Between the three events, more than $250,000 was awarded Sunday at Horseshoe S. Indiana. Robert Cheung won his first gold ring
Elizabeth, Ind. (Oct. 4, 2015) -- It was a big Sunday at the Horseshoe S. Indiana property. There were three gold ring events running simultaneously and two of them finished. In total, more than one quarter of a million dollars was awarded over the course of the day.
The biggest winner on the day was Frank Covich. Covich took down Event #2 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry late in the evening for $43,860 and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. More on Covich's victory will be made available Monday. Results from Event #2 can be found on WSOP.com
The other gold ring winner on the day was Robert Cheung. Cheung defeated a field of 124 in Event #3 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo to snag his first career gold ring and the top prize of $10,416.
More on Cheung's victory
The other event running on the day was Event #4 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em. This event began Sunday at 5 p.m with 105 players. By night's end, only 12 players are remaining and they will all come back tomorrow guaranteed a cash of at least $658. Day 2 begins Monday at 2 p.m.
Here is a look at the final 12 player's chip counts heading into Monday:
Rank |
First Name |
Last Name |
Chip Count |
T |
S |
1 |
Welby |
Holsapple |
168,500 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Yuan |
Jiang |
159,000 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Gregory |
Radosh |
136,000 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
Duane |
Gerleman |
114,000 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
Logan |
Hanna |
113,500 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
Brian |
McDonald |
94,500 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
James |
Eichbrecht |
87,500 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
Kevin |
Davis |
79,000 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
Kelly |
Wolfe |
31,500 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
Bryan |
Dillon |
27,500 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
John |
Ford |
27,000 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
Carl |
Brewington |
22,000 |
4 |
9 |
Poker action will pick
back up Monday at noon with Event #5 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max. Here is a look at tomorrow's gold ring schedule:
- 12 p.m. - Event #5 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max - Day 1
- 2 p.m. - Event #4 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em - Day 2