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Monday, March 25, 2019 1:02 AM Local Time
Circuit veteran Andre Allen has won the first Circuit title of his career by taking down Event #12 at Circuit Hard Rock Tulsa, $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day). The victory gives Allen a $17,070 first-place payday along with his first gold Circuit ring.
Allen arrived at this event's talented final table with one of the shorter stacks in play, but battled back to the win. Allen's final foe was Wichita, KS's Tyler Heng, who earned $10,547 in his first Circuit cash. Seven-time ring winner Daniel "Duma" Lowery took third for $7,616.
The win was payback of sorts for Allen as well, as he finished as the runner-up to Lowery in Event #5, $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack, less than a week ago.
"The third time's the charm!" exclaimed Allen after his win, referring to the number of final tables he's made this series. Allen also moved into the temporary lead in this stop's Casino Champion race, though the eventual finishing spot of Main Event leader Maurice Hawkins in that event's Monday finale will likely determine the Casino Championship battle for this series.
Allen admitted it was nice to get another crack at the talented Lowery, who's also had a great series and remains technically alive in the Casino Champion race as well. "I was happy to get a second shot at that. But I'll take on whoever's in that spot."
"It's been a long grind," he added. "I'm just happy to finally get the win. I've been at this 18 years. I've been traveling [to play events] since 2012. This stop was a good one." Allen has been playing full time for just the past couple of years.
Allen, who earlier was a worker in a Ford Motor Co. plant, was thinking of his four chidren frequently in the wake of his win. He uses a pair of unique card cappers while playing, a matching pair of custom-made medallions -- one silver, one bronze -- with each side of both of the two coins also having a small embedded photo of one of his four children.
Sunday, March 24, 2019 9:45 PM Local Time
The fast-paced, single-day Event #12 has played all the way down to an unofficial 10-player final table, led by Chattanooga, TN's Matthew Higgins with 835,000. Here are the final 10, with seat assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Jared Ward - 256,000
Seat 2: Tyler Heng - 522,000
Seat 3: Chris Conrad - 182,000
Seat 4: Jon Bennett - 229,000
Seat 5: Hamid Izadi - 140,000
Seat 6: Daniel Lowery - 192,000
Seat 7: Chuck Barker - 231,000
Seat 8: Andre Allen - 220,000
Seat 9: Randy Huston - 138,000
Seat 10: Matthew Higgins - 835,000
Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:45 PM Local Time
Registration has closed for Event #12 and the payouts have been calculated. Here are the topline numbers:
- Entries: 199
- Prizepool: $65,670
- Places Paid: 21
- 1st Place: $17,070
- Min-cash: $728
A complete listing of payouts is available under the "Prizepool" tab above.
Sunday, March 24, 2019 11:40 AM Local Time
Event #12 at Circuit Hard Rock Tulsa, $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) begins at 2 pm. This event offers the following features:
- 15,000 in starting chips
- 20-minute levels
- Late registration available until the start of Level 13
- Re-entry event
- Single-day event
Prizepool information will be available later tonight.
Sunday, March 24, 2019 11:38 AM Local Time
