Thom Creel Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Bossier City Main Event for $144,537
The eighth stop on the 2013/2014 World Series of Poker Circuit schedule wrapped up its $1,675 Main Event on Monday night at the Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana. The tournament attracted 438 entries and created a prize pool of $657,000. After a long week of play, local player Thom Creel topped a stacked final table to win the $144,537 first-place prize and secure a spot in the season-ending National Championship.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Creel | Monroe, LA | $144,537 |
| 2nd | Sean Small | Douglasville, GA | $89,319 |
| 3rd | Cord Garcia | Houston, TX | $65,266 |
| 4th | James Phelps | Eddy, TX | $48,460 |
| 5th | Jason Lang | Spring, TX | $36,542 |
| 6th | Daniel Lowery | Peter Pender, AR | $27,968 |
| 7th | Jeffrey Niedelman | Houston, TX | $21,270 |
| 8th | Rob Salaburu | San Antonio, TX | $17,108 |
| 9th | Susan Kattamuri | Irving, TX | $13,666 |
According to , final table action kicked off in Level 25 with the blinds at 12,000/24,000/4,000, and it didn’t take long for the first elimination to occur. It happened when Creel opened for 65,000 only to have 30-year-old Susan Kattamuri move all in for 481,000. Jason Lang then moved all in over the top for 485,000 and Creel folded.
Kattamuri: 9♥9♦
Lang: A♦A♥
Kattamuri was in dire straits, and she failed to improve as the board ran out a dry Q♣J♥3♥2♣5♠. Kattamuri, who was one of five women to cash in the Main Event, took home $13,666 for her ninth-place finish.
Not long after, action folded to Rob Salaburu, who may recall as a 2012 WSOP Octo-Niner, and he moved all in from late position for 414,000. Action folded to Cord Garcia, who was featured in , and he made the call from the big blind.
Garcia: K♥Q♣
Salaburu: A♣J♦
Garcia barely had his opponent covered, so the hand was essentially for his tournament life, too. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Salaburu would double 59.87% of the time while Garcia had a 39.67% chance of coming from behind. The K♣9♠8♠ flop was disaster for Salaburu as Garcia found a king to take the lead in the hand. The 2♠ turn was no help to Salaburu, and he needed to find an ace on the river to stay alive — something that would happen a mere 6.82% of the time. Unfortunately for Salaburu, this was not one of those times as the 7♥ blanked. Salaburu was sent to the rail in eighth place for $17,108.
After Jeffrey Niedelman, a 52-year-old player from Houston, fell in seventh place for $21,720, circuit regular Daniel Lowery, who was at his fifth career WSOP Circuit final table, followed him out the door in sixth. In happened in Level 26 (15,000/30,000/5,000) when Sean Small opened for 60,000 and then called when Lowery shoved for around 825,000.
Lowery: Q♥5♥
Small: Q♣Q♠
It was a bad spot for Lowery, and he paid the ultimate price after the board ran out 9♥5♠2♦10♥A♣. Despite the loss, Lowery seemed to be in good spirits.
Thx once again for all the love! Made good money and had a great time this week with good friends! That's what I do this for! #Duma #blessed
— daniel lowery (@danmflowery)
Lang and James Phelps were the next to go in fifth and fourth place, respectively, and an intense three-handed battle occurred between Creel, Small and Garcia. In Level 28 (25,000/50,000/5,000), Small opened for 100,000 only to have Garcia three-bet all in. Small made the call and the cards were turned up.
Small: A♣Q♣
Garcia: K♦J♣
Garcia was at risk and in need of some help, which he got when the K♣8♦6♦ flop gave him a pair of kings. The 4♦ turn gave him a flush draw, which mean Small needed to catch a non-diamond ace to win the hand. Wouldn’t you know it, the A♥ spiked on the river to send Garcia out in third place for $65,266.
Small began heads-up play with a chip lead over Creel, but the local player slowly accumulated chips and pulled out to a lead of his own. The match lasted for a couple hours, but Creel eventually sealed the deal in Level 30 (40,000/80,000/10,000). It began with Creel opening for 250,000 only to have Small three-bet all in for approximately 2 million. Creel made the call and Small discovered the bad news.
Creel: 10♥10♠
Small: 2♦2♥
Small, who finished sixth in this year’s WSOP Event #1 Casino Employees for nearly $14,000, was in desperate need of a deuce, but it wasn’t in the cards as the board ran out Q♣8♠8♥6♣J♣. Small had to settle for $89,319 for his runner-up finish, while Creel, a retail grocery manager, captured the gold ring, $144,537 first-place prize, and a seat into this year’s National Championship.
The 2013/2014 WSOP Circuit Casino Lac-Leamy is taking place in Canada right now. You can find a recap from that Main Event upon its completion right here on d9y.shop
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