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KYLE CARTWRIGHT WINS MAIN EVENT TO CLAIM 8TH CIRCUIT RING; CARL MASTERS TAKES HOME TWO RINGS
Randall Davenport gets second in final event to take over Casino Championship
January 28, 2019 (Tunica, MS) - The first of two World Series of Poker Circuit stops at Horseshoe Tunica for the 2018/2019 season came to an end on Monday evening. Over the course of 12 days, there was a total of 13 official WSOP rings events. All the events combined attracted 5,001 entrants creating a total prize pool of 2,428,730.
The Circuit began with a string of first-time winners. Leading off was Eric Perry who was playing on the Circuit to improve his game. Indeed, his efforts got paid off when he took down Event #1: $400 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em. Along with a debut gold ring, Perry banked $27,007 for outlasting the 372-entrant field.
Next up, Richard Perkins took down Event #3, the $400 No-Limit Hold'em one-day event. The tournament drew a field of 252 competitors but it is the 52-years old anesthesiologist, passionate about poker, who claimed the first place prize of $20,374 and his first WSOP gold ring.
The highlight of the first weekend at Horseshoe Tunica was the only multi-flight tournament of the series, Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em unlimited re-entry. Between four starting flights, Event #2 drew a total of 1,211 competitors. It would be the first of the series to create a four-figure field. The Re-entry prizepool of all the flights combined stretched to $399,630. 128 players got some part of the prizepool but it is Alexander Hoff who topped the giant field, claiming his first Circuit ring and the first place prize of $62,074. The poker professional from O’Fallon was one of only four players to cash twice in this event. Shortly after getting in the money on Day 1B, Hoff was eliminated and couldn’t find a bag for Day 2. Unsatisfied with his run, he fired another bullet in this event the next day, a decision that earned him the biggest cash of his career, and his first Circuit ring.
Three ring events reached their conclusion on the first Monday of the series. Event#6, the only Pot-Limit Omaha event of the stop, attracted 152 players. The field was packed with professionals, but it is Carl Masters, who only plays poker as a hobby, who claimed the winner title, taking home his first ring and $13,539 his biggest cash to date. Masters claimed he was ‘’going for more’’ in his winner interview and indeed, he kept his words. Only two days after his first-place finish, he claimed his second ring in Event#8, the $400 Monster Stack, after topping a field of 561 players. He pocketed another five-figure score of $38,885.
Another legend of the day was Stanislav Angelov, winner of Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8 Max. Less than two months after capturing his first Circuit ring at the Harrah’s Cherokee Circuit stop, the owner of a limousine company, who recently started following the Circuit to take a shot at becoming a full-time poker professional, earned his second ring and his second five-figure score within two months. He defeated 311 competitors and took home $25,145.
Antony Vidmer, the scripwriter and director of High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story, created his own story as well at the Tunica Circuit stop. He took down Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Big blind Ante after topping a field of 274 entries to collect his first ring. In his winner’s interview, Vidmer said he’s been around enough professionals to estimate their ranges and be able to close it out. He added that it was easier for him to compete against pros than amateurs, since they are more predictable.
The $1,700 Main Event, highlighted the last weekend of the series. Between the two starting flights, a total of 639 competitors took a shot at this event creating an overall prizepool of $968,085.
There were 77 runners who found a bag for the second day. Johnny Landreth bagged the overall chip lead going into Day 2 with an impressive stack of 673,000. Landreth won the Tunica Main Event during the 2014/2015 Circuit season. He was followed closely by seven-time ring winner and bracelet winner Kyle Cartwright. Cartwright also had three Circuit Main Event titles on his poker resume and a 2nd place finish in Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante, right before taking a shot at the $1,700 Main Event.
Landreth and Cartwright both managed to make it to the final day. With only 8 players left, Cartwright who started Day 3 third in chips, started building as soon as he took his seat. Between his good plays and his reading skills being on point, he kept adding to his stack and was responsible of the elimination of Damjan Radanov in 6th place ($38,559) and Johnny Landreth in 3rd place ($90,071). He eventually found himself heads up against Steve Klein with a big lead. Klein tried his best to make a comeback but eventually needed to find a spot to double up. When the time came, Klein’s pair of fours didn’t hold against Cartwright’s ace-ten and Cartwright was crowned the champion of the Main Event at Tunica, adding a fourth Circuit Main Event title to his resume, as well as an 8th ring to his collection. He collected $198,451.
Cartwright also earned himself an automatic seat into the 2019 Global Casino Championship with his Main Event win. As for the second seat, Carl Masters who claimed two rings, basked in the top spot with 105 points until the final two of the final event of the stop. That all changed when Randall Davenport who had 4 cashes at the stop already, including three final tables, managed to get down to heads up in Event #13. Davenport already had 72.5 points secured. His second-place finish in the last event of the series gave him an additional 37.5 points, putting him at a total of 110 points and surpassing Masters’ 105 points to win the Casino Championship. Additionally, all players who cash in ring events earned points that apply toward the season-long race to claim one of the limited at-large bids. More information on the points system is available on WSOP.com.
There isn’t much of a break on the Circuit Schedule. Indeed, cards will be in the air in just two days at the Potawatomi Circuit stop. There will also be a second stop in Tunica starting April 25 until May 5.
Completed Events
Event #1: $400 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em. - Eric Perry defeats 372 entries to win $27,007.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Re-entry. - Alexander Hoff is the last one standing in a field of 1,211 entries. He takes home $62,074 and his first Circuit ring.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em. - Richard Perkins outlasts 252 competitors to win his first WSOP Circuit ring.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Big Blind Ante - Nolan Burton wins his second Circuit ring after defeating 238 players.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max - Jeremy Eyer wins the first WSOP Circuit title of his career.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha - Carl Masters claims his first Circuit ring along with his biggest WSOP cash to date.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8 Max - Stanislav Angelov wins his second Circuit ring within two months along with $25,145.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack - Carl Masters wins his second Circuit ring only two days after winning his first one in the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha. He outlasts 561 players and take home $38,885 along with his second ring.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Big Blind Ante - William Firebaugh outlasts 293 competitors to take home his second Circuit ring as welll as $36,219.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #10: $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event - Kyle Cartwright tops a field of 639 entries to win the Circuit Main Event at Tunica. He takes home his 8th Circuit ring as well as the first-place prize of $198,451.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Regina Ham tops a field of 223 players to claim her first Circuit ring as well as $18,399, her biggest WSOP cash.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Big Blind Ante - Antony Vidmer outlasts 274 runners to win his first Circuit ring as well as $21,702.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Event #13: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack - Randall Hale bests a field of 254 runners to claim a Circuit ring in his first Circuit tournament ever.
Official Report | Winner Photo | Results
Casino Champion Update
Randall Davenport has won this series' Casino championship with 110 points.
About the Winners
Event #1 - Eric Perry
Eric Perry has just claimed his first World Series of Poker Circuit Ring after taking down Event #1 $400 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em for a total of $27,007. He outlasted a field of 372 entrants.
"I will be here the rest of the week. I’ve been practicing really hard and this is the reason I’ve been playing on the Circuit. A lot of great players here, and you get better by playing against really good players."
Alexander Hoff just won the first Circuit ring of his career in a field of 1,211 entrants after firing another bullet in the tournament. He takes home the first place prize of $62,074.
''I played flight B and cashed that and then busted 30 minutes before the end of the night. And then last night I bagged the chip lead.''
Richard Perkins has just earned his first WSOP Circuit ring, along with the biggest score of
his poker resume.
''You know, it’s all luck, so
you gotta get your cards when you get them and anything could happen. I just got lucky’’
Event #4 - Nolan Burton
Nolan Burton took down his first ring in 2013 at IP Biloxi. Six years later, he finally added another one to his collection by winning Event #4 at Horseshoe Tunica after outlasting a field of 239 competitors.
''It feels great to finally get my second ring. Maybe I was in my own way.''
Event #5 - Jeremy Eyer
Jeremy Eyer just won his first career ring after playing poker tournaments for 10 years. He defeated 220 competitors to earn $19,603, the second biggest WSOP cash of his career, as well as his first title at the WSOP Circuit.
''It feels good. It's been a while but at least I've won.''
Event #6 - Carl Masters
Carl Masters just claimed his first ring and $13,539 in the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament after outlasting a field of 152 entries. He defeated two-time ring winner Christopher Conrad in heads-up action to earn the winner title.
''The final table was very tough. Even the entire tournament. I don't know how many ring winners were involved in the tournament but there were a lot of good players. I just happened to get the right cards at the right time.''
Event #7 - Stanislav Angelov
Less than two months ago, Stanislav Angelov won his first Circuit ring at the WSOP Circuit stop at Harrah's Cherokee. Today, he claimed his second ring after outlasting a field of 311 players in Event #7.
''I'm just playing good I think. I'm having a good run too. I'm really grateful.''
Event #8 - Carl Masters
Carl Masters did not last long in the circle of first-time winners. Indeed, only two days after winning Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha Re-Entry, he topped a field of 561 players in Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack to claim his second Circuit ring as well as $38,885.
‘’It’s unbelievable. I’m just running hot, playing good, getting good cards, and getting lucky when you need to. I think I’m playing the best I can play.’’
Event #9 - William Firebaugh
William Firebaugh just added a second ring to his collection late this afternoon, after defeating 293 competitors in Event 9: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante. He also collected $36,219 for his first-place finish.
‘’It feels good. It’s not a feeling that happens very often. At least for me. It happened once and it was a long time ago.‘’
Event #10 - Kyle Cartwright
Kyle Cartwright topped a field of 639 players to win the Circuit Main Event at Tunica. He takes home the 8th Circuit ring of his career along with the top prize of $198,451.
" Man, I am
feeling great! I was on a string of seconds there for a minute, and its nice to
get a win."
Event #11 - Regina Ham
Regina Ham, who recently started playing often, just won her first circuit ring and her biggest WSOP cash after topping a field of 223 players in Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em. She defeated two-time ring winner Cary Marshall heads up, to claim the winner title.
‘’It was fun. Really a lot of fun. I just recently started playing more. Sometime this summer, we started traveling to play.’’
Event #12 - Antony Vidmer
Antony Vidmer, the scripwriter and director of High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story, created his own story today by winning Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Big Blind Ante. He topped a field of 274 entries to collect his first WSOP Circuit Ring.
‘’You have to play well, to be disciplined and to wait for your spots, but then you also have to be able to take risks when the time is right, and I did.''
Event #13 - Randall Hale
Randall Hall has never played any WSOP Circuit tournament before. However, today he took a shot at his first tournament, and ended up defeating 254 players to claim the winner title, as well as his first ring and a first-place prize as his first WSOP cash ever.
‘’I don’t play tournaments. This is my first WSOP Circuit tournament. For me it was just something to do. It was fun.’’