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Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:37 PM Local Time
Timothy Bishop - Winner of Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo
It’s been quite an impressive week for Timothy Bishop who kicked off the Horseshoe Baltimore World Series of Poker Circuit stop with a final table and a 5th place finish in Event #1. Bishop immediately continued building upon that run with four consecutive cashes as well as two more final table appearances. It all came together for Bishop on Thursday when he capped off his performance with a win, taking down Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo.
“That was the best thing in the world,” Bishop said after his victory. “I’ve wanted to win one of these rings for a long time. It was cool to finally win one. I got a lot of shit from my friends for not winning one so it’s nice to finally get that monkey off the back.”
Bishop was surrounded by an impressive rail on Thursday night consisting of friends from Ohio, fellow players, and even his girlfriend, Stephanie, who Bishop said, doesn’t often make an appearance at his final tables.
“It was so nice to have her here,” Bishop said. “She knew that a couple of our friends from Ohio are here for the main, so it was pretty amazing to have her here and all those friends. A huge group of people left a 5/10 cash game to come down and sweat the final few hands. It’s just an amazing feeling.”
Bishop was heads up against Nitis Udornpim for the ring, but Bishop brought a big chip lead into the match. He quickly began applying pressure and never let off the gas, dispatching Udornpim in a quick fashion after getting a bit lucky when both players flopped a pair after a preflop all in, Udornpim flopping the better pair. Bishop rivered a second pair and that was it, locking up the tournament for him.
The heads-up match between the two carried some interesting implications with it as if Udornpim won, they would’ve both been tied in the Casino Championship points race with 100 points. That added a bit tension to the play between the two players.
“It doesn’t make my hand decisions too much different, but it adds a little bit of pressure and adds a little bit of fun to it as well,” Bishop said about the Casino Championship chase. “I like a points race. I kinda like that added pressure and added motivation.”
This isn’t the first time that Bishop and Udornpim have squared off before though. The two are regulars in some of Maryland’s larger cash games.
“We were laughing because we had played a monster pot here about two weeks ago,” Bishop said about Udornpim. “We were laughing, saying that if one of us wins this, we could get even on it. I won’t say who won it either way, but it was funny.”
Bishop said that his run this week has been a fusion of hard work, skill, and an aptly timed heater.
“I hope to say it’s a little bit of both, but it’s definitely a heater,” Bishop said. “I haven’t played any circuit events in a while. I’ve been focusing mainly on cash. I’ve been working on my tournament game a little. So it’s nice that a heater and the work and the luck and everything just all came at once. It’s nice.”
For his victory Tim Bishop takes home $14,351 and his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring. With this win, Bishop collects 50 points and maintains his lead at the top of the venue leaderboard for the Casino Championship.
For a look at the complete results from this event, click here.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 9:34 PM Local Time
Timothy Bishop - Winner of Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo
Timothy Bishop has capped off an amazing week here at the Horseshoe Baltimore with a victory in Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo taking home $14,351 as well as his first World Series of Poker Circuit ring. The heads-up match between Bishop and Nitis Udornpim was extremely important as the winner of the event would be leading the race for Casino Champion. Bishop has already made four final tables this weeks and caps off this impressive performance with a victory in Event #8, keeping him in the lead for Casino Champion.
A full recap will be posted shortly, but for a look at the results for this event, click here.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 6:58 PM Local Time
Only 10 players remain in Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo. Leading the way is Gregory Bowling who comes to the final table with 330,000. Timothy Bishop makes his fourth final table appearance in this event and Nitis Udornpim locks up his second after coming victorious in Event #5: $365 Pot-Limit Omaha. Players are currently guaranteed at least $1,047 for their 10th place finish while the win in this event is worth $14,351 and a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
Here's a look at how the final 10 players stack up:
Seat 1 - David Harfield - 120,000
Seat 2 - Jonathan Neale - 64,000
Seat 3 - Lance Carter - 135,000
Seat 4 - Paul Cogliano - 287,000
Seat 5 - Eric Salazar - 178,000
Seat 6 - Alvin Anton - 165,000
Seat 7 - Gregory Bowling - 330,000
Seat 8 - Jeff Charlow - 40,000
Seat 9 - Timothy Bishop - 257,000
Seat 10 - Nitis Udornpim - 277,000
Thursday, May 3, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Roland Israelashvili was one of the players to make the money in Event #8
The field has been cut down to 21 players and that means that everyone remaining has locked up a cash of at least $612. Among those to make it into the money are Steven Nooralian, DJ MacKinnon, Bob Beck, Timothy Bishop, Roland Israelashvili, Timothy McReynolds, Chris Conrad, and Nitis Udornpim to name some.
As a reminder, players are playing for the first place prize of $14,351 and a World Series of Poker Circuit ring.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 2:18 PM Local Time
Registration is now closed for Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo. The event drew out a total of 184 entries, creating a prizepool of $55,200. With that, the first place prize for this event is $14,351. A total of 21 players will be paid in the event with a mincash being worth $612. Among those to join the field today are Bernard Lee, Andy Spears, Baptiste Chavaillaz, Jonathan Hilton, John Richards, Allen Kessler, Ari Engel, Tim Bishop, Bob Beck, and Roland Israelashvili to name a few.
For a look at the full prizepool, click here.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:21 AM Local Time
Action is set to kick off shortly on Thursday in Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo. This is the first of two turbo events this series which feature 20-minute levels and a one-day structure. Last year's first turbo brought out 169 players and created a prizepool of $50,700. Daniel Pearlman was the winner of the event, earning his second circuit ring and a first place prize worth $13,689.
Here is some relevant information for Thursday's event:
- Players will start with 10,000 in tournament chips.
- Blinds will start at 25/50
- Players will play out to a winner on Day 1 with 20 minute levels.
- Late registration will be open until the start of level 9. (~2 p.m.)
- Players will have a 15 minute break after every six levels.
- There is unlimited re-entry available during the registration period.
Thursday, May 3, 2018 2:16 AM Local Time