Move over Will "The Thrill" Failla - there is a new king of St. Louis ... and he just may have become the King of the Heartland as well!
Just two short months after winning HPT New Mexico, former WSOP World Champion Greg Raymer (2012 QJ/PTPR Rank: T-308th) was at it again over the weekend qualifying for final table play earlier today at the River City Casino in St. Louis ... a few hours later and Raymer was crowned champion of HPT Missouri!
Another win this season and Raymer would have to be the uncontested King of the Heartland! Raymer's attempt at a HPT Triple Play comes later this month as he has already confirmed his presence at HPT Iowa.
As for "The Thrill", he sure had the poker world buzzing when Allen Kessler convinced him at the last minute to head to St. Louis with him to play in the March edition of HPT Missouri.
Failla was unable to defend his title over the weekend in St. Louis; he was in Cannes playing the WSOP Europe Main Event.
TOP 20 PAYOUTS (USD) 1. Greg Raymer $121,973 2. Ryan Hickey $69,034 3. Alona Sushynina $43,908 4. Shawn Roberts $37,810 5. Penelope Banhidy $29,272 6. Stan Jablonski $23,906 7. Dennis Phillips $14,636 8. Marvin Glowczewski $13,904 9. Brad Albrinck $12,246 10. Jess Yawitz $11,465 11. Steven Sheldon $10,489 12. Donald Bishop $9,270 13. Kyle Craney $8,782 14. Gregory Phillips $8,050 15. Louis Pedroli $7,074 16. Alexandru Masek $6,098 17. Michael Fryman $5,611 18. Richard Blythe $4,976 19. Kevin Stallman $4,635 20. James Yates $3,903 RELATED POSTS > RAYMER REIGNS IN NEW MEX! > HARRIS WINS GOLDEN GATES > "THE THRILL" WINS BIG IN STL | PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT HEARTLAND POKER TOUR HPT Missouri NLH Main Event September 29-1, 2012 River City Casino | St. Louis Buy-in: $1,650 | Prizepool: $487,872 Entries: 336 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION GREY RAYMER 35 RYAN HICKEY 18 ALONA SUSHYNINA 10 SHAWN ROBERTS 8 PENELOPE BANHIDY 5 DEFENDING CHAMPION Will "The Thrill" Failla NEXT HPT TOUR EVENT HPT Florida Daytona Beach Kennel Club October 5-14, 2012 |
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