WSOPC National Sets Field, HPT Soaring Eagle Results

WSOPC National Championship Finalizes Numbers

The Southern Comfort 100 Proof National Championship was well underway in New Orleans, which closes out the World Series of Poker Circuit season. Many players won their seats by qualifying on the WSOPC leaderboard or winning a Main Event or Casino Championship throughout the season. Other players in the 100 WSOP Player of the Year category could buy in for $10K.

Day 1 brought 126 players into action, though registration stayed open until the start of Day 2. Only 62 players survived the day, though, and Valentin Vornicu was the chip leader with 203,200 chips.

Day 2 started with one new player – Jason Mercier – and that set the field at 127 players. The resulting prize pool was $1.27 million to be paid to the top 16 finishers, with more than $355K for first place. Just after the dinner break, hand-for-hand play led to the money bubble bursting at the expense of Steve Hesse, who was eliminated in 17^th place by Brock Parker. Play continued to try to find the final table before the night ended.

Patrick Steele Wins HPT Soaring Eagle

The most recent stop for the Heartland Poker Tour was in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. There were 461 players who turned out for the three starting flights, creating a prize pool of $662,280.

The final table saw former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada in the mix, but it was Patrick Steele who won the tournament. The results were:

1^st place: Patrick Steele ($155,636)

2^nd place: Tom Midena ($96,031)

3^rd place: Penelope Banhidy ($62,917)

4^th place: Joe Cada ($43,710)

5^th place: Adam Bacon ($32,425)

6^th place: Rudy Ballard ($25,167)

7^th place: Mark Davis ($21,789)

8^th place: Sai Mudduluru ($17,882)

9^th place: Phung Ngo ($14,570)