2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
258
Players Left
42

Robert Keeling Goes Back-to-Back to Capture Two Rings in 48 Hours

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Robert Keeling
Robert Keeling

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 #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that drew 108 entrants and created a $35,640 prize pool. After finishing fifth in Event #3: $400 NLH, local player Rob Keeling, 46, went even deeper and managed to close our Event #7 for $10,021 and his first circuit gold ring.

Amazingly he was done as he’d go on to top a 281-entry field in Event #8: $400 Monster Stack less than 48 hours laters to go back-to-back for a second ring and $21,357 in prize money. It also vaulted him to the top of the stop’s Casino Championship leaderboard with 135 points.

That is 32.5 points ahead of the other repeat ring winner, Cory Bogert, whoever wins will earn an automatic bid to the 2020 Global Casino Championship, a seat worth $10,000.

When asked where all his recent success is coming from, Keeling simply responded, “This is for my mom. My mom just pasted away recently… So, this is for my mom.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Robert KeelingPortland, Missouri$21,357
2Vincent MoscatiVerplanck. New York$13,200
3Kiran GangavaramChesterfield, Missouri$9,361
4John LaRosePerryville, Missouri$6,757
5Steven WillsWillow Springs, Missouri$4,966
6Alex MilesBensenville, Illinois$3,718
7Brett ApterSt. Petersburg, Florida$2,836
8Sean SmallDouglasville, Georgia$2,205
9Melissa BryneHutto, Texas$1,748

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