2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Event 1 - $300 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Final Results. 2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Events.
| 2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs World Series of Poker Circuit Events Official Results |
2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Event #1 Results
2009-2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Event #1
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $300 + $45
Number of Entries: 303
Total Prize Money: $88,173
Horseshoe Council Bluffs
Event #1
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $300 + $45
Number of Entries: 303
Total Prize Money: $88,173
| Lee Patitz |
Final Results:
Place
Name
Hometown
Prize
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29
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Lee Patitz
Shaun Barnett
Thomas Applegate
Kevin Parmely
Joe Shanks
Eric Grave
Wesley Gronhovd
Chuck Tabor
Chadd Johnson
Kyle Golden
Steve Kang
Gerald McVeigh
Jefferey Tebben
Nicholas Marsh
Sean McLauglin
Alex Rosales
Vinh Nguyen
Christopher Hovey
Mohammed Nuwwarah
Gregory Daily
Danny Huber
Wesley Appleworth
Thomas Wessling
Gary Southworth
Gray Hannibal
Alan Harding
Oren Georing
Nicole Offner
Michael Armstrong
Fred Walker
Kou Vang
Brian Topp
Jesse Starke
Adam Behrendt
Alan McNaughton
Christopher Johnson
Shaun Barnett
Thomas Applegate
Kevin Parmely
Joe Shanks
Eric Grave
Wesley Gronhovd
Chuck Tabor
Chadd Johnson
Kyle Golden
Steve Kang
Gerald McVeigh
Jefferey Tebben
Nicholas Marsh
Sean McLauglin
Alex Rosales
Vinh Nguyen
Christopher Hovey
Mohammed Nuwwarah
Gregory Daily
Danny Huber
Wesley Appleworth
Thomas Wessling
Gary Southworth
Gray Hannibal
Alan Harding
Oren Georing
Nicole Offner
Michael Armstrong
Fred Walker
Kou Vang
Brian Topp
Jesse Starke
Adam Behrendt
Alan McNaughton
Christopher Johnson
Hastings, NE
Lacona, IA
Dallas, TX
Huron, SD
Bellevue, NE
Tea, SD
Nekoma, ND
Kansas City, KS
Kansas City, MO
Lacona, IA
Dallas, TX
Huron, SD
Bellevue, NE
Tea, SD
Nekoma, ND
Kansas City, KS
Kansas City, MO
$27,332
$14,108
$7,054
$6,172
$5,290
$4,409
$3,527
$2,645
$1,763
$1,058
$1,058
$1,058
$882
$882
$882
$882
$882
$882
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$14,108
$7,054
$6,172
$5,290
$4,409
$3,527
$2,645
$1,763
$1,058
$1,058
$1,058
$882
$882
$882
$882
$882
$882
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$529
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
$353
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73-Year-Old Lee Patitz has ‘Fun and More Fun’ as He
Wins Circuit Opener
This is the Control Room Operator’s Second Circuit Ring in
Two Years
Council Bluffs, IA—Lee Patitz, a 73-year-old control room operator at an electrical
generating plant from Hastings, Nebraska, generated a win in the opening event of the
WSOP Circuit tour at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, $300 no-limit hold’em. Victory brought him
$27,332 and a handsome gold-and-diamond trophy ring. Patitz likes to come to town once
a month to play a tournament, and at last year’s Circuit here made three final tables and
won another $300 no-limit event. “Fun, fun and more fun,” is how he describes his poker
activities.
Patitz says he plays erratically, changing his style a lot to keep players from figuring him
out. At this final table he said he played “semi-conservatively, waiting until the hot shots
got out.” Most of his poker is devoted to tournaments, since he also sits in a lot of non-
money events back in Hastings. Now, with a sizeable bankroll, he plans to stay and play
here for the remainder of the Circuit events.
This sixth stop on the 2009-2010 Circuit tour will be offering something for everyone.
There are 24 tournaments scheduled over the 13 days, with the 4 p.m. events offering a
whole palette of games from which to choose, including limit hold’em, limit Omaha hi-lo,
H.O.R.S.E., pot-limit Omaha and PLO hi-lo. And the large majority of buy-ins for all events
will be an affordable $300.
To accommodate the action, the number of tables this year has been increased to 53.
Also, a Hilton Inn hotel has been opened adjacent to the casino, along with the Country
Inn & Suites across the street.
This opening event drew 303 players with a prize pool of $88,173. Eleven finalists
returned on day two. When we got to the final nine, Patitz had the chip lead with
290,000. Blinds at this point were 4,000-8,000 with 19 minutes left on the clock. Here
were the starting chip counts:
Seat Name Chip Count
1. Thomas Applegate 100,000
2. Joe Shanks 163,000
3. Shaun Barnett 283,000
4. Eric Grave 131,000
5. Chadd Johnson 256,000
6. Lee Patitz 290,000
7. Kevin Parmely 244,000
8. Wesley Gronhovd 73,000
9. Chuck Tabor 283,000
It took a very, very long time lose our first player after several all-in escapes. The most
spectacular to that point came nearly 90 minutes into the final table when Thomas
Applegate moved in for 140,000 with pocket 4s and was called by Wesley Gronhovd with
pocket jacks. “I never flopped a set of 4s,” Applegate said, ceding defeat…and then
proceeded to flop a set of 4s. A few hands later, another big draw-out when Joe Shanks,
all in with Ad-Jc, made a flush on the river to out-draw Patitz’ Ad-Qd. Unbelievably, the
same play then came down when Chadd Johnson, all in with 10-9 offsuit, hit a spade flush
on the river to crack Gronhovd’s pocket aces. And the parade continued when Shaun
Barnett, all in with pocket 8s, doubled up by making quads!
About two hours had gone by when the nine players returned from break. By now, blinds
had increased to 8,000-16,000 with 2,000 antes. On the first hand of the new level,
another clever method of survival was devised by Chuck Tabor. All in with 6-5 offsuit, he
was nearly dead to Shanks’ pocket nines when the board showed J-A-J-K. And then a
river ace allowed both players play the board for a split. Another hand and yet another
survival when Gronhovd won with ace-high.
9th place: It appeared we had still another survival when Johnson, all in with pocket
kings against Shanks’ A-Q., flopped a set on a board of K-10-6. But then a jack turned to
give Shanks a straight, as Johnson, suffering a really bad beat, cashed ninth for $1,763.
Johnson, 24, is from Kansas City, Missouri, and was a student before turning pro. His
biggest poker cash was online, winning $42,000.
8th place: Soon after, we had two all ins. Tabor moved in under the gun with Js-9s and
Patitz, just covering him, called with A-K. Patitz filled when the board came 5-6-A-6-A and
Tabor took home $3,645 for eighth. Tabor, 44, is a bar owner from Kansas City, Kansas.
He won the Oklahoma State Championship in 2007, has four cashes in the WSOP main
event, and has a 22nd-place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million event.
7th place: Soon after, another player left when Gronhovd’s pocket 6s couldn’t catch
Applegate’s pocket 10s after the board came J-J-4-Q-A. Gronhovd is a 53-year-old farmer
from Nekoma, North Dakota.
6th place: We had a coin-flip match-up when Eric Grave was all in with pocket treys, up
against Patitz’ A-K. Big slick did the trick when the board came A-J-6-5-4 and Grave went
out sixth for $4,409. Grave is a sales manager from Tea, South Dakota. He also had a final
table in last year’s Circuit here.
5th place: Shanks went out next. He had the best hand with top pair when the flop came
10-6-8 and raised all in with J-10 after Applegate bet his 9-6. But then a 6 turned to give
Applegate winning trips. Shanks got $5,290 for fifth. He is 29, from Bellevue, Nebraska,
was in tech support and sales, and now is “unemployed.” This is his first WSOP Circuit
event. “First time is a charm,” he wrote on his bio sheet.
4th place: With blinds at 12,000-24,000 and 3,000 antes, Kevin Parmely went out holding
A-7. He was up against Barnett, who had K-10 and made a runner-runner straight when
the board came 6-2-9-Q-J. Parmely,who gave his occupation as a “trapper scraper jack of
all trades, master of none,” is from Huron, South Dakota.
3rd place: Players returned from break to blinds of 15,000-30,000 and antes of 5,000.,
Applegate quickly found himself down to one chip when his K-10 was beaten by Barnett’s
A-5, and he lost the chip on the next deal. He had A-10 against A-5 for Barnett and a mere
5-2 for Lee. The board was checked down, and when it came A-A-3-4-Q, Patitz had a
wheel. Applegate is a 42-year-old pro from Dallas who previously had been a bartender.
His poker highlight is finishing in the top 11 in every WSOP event he has played.
2nd place: Patitz enjoyed better than a 3-1 lead over his final opponent, and the match
only lasted one hand. Patitz pushed in with A-9, Barnett called with A-5, Patitz’ kicker was
the decider when the board came K-2-J-4-Q, and Barnett, a 36-year-old truck driver from
Lacona, Iowa, settled for $14,108 for second place.
–Max Shapiro
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Horseshoe Council Bluffs Poker Room Manager – Gary Margetson
Tournament Director – Kevin Ferguson
Wins Circuit Opener
This is the Control Room Operator’s Second Circuit Ring in
Two Years
Council Bluffs, IA—Lee Patitz, a 73-year-old control room operator at an electrical
generating plant from Hastings, Nebraska, generated a win in the opening event of the
WSOP Circuit tour at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, $300 no-limit hold’em. Victory brought him
$27,332 and a handsome gold-and-diamond trophy ring. Patitz likes to come to town once
a month to play a tournament, and at last year’s Circuit here made three final tables and
won another $300 no-limit event. “Fun, fun and more fun,” is how he describes his poker
activities.
Patitz says he plays erratically, changing his style a lot to keep players from figuring him
out. At this final table he said he played “semi-conservatively, waiting until the hot shots
got out.” Most of his poker is devoted to tournaments, since he also sits in a lot of non-
money events back in Hastings. Now, with a sizeable bankroll, he plans to stay and play
here for the remainder of the Circuit events.
This sixth stop on the 2009-2010 Circuit tour will be offering something for everyone.
There are 24 tournaments scheduled over the 13 days, with the 4 p.m. events offering a
whole palette of games from which to choose, including limit hold’em, limit Omaha hi-lo,
H.O.R.S.E., pot-limit Omaha and PLO hi-lo. And the large majority of buy-ins for all events
will be an affordable $300.
To accommodate the action, the number of tables this year has been increased to 53.
Also, a Hilton Inn hotel has been opened adjacent to the casino, along with the Country
Inn & Suites across the street.
This opening event drew 303 players with a prize pool of $88,173. Eleven finalists
returned on day two. When we got to the final nine, Patitz had the chip lead with
290,000. Blinds at this point were 4,000-8,000 with 19 minutes left on the clock. Here
were the starting chip counts:
Seat Name Chip Count
1. Thomas Applegate 100,000
2. Joe Shanks 163,000
3. Shaun Barnett 283,000
4. Eric Grave 131,000
5. Chadd Johnson 256,000
6. Lee Patitz 290,000
7. Kevin Parmely 244,000
8. Wesley Gronhovd 73,000
9. Chuck Tabor 283,000
It took a very, very long time lose our first player after several all-in escapes. The most
spectacular to that point came nearly 90 minutes into the final table when Thomas
Applegate moved in for 140,000 with pocket 4s and was called by Wesley Gronhovd with
pocket jacks. “I never flopped a set of 4s,” Applegate said, ceding defeat…and then
proceeded to flop a set of 4s. A few hands later, another big draw-out when Joe Shanks,
all in with Ad-Jc, made a flush on the river to out-draw Patitz’ Ad-Qd. Unbelievably, the
same play then came down when Chadd Johnson, all in with 10-9 offsuit, hit a spade flush
on the river to crack Gronhovd’s pocket aces. And the parade continued when Shaun
Barnett, all in with pocket 8s, doubled up by making quads!
About two hours had gone by when the nine players returned from break. By now, blinds
had increased to 8,000-16,000 with 2,000 antes. On the first hand of the new level,
another clever method of survival was devised by Chuck Tabor. All in with 6-5 offsuit, he
was nearly dead to Shanks’ pocket nines when the board showed J-A-J-K. And then a
river ace allowed both players play the board for a split. Another hand and yet another
survival when Gronhovd won with ace-high.
9th place: It appeared we had still another survival when Johnson, all in with pocket
kings against Shanks’ A-Q., flopped a set on a board of K-10-6. But then a jack turned to
give Shanks a straight, as Johnson, suffering a really bad beat, cashed ninth for $1,763.
Johnson, 24, is from Kansas City, Missouri, and was a student before turning pro. His
biggest poker cash was online, winning $42,000.
8th place: Soon after, we had two all ins. Tabor moved in under the gun with Js-9s and
Patitz, just covering him, called with A-K. Patitz filled when the board came 5-6-A-6-A and
Tabor took home $3,645 for eighth. Tabor, 44, is a bar owner from Kansas City, Kansas.
He won the Oklahoma State Championship in 2007, has four cashes in the WSOP main
event, and has a 22nd-place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million event.
7th place: Soon after, another player left when Gronhovd’s pocket 6s couldn’t catch
Applegate’s pocket 10s after the board came J-J-4-Q-A. Gronhovd is a 53-year-old farmer
from Nekoma, North Dakota.
6th place: We had a coin-flip match-up when Eric Grave was all in with pocket treys, up
against Patitz’ A-K. Big slick did the trick when the board came A-J-6-5-4 and Grave went
out sixth for $4,409. Grave is a sales manager from Tea, South Dakota. He also had a final
table in last year’s Circuit here.
5th place: Shanks went out next. He had the best hand with top pair when the flop came
10-6-8 and raised all in with J-10 after Applegate bet his 9-6. But then a 6 turned to give
Applegate winning trips. Shanks got $5,290 for fifth. He is 29, from Bellevue, Nebraska,
was in tech support and sales, and now is “unemployed.” This is his first WSOP Circuit
event. “First time is a charm,” he wrote on his bio sheet.
4th place: With blinds at 12,000-24,000 and 3,000 antes, Kevin Parmely went out holding
A-7. He was up against Barnett, who had K-10 and made a runner-runner straight when
the board came 6-2-9-Q-J. Parmely,who gave his occupation as a “trapper scraper jack of
all trades, master of none,” is from Huron, South Dakota.
3rd place: Players returned from break to blinds of 15,000-30,000 and antes of 5,000.,
Applegate quickly found himself down to one chip when his K-10 was beaten by Barnett’s
A-5, and he lost the chip on the next deal. He had A-10 against A-5 for Barnett and a mere
5-2 for Lee. The board was checked down, and when it came A-A-3-4-Q, Patitz had a
wheel. Applegate is a 42-year-old pro from Dallas who previously had been a bartender.
His poker highlight is finishing in the top 11 in every WSOP event he has played.
2nd place: Patitz enjoyed better than a 3-1 lead over his final opponent, and the match
only lasted one hand. Patitz pushed in with A-9, Barnett called with A-5, Patitz’ kicker was
the decider when the board came K-2-J-4-Q, and Barnett, a 36-year-old truck driver from
Lacona, Iowa, settled for $14,108 for second place.
–Max Shapiro
Director of Poker Operations for Harrah’s Entertainment – Jack Effel
Horseshoe Council Bluffs Poker Room Manager – Gary Margetson
Tournament Director – Kevin Ferguson
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010 Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
2010 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Schedule and Results
2010 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Schedule and Results
