Horseshoe Council Bluffs November 22, 2009

Event Winner!

Benjamin Hock wins $169,237

Horseshoe Council Bluffs

Ben Hock limps and Michael Martin checks. The flop comes 10h 6s 3h. Martin bets $23,000 and Ben Hock calls. The turn comes 7c and Hock checks but Martin raises $54,000. Ben...

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Event Description

It's all over but the crying from the WSOPC Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Ben Hock came out of nowhere to take down alliterative former chip leader Michael Martin. Hock outlasted 98 opponents and became this year's champion, earning $169,000 in the process. Congratulations to Hock, Martin and everybody else who took part in the event. We'll see you next year!

Payout Structure

PlacePrize Money
1$169,237
2$94,263
3$52,039
4$37,965
5$33,273
6$28,582
7$23,981
8$19,199
9$14,508

Tournament Rules

  • On each tournament day, there will be tournament tables to accommodate the number of participants with a max of 11 seats.
  • Table/seat assignments cannot be traded with another player.
  • Players will start with 10,000 in chips.
  • Each level will last 75 minutes. Levels at the final table will last 90 minutes. Breaks will last 15 minutes.
  • Dinner breaks will be added at the discretion of the tournament director.
  • Play will begin each day at 12:00pm; First day will be seven (7) levels of play. Second day, play will continue down to nine (9) players. The final table will resume the following day at 2:00 p.m.
  • The winner of the tournament will win First Place Prize Money and an automatic entry into the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event plus $1,000 for expenses. 3% of the total prize pool is withheld from all events for tournament staff.

Horseshoe Council Bluffs

  • Buy-In: $5,000
  • Entrants: 99
  • Total Prize Money: $469,150
  • Date: Feb 25, 2008
  • Final Day Feb 27, 2008

Event Chip Leaders

Player Chip Stack
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Blind Structure2 years ago

Level Ante Blinds               
Level 1 25/50
Level 2 50/100
Level 3 100/200
Level 4 25 100/200
Level 5 50 200/400
Level 6 75 300/600
Level 7 100 400/800
Level 8 200 600/1,200
Level 9 200 800/1,600
Level 10 300 1,000/2,000
Level 11 400 1,500/3,000
Level 12 500 2,000/4,000
Level 13 500 3,000/6,000
Level 14 1,000 4,000/8,000
Level 15 2,000 6,000/12,000
Level 16 2,000 8,000/16,000
Level 17 3,000 10,000/20,000
Level 18 4,000 15,000/30,000
Level 19 5,000 20,000/40,000
Level 20 5,000 30,000/60,000
Level 21 10,000 40,000/80,000
Level 22 20,000 60,000/120,000

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