WSOPC NEW ORLEANS: NAQUIN WINS SIDE EVENT IN THE BAYOU

PHOTO: WORLD SERIES OF POKER

As we wait for Main Event results for WSOP Circuit New Orleans, a 1K side event was completed late last week and Louisiana native Jacob Naquin was the eventual winner in this 232-player prelim.






Naquin earned a fourth place finish at a 1.5K prelim event last June at the WSOP and also finished third at WSOP Circuit Biloxi last November.

Fourth place finisher Huy Nguyen won the Caesars Palace Classic Championship last November.

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TOP 10 PAYOUTS (USD) Jacob Naquin $56,260 Ryan Tosoc $34,773 Nicolas Gellepis $25,308 Huy Nguyen $18,716 Dominic Gabaldon $14,058 Daniel Weinman $10,723 Brett Schwertley $8,303 Christopher Conrad $6,526 Leroy Spires $5,205 Kent Hull $4,212 RELATED POSTS > WALSINGHAM WINS NO PRELIM > JEJELOWO WINS SOUTHEAST DEFENDING CHAMPION Brian Walsingham

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT World Series of Poker Circuit New Orleans WSOPC New Orleans NLH 1K Side Event May 16-17, 2012 Harrah's New Orleans | Louisiana Buy-in: $1,085 | Prizepool: $232,000 Entries: 232 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION JACOB NAQUIN 35 RYAN TOSOC 18 NICOLAS GELLEPIS 10 HUY NGUYEN 8 DOMINIC GABALDON 5

WSOPC IP BILOXI: MONROE GOES FROM SHORT STACK TO CHAMPION IN A JIFFY

PHOTO/SOURCE: POKERNEWS.com

When the final 12 players reconvened in order to find the next WSOP Circuit winner at IP Casino in Biloxi, Jerry Monroe was barely hanging on - he was one of the short stacks and, add to that, the fact that Jeremy Drewery had a significant chip lead over the 11 others.

Well, only a few short hours later and Monroe (pictured) is the one standing on the top of the mountain, wearing the WSOP Circuit ring. Monroe defeated Wild Bill Phillips heads up.

Jacob Naquin earned a second PTPR Score this season with his third place finish. Back to Drewery, this was certainly a disastrous result for him ... he literally went from chip king to short stack within a matter of a few hands.

FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS:
1. Jerry Monroe $112,779
2. William Phillips $69,721
3. Jacob Naquin $50,862
4. Chris Parsons $37,726
5. Jeremy Drewery $28,420
6. Ronald Sewell $21,737
7. Michael Nasserazad $16,868
8. Russell Ivy $13,278
9. David E. Williams $10,601

PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi
WSOPC IP Biloxi NLH Main Event
November 5-7, 2011

IP Casino Resort & Spa | Mississippi
Buy-in: $1,600 | Prizepool : $490,335 | Entries: 337

Defending Champion: Travis Lutes

FINAL RESULTS:
JERRY MONROE 35
BILL PHILLIPS 18
JACOB NAQUIN 10
CHRIS PARSONS 8
JEREMY DREWERY 5