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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Amazing Race runner takes WSOPC event
Terry Lake Garner, a 37-year-old dentist from Hattiesburg, Miss., known for both his poker prowess and an appearance on The Amazing Race, has won Event 9 - $1,000+$60 No-Limit Hold'em - at the Bayou Poker Challenge.
One of the higher buy-in events at this year's World Series of Poker Circuit series stop in New Orleans, the tourney saw 266 players fork over the coin, with Garner - no stranger to winning poker tournaments, having taken a World Poker Tour Season 3 event - eventually riding a final table chip lead all the way to the finish.
His final take: $82,566 and a gold WSOP Circuit ring for first place.
The rest of your final table looked like this:
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Lake Garner | Hattiesburg, Miss. | $82,566 |
| 2nd | Travis W. Smith | Mt. Harmon, La. | $45,412 |
| 3rd | Kevin Kaylor | Houston, Texas | $23,222 |
| 4th | Craig Blau | Shreveport, La. | $18,061 |
| 5th | Jeffrey Brown | Hollywood, Fla. | $15,481 |
| 6th | Adam Green | Washington, D.C. | $12,901 |
| 7th | Andy West | Atlanta, Ga. | $10,321 |
| 8th | Mark Wilds | Biloxi, Miss. | $7,741 |
| 9th | Billy Seber | Houston, Texas | $5,160 |
The $5,000 main event at the Bayou Poker Challenge kicks off Monday at noon and runs until Wednesday.
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