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 #9: $400 No-Limit Hold’em attracted 123 entries and offered up a $40,590 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 19 players including Merton Toler (10th - $779), Nickolas Syrigos (14th - $673), Scott Weiss (16th - $601), and Kathalyn Holz (19th - $553).
Poker grinder Tim Garles from Des Moines, Iowa began day 2 as the chip leader and stayed there on his way to victory.
“I have been working really hard, my coach is Jeff Fielder,” Garles said after his win. “I definitely have to thank him.”
He added: “I am just going to keep playing tournaments.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Garles | Des Moines, Iowa | $11,057 |
| 2 | Mitchell Foss | Indianapolis, Indiana | $6,834 |
| 3 | Jesse Carter | Blaine, Tennessee | $4,754 |
| 4 | Anthony Edgar | Belleville, Illinois | $3,390 |
| 5 | David Baize | N/A | $2,480 |
| 6 | Benjamin Bruce | Bloomington, Indiana | $1,862 |
| 7 | Kamron Mensinger | Buchanan, Michigan | $1,435 |
| 8 | Kim Schinco | Freeland, Michigan | $1,138 |
| 9 | Glenn Matthews | Blacklick, Ohio | $928 |
runout to find his ace, and the small blind took the beat in stride, snapping a photo of the board then shaking hands with players at the table before making his exit.
flop, and his opponent was unable to catch up on the 
turn and 
flop, and McBrayer called.
fell on the turn, giving Gray trip queens and leaving McBrayer with just a single out to survive. After the 
hit the river, Gray stood up and told McBrayer, "Good luck," unaware that he had actually hit trips. Once he realized he actually had the winner, he apologized and took back his seat, raking in the double.
board from the big blind, and Josh Snodgrass bet 5,000 into a pot of 20,000 from under the gun. Miller called.
river, with Miller check-calling a bet of 5,000 from Snodgrass. After Snodgrass tabled 
, Miller turned over her 
for the winner.
