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Event #7 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Horseshoe Casino Hammond concluded on October 29th. This was a $700 Buy-in No Limit Holdem tournament with a total of 184 players entered. The prize pool was worth $124,936.

Eric Dam of Evansville, IN beat Gary Allen heads up to win Event #7 of the 2008 WSOP Circuit Event at Horseshoe Hammond. Dam won a total of $31,774 for his first place finish as well as a gold and diamond WSOP Circuit ring. Gary Allen of Valparaiso, Indiana came in second place and won a total of $19,166 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #7 of the 2008 WSOP Circuit Event at Horseshoe Hammond, click on the link below:

2008 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond - Event #7 Results

Behind 5-1 Heads-Up, Eric Dam Storms Back, Wins $700 No-Limit

Former Nail Salon Owner Turned Pro Just Three Months Ago

Hammond, IN–Eric Dam, a former nail salon owner who decided to play poker for a living just three months ago, made a tremendous comeback to win the seventh event of the WSOP Circuit tour at Horseshoe Casino Hammond, $500 no-limit hold’em. Heads-up, he was more than a 5-1 underdog against Gary Allen. Then he doubled through on the first hand, gradually caught up and ended the evening by hitting a nut flush. First place for Dam, who is 38 and lives in Evansville, Indiana, was worth $31,744 along with the traditional trophy ring and a $5,150 main event buy-in.

Dam learned poker 10 years ago playing with friends. Until now he’s been mainly a cash game player, though he has a couple of small tournament cashes at the Bicycle Casino’s Legends of Poker and a ninth at a hold’em/Omaha event at Caesars Indiana. He said he found tonight’s final table tough, with his final opponent, the hardest to beat. His biggest strength, he feels, is his ability to read players. He also offered thanks to his wife, Kalie Nguyen, not only for permitting, but encouraging him to play poker.

This event drew 184 players and the prize pool was $124,936. A dozen players returned on day two with Joseph “Joey D” Darnell in front with 296,000 chips. We got down to nine when Sashi Bobba’s pocket 5s lost to an A-J after a jack turned. Chip leader at this point with 270,000 was Allen. And, for the first time in this Circuit tour, a woman, Shannon Fahey, made an open-event final table…

To view the complete tournament report for Event #7 of the 2008 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond, click on the link below:

2008 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond - Event #7 Tournament Report

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