Field Full In South Africa ; WSOP Circuit In Indiana Ends

Field Full in South Africa

The second starting day of the World Poker Tour event in Johannesburg added another 148 players to the field after 74 started on the prior day. Players like Melanie Weisner and Liv Boeree took their seats on Tuesday, and players like Joe Cada and Chris Moneymaker rebought. It seemed that 80 finished Day 1B, and added to the 34 who bagged chips on the previous day, it looked like 114 going into Day 2. However, with registration still open until the start of Day 2, the field and prize pool are still unknown.

It’s a Wrap in Indiana

The final events played out on Tuesday, though the Main Event went well into Wednesday morning. That Main Event paid out 171 players, including names like Kyle Bowker, Kathy Liebert, Jacob Bazeley, Blair Hinkle, Mike Leah, Kenny Nguyen, Nicholas Grippo, and Lee Childs. Day 3 chip leader Claudia Crawford finished in tenth place, and Tripp Kirk exited in third place, leaving Josh Williams and Ryan Riess to battle for the title. Riess ended up in second place with $239,063, and Williams won $385,909, along with the WSOP-C gold ring and a seat in the $1 million WSOP Circuit National Championship next year.

Also of note in Hammond was WSOP-C Event 11, a $580 NLHE event that attracted 260 players for a $160K prize pool. The final two players in that event were women, and Amanda Musumeci defeated Wendy Freedan in that match to win the WSOP-C ring and $31,851.

Chan’s Full House

The reviews are mixed, though more people are critical than not of Johnny Chan’s Las Vegas-based poker reality television show. There doesn’t seem to be any TV network on board at this time, but the Twitter has been abuzz with criticisms and jokes about the promo video. There are some defenders, though, and it’s impossible to know whether or not this show will ever be optioned or televised.