Kai Landry: Wins WSOPC Tunica

The shy and modest spiky haired Kai Landry is our new champ as he took down the $5,150 championship event of the WSOP Circuit tour at Harrah’s Casino Tunica. His victory gives him a nice earnings of $183,974, a gold-and diamond trophy ring, and a $10,000 seat into this year WSOP championship event, plus $1,000 expense money.

Here were the starting chip counts:

Landry, from Biloxi, Mississippi, started the day with $300,000 and competed well for a man stating, ”I’m no pro”. In heads-up  action, Landry and Dao were very close to even in chips. Dao pulled ahead, but then lost most of his chips after re-raising all in with pocket 4s. He ran into Landry’s queens, losing after the board came 6-6-2-2-7.

On the last deal, the board showed 4c-Kd-10d-Ad. Landry had a straight (Js-Qh), and bet out. Dao had draws to a royal flush (Jd-7s), and raised all in. He missed when a 6s hit the river, making Kai Landry the new champ.

WSOP Circuit Event: Event #2

Event #2 – No Limit Hold’em
Perry Ernest
Winnings: $32,448

WSOP Bracelets: 0
WSOP Cashes: 0
WSOP Earnings: $0

Circuit Cashes: 3
Circuit Earnings: $105,020

WSOP Circuit Event: Event #1

Event #1 – No Limit Hold’em
1st place: Ronald Sewell
Winnings: $37,384

Harrah’s Tunica
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 to Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Buy-in: $340
Prizepool: $149,574
Entries: 514

Bluff-ESPN Power Ranking: 1332
Total WSOP & Circuit Earnings: $74,496
WSOP Bracelets: 0
WSOP Cashes: 1
WSOP Earnings: $14,762
Circuit Cashes: 2
Circuit Earnings: $59,734

WSOP Circuit Event: Day 2

2008/2009 WSOP Circuit Event – Harrah’s Tunica
Limit Hold’em
$230 buy-in

Bluff-ESPN Power Ranking: 3918
Total WSOP & Circuit Earnings: $15,179

WSOP Bracelets: 0
WSOP Cashes: 0
WSOP Earnings: $0

Circuit Cashes: 4
Circuit Earnings: $15,179