Bowker Wins WSOPC Chester, HPT Adds Stops

Kyle Bowker Wins WSOPC Chester

The World Series of Poker Circuit was in Chester, Pennsylvania last week at Harrah’s Philadelphia. The $1,675 NLHE Main Event with reentries started on April 25 and drew a total of 336 entries for a $504K prize pool.

On Day 2, the field thinned from 107 through the money bubble to begin payouts for the top 36 and eventually on to the final table. That happened when Antonio Payne eliminated Andy Powderly in tenth place for $8,815.

Joe Kuether took a substantial lead into the final table on April 28, but one of the short stacks, Kyle Bowker, doubled up on his first hand and continued to gain momentum. Justin Liberto hung in there, eliminated Kuether in third place, and went into heads-up play against Bowker. The latter had the initial chip lead and extended it right on to the last hand and into the winner’s circle.

Results:

1^st place: Kyle Bowker ($115,920)

2^nd place: Justin Liberto ($71,664)

3^rd place: Joe Kuether ($52,280)

4^th place: David Bivins ($38,778)

5^th place: Kevin Saul ($29,212)

6^th place: Antonio Payne ($22,342)

7^th place: Tim West ($17,338)

8^th place: Thomas Cannuli ($13,648)

9^th place: Anthony Minniti ($10,896)

HPT Adds More 2014 Tour Stops

The Heartland Poker Tour announced the addition of two new stops at the end of its current tenth season. The tour will return to Prairie Meadows Racetrack Casino Hotel in Iowa for a ten-day stint beginning November 28, and it then heads to Oklahoma and the Indigo Sky Casino for a ten-day series beginning December 5.

Points from both events will go toward the Season XI Player of the Year race, and both Main Event tournaments will be filmed for broadcast throughout the United States and other cooperating countries.