Real Estate Investor Matt Sterling Claims Second Gold Ring
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 #5: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Freezeout had 63 players create a $32,445 prize pool that was paid out to the top 10 players. After Ryan Dersch exited in 10th place for $860, the final table was set.
Eventually, the title came down to Matt Sterling and Charlie Dawson, with the former ultimately coming out on top to the tune of $10,578. It marked his second career gold ring.
“I definitely felt like I had a decent chance to win, only five of us left and I had more than an average stack,” said Sterling, a real estate investor. “I am actually heading to Las Vegas tomorrow to watch a golf tournament, so I won’t be playing in any other events this series.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Sterling | Brownstown, Indiana | $10,578 |
| 2 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $6,538 |
| 3 | Calvin Simpson | Nashville, Indiana | $4,347 |
| 4 | Robert Danaher | Lexington, Kentucky | $3,009 |
| 5 | Andy Wantye | N/A | $2,172 |
| 6 | Carl Johnson | Louisville, Kentucky | $1,639 |
| 7 | Joshua Snodgrass | Catlettsburg, Kentucky | $1,294 |
| 8 | John Covert | Louisville, Kentucky | $1,073 |
| 9 | Charles Sickmeir | Evansville, Indiana | $935 |