Ricky Doyle Becomes WSOP Circuit Gold Ring Winner with Event #3 Victory
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana in the Louisville area to live report the $1,700 Main Event; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
Event #3: $250 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em attracted 485 entries and offered up a $97,000 prize pool.
Coming out on top was 56-year-old Ricky Doyle from Cynthiana, Kentucky, who earned $19,447 for the victory and captured his first gold ring. It took him 18 hours to clinch victory in the one-day tournament.
"I was a little tired but I was just lucky as hell," Doyle said. "I was catching and hitting a lot at the final table."
The win has inspired Doyle to play a bit more, which might include the $1,700 Main Event.
"I just might play the big one now,” he said with a smile.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Doyle | Cynthiana, Kentucky | $19,447 |
| 2 | Daniel Cook | Bloomington, Indiana | $12,018 |
| 3 | Eric Beck | Louisville, Kentucky | $8,789 |
| 4 | James Robinson | Indianapolis, Indiana | $6,511 |
| 5 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $4,888 |
| 6 | Jefferson Noland | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | $3,719 |
| 7 | Ronnie Dowdy | Toledo, Ohio | $2,868 |
| 8 | Brandon Bourne | Worthville, Kentucky | $2,243 |
| 9 | Matthew Lawrence | Clarksville, Tennessee | $1,778 |