Andrew Lauer Wins WSOPC Foxwoods Event #2 for His 3rd Gold Ring
While PokerNews is only live reporting the High Roller and Main Event tournaments at the World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods stop, there have been plenty of other side events playing out all week long.
One of them was Event #2: $600 NLH 6-Handed, a tournament that drew 92 entrants and created a $47,380 prize pool. Among those to get a piece of it but fall short of the final table were Allen Kessler (14th - $957), John Cautela (13th - $957), Mark Phillips (12th - $1,089), Dan Chalifour (11th - $1,089), and Robert Morton (10th - $1,302).
In the end, it was 29-year-old Andrew Lauer winning the tournament for $14,058 and his third gold ring.
“It feels amazing. I can only play a few events so when I came down I said the six-max is the one,” Lauer said after the win. “The third one was kind of elusive. I got heads-up down in Florida – didn’t get it. Made a couple other final tables – couldn’t get it. So, to actually get it feels amazing. Gotta keep going for more though – get four and five.”
It wasn’t easy for Lauer, who faced a tough final table including a long heads-up battle.
“When I came into the final table I didn’t love my seat. I had one of the chip leaders on my right and then I had, in my opinion, the best player at the table on my left - James Camby. So, I knew I was going to be handcuffed.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Lauer | Granby, Connecticut | $14,058 |
| 2 | Charles Alex Barton | Boston, Massachusetts | $8,690 |
| 3 | Steve Williams | Athens, Texas | $5,775 |
| 4 | James Campbell | Marlborough, Massachusetts | $3,975 |
| 5 | Matthew Cooper | West Haven, Connecticut | $2,838 |
| 6 | Dennis Brand | Sugar Land, Texas | $2,108 |
| 7 | Roland Israelashvili | Forest Hills, New York | $1,620 |
| 8 | David Labriola | Naugatuck, Connecticut | $1,620 |
| 9 | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, New York | $1,302 |