Event #4 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit at Horsehoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana concluded on October 26th. This event was a $200 Buy-in No Limit Holdem Ladies Only tournament. There were a total of 227 entrants which created a prize pool worth $44,038.
Linda Tucker of Chicago, Illinois defeated Kelley Ann Kiser heads up to win the $200 NL Holdem Ladies Event. Tucker won a total of $10,196 for her first place finish. Kelley Ann Kiser of Asheville, Ohio finished in second place and received $6,306 for her runner up finish.
To view a complete list of results for Event #4 of the 2008 Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit Events, click on the link below:
2008 Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit – Event #4 Results
Linda Tucker Beats Champion Kelley Kiser To Win Circuit Ladies Event at Hammond
Ladies Heap Praise on the 5,000 Starting Chips And Structure for Giving Them Plenty of Play
Hammond, IL — Linda Tucker, a public relations professional from Chicago, overcame what she described as a very tough final table to win the first WSOP Circuit tour ladies tournament to be staged at Horseshoe Casino Hammond. The $200 event drew 227 entrants who generated a prize pool of $44,038. For finishing first, she earned $10,196, along with a strikingly attractive pendant trophy as a keepsake. Until now Tucker, who’s been playing for nine years, has had only some small wins at other local casinos, plus a $25,000 bad-beat jackpot.
Tucker, who says her style is being aggressive, until now has played mainly cash games, favoring $10-$20 hold’em, but now plans to play more tourneys. She was in good shape throughout the event, quickly building her stacks into the lead or close to it. She still had a slight lead coming to the final table, and was in good shape from there on.
The win was especially gratifying for two reasons. First, her final opponent at the table was Kelley “Sandy Cheeks” Kiser, who had won a ladies Circuit event at Caesars Indiana (now Horseshoe Southern Indiana)l, last April. When the two got heads-up, Tucker was out-chipped roughly 2-1. Had Kiser won this event, she would be the first woman to win two ladies Circuit victories. (Also at the final table was Nesli Ohare, who as well had won a pendant at Caesars Indiana.) Second, because of the structure — 40 minute rounds and an unprecedented 5,000 in starting chips — Tucker felt that her victory could be credited to outplaying her opponents, rather than from the luck factor which would come much more into play in the typical small starting chips ladies event. “I’ve played in a lot of tournaments and this was absolutely the best,” she enthused…
To view the complete tournament report for Event #4 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Horseshoe Hammond, click on the link below:
2008 Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit – Event #4 Tournament Report
