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2010 Harrah's Tunica
Event 11 - $550 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010 Harrah's Tunica WSOP Circuit Events.
2010 Harrah's Tunica Event #11 Results
2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Final Results: Harrah’s Tunica
Event #11
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $550 (+40)
Total Entries: 210
Total Prize Pool: $96,450
January 30-31, 2010
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
Herbert Tapscott
Michael Sanders
Lisa Farmer
Michael Jordan
Charlie Dawson
Erik Badgley
Robert Meyer
Rose Cooney
Brett Connally
Mark Cooney
George Williams
Frances Roche
Gary Bentley
Richard Smreker
Dale Atchison
William Van Pelt
Frederick Smith
Mitchell Franks
Thomas Pullens
Robert Muriel
Lenol Clark
Thaire Daley
Hartselle, AL
Pottsville, AR
Atlanta, GA
Brandon, FL
Owensboro, KY
Dewitt, MI
Lawrence, KS
Collierville, TN
Bulverde, TX
Collierville, TN
Glenwood, IL
Germantown, TN
Killen, AL
St. Louis, MO
Mountain Grove, MO
Houston, TX
Loganville, GA
Tupelo, MS
Picayune, MS
Nashville, TN
Trenton, GA
Ridgeland, SC
$25,369
$15,577
$11,024
$7,870
$6,298
$4,726
$3,154
$2,556
$2,170
$1,900
$1,900
$1,900
$1,562
$1,562
$1,562
$1,302
$1,302
$1,302
$1,138
$1,138
$569
$569

Herb Tapscott Takes Down Event #11 at Harrah’s Tunica
A wife makes final table while husband barely misses the cut
TUNICA, MS – While 162 women were playing in the ladies event at the Harrah’s Tunica
event center, two found their place at the $550 buy-in event #11 final table. The first
females to make the final table so far at the 2009/2010 Harrah’s Tunica Circuit Event, Lisa
Farmer and Rose Cooney were poised to make it a true ladies’ night.
Cooney’s husband Mark just missed making the final nine, which would have made them
the first husband and wife in WSOP Circuit Event history to accomplish the feat. Mr. Cooney’
s elimination set the final table stage.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Charlie Dawson Owensboro, KY 1 390,000
Michael Jordan Tampa, FL 2 240,000
Erik Badgley Hendersonville, TN 3 130,000
Brett Connally San Antonio, TX 4 125,000
Robert Meyers Lawrence, KS 5 110,000
Rose Cooney Collierville, TN 6 90,000
Herb Tapscott Decatur, AL 7 360,000
Lisa Farmer Atlanta, GA 8 190,000
Michael Sanders Russellville, AR 9 170,000
Ninth Place
With blinds and antes at 4,000/8,000/1,000, Brett Connally made it 32,000 to go preflop
from early position before Herb Trapscott re-raised all-in. Connally made the call with pocket
fives, but was far behind Trapscott’s pocket queens. The king high board was no help to
Connally and he was out. The 23-year old student cashed for $2,170.
Eighth Place
Mrs. Cooney was eliminated after moving all-in with her remaining 56,000. Unfortunately it
was bad timing, as she ran her Kh-Qd into an opponent’s pocket aces. Cooney took home
$2,556 for eighth.
Seventh Place
Earlier in the match, Robert Meyers took a horrendous beat from Michael Sanders after
Sanders caught runner runner full house. Meyers was left nursing just a few big blinds.
Shortly after doubling back up to 100,000, Meyers moved all-in with Ad-Kc and was called
by Charlie Dawson with pocket 3’s. Treys held strong for Dawson, busting Meyers in
seventh. Meyers works in commercial real estate and owned a rare book store. He picked
up $3,154.
Sixth Place
Erik Badgley, a 32-year old engineer and host of Rounders Radio’s “The Daily Grind” poker
radio show, moved his remaining stack all-in with Kc-10h and got a call from Sanders, who
showed Ks-Qs. The 8-high board was no help to either player, ending Badgley’s run. Sixth
paid $4,726.
Fifth Place
Dawson, was the next player eliminated after his pocket sixes failed to hold all-in against
Sanders’ Q-8 suited. Dawson is a real estate investor. His sixth WSOP Circuit final table
appearance earned him $6,298.
Fourth Place
Michael Jordan, a retired officer with the NYPD, was eliminated in fourth place after moving
all-in with Kc-8h vs. Tapscott’s Ah-6d. This was Jordan’s fourth WSOP Circuit final table. He
earned $7,870.
Third Place
Lisa Farmer played a strong final table and had a good chance of winning it all. But after
taking a few hits to her stack, she failed to double up on an all-in, resulting in a third place
finish. The married mother of two from Atlanta, GA picked up her fifth Circuit Event cash for
$11,024.
Second Place
With blinds and antes at 10,000/20,000/3,000, heads up was between Sanders with
700,000 chips against Tapscott, who had a 1.7 million chip stack. In the final hand of the
tournament, Sanders was all-in with pocket nines vs. Tapscott with pocket fours. Tapscott
flopped a set before blanks hit the turn and river.
Sanders earned $15,577 for second while Tapscott took home $25,369 first place prize and
the WSOP Circuit Event gold ring.
“I feel really good,” said Tapscott after his first major tournament win. “This event was very
entertaining; there were a lot of good players here today.”
Tapscott owns a finance company and has had a number of major tournament cashes since
2003. He describes his playing style as passive and says he will be playing in some more
events through the rest of the series.
Still to come are 8 more events and daily single-day non-ring $125 and $230 buy-in events
which begin at 4 pm and 7pm. The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s Tunica runs through February
10th.
Ty Stewart – Director, Sponsorship and Licensing, WSOP
Craig Abrahams – Director, Broadcasting and New Media, WSOP
Seth Palansky – Communications Director, WSOP
Executive Staff, World Series of Poker Circuit – Harrah’s Tunica
Bill Wright – General Manager
Jimmy Sommerfeld –Tournament Director
Bill Bruce – Assistant Tournament Director
Patrick Collins – Public Relations Manager

