Previewing the 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Bossier City

Chad Holloway PR & Media Manager

Sep 22, 2012 4 min read

The 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof continued this past week with the second of 20 stops �� the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City in Louisiana. The stop, which will feature 12 rings events, will culminate this weekend with the $1,675 Main Event.

The big story out of Bossier City thus far has been the wild ride of Quan Nguyen, who has finished in second place in three different events. The first was in Event #1: $365 No-Limit Hold��em where he was denied victory by Matthew Colvin and left with a $13,037 consolation prize. A few days later, Lance Garcia stopped Nguyen shy of a ring and sent him home in second place in Event #5: $365 No-Limit Hold��em for $11,399. Fast forward another three days and the same thing happened in Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold��em when Walan Kite emerged victorious, leaving Nguyen with another runner-up finish and $10,106. Despite missing out on a ring three times, Nguyen has essentially locked up the Casino Championship title and a spot in this year��s National Championship.

Joining Nguyen in Bossier City are Allen ��Chainsaw�� Kessler, Ken Adams, Mark Bonsack, John Dolan, Brandon Fish, Gary Friedlander, Mark ��P0ker H0�� Kroon and Dwyte Pilgrim, all of who are expected to take part in this weekend��s Main Event.

Here's a look at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City events completed thus far:

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #1: No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	293	$87,900

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Matthew Colvin	Dallas, TX	$21,097
2	Quan Nguyen	Garland, TX	$13,037
3	John Devine	Leesville, LA	$9,460
4	Steven Seiman	Alto, TX	$6,979
5	L Mcbride	Shreveport, LA	$5,234
6	Michael Haddad	Monroe, LA	$3,989
7	Christopher Tiller	Carthage, TX	$3,087
8	John Hornbeck	Sugar Land, TX	$2,426
9	Shane Lea	Richton, MS	$1,936

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Event #2: Turbo No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+$80	146	$73,000

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	William Byrnes	Saint Charles, MO	$20,440
2	Wade Jabbour	Lufkin, TX	$12,633
3	Johnny Marlow	Lufkin, TX	$9,119
4	Grantel Gibbs	Whitby, ON, Canada	$6,701
5	Joshua Palmer	Daphne, AL	$5,009
6	Clay Henry	Many, LA	$3,808
7	Mark Fisher	Denison, TX	$2,944
8	Clifton Stweart	Irving, TX	$2,313
9	Brian Schmidt	Athens, TX	$1,846

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	142	$42,600

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	��Captain�� Tom Franklin	Gulfport, MS	$11,930
2	Burt Madden	Little Rock, AR	$7,372
3	Donna Murray	Gautier, MS	$5,322
4	Joseph Martinez	Portland, TX	$3,910
5	Paul Buckle	San Antonio, TX	$2,923
6	Grantel Gibbs	Whitby, ON, Canada	$2,222
7	Bobby Chaler	Shreveport, LA	$1,718
8	Richard Estep	Lake Charles, LA	$1,350
9	Will ��Monkey�� Souther	Biloxi, MS	$1,077

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #4: NLHE Re-entry

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	663	$198,900

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Daniel Chaky	Cypress, TX	$40,773
2	Jessie Bryant	Conway, AR	$25,230
3	Matthew Rasco	Houston, TX	$18,506
4	Brock Duplechien	Lafayette, LA	$13,762
5	Christopher Lawson	Commerce, TX	$10,373
6	Mark Goss	West Memphis, AR	$7,922
7	Anne Sidari	Austin, TX	$6,130
8	Billy Rodgers	Ovilla, TX	$4,805
9	Kenneth Henderson	Tyler, TX	$3,815

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #5: No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	251	$75,300

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Lance Garcia	Houston, TX	$18,449
2	Quan Nguyen	Garland, TX	$11,399
3	Frederic Roetker	Lafayette, LA	$8,236
4	David Chishko	Oklahoma City, OK	$6,061
5	Joshua Hartman	Flint, TX	$4,541
6	Nicholas Johnson	Schertz, TX	$3,460
7	Jesse Fullen	Houston, TX	$2,681
8	Mark Mitroka	Irvine, CA	$2,111
9	Todd Hoffman	Tulsa, OK	$1,688

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #6: No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	241	$72,300

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Robin Vannucci	Seabrook, TX	$17,711
2	Bryan Chaler	Shreveport, LA	$10,945
3	Brenton House	Flower Mound, TX	$7,907
4	George Gauthier	Shreveport, LA	$5,819
5	Charles ��Woody�� Moore	Las Vegas, NV	$4,360
6	Brian Scheid	Saginaw, TX	$3,322
7	Yvonne Lamb	Malakoff, TX	$2,574
8	Donald Griffin	Longview, TX	$2,027
9	Brent Ronquille	Lafitte, LA	$1,621

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #7: Six-Handed No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	216	$64,800

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Jonathan Taylor	Phil Campbell, AL	$16,201
2	Chad Scott	River Forest, IL	$10,013
3	Ronald Lobianco	Corpus Christi, TX	$7,287
4	Joey White	San Antonio, TX	$5,389
5	Samuel Driver	Gainesville, TX	$4,048
6	Calvin Kincade	Paragould, AR	$3,088
7	Shae Williams	Brownwood, TX	$2,391
8	Jefferson Driver	Sanger, TX	$1,879
9	Becky Makar	Las Vegas, NV	$1,499

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #8: No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	218	$65,400

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Walan Kite	Brownwood, TX	$16,350
2	Quan Nguyen	Garland, TX	$10,106
3	Seth Foster	Shreveport, LA	$7,355
4	Bradley Lipsey	Franklin, TN	$5,439
5	Orben Slaughter	Robeline, LA	$4,086
6	Benjamin Reason	Whitehouse, TX	$3,116
7	Justin Fossen	Pearl, MS	$2,413
8	Walter Bell	San Antonio, TX	$1,897
9	Jason Garder	Moore, OK	$1,513

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #9 No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$1,100+$125	144	$144,000

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Caufman Talley	Lafayette, LA	$40,319
2	Charles Ford	Marshall, TX	$24,921
3	Yossi Azulay	Chicago, IL	$17,988
4	David Nicholson	Perkinston, MS	$13,218
5	Joanne Dorbin	New York, NY	$9,881
6	Quang Ngo	Lawrence, KS	$7,512
7	David Neal	Maple Valley, WA	$5,808
8	Rogelio Salinas	San Antonio, TX	$4,562
9	Samuel Murphy	Cedar Hill, TX	$3,642

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #10 No-Limit Hold��em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	240	$72,000

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	John Dudley	Greenwood, LA	$17,997
2	Michael Cooper	Fort Worth, TX	$11,125
3	Rex Clinkscales	Las Vegas, NV	$8,097
4	James Gonzales	Dallas, TX	$5,988
5	Kat Bowen	Gladewater, TX	$4,498
6	Joel Midler	Ausitn, TX	$3,431
7	Elias Hourani	Houston, TX	$2,657
8	Kenneth Kessler	Spring, TX	$2,088
9	Dejaunte Alexander	Houston, TX	$1,665

With several events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Casino Champion is undetermined. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:

National Championship Qualifiers

Player	Qualified
Kyle Cartwright	IP Biloxi Main Event Winner
Cory Wood	IP Biloxi Casino Champion

In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship:

WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten*

Player	Points	Rings	Cashed	Earnings
John Dolan	97.5	1	3	$61,485
Ashly Butler	87.5	1	2	$21,534
Chris Conrad	85	0	3	$16,077
Quan Nguyen	77.5	0	3	$25,043
Somphone Sengsouvanh	77.5	0	3	$13,042
Charles ��Woody�� Moore	72.5	0	3	$19,160
Donna Murray	60	0	2	$8,562
Rex Clinkscales	57.5	0	2	$16,484
Jonathan Taylor	55	1	2	$13,332
Caufman Talley	52.5	1	2	$32,239

*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City stop.

Here's a look at the remaining schedule for the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit:

Date	Event Location
Sept. 27 - Oct. 8, 2012	Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Oct. 11-22, 2012	Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago)
Oct. 27 - Nov. 7, 2012	River Rock (Vancouver, Canada)
Nov. 8-19, 2012	Harveys Lake Tahoe
Nov. 29 - Dec. 10, 2012	Harrah��s Atlantic City
Dec. 6-17, 2012	Harrah��s Rincon
Jan. 3-14, 2013	The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles)
Jan. 10-21, 2013	Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
Jan. 24 - Feb. 4, 2013	Harrah��s Tunica (Mississippi)
Feb. 7-18, 2013	Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)
Feb. 14-25, 2013	Palm Beach Kennel Club (Florida)
Feb. 28 - March 11, 2013	Caesars Atlantic City
March 14-25, 2013	Horseshoe Cleveland
March 27 - April 8, 2013	Foxwoods (Connecticut)
April 4-15, 2012	Harrah��s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 11-April 22, 2013	Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Iowa)
April 25 - May 6, 2013	Harrah��s Philadelphia
May 9 - May 20, 2013	Harrah��s New Orleans
May 21-23, 2013	Harrah��s New Orleans (National Championship)