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2024/25 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Southern Indiana (Elizabeth, IN)

Friday, October 25, 2024 to Sunday, October 27, 2024

WSOPC Event #12: $1,700 MAIN EVENT

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  • Buy-in: $1,700
  • Prizepool: $512,070
  • Entries: 338
  • Remaining: 0

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 1:24 AM Local Time (about 4 days and 13 hours ago)

 

Day 3 of the WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana Main Event was a lengthy one as a final table of nine returned to play down to a winner. After 10 hours that winner was determined as Luis Yepez won the $111,979 grand prize and his second career ring. 

Yepez is originally from Venezuela and has been living in the United States for five years now, often playing on the circuit. This win makes fir his second largest career score, with his largest coming in 2015 fir $185,000 in an event in the Dominican Republic. This score is a bit of a milestone win as well as it moves his career earnings above the $1 million mark.

Yepez was very pumped up after his win, as he let out a scream of celebration as he went off to collect his thoughts and freshen up before his winner pics. He was also very grateful and dedicated his win to a higher power.

"I have to thank the lord" he said afterwards. "I can't do it without him, he is the most important thing." as he made sure to show his cross prominently as his pictures were taken, also making sure to note the meaning of his winning hand "33" to be the same as the age at which Jesus Christ's life ended.

Heads Up Marathon

The path to his win ended up being defined by the heads-up battle that he had with runner-up Niles Lawlesss. It was a battle of attrition as the two crossed swords for 4 hours, making it one of the longest heads up battles you are likely to see in a circuit event. But what made it even more unique was parameters the battle was fought in. In a back and forth affair, Neither player dropped below 30% in chips until the very end and there was not a single move all in from either player until action was 4 hours in the heads up.

There were very few hands that went to showdown and not very many pots that were larger than 2 million chips (when there were 13.4 million chips in play). Both players stayed true to this steady style of play all the way until the end where Yepez was eventually able to win the only two all ins.

Action of the Day

The day began with Yepez being second in chips, just barely behind Abdul Amer. The first two eliminations came fairly quickly, before things slowed down at seven-handed play. There was then a dramatic double elimination where Yepez took out both Jason Blodgett and Derek Nold with pocket jacks against pocket tens and pocket sixes. That was the catapult Yepez needed to take the commanding chip lead.

From there, Brad Butcher went out in fifth place before Dan Hummer went out in fourth, coming up just short of his runner-up finish in the Main Event from May.

Amer and Yepez were the two big stacks at three-handed play as they seemed destined to have a big heads-up confrontation that was projected from the start of the day. But it was not to be as Amer had his aces brutally cracked by the ace-jack of Lawless when the flop gave him trip jacks. Amer was decimated after that and could not recover as he was eliminated in third to set up the aforementioned heads up battle.

Monday, October 28, 2024 10:56 AM Local Time (about 5 days and 3 hours ago)
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Monday, October 28, 2024 10:54 AM Local Time (about 5 days and 3 hours ago)



The final day of the Southern Indiana Main Event begins at 12 noon with the final table of nine returning. They will play down to the winner, who will get $111,979 and the circuit ring, plus a spot in the tournament of champions. Play re-starts with 41:10 left in Level 22, blinds at 15,000/30,000.

Let's take a look at each of the players remaining.

Abdul Amer enters the final table as the chip leader with 2,840,000. The Columbus, OH native has almost $800,000 in career earnings and a win here today would make for his 3rd largest career score, with his best cash coming earlier this year for $125,000

Right behind him in second is Luis Yepez with 2,770,000. The Venezuelan native is looking for his 2nd career ring, with his first one coming December of 2019 at the Commerce casino. He has more than $950,000 in career earnings.

A long distance behind the top two, Niles Lawless enters the day as the third largest stack. The Cincinnati native is looking to top his previous best cash of around $22,000.

Fourth place stack John Pelham McMurry has just 2 recorded cashes on his resume so far as the Tennessee native looks for a huge breakthrough score.

Fifth in chips is Jason Blodgett of New Hampshire who has about $172,000 in career earnings. Any finish 5th or better will beat his previous best cash of $20,646.

Brad Butcher brings the sixth largest stack into the day as he seeks his third career ring with his prior two both coming here in Southern Indiana. The Ohio native has just a touch over $500,000 in career earnings. Finishing in the top three would give him his best career cash to date.

Dan Hummer is one of the shorter stacks to start the day as he will need to spin it up if he is to top his run from the May Main Event here where he finished in second place.

Derek Nold of nearby Louisville entered the day as the second smallest stack. He finished fifth in the Cherokee Main Event in May for his largest WSOP circuit cash thus far.

The short stack at the start of the day is Gabi Habash of Lexington, KY. If he finishes 6th or better he will secure his career best cash.

Final Table: (bbs)
1. Derek Nold - 835,000 (28)
2. Niles Lawless - 1,890,000 (63)
3. Abdul Amer - 2,840,000 (95)
4. Luis Yepez - 2,770,000 (92)
5. Gabi Habash - 670,000 (22)
6. Jason Blodgett - 1,690,000 (56)
7. John Pelham McMurry - 1,775,000 (59)
8. Brad Butcher - 1,035,000 (35)
9. Dan Hummer - 915,000 (31)

There is plenty of play left as the table is still fairly deep with the average stack sitting at 53 big blinds. Instant will pick up coverage from the jump at 12 noon and bring you all the way through until the end. 
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 5:56 AM Local Time (about 11 days and 8 hours ago)

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