WSOPC Event #4: No-Limit Hold'em

Garrett Patrick (and Keno) - Event #4 Winner

Garrett Patrick cruised to his first-ever World Series of Poker gold ring and a near-$30,000 payday on Monday at Choctaw Durant. The Colorado native outlasted 440 opponents in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em, a tournament that took two days to complete.

Day 1 encompassed 12 hours of Texas Hold’em. Toward the back half of that time, Patrick had amassed a commanding chip lead. The final table was reached with just over an hour left in Day 1 and Patrick boasted nearly 100 big blinds, almost double his next closest opponent.

Chips evened out a bit by the end of the night, but Patrick still held the chip lead when the seven finalists bagged up their stacks. Day 2 restarted at 12:00 p.m. Monday and things went array very quickly.

“One guy was missing from the table,” Patrick revealed. “But, you know, we just had some action cards, coolers against coolers, basically. And we had some short stacks sort of pushing too.”

Action was swift during the Day 2 finale. Coolers aided in reducing the final table to short-handed play. Eventually, Patrick and John Hurt faced off for the ring and that is when the most critical cooler of all came to fruition.

The flop came Nine-Seven-Four. Then, the pivotal turn card was brought an Eight, giving both Patrick and Hurt a straight. Naturally, all the chips got in and when cards were turned up, Patrick held Jack-Ten for the nut straight, which trumped Hurt’s nine-high counterpart.

Patrick raised his hands in victory, claiming the WSOP Circuit gold ring and $28,985. He then proceeded to take some victory photos with his beloved four-legged friend, Keno.

“It was awesome. Have my wife here and Keno,” Patrick stated, referencing his dedicated rail of his wife and dog. “It was fun. We had a good time. It was a really good time here at Choctaw.”

Full Results

Day 1 of Ring Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em has ran its course. There were 441 entrants who came to play.

The final table was reached late on day one. By the end of the night, the field stood at just seven remaining players.

Garrett Patrick entered the final table with a huge chip lead, but gave some back before the conclusion of the day. It will anyone's game going into Day 2, which restarts at 12:00 p.m. Monday.

Here is a full look at the chip counts going into the final stretch: 

Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em has reached a final table. The final nine competitors have redrawn seats toward the end of Level 22. The completion of Level 24 will conclude Day 1 of the tournament. Garrett Patrick sits with a commanding chip lead.

Here is a look at the seats and chip counts for the final nine players:

Seat 1: John Hurt - 475,000 (19 bbs)
Seat 2: Jason Sirkel - 310,000 (12 bbs)
Seat 3: Jay Schroeter - 480,000 (19 bbs)
Seat 4: Mark Shepard - 820,000 (32 bbs)
Seat 5: James Green - 940,000 (37 bbs)
Seat 6: Elvis Toomas - 1,050,000 (50 bbs)
Seat 7: Lynn Sparks Jr. - 290,000 (11 bbs)
Seat 8: Garrett Patrcik - 2,400,000 (96 bbs)
Seat 9: Ethan Waldroup - 290,000 (11 bbs)

- 8 minutes left in Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 big blind ante

Here is a look at the verified prizepool info for Event #4:

Total Entries: 441
Total Prizepool: $145,530
Placed Paid: 67

First Place: $28,985
Min-Cash: $600

A full breakdown of the prize structure is available in the PRIZEPOOL tab, above.

There are 69 players remaining and a 60-minute dinner break is being had.