2010 Harrah's St. Louis
Event 9 - $1,000 Buy-in No Limit Holdem 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 #9 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah’s St. Louis
Event #9
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1000 (+90)
Total Entries: 258
Total Prize Pool: $250,260
April 10 – April 11, 2010
Harrah’s St. Louis
Event #9
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $1000 (+90)
Total Entries: 258
Total Prize Pool: $250,260
April 10 – April 11, 2010
| Joseph Scimeca |
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
Joseph Scimeca
John Adams
Lance Dorsey
Dixon Ruecker
Patrick Fogleman
Larry Smith
Andrew Rubinberg
Michael Patterson
Robert Thornhill
Shimiron Preis
Kevin Brown
Joel Casper
Rodney Cozart
Paul Wasicka
Salvatore Dicarlo
John Gross
Eugene Esker
Michael Schneider
Steven Maher
Gary Lucht
Scott Jones
Michael Dalton
Jeff Winget
Radwan Khuri
Wistar Holt
Brian Burney
Phylis Blanton
John Adams
Lance Dorsey
Dixon Ruecker
Patrick Fogleman
Larry Smith
Andrew Rubinberg
Michael Patterson
Robert Thornhill
Shimiron Preis
Kevin Brown
Joel Casper
Rodney Cozart
Paul Wasicka
Salvatore Dicarlo
John Gross
Eugene Esker
Michael Schneider
Steven Maher
Gary Lucht
Scott Jones
Michael Dalton
Jeff Winget
Radwan Khuri
Wistar Holt
Brian Burney
Phylis Blanton
Kansas City, MO
Ballwin, MO
Columbia, MO
Tempe, AZ
Springfield, IL
Quincy, IL
Skokie, IL
Springfield, IL
Spring, TX
St. Charles, MO
Cottage Hills, IL
Chicago, IL
Traverse, MI
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Bridgeton, MO
Prairie Rocher, IL
Covington, GA
Decatur, IL
Sissma, IL
Highland Beach, FL
Ashland, MO
Belleville, IL
Memphis, TN
St. Louis, MO
Branson, MO
Caddo Mills, TX
Ballwin, MO
Columbia, MO
Tempe, AZ
Springfield, IL
Quincy, IL
Skokie, IL
Springfield, IL
Spring, TX
St. Charles, MO
Cottage Hills, IL
Chicago, IL
Traverse, MI
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Bridgeton, MO
Prairie Rocher, IL
Covington, GA
Decatur, IL
Sissma, IL
Highland Beach, FL
Ashland, MO
Belleville, IL
Memphis, TN
St. Louis, MO
Branson, MO
Caddo Mills, TX
$62,289
$37,964
$26,978
$19,270
$15,416
$11,562
$7,708
$6,257
$5,306
$4,655
$4,655
$4,655
$3,829
$3,829
$3,829
$3,178
$3,178
$3,178
$2,778
$2,778
$2,778
$2,478
$2,478
$2,478
$2,252
$2,252
$2,252
$37,964
$26,978
$19,270
$15,416
$11,562
$7,708
$6,257
$5,306
$4,655
$4,655
$4,655
$3,829
$3,829
$3,829
$3,178
$3,178
$3,178
$2,778
$2,778
$2,778
$2,478
$2,478
$2,478
$2,252
$2,252
$2,252
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Joe Scimeca Takes Down $62,289 in Event # 9 at
Harrah’s St. Louis
Scimeca Chips Back Up From 2-1 Deficit Heads Up For the Win
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Joe Scimeca is the winner of WSOP Circuit Event #9 at Harrah’s St. Louis.
Scimeca had half the chips of his heads-up opponent, 64-year-old retired beer brewer, John
Adams but strong two handed poker play more than made up for a deficient stack.
The $1,000 (+90) buy-in No Limit Hold’em event drew an impressive field of 258 runners,
generating a prize pool of $250,260, the largest poker tournament prize pool so far at the
World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harrah’s St. Louis. The quarter million dollar purse
was also the largest ever in the state of Missouri.
21 players made it to day two including event # 6 winner, Gene Esker and Paul Wasicka
who would finish the day in 14th place.
Scimeca was in the middle of the pack heading into the final table.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Joe Scimeca Kansas City, MO 1 245,000
Lance Dorsey Columbia, MO 2 101,000
Mike Patterson Springfield, IL 3 90,000
Patrick Fogleman Springfield, IL 4 133,000
Dexon Ruecker Phoenix, AZ 5 380,000
Andrew Rubinberg Skokie, IL 6 106,000
John Adams St. Louis, MO 7 483,000
Jason Thornhill Spring, TX 8 136,000
Larry Smith Quincy, IL 9 215,000
Ninth Place
Final table play began just before 4:30 pm with blinds and antes at 5,000/10,000/2,000.
Jason Thornhill, in his third WSOPC final table in 2010, was the first casualty of the evening
after moving all-in on a board of 2sQs3c with pocket jacks. John Adams made the call with
AQ off and after a 10 and 8 of diamonds on the turn and river, Thornhill was eliminated in
ninth. The 27-year-old poker pro from Spring, TX earned $5,306.
Eighth Place
“Uncle” Mike Patterson was all-in a short time later with pocket eights, but was far behind
Dexon Ruecker, who made the call with pocket nines. The ace-high board was no help to
Patterson, sending the 42-year-old poker player from Springfield, IL off to collect $6,257 for
eighth.
Seventh Place
Blinds moved up to the 6,000/12,000 level with 2,000 antes. Ruecker moved his huge stack
all-in from the cutoff with AsKd and while Andrew Rubinberg called from the button with his
remaining chips holding Ac5c. The flop came 6d10dKh, giving Ruecker top pair. A 3h and 6c
on the turn and river resulted in a seventh place finish for Rubinberg worth $7,708.
Sixth Place
Larry Smith, a 51-year-old insurance company field rep, was the sixth place finisher. After
doubling Patrick Fogleman a few hands earlier, he was all-in with Ac2d. Adams called with
Kh3h. The flop was a monster for Adams, 3c3s8d. Smith was unable to catch running aces
or straight cards, ending his tournament run. Sixth place was worth $11,562.
Fifth Place
In his second final table in as many days, Fogleman was determined to best his fourth place
finish in event #7. However, after a bad run of cards, he got the rest of his chips in with
Ad9s. Ruecker was behind after calling with Jc9c, but was looking good after a QcJs3c flop.
The turn and river were of no help to Fogleman, ending his ring bid in fifth, which paid
$15,416.
Fourth Place
After a heads-up flop of Ks2cKc, Adams made it 40,000 to go. Ruecker, sensing that he was
being pushed off a hand by the big stack, decided to raise Adams for most of his stack.
Adams moved-all in and Ruecker could only call with Qs5s.
Ruekcer discovered his read was off when Adams tabled Kh7h for the flopped set. Adams
was forced to sweat a bit after a Js hit the turn, but added more ammunition to his already
huge chip stack after a river 2d. Ruecker is a 22-year-old college senior from Phoenix, AZ.
He took home $19,270.
Third Place
Down to the final three, Adams had over half the chips in play with about 1.25 million. The
short stack was Lance Dorsey with about 80k left in the tank. With his few remaining chips
in the middle, the 30-year-old radiology resident physician’s As5h failed to stay ahead
through fifth street against Adams’ 8s9s and he was eliminated.
Dorsey is a former D2 football player at Truman State College and class of 2006 graduate of
the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine. He adds a WSOPC third place
finish worth $26,978 to a fine list of accomplishments.
Second Place
Heads-up play began at 5:35 pm with Adams holding about a 2-1 chip lead over Scimeca.
Blinds and antes were at 6,000/12,000/2,000. Undaunted, Scimeca slowly chipped away
slowly at his opponent to take the chip lead.
In the final hand of the night, Adams fired out 60,000 on a flop of 8d5h3c, which Scimeca
called. The turn brought a Jh. Adams moved all-in. After about seven or eight minutes,
Scimeca called and turned over 6h3h. Scimeca had bottom pair and was drawing to a river
flush. Adams turned over Kd9s. The river was a Jc, giving Scimeca the win worth a healthy
$62,289 and his first WSOP Circuit Event gold ring.
Adams took home $37,964 for second place.
Scimeca is a 28-year-old poker player from Kansas City, MO. With over a $25,000 difference
in first and second prize and a WSOPC gold ring on the line, Scimeca did not want to let
tournament be decided by a couple of fateful all-ins.
“I was trying to chip away and figure out what he was doing and finally got a couple of
reads on him,” said Scimeca about the heads up duel.
After settling with a backer, the married father of two children says that he will put his
winnings toward the household.
“They get all of it,” he said with a smile.
Still to come are 3 more events and nightly (single-day) non-ring $230 and $340 buy-in
events which begin at 4 pm and 7pm. The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s St. Louis runs through
April 15th.
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
Harrah’s St. Louis
Scimeca Chips Back Up From 2-1 Deficit Heads Up For the Win
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Joe Scimeca is the winner of WSOP Circuit Event #9 at Harrah’s St. Louis.
Scimeca had half the chips of his heads-up opponent, 64-year-old retired beer brewer, John
Adams but strong two handed poker play more than made up for a deficient stack.
The $1,000 (+90) buy-in No Limit Hold’em event drew an impressive field of 258 runners,
generating a prize pool of $250,260, the largest poker tournament prize pool so far at the
World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harrah’s St. Louis. The quarter million dollar purse
was also the largest ever in the state of Missouri.
21 players made it to day two including event # 6 winner, Gene Esker and Paul Wasicka
who would finish the day in 14th place.
Scimeca was in the middle of the pack heading into the final table.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Joe Scimeca Kansas City, MO 1 245,000
Lance Dorsey Columbia, MO 2 101,000
Mike Patterson Springfield, IL 3 90,000
Patrick Fogleman Springfield, IL 4 133,000
Dexon Ruecker Phoenix, AZ 5 380,000
Andrew Rubinberg Skokie, IL 6 106,000
John Adams St. Louis, MO 7 483,000
Jason Thornhill Spring, TX 8 136,000
Larry Smith Quincy, IL 9 215,000
Ninth Place
Final table play began just before 4:30 pm with blinds and antes at 5,000/10,000/2,000.
Jason Thornhill, in his third WSOPC final table in 2010, was the first casualty of the evening
after moving all-in on a board of 2sQs3c with pocket jacks. John Adams made the call with
AQ off and after a 10 and 8 of diamonds on the turn and river, Thornhill was eliminated in
ninth. The 27-year-old poker pro from Spring, TX earned $5,306.
Eighth Place
“Uncle” Mike Patterson was all-in a short time later with pocket eights, but was far behind
Dexon Ruecker, who made the call with pocket nines. The ace-high board was no help to
Patterson, sending the 42-year-old poker player from Springfield, IL off to collect $6,257 for
eighth.
Seventh Place
Blinds moved up to the 6,000/12,000 level with 2,000 antes. Ruecker moved his huge stack
all-in from the cutoff with AsKd and while Andrew Rubinberg called from the button with his
remaining chips holding Ac5c. The flop came 6d10dKh, giving Ruecker top pair. A 3h and 6c
on the turn and river resulted in a seventh place finish for Rubinberg worth $7,708.
Sixth Place
Larry Smith, a 51-year-old insurance company field rep, was the sixth place finisher. After
doubling Patrick Fogleman a few hands earlier, he was all-in with Ac2d. Adams called with
Kh3h. The flop was a monster for Adams, 3c3s8d. Smith was unable to catch running aces
or straight cards, ending his tournament run. Sixth place was worth $11,562.
Fifth Place
In his second final table in as many days, Fogleman was determined to best his fourth place
finish in event #7. However, after a bad run of cards, he got the rest of his chips in with
Ad9s. Ruecker was behind after calling with Jc9c, but was looking good after a QcJs3c flop.
The turn and river were of no help to Fogleman, ending his ring bid in fifth, which paid
$15,416.
Fourth Place
After a heads-up flop of Ks2cKc, Adams made it 40,000 to go. Ruecker, sensing that he was
being pushed off a hand by the big stack, decided to raise Adams for most of his stack.
Adams moved-all in and Ruecker could only call with Qs5s.
Ruekcer discovered his read was off when Adams tabled Kh7h for the flopped set. Adams
was forced to sweat a bit after a Js hit the turn, but added more ammunition to his already
huge chip stack after a river 2d. Ruecker is a 22-year-old college senior from Phoenix, AZ.
He took home $19,270.
Third Place
Down to the final three, Adams had over half the chips in play with about 1.25 million. The
short stack was Lance Dorsey with about 80k left in the tank. With his few remaining chips
in the middle, the 30-year-old radiology resident physician’s As5h failed to stay ahead
through fifth street against Adams’ 8s9s and he was eliminated.
Dorsey is a former D2 football player at Truman State College and class of 2006 graduate of
the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine. He adds a WSOPC third place
finish worth $26,978 to a fine list of accomplishments.
Second Place
Heads-up play began at 5:35 pm with Adams holding about a 2-1 chip lead over Scimeca.
Blinds and antes were at 6,000/12,000/2,000. Undaunted, Scimeca slowly chipped away
slowly at his opponent to take the chip lead.
In the final hand of the night, Adams fired out 60,000 on a flop of 8d5h3c, which Scimeca
called. The turn brought a Jh. Adams moved all-in. After about seven or eight minutes,
Scimeca called and turned over 6h3h. Scimeca had bottom pair and was drawing to a river
flush. Adams turned over Kd9s. The river was a Jc, giving Scimeca the win worth a healthy
$62,289 and his first WSOP Circuit Event gold ring.
Adams took home $37,964 for second place.
Scimeca is a 28-year-old poker player from Kansas City, MO. With over a $25,000 difference
in first and second prize and a WSOPC gold ring on the line, Scimeca did not want to let
tournament be decided by a couple of fateful all-ins.
“I was trying to chip away and figure out what he was doing and finally got a couple of
reads on him,” said Scimeca about the heads up duel.
After settling with a backer, the married father of two children says that he will put his
winnings toward the household.
“They get all of it,” he said with a smile.
Still to come are 3 more events and nightly (single-day) non-ring $230 and $340 buy-in
events which begin at 4 pm and 7pm. The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s St. Louis runs through
April 15th.
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:
2010 WSOP Circuit Harrah's St. Louis Schedule and Results
2010 WSOP Circuit Harrah's St. Louis Schedule and Results
