Sunday, April 1, 2007

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'Poker Trucker' rolls over 'Rabbit' in Indiana

By Christopher Hunt

The big deal, officially, at the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) series at Caesars Indiana is the $5,000 Championship final, set to start Wednesday. But don't tell that to the two latest preliminary event winners, John "Poker Trucker" Garcia and Toby Clark; putting $30k-plus in your pocket is a big deal however you slice it.

Almost 800 other players likely would have felt the same had they taken the title and cash themselves in either Events 3 or 4 at WSOPC Indiana, $300+$40 and $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em events respectively.

"Poker Trucker" Garcia, a former accountant turned trucker who earned his nickname criss-crossing the country for poker tournaments, was the first of the two to cash, taking out Justin "Rabbit" Stigger in Event 3.

And he did it with a fine sense of the dramatic - with Stigger down to about $80,000 and in the big blind, Garcia made a blind all-in bet with As-3. Stigger, with pocket eights, made the call.

The flop came with an ace and it was all over, with Garcia taking $39,399 for the win.

Event 4 lacked some of the drama, with a 30-minute negotiation between the final two - Chris McMillian and Toby Clark - resulting in Clark actually collecting $10,000 less despite the championship ring, title and $5,150 seat in the main event.

But Clark was nonetheless extremely pleased with the result, after a flopped two pair finished the heads-up match after 10 hands, scoring him $36,968.

The official final table results for the two events follow below:

Event 3 - $300+$40 No-Limit Hold'em

Place	Name	Prize
1st	John Garcia	$39,399
2nd	Justin Stigger	$21,144
3rd	William Coyle	$10,506
4th	Antonio Pansera	$9,193
5th	Robert French	$7,880
6th	Jason Campell	$6,566
7th	Shawn Cunix	$5,253
8th	Joe Disney	$3,940
9th	John Hemphill	$2,627

Event 4 - $500+$50 No-Limit Hold'em

Place	Name	Prize
1st	Christopher McMillian	$43,205
2nd	Toby Clark	$23,763
3rd	Brad Gillespie	$12,151
4th	Matthew Humphrey	$9,451
5th	Bill Kanipe	$8,101
6th	David Seib	$6,751
7th	Antonio Pansera	$5,401
8th	Hershel Callahan	$4,050
9th	Donald Sinkhorn	$2,700

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