Stevenson Wins WSOPC, Lindley Joins IveyPoker

Ryan Stevenson Scores at WSOP-C Tunica

The latest stop for the World Series of Poker Circuit was at the Harrah’s property in Tunica, Mississippi. The preliminary events were well-attended, as was the $1,675 buy-in NLHE Main Event, which brought in 666 players, more than the previous year. The prize pool climbed to $999,000.

The tournament’s final table began with Andrew Rothfolk and Michael Sanders in the chip lead, but Ryan Stevenson quickly took over. David Kruger, Jerry Barlow, and Mark Maletic were the first eliminations at the final table, followed by James Watkins and Jonathan Cary. Sanders exited in fourth, and Stevenson sent Rothfolk out in third. Norman McKeldin was at a chip deficit going into heads-up and pushed all-in on the first hand with the nut flush draw. But Stevenson had top pair and made two pair to win the title and nearly $205K.

1^st place: Ryan Stevenson ($204,795)

2^nd place: Norman McKeldin ($126,723)

3^rd place: Andrew Rothfolk ($92,947)

4^th place: Michael Sanders ($69,121)

5^th place: Jonathan Cary ($52,098)

6^th place: James Watkins ($39,790)

7^th place: Mark Maletic ($30,789)

8^th place: Jerry Barlow ($24,136)

9^th place: David Kruger ($19,161)

Christina Lindley joins IveyPoker

The list of IveyPoker.com instructors continues to grow. The latest of the poker pros signed to the roster is Christina Lindley, a model turned poker player who has a number of deep runs in live tournaments and big online finishes to her credit. She has accumulated more than $125K in live earnings and more than $900K in online winnings.

Lindley is the 29^th person signed to the instructional poker site, founded by Phil Ivey. She is the fourth woman, joining Jennifer Harman, Gillian Epp, and Jackie Glazier.