2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah’s Tunica
Event #14
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $300(+40)
Total Entries: 207
Total Prize Pool: $54,837
February 2-February 3, 2010
Final Results:
Finish Name City State Country Prize
1 Austin Schaal Vandalia IL USA $14,425
2 Gary Shenberg St. Charles MO USA $8,856
3 Steven Trimmer Kirtland OH USA $6,268
4 Daniel Pancotto Burr Ridge Ill USA $4,475
5 Anthony Sansone Bowling Brook IL USA $3,581
6 Brandon Zane Garner Jackson TN USA $2,687
7 David Stafford Westland MI USA $1,793
8 Jonathan Frey Cordova TN USA $1,453
9 Michael Hamner Tuscaloosa AL USA $1,234
10 Jamie Nickell Batavio OH USA $1,080
11 Terry Crosby Memphis TN USA $1,080
12 Michael Asher Vermilion OH USA $1,080
13 Eddie Chihak Elma IO USA $888
14 James Spain Tunica MS USA $888
15 Michael Schneider Covington TN USA $888
16 Jeffrey Little Paris KY USA $740
17 Max Litton Conway AR USA $740
18 David Kennedy Olive Branch MS USA $740
19 Billy Harrison Rowlett TX USA $647
20 Thomas Silber St. Louis MO USA $647
21 Rodney Curtis Tok AK USA $647
Austin Schaal Wins Circuit Event #14 at Harrah’s Tunica
22-year-old picks up first major tournament win after three months of volunteering in the Dominican Republic
TUNICA, MS – Austin Schaal is the winner of event #14 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harrah’s Tunica.
Event #14 attracted 207 players and generated a total prize pool of $54,837.
Schaal is a college student and online tournament player with a number of five-figure cashes. He was in the middle of the pack heading into his first live major final table.
Name Hometown Seat Chip Count
David Stafford Westland, MI 1 80,000
Austin Schaal Vandalia, IL 2 260,000
Anthony Sansoni Bolingbrook, IL 3 210,000
Jonathan Frey Memphis, TN 4 90,000
Steven Trimmer Kirtland, OH 5 200,000
Daniel Pancotto Burr Ridge, IL 6 100,000
Gary Shenberg St. Louis, MO 7 600,000
Brandon Zane Garner Jackson, TN 8 236,000
Michael Hamner Tuscaloosa, AL 9 150,000
Ninth Place
With blinds and antes at 3,000/6,000/1,000, Michael Hamner was the first player eliminated all-in after flopping top pair with Kc-As. With two hearts also on the flop, his opponent showed 5h-Qh and completed the flush draw after a 9h on the turn. Hamner is a 52-year old contractor from Tuscaloosa, AL, he picked up $1,234 in his third Circuit Event cash.
Eighth Place
Jonathan Frey was all-in pre-flop with 3s-4s from the cutoff with his remaining 45,000. Zane Garner called with A-5 and outdrew his opponent on a 6c-8d-9c-8s-7d board. Frey earned $1,453 for eighth.
Seventh Place
David Stafford was the 7th place finisher after moving his short stack all-in pre-flop with Ah-4s and getting a call from Garner with Ac-Qs. The ace-high board was the end of Stafford’s ring bid. The 61-year old Ford Motor Co. retiree collected $1,793.
Sixth Place
Garner busted in 6th place after running his pocket nines into Schaal’s pocket aces. Garner’s second final table of the 2009/2010 Tunica Circuit resulted in a $2,687 payday.
Fifth Place
After losing most of his chips with A-K vs. an opponent’s jacks, Anthony Sansoni found himself dominated all-in with A-2 vs. Austin Schaal’s A-10. The board paired both players’ aces but the deuce kicker saw Sansoni to the payout table to collect $3,581.
Fourth Place
Daniel Pancotto was the fourth place finisher. He earned $4,475.
Third Place
After a flop of Qs-3c-9c, Steve Trimmer moved his remaining chips all-in with 3s-4s. Schaal called with pocket 10’s. After a 6c on the turn, Trimmer missed his five remaining outs and his day was finished. Third paid $6,268.
Second Place
Schaal had more than a 3-1 chip lead heads up against Gary Shenberg.
A few hands into heads-up play, Schaal took nearly half Shenberg’s stack after forcing his opponent to fold all-in on the river.
A few hands later, Schaal moved all-in on after the turn on a 10s-Js-8c-9s board. Shenberg knew what was coming, but with a short stack, called with 10-8. Schaal quickly turned over 8h-Qs for the straight.
A blank on the river earned Schaal $14,425 for first place and the Circuit Event ring. Shenberg picked up $8,856 for second.
Schaal recently returned to the United States after taking the last semester off to volunteer in the Dominican Republic with his grandmother and their church.
“I love the people down there, their spirit and their energy,” said Schaal.
He says he will enter more WSOP Circuit Events in the future.
“I feel great; this was my first major live cash, my first piece of jewelry, definitely going for more.”
Still to come are 5 more events and single-day non-ring $125, $230 and $340 buy-in events which begin at 4 pm and 7pm. The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s Tunica runs through February 10th.
2010 Harrah’s Tunica WSOP Circuit Event #14 Final Results
2010 Harrah’s Tunica WSOP Circuit Events Schedule and Results
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