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Saturday, May 19, 2018 2:41 AM Local Time
Don Dove
Don Dove, a native of Baltimore and current resident of New Orleans, represented his home city well in the early hours of Saturday morning. Dove won the $365 no-limit hold'em single-day event, earning $17,551 and his first Circuit ring.
In a series that featured many out-of-town pros winning milestone rings, Dove made sure that at least one ring would stay in the area. Dove is a freelance writer that moved from Baltimore down to Alabama for graduate school, where he got his MFA at the University of Alabama.
He defeated a final table that featured several Circuit regulars and some very talented players. Two-time ring winner Wendy Freedman finished in fourth, ring winner David Gunas fell in sixth and Jesse Capps finished in seventh place. Dove defeated Philip Walsh heads-up to earn the title.
Official Report
Saturday, May 19, 2018 12:28 AM Local Time
There was a double knockout with 11 players remaining and the final nine players have redrawn for seats at the final table. They are in level 22 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante. Here is a look at the seat map of the final table:
Seat 1: Philip Walsh - 390,000
Seat 2: Mark Bowman - 109,000
Seat 3: Chris Read - 177,000
Seat 4: Wendy Freedman - 376,000
Seat 5: Don Dove - 286,000
Seat 6: Jason Rogers - 81,000
Seat 7: Mark Mendiola-Gonzalez - 240,000
Seat 8: David Gunas - 376,000
Seat 9: Jesse Capps - 150,000
Friday, May 18, 2018 7:54 PM Local Time
With the start of level 9, registration closed for the $365 no-limit
hold'em single-day event. When registration closed, the field size is
officially 234 entries, generating a prizepool of $70,200.
The top 24 spots will get paid with a min-cash worth $648 and the
winner will earn $17,551. A complete look at the payouts can be found by
clicking on the 'Prizepool' tab above or by clicking on the link in the
document below:
Friday, May 18, 2018 5:41 PM Local Time
The players are back from their first break and there are already 187
entries in the field thus far. There are a few levels left before
registration closes and here is a look at the day's structure:
Friday, May 18, 2018 2:47 PM Local Time
The first turbo structure of the series kicks off this afternoon. The $365 no-limit hold'em single day with 20-minute levels gets underway this afternoon at 4 p.m., running alongside the main event. Here are the details:
- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips
- This is a single-day event and will have 20-minute levels throughout the duration of the tournament
- There are 10-minute breaks after levels 4, 8, 15, 20 and 25
- Registration and unlimited re-entry is open until the start of level 9 (~7:00 p.m.)
