Carlos Loving Captures 3rd Gold Ring After Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack Victory
PokerNews is on site at the Ameristar St. Charles for the latest World Series of Poker Circuit stop, and while we��re only doing live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, it��s not the only tournament that��s been playing out inside the casino.
For the past week, a slew of side events has taken place and awarded gold rings to the lucky winners. One such tournament was Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack (1 Day), which drew 206 entrants and created a $67,980 prize pool.
The top 31 players got paid includingLaura Curry (11th - $1,120), Zachary Cramer (15th - $940), Greg Wood (19th - $713), Elie Williams (24th - $646), Ryan Burcham (26th - $600), and Steven Klasek (31st - $562).
In the end, it was 42-year-old poker pro Carlos Loving of Tampa, Florida coming out on top to win $16,622 and his third gold ring.
��I was playing in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker and my friend told me to come to Choctaw with him for the first Circuit event,�� Loving said after the win. ��So, I drove with him to Choctaw and I did well, and I figured I might as well keep playing to try to accumulate points to try to qualify for the Global.��
He now has 72.5 points and is in great shape to earn a 2020 Global Casino Championship.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Loving | Tampa, Florida | $16,622 |
| 2 | Larry King | St. Libory, Illinois | $10,271 |
| 3 | Lonny Weitzel | Texarkana, Texas | $7,226 |
| 4 | Susan Sutton | St. Louis, Missouri | $5,188 |
| 5 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $3,804 |
| 6 | Roger Bennett | Trenton, Missouri | $2,849 |
| 7 | Michael Sumner | Franklin, Tennessee | $2,181 |
| 8 | Aaron Corson | St. Louis, Missouri | $1,707 |
| 9 | Nina Hall | Lake Saint Louis, Missouri | $1,367 |