Beau Rivage Wraps Up 2019 Million Dollar Heater Series; Edmund Sexton Jr. Wins Main for $105K
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The annual Beau Rivage Million Dollar Heater wrapped up its 14-event schedule this past week. The series spanned 13 days and offered tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $200 to $2,700.
��We��ve had more than 5,000 poker players participate in this year��s Million Dollar Heater,�� said Beau Rivage Poker Room Manager Henry Garrison. ��The tournament continues to grow and is considered the premier poker event in the South.��
The $2,700 buy-in Main Event, which ran from January 12-14, attracted 158 entrants, which surpassed the $300K GTD by generating a $395,500 prize pool. After three days of action, Edmund Sexton Jr. took the $105,282 first-place prize back to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Prior to the win, Sexton had just $17,423 in lifetime earnings including a prior career-best of $10,705 for finishing sixth in the 2017 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah��s New Orleans Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold��em.
��This is a great way to start off 2019,�� Sexton said after the win. ��I feel like I��m waking up from a dream. I played with guys way better than me and won. It feels amazing.��
Others to cash but miss out on making the final table were Luther Tran (16th - $6,414), video poker jackpot expert Kyle Cartwright (13th - $7,923), and final table bubble boy Judge Leo Boothe (11th - $8,678), who retired from the Seventh Judicial District in 2014.
2019 Beau Rivage Million Dollar Heater Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmund Sexton, Jr. | $105,282 |
| 2 | Trace Henderson | $60,762 |
| 3 | Joe Golias | $35,106 |
| 4 | Bryan Clark | $27,559 |
| 5 | Lacey Coffey | $23,786 |
| 6 | Max Young | $20,013 |
| 7 | Benjamin Diebold | $15,863 |
| 8 | Dustin Stewart | $10,565 |
| 9 | Jared Eskandari | $9,433 |
| 10 | Daniel Howard | $8,678 |
Big Winners in Beau Rivage Side Events
Sexton wasn��t the only big winner at the Beau Rivage. Two weeks ago, the series kicked off with Event #1: $360 No-Limit Hold��em, which offered up a $600K GTD. With 2,763 entries, the guarantee was smashed as an $801,270 prize pool was created.
The top 329 finishers got paid including David Bradshaw (3rd - $46,420), Durand Bass (15th - $8,376), David Nicholson (24th - $5,583), and Gary Blackman (27th - $5,583). In the end, it was William Stanford who emerged victorious to capture the $92,684 top prize, the biggest payout outside the Main Event.
Another player to capture a five-figure prize was Dennis Hicks, who bested a 504-entry field to win Event #9: $360 NLH Monster Stack for $36,139. That tournament crushed its $50K GTD by generating a $146,160 prize pool.
In addition to the Monster Stack, there was Event #13: $200 Little Monster, a tournament that drew 267 entries and created a $40,050 prize pool. Mack Ham won the one-day event for $11,300, while Chris Adams and Al Dapkus took second and third for $6,041 and $3,410 respectively.
2019 Beau Rivage Million Dollar Heater Winners
| Event | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| #1 $360 No Limit Hold��em $600K GTD | William Stanford | $92,684 |
| #2 $300 No Limit Hold��em | Shawn Calvit | $22,609 |
| #3 $300 Big O | Nikita Patalinghug | $9,382 |
| #4 $300 Heads-Up No Limit Hold��em | Chris Dupuy | $6,242 |
| #5 $300 No Limit Hold��em | Charles Campos | $11,892 |
| #6 $300 Limit Omaha 8/B | Robert McCay | $5,687 |
| #7 $300 No Limit Hold��em Seniors | Charles Temple | $23,681 |
| #8 $500 Pot Limit Omaha | Keith Ray | $10,247 |
| #9 $360 No Limit Hold��em Monster Stack | Dennis Hicks | $36,139 |
| #10 $300 No Limit Hold��em with $50 Bounties | Sandra Brown | $8,705 |
| #11 $300 Tag Team No Limit Hold��em | Trace Henderson | $3,413 |
| #12 $200 No Limit Hold��em 8-Max | Justin Sharp | $8,690 |
| #13 $200 Little Monster | Mack Ham | $11,300 |
| #14 $2,700 Main Event $300K GTD | Edmund Sexton Jr. | $105,282 |
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