSOP Circuit
Championship Event at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Sortino’s second main event final table of
2010 earned him $16,017.
Coming off of a $60,000 second place cash finish during the Wynn Classic, Gary Bolden was
looking to build on his recent success at Harrah’s St. Louis. The short stack of the final
table, Bolden hoped to chip up quick after moving all-in from late position with pocket
deuces.
Unfortunately for the tournament pro from St. Louis, Roper was sitting on pocket queens
and quickly made the call. The 10d 5h 7s flop was no help to either player. The Jd showed
on the turn before the Ac hit the river to send Bolden to rail in eighth. He took home
$18,957 for his three-day effort.
Matt Schwarmann took a hit to his stack after doubling Joel Casper, increasing Roper’s
dominance as the overall chip leader with about a 2-1 advantage over his nearest
opponent, Gary Lambert.
Blinds were now at 3,000/6,000/1,000. Gregory Headrick chipped up some after moving his
stack all-in to take a number of pots. Back up to about 60,000, Headrick was all-in with
pocket tens and was called by Lambert, who showed Kc7s. The flop was harmless enough -
3s8dQc. After a 2c on the turn, however, it looked like Headrick would be back in business,
but a Kh abruptly ended Headrick’s ascent.
Headrick is a St. Louis poker pro. His seventh place finish at the Championship Event
capped a phenomenal run at the WSOP Circuit Event at St. Louis. This was Headrick’s third
final table of the series. He finished 4th out of 675 players in event #1 and 3rd in event
#10, the $1,590 NLH buy-in event. Final table #3 earned Headrick $23,337.
After being dealt pocket aces, one could imagine Casper’s delight after Roper made it
100,000 to go pre-flop. Casper quickly moved all-in and Roper made the call, turning over
pocket jacks. The flop was a benign 6c5h6s.
The turn however, was another story - Jd. The 6h on the river left Casper reeling as he
exited the tournament area.
Casper is a 30-year-old poker pro from Chicago, IL. His previous poker accomplishments
include the 2006 Heartland Poker Tour Championship and first at the WSOPC Pot Limit
Omaha event at Horseshoe Hammond in 2008. Sixth place paid $35,036.
Jordan Portell had top pair aces with a nine-high kicker after a flop of Ah3h4h and was all-in
against Lambert, who tabled QhJh for the flopped flush. Portell was left looking for running
cards to complete a boat to stay alive. Unfortunately, Portell’s ship never came after blanks
on the turn and river, eliminating him in fifth place.
Portell is a 33-year-old physical education teacher from St. Louis, MO. He says that he
earned his seat to the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s St. Louis through a local
makeshift poker series league. Whatever the name of this organiztion, it now has a strong
ambassador by the name of Jordan Portell, who takes home $46,673
With blinds now at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Matt Schwarmann was the short stack with four
players remaining:
All-in for 140,000, Schwarmann found himself out-kicked with Ad6c vs. Mo, who called with
Ac7c. The two saw a flop of 2c3hJd.
Schwarmann was looking for a six or for the board to at least double pair after a second
jack hit the turn, but the river came Qs to end his run.
Schwarmann cashed in the 2009 WSOP Main Event and finished second in an event at the
Venetian Deep Stack earlier this month. The 23-year-old former student from Orlando, FL
earned $58,373 for his fourth place finish.
With blinds and antes at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Roper had a massive chip lead over his
remaining two opponents:
Roper – 1,040,000
Lambert – 294,000
Mo – 607,000
Lambert was the aggressor for much of the day. He would take pots from his opponents
without showing hands and when he did, he often had the nuts. Down to three, Lambert
got involved in one of those hands where he did not intend to show his cards. Heads up vs.
Roper, Lambert fired out 100k on a flop of 5h9hAh with Qs8s in the hole.
Roper smooth called and the two saw the turn come Ac. Lambert moved all-in, hoping to
move Roper off the hand but the timing was horrible.
Roper snap-called, tabling Qh10h for the flush. Drawing dead, Lambert shook his opponent’
s hand and headed to the payout table as a 10 hit the river.
Lambert is a 44-year-old chiropractor from Quincy, IL. He is a former member of the USA
National Ruby Team and once played in the World Cup. In addition to chiropractics, Dr.
Lambert has patented various hunting products which he sells online. Lambert’s third place
finished earned him $81,710.
Heads up play began at around 6:47 pm and lasted two hours. Roper had more than a 2-1
chip lead over Mo when play resumed. After an hour, the two players took a 45-minute
dinner break. After play resumed, Mo crept up in chips against Roper and at one point, had
taken the chip lead, but after a hand where Mo had top pair aces to Roper’s two pair, aces
and sixes, Mo was nearly back to square one.
In the final hand of the night, Mo made it 67,000 to go pre-flop with AdQc before Roper re-
raised to 175,000. Mo moved all-in and Roper called instantly.
The crowed erupted as Roper slammed pocket aces onto the felt. The final board of the
series played out 3hJd5h8h7h to give Roper the win, worth $170,814, a $10,000 seat to
the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and the coveted diamond-encrusted WSOP
Circuit gold ring. Jason Mo, a 23-year-old online pro from St. Louis took home $122,502 for
an impressive second place showing.
“This means a lot to me, being the first ever Main Event champion here at Harrah’s St.
Louis,” said Roper.
“This tournament was the biggest ever in the state of Missouri, there are a lot of great
players here in St. Louis.”
“I’m busy with work, but I play about two or three circuits a year, and am looking forward
to coming out to the WSOP this summer for two or three weeks and see what happens.”
This concludes the 12-event WSOP Circuit Series at Harrah’s St. Louis. An overall success,
the two-week long tournament attracted a total of 3,217 players, generating $1,958,527 in
total prize money.
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s St. Louis
Michael St. Pierre – General Manager
Marcus Glover – Assistant General Manager
Tom Orman – Slot Performance Manager
Kristopher Hartwiger – Poker Room Manager
Lindy Kirsch – Advertising and Public Relations Manager
Jimmy Sommerfeld –Tournament Director
Bill Bruce – Assistant Tournament Director
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010 Harrah's St. Louis WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
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