Michael Crump wins first event of Harrah's Tunica WSOP Circuit
Mark "Pegasus" Smith falls short of record fifth Circuit Event championship
The first event of the 2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrah's Tunica drew to a close Thursday evening with Michael Crump emerging as the victor.
Crump is a 47-year old insurance broker from Morrison, IL. His win not only marked his first WSOP Circuit Event ring but also his first cash in a major poker tournament.
Crump survived a field of 304 entrants to make it to the final table. Among the remaining nine players was four-time Circuit Event champion, Mark "Pegasus" Smith, who had his sights set on a record fifth gold ring.
Smith's chip stack was critically low early in the first day, however his short-stack management not only saw him through day one, but also the end of day chip leader with 367,000 in chips.
Day two of the $340 buy-in no limit hold'em event began with 21 players. The first final table of the Harrah's Tunica Circuit was decided shortly before 3:30 pm after the tenth place finisher, Mike Bowling, was eliminated a few hands after running his Ks-Qs into the pocket aces of William Ryan Enis.
Only a few hands into play, Rogers was all-in after the turn on a board of 2c-9d-ah-10h.
Crump made the call with As-9h. Rogers showed 10s-5d.
A Qs on the river sealed the victory for Crump, earning him $20,185 and a gold ring. Second place paid $12,277. First and second places were impressive results for both players, who have been playing poker for only about two years.
"I was able to double up early after getting some good cards and afterwards picked my spots," said Crump about his play.
"To be honest with you, I've had very little sleep the last couple days and got a bit aggressive later which ended up working out for me," he said.
When asked about how he felt to be the owner of his first Circuit Event Ring, Crump said, "I'm not sure, it hasn't sunk in yet. I have to absorb this all for a minute."
Still to come are 18 more events and 23 nightly (single-day) non-ring $230 and $340 buy-in events which begin at 4 pm and 7pm. The WSOP Circuit at Harrah's Tunica runs through February 10th.
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by Alan Fowler - WSOP Assistant Media Director
The first event of the 2009/2010 World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrah's Tunica drew to a close Thursday evening with Michael Crump emerging as the victor.
Crump is a 47-year old insurance broker from Morrison, IL. His win not only marked his first WSOP Circuit Event ring but also his first cash in a major poker tournament.
Crump survived a field of 304 entrants to make it to the final table. Among the remaining nine players was four-time Circuit Event champion, Mark "Pegasus" Smith, who had his sights set on a record fifth gold ring.
Smith's chip stack was critically low early in the first day, however his short-stack management not only saw him through day one, but also the end of day chip leader with 367,000 in chips.
Day two of the $340 buy-in no limit hold'em event began with 21 players. The first final table of the Harrah's Tunica Circuit was decided shortly before 3:30 pm after the tenth place finisher, Mike Bowling, was eliminated a few hands after running his Ks-Qs into the pocket aces of William Ryan Enis.
Only a few hands into play, Rogers was all-in after the turn on a board of 2c-9d-ah-10h.
Crump made the call with As-9h. Rogers showed 10s-5d.
A Qs on the river sealed the victory for Crump, earning him $20,185 and a gold ring. Second place paid $12,277. First and second places were impressive results for both players, who have been playing poker for only about two years.
"I was able to double up early after getting some good cards and afterwards picked my spots," said Crump about his play.
"To be honest with you, I've had very little sleep the last couple days and got a bit aggressive later which ended up working out for me," he said.
When asked about how he felt to be the owner of his first Circuit Event Ring, Crump said, "I'm not sure, it hasn't sunk in yet. I have to absorb this all for a minute."
Still to come are 18 more events and 23 nightly (single-day) non-ring $230 and $340 buy-in events which begin at 4 pm and 7pm. The WSOP Circuit at Harrah's Tunica runs through February 10th.
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by Alan Fowler - WSOP Assistant Media Director
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