2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$130,667
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
414
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
156
Players Left
25

Andros Ioakimides Wins First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Andros Ioakimides
Andros Ioakimides

PokerNews is on site at the Ameristar St. Charles for the latest World Series of Poker Circuit stop, and while we’re only doing live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, it’s not the only tournament that’s been playing out inside the casino.

For the past week, a slew of side events has taken place and awarded gold rings to the lucky winners. One such tournament was Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, which drew 232 entries and offered up a $76,560 prize pool.

Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Chris Wise (11th - $1,281), Greg Radosh (17th - $871), Sean Small (20th - $871), Heather Alcorn (21st - $749), Craig Welko (25th - $663), and Vincent Moscati (34th - $605).

Coming out on top for $18,119 and his first gold ring was 54-year-old Andros Ioakimides.

“I try to pick my spots, play position, and if I see weakness I usually raise,” Ioakimides said about playing the big stack “I’m pretty active on the table. I like to keep moving. If I find resistance I kind of slow down… Yeah, it was pretty smooth sailing [to the end].”

The win was fitting as his career-best score — $57,833 for finishing eighth in a 2016 WSOP Six-Max event – came in the same format.

“I think my style suits a Six Max because I am pretty aggressive,” said Ioakimides, who came to the United States when he was 20 years old. “You have to play hands with Six Max. You cannot just sit back and wait for aces and kings.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Andros IoakimidesBallwin, Missouri$18,119
2Edward ShadeHurricane, West Virginia$11,199
3Kelly WolfeCincinnati, Ohio$7,641
4Jeffrey TrudeauWinter Garden, Florida$5,336
5[Removed:201]Bloomington, Illinois$3,816
6Albert MorrowFlorissant, Missouri$2,796
7Dustin HessWheatland, Indiana$2,101
8Raymond HerndonMurfreesboro, Tennessee$2,101
9Maurice HawkinsWest Palm Beach, Florida$1,619

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