2010-2011 Harrah's St. Louis
$1,500 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Main Event Official Final Results. 2010-2011 Harrah's St. Louis WSOP Circuit Events.
| 2010-2011 Harrah's St. Louis World Series of Poker Circuit Events Official Results |
2011 Harrah's St. Louis Main Event Results
2010-2011 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah's St. Louis
Main Event
No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1,500 + $100
Number of Entries: 449
Total Prize Money: $646,762
Harrah's St. Louis
Main Event
No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1,500 + $100
Number of Entries: 449
Total Prize Money: $646,762
| Kyle Cartwright |
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
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
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
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Kyle Cartwright
Asheesh Boyapati
Ronald Segni
Phillip Stelzer
Troy Weber
Christopher Viox
Mitchell Franks
Steven Goff
Nick Jivkov
Scott Carlson
Yury Parad
Samuel Ansley
Matthew Thornton
Gary Herstein
Thomas Cronin
Mark Koeln
Lance Craig
Ryan Sponaugle
Douglas Winters
Matthew Stern
Harris Paroya
Terry Stuhldreher
Kelly Johnson
Samuel Devers
Gaetano Mondello
Daniel Chambers
Steve Galey
Dylan Thomassie
Brett Schwertley
David Schaarf
Brandon Steven
Cory Drury
Aaron Massey
Johnathan Dahlberg
William Blood
Gary Lucht
Clayton Hamm
Nadezhda Magnus
Christopher Juul
Gary Schaan
J. Austin Hijar
David Potter
Gregory McCurry
Timothy Hebert
Todd Bartlett
Asheesh Boyapati
Ronald Segni
Phillip Stelzer
Troy Weber
Christopher Viox
Mitchell Franks
Steven Goff
Nick Jivkov
Scott Carlson
Yury Parad
Samuel Ansley
Matthew Thornton
Gary Herstein
Thomas Cronin
Mark Koeln
Lance Craig
Ryan Sponaugle
Douglas Winters
Matthew Stern
Harris Paroya
Terry Stuhldreher
Kelly Johnson
Samuel Devers
Gaetano Mondello
Daniel Chambers
Steve Galey
Dylan Thomassie
Brett Schwertley
David Schaarf
Brandon Steven
Cory Drury
Aaron Massey
Johnathan Dahlberg
William Blood
Gary Lucht
Clayton Hamm
Nadezhda Magnus
Christopher Juul
Gary Schaan
J. Austin Hijar
David Potter
Gregory McCurry
Timothy Hebert
Todd Bartlett
Bartlett, TN
Sterling, VA
Ln, CA
Columbia, MO
W Terre Haute, IN
Glen Carbon, IL
Tupelo, MS
Secor, IL
Des Plaines, IL
Green bay, WI
Chicago, IL
Colleyville, TX
Keokuk, IA
Chicago, FL
St Peters, MO
St Louis, MO
Grapevine, TX
Palm Harbor, FL
St Louis, MO
Rock Island, IL
N Kansas City, MO
St Charles, MO
Louisburg, Ks
Fenton, MO
Chesterfield, MO
St Louis, MO
Petersburg, IN
Champaign, IL
Omaha, NE
Maryland Hts, MO
Wichita, KS
Florissant, MO
Elmwood, IL
St Charles, MO
Excelsior Spgs, MO
Cissna Park, IL
Yorkville, IL
Palatine, IL
Kansas City, MO
St Louis, Mo
St. Louis, MO
Ballwin, MO
Prospect, KY
Maurice, LA
Dallas City, IL
Sterling, VA
Ln, CA
Columbia, MO
W Terre Haute, IN
Glen Carbon, IL
Tupelo, MS
Secor, IL
Des Plaines, IL
Green bay, WI
Chicago, IL
Colleyville, TX
Keokuk, IA
Chicago, FL
St Peters, MO
St Louis, MO
Grapevine, TX
Palm Harbor, FL
St Louis, MO
Rock Island, IL
N Kansas City, MO
St Charles, MO
Louisburg, Ks
Fenton, MO
Chesterfield, MO
St Louis, MO
Petersburg, IN
Champaign, IL
Omaha, NE
Maryland Hts, MO
Wichita, KS
Florissant, MO
Elmwood, IL
St Charles, MO
Excelsior Spgs, MO
Cissna Park, IL
Yorkville, IL
Palatine, IL
Kansas City, MO
St Louis, Mo
St. Louis, MO
Ballwin, MO
Prospect, KY
Maurice, LA
Dallas City, IL
$142,290
$87,927
$64,249
$47,705
$35,973
$27,533
$21,382
$16,842
$13,453
$10,891
$10,891
$10,891
$8,938
$8,938
$8,938
$7,438
$7,438
$7,438
$6,267
$6,267
$6,267
$5,349
$5,349
$5,349
$4,624
$4,624
$4,624
$4,049
$4,049
$4,049
$3,590
$3,590
$3,590
$3,221
$3,221
$3,221
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$87,927
$64,249
$47,705
$35,973
$27,533
$21,382
$16,842
$13,453
$10,891
$10,891
$10,891
$8,938
$8,938
$8,938
$7,438
$7,438
$7,438
$6,267
$6,267
$6,267
$5,349
$5,349
$5,349
$4,624
$4,624
$4,624
$4,049
$4,049
$4,049
$3,590
$3,590
$3,590
$3,221
$3,221
$3,221
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
$2,923
Kyle Cartwright Wins Championship Main Event at Harrah’s
St. Louis
Picks up Third Gold Ring since Playing in First Live Tournament
in February
Cartwright Clinches Seamless Victory in Four-Hour Final Table Whirlwind
Back in February with the encouragement of friends and just $2,000 to his name, 23-year-
old online poker player Kyle Cartwright decided to make a go at the live tournament circuit.
The decision would soon prove to be one the best choices that the University of Memphis
graduate had ever made. Just 100 days later, Cartwright is a three-time World Series of
Poker Circuit champion and has parlayed that initial $2k investment into over $200,000 in
WSOPC earnings.
Cartwright, who back in February accomplished the astounding feat of winning two
consecutive WSOPC Gold Rings in only his third and fourth-ever live tournaments, picked up
a third gold ring playing in only his 12th live tournament in the Harrah’s St. Louis World
Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Championship.
For the win, Cartwright booked the largest score of his budding career - $142,290.
Cartwright started day two near the bottom of the leader board but after building up a
healthy stack with the help of a good run of cards, the 23-year-old University of Memphis
graduate turned up the aggression to distance himself even further from the pack.
“After that first day, Sam Barnhart (the Tunica Main Event Champion) told me how he
started day two with around the same amount of chips and he gave me confidence,” said
Cartwright.
“That really helped me a lot going into day two.”
The $1,600 buy-in event drew 449 players, generating a total of $646,762, the largest
poker tournament prize pool in Missouri state history.
Greg Raymer, Dennis Phillips, Dwyte Pilgrim and TJ Cloutier were among the notables who
competed in the three-day event.
Raymer, who went to high school in St. Louis and graduated with a degree in chemistry
from the University of Missouri-Rolla, took to the mic just before day one play began to
share a few words with the players and make the announcement to shuffle up and deal.
A barrage of day one eliminations which included Pilgrim and Cloutier left 92 players
bagging up their chips for the night and returning for day two play which began promptly at
noon CST. Raymer and Phillips were among the survivors along with WSOPC veterans Mark
“Pegasus” Smith and John “Cowboy” Land.
Unfortunately, all four men saw their exit on day two before the money bubble burst shortly
after 4pm.
Harris Paroya of Lee’s Summit, MO started day two atop the leaderboard, but was
eliminated late in the day finishing in 21st.
The final nine players resumed day three play just after 1:00 pm CST with Cartwright
holding nearly a third of the chips in play to start the day. In less than four hours, it would
all be over.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Kyle Cartwright Bartlett, TN 1 2,875,000
Mitch Franks Tupelo, MS 2 460,000
Nick Jivkov Des Plaines, IL 3 206,000
Ron Segni El Cajon, CA 4 983,000
Asheesh Boyapati Sterling, VA 5 1,138,000
Chris Viox Glen Carbon, IL 6 346,000
Troy Weber West Terre Haute, IN 7 1,000,066
Steve Goff Eureka, IL 8 1,270,000
Phil Stelzer Columbia, MO 9 637,000
Eliminations took place in the following order:
Ninth Place
With blinds and antes at 15,000/30,000 Nick Jivkov moved his short stack all-in UTG with
[Ah][9s] and was called by Ron Segni with pocket sevens. The board was dealt out [5d][6c]
[6h][3c][4h], giving the pot to Segni and sending Jivkov to the rail in ninth. Jivkov is a
former logistics company owner who now plays poker for a living. The 32-year-old married
father of two collected $13,453 for ninth.
Eighth Place
Steve Goff got it all-in on the button with pocket deuces vs. Cartwright, who tabled [Ac]
[Kh]. Goff remained ahead after a [Td]Qc][7h] flop and [5s] turn, but the river was disaster
– [Kd] and his tournament run was over. Goff is a 25 years old from Euerka, IL. Eighth place
paid $16,842.
Seventh Place
A short while after Goff’s exit, Mitch Franks moved all-in, running his pocket tens into Phil
Stelzer’s pocket kings. The jack-high board was no help to either player, sending Franks on
his way to collect seventh place prize money. Franks is a 41-year-old engineer from Tupelo,
MS. He is a married father of three and an avid fan of Mississippi State University athletics.
For his seventh place finish, Franks took home $21,382.
Sixth Place
The final table exodus continued when Chris Viox found himself all-in for his tournament life
in a race situation with Cartwright after showing A-Q to Cartwright’s pocket nines. The
nines held steady through a king-high flop and blanks on the turn and river, moving
Cartwright up to over 4.7 million in chips and sending Viox to the payout table to collect
$27,533 for sixth.
Viox is a 35-year-old poker player and investor from Glen Carbon, IL. The married father of
two placed third in the 2008 $1,500 buy-in Razz event. For his performance at the Harrah’s
St. Louis Main Event he pocketed $27,533.
Fifth Place
With blinds now at 20,000/40,000, Troy Weber would be the fifth place finisher. All in with
pocket fives vs. Asheesh Boyapati’s [Ah][Jd], Weber was outflopped after a spread of [Kd]
[Js][3d]. Weber stayed behind after a [9d] turn and [7h] river, and his Main Event was
finished. Weber is a 40-year-old salesman from West Terre Haute, IN. He has numerous
previous circuit event cashes with his latest one worth $35,973.
Fourth Place
It was another all-in coin flip after Segni opened for 125,000 with pocket sixes only to see
Stelzer move all-in over the top with [As][Kd]. Segni made the call for his tournament life
and the two went heads up to an 8-9-K flop. It appeared that Segni would be going home,
but after the [6c] fell on the turn, Stelzer was drawing dead and was left crippled. He was
eliminated by Boyapati a few hands later.
With his fourth place finish, Stelzer overtook the current all-around points leader at Harrah’
s St. Louis, Jordan Drummond to claim the title of Casino Champion and earn an automatic
seat to the WSOP Circuit National Championship to be held in May at Caesars Palace Las
Vegas. Stelzer is a 69-year-old grandfather of 12 children who began playing poker in 1950
for baseball cards. Stelzer’s fourth place finish earned him $47,705.
Third Place
Segni was soon all-in for just over a million in chips with [As][Ts] and was called by
Cartwright who showed [Ad][Kh]. Segni fell farther behind after a flop of [Ac][Kc][2d] ,
where he stayed after the [2c] and [3d] fell on the turn and river. Segni is a contractor from
El Cajon, CA and has a son and daughter both in college with his wife of 26 years. His
$64,249 third place prize will hopefully be enough to keep the kids enrolled for another
year.
Second Place
Heads up play began at about 4:30 pm with Cartwright at more than a 3-1 chip lead over
Boyapati. Play lasted only a few hands before Boyapati moved all-in with [8h][5c] after
Cartwright made it 110,000 to go pre-flop. Cartwright made the call, showing [Kd][Qs] and
after a final board of [2d][Jd][Td][Tc][3s], Cartwright was declared the winner.
For second place, Boyapati took home a healthy $87,927 in prize money. Boyapati is a 25-
year-old software engineer from Sterling, VA. He is a recreational poker player who picked
up the game just last year.
Harrah’s St. Louis’ 2010/2011 Main Event Champion was awarded $142,290 and his third
WSOP Circuit Gold Ring.
“I feel like I have a small advantage for some reason. I’m not sure how to explain it but I
think I do,” said Cartwright about his phenomenal run over the last hundred days.
This was the second year that the World Series of Poker Circuit Events has come to
Harrah’s St. Louis. Tournament organizers have deemed this year’s series to be an overall
success with increases over last year’s attendance and prize pools. This year’s opening
event saw a 20% increase in attendance over 2010.
The next stop on the 2010/2011 World Series of Poker Circuit Event schedule is Caesars
Palace Las Vegas. The sixteen-day event runs from April 14 through April 30th.
St. Louis
Picks up Third Gold Ring since Playing in First Live Tournament
in February
Cartwright Clinches Seamless Victory in Four-Hour Final Table Whirlwind
Back in February with the encouragement of friends and just $2,000 to his name, 23-year-
old online poker player Kyle Cartwright decided to make a go at the live tournament circuit.
The decision would soon prove to be one the best choices that the University of Memphis
graduate had ever made. Just 100 days later, Cartwright is a three-time World Series of
Poker Circuit champion and has parlayed that initial $2k investment into over $200,000 in
WSOPC earnings.
Cartwright, who back in February accomplished the astounding feat of winning two
consecutive WSOPC Gold Rings in only his third and fourth-ever live tournaments, picked up
a third gold ring playing in only his 12th live tournament in the Harrah’s St. Louis World
Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Championship.
For the win, Cartwright booked the largest score of his budding career - $142,290.
Cartwright started day two near the bottom of the leader board but after building up a
healthy stack with the help of a good run of cards, the 23-year-old University of Memphis
graduate turned up the aggression to distance himself even further from the pack.
“After that first day, Sam Barnhart (the Tunica Main Event Champion) told me how he
started day two with around the same amount of chips and he gave me confidence,” said
Cartwright.
“That really helped me a lot going into day two.”
The $1,600 buy-in event drew 449 players, generating a total of $646,762, the largest
poker tournament prize pool in Missouri state history.
Greg Raymer, Dennis Phillips, Dwyte Pilgrim and TJ Cloutier were among the notables who
competed in the three-day event.
Raymer, who went to high school in St. Louis and graduated with a degree in chemistry
from the University of Missouri-Rolla, took to the mic just before day one play began to
share a few words with the players and make the announcement to shuffle up and deal.
A barrage of day one eliminations which included Pilgrim and Cloutier left 92 players
bagging up their chips for the night and returning for day two play which began promptly at
noon CST. Raymer and Phillips were among the survivors along with WSOPC veterans Mark
“Pegasus” Smith and John “Cowboy” Land.
Unfortunately, all four men saw their exit on day two before the money bubble burst shortly
after 4pm.
Harris Paroya of Lee’s Summit, MO started day two atop the leaderboard, but was
eliminated late in the day finishing in 21st.
The final nine players resumed day three play just after 1:00 pm CST with Cartwright
holding nearly a third of the chips in play to start the day. In less than four hours, it would
all be over.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
Kyle Cartwright Bartlett, TN 1 2,875,000
Mitch Franks Tupelo, MS 2 460,000
Nick Jivkov Des Plaines, IL 3 206,000
Ron Segni El Cajon, CA 4 983,000
Asheesh Boyapati Sterling, VA 5 1,138,000
Chris Viox Glen Carbon, IL 6 346,000
Troy Weber West Terre Haute, IN 7 1,000,066
Steve Goff Eureka, IL 8 1,270,000
Phil Stelzer Columbia, MO 9 637,000
Eliminations took place in the following order:
Ninth Place
With blinds and antes at 15,000/30,000 Nick Jivkov moved his short stack all-in UTG with
[Ah][9s] and was called by Ron Segni with pocket sevens. The board was dealt out [5d][6c]
[6h][3c][4h], giving the pot to Segni and sending Jivkov to the rail in ninth. Jivkov is a
former logistics company owner who now plays poker for a living. The 32-year-old married
father of two collected $13,453 for ninth.
Eighth Place
Steve Goff got it all-in on the button with pocket deuces vs. Cartwright, who tabled [Ac]
[Kh]. Goff remained ahead after a [Td]Qc][7h] flop and [5s] turn, but the river was disaster
– [Kd] and his tournament run was over. Goff is a 25 years old from Euerka, IL. Eighth place
paid $16,842.
Seventh Place
A short while after Goff’s exit, Mitch Franks moved all-in, running his pocket tens into Phil
Stelzer’s pocket kings. The jack-high board was no help to either player, sending Franks on
his way to collect seventh place prize money. Franks is a 41-year-old engineer from Tupelo,
MS. He is a married father of three and an avid fan of Mississippi State University athletics.
For his seventh place finish, Franks took home $21,382.
Sixth Place
The final table exodus continued when Chris Viox found himself all-in for his tournament life
in a race situation with Cartwright after showing A-Q to Cartwright’s pocket nines. The
nines held steady through a king-high flop and blanks on the turn and river, moving
Cartwright up to over 4.7 million in chips and sending Viox to the payout table to collect
$27,533 for sixth.
Viox is a 35-year-old poker player and investor from Glen Carbon, IL. The married father of
two placed third in the 2008 $1,500 buy-in Razz event. For his performance at the Harrah’s
St. Louis Main Event he pocketed $27,533.
Fifth Place
With blinds now at 20,000/40,000, Troy Weber would be the fifth place finisher. All in with
pocket fives vs. Asheesh Boyapati’s [Ah][Jd], Weber was outflopped after a spread of [Kd]
[Js][3d]. Weber stayed behind after a [9d] turn and [7h] river, and his Main Event was
finished. Weber is a 40-year-old salesman from West Terre Haute, IN. He has numerous
previous circuit event cashes with his latest one worth $35,973.
Fourth Place
It was another all-in coin flip after Segni opened for 125,000 with pocket sixes only to see
Stelzer move all-in over the top with [As][Kd]. Segni made the call for his tournament life
and the two went heads up to an 8-9-K flop. It appeared that Segni would be going home,
but after the [6c] fell on the turn, Stelzer was drawing dead and was left crippled. He was
eliminated by Boyapati a few hands later.
With his fourth place finish, Stelzer overtook the current all-around points leader at Harrah’
s St. Louis, Jordan Drummond to claim the title of Casino Champion and earn an automatic
seat to the WSOP Circuit National Championship to be held in May at Caesars Palace Las
Vegas. Stelzer is a 69-year-old grandfather of 12 children who began playing poker in 1950
for baseball cards. Stelzer’s fourth place finish earned him $47,705.
Third Place
Segni was soon all-in for just over a million in chips with [As][Ts] and was called by
Cartwright who showed [Ad][Kh]. Segni fell farther behind after a flop of [Ac][Kc][2d] ,
where he stayed after the [2c] and [3d] fell on the turn and river. Segni is a contractor from
El Cajon, CA and has a son and daughter both in college with his wife of 26 years. His
$64,249 third place prize will hopefully be enough to keep the kids enrolled for another
year.
Second Place
Heads up play began at about 4:30 pm with Cartwright at more than a 3-1 chip lead over
Boyapati. Play lasted only a few hands before Boyapati moved all-in with [8h][5c] after
Cartwright made it 110,000 to go pre-flop. Cartwright made the call, showing [Kd][Qs] and
after a final board of [2d][Jd][Td][Tc][3s], Cartwright was declared the winner.
For second place, Boyapati took home a healthy $87,927 in prize money. Boyapati is a 25-
year-old software engineer from Sterling, VA. He is a recreational poker player who picked
up the game just last year.
Harrah’s St. Louis’ 2010/2011 Main Event Champion was awarded $142,290 and his third
WSOP Circuit Gold Ring.
“I feel like I have a small advantage for some reason. I’m not sure how to explain it but I
think I do,” said Cartwright about his phenomenal run over the last hundred days.
This was the second year that the World Series of Poker Circuit Events has come to
Harrah’s St. Louis. Tournament organizers have deemed this year’s series to be an overall
success with increases over last year’s attendance and prize pools. This year’s opening
event saw a 20% increase in attendance over 2010.
The next stop on the 2010/2011 World Series of Poker Circuit Event schedule is Caesars
Palace Las Vegas. The sixteen-day event runs from April 14 through April 30th.
To view the complete schedule and results for the 2010-2011 Harrah's St. Louis WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
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