Davis Denies Talley Fourth Ring in Event #2
Event #2 of the Harrah’s New Orleans stop, a two-day $580 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament, attracted 296 players and created a prize pool of $148,000. While the Event #1 final table lasted just three hours, Event #2 was the complete opposite. The final table played down from nine to two relatively quickly, which included the elimination of ring winner Josh “Big Daddy” Pender in fifth place for his 26th career WSOP Circuit cash, but then heads-up play between Troy Davis and Caufman Talley lasted a grueling five hours.
Talley, who hails from Lafayette, Lousiana, was looking for his fourth gold ring, but he would be denied by Davis, who was making his third ever final table appearance at the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans—he previously finished in second and sixth.
“This was as tough a match as I've ever played,” Davis said after winning the $35,523 first-place prize. “He wasn't giving me a thing. I sure was thrilled to get the win.”
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #2 No-Limit Hold’em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$80 | 296 | $148,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Davis | Denham Springs, LA | $35,523 |
| 2 | Caufman Talley | Lafayette, LA | $21,951 |
| 3 | Richard Thomson | Baytown, TX | $15,928 |
| 4 | Corey Mathews | Alexandria, LA | $11,751 |
| 5 | Joshua Pender | Rockhill, SC | $8,813 |
| 6 | Pejman Niyati | Plano, TX | $6,716 |
| 7 | Rogelio Salinas | San Antonio, TX | $5,198 |
| 8 | Vadim Balashov | New Orleans, LA | $4,085 |
| 9 | Tom Christopher | Rocheport, MO | $3,259 |