Brian Landon Takes Home The Title At The Mid-States Poker Tour Stop In St. Louis

Brian Landon got here out on prime within the Mid-States Poker Tour cease on the Hollywood On line casino in St. Louis on Feb. 23. The highest prize of $102,765 was the Iowa native’s largest profession money.

“It’s wonderful, I by no means thought I may do that, however I assume I used to be flawed,” mentioned Landon after the win.

There have been 630 entries revamped three beginning flights within the $1,110 buy-in no-limit maintain’em poker match, which constructed a remaining prize pool of $605,720 to greater than double the $300,000 assure. The highest 68 gamers all secured a min-cash price $2,136.

Each participant that made the cash returned for the ultimate day of the match with a protracted march all the way down to the champion forward of them. The notables that made a deep run by means of the match included Askia Ingram (tenth), Andy Rogowski (18th), World Collection of Poker gold-bracelet winner Blair Hinkle, Gerald Cunniff (twenty seventh), Brett Reichard (thirty third), and up to date MSPT Venetian champion Anthony Scarborough (thirty sixth).

Landon was second in chips when the ultimate day started, and that’s the place he nonetheless sat when the ultimate desk was set. Poker skilled Hunter Cichy was the primary to fall in ninth place, after which Landon bought on the board by busting Kevin Berthelsen in eighth place. 2024 WSOP major occasion champion Greg Raymer was out subsequent in seventh place, and he additionally fell by the hands of Landon. Ramakrishnamraju Gadhiraju was eradicated in sixth place, after which Landon bought again in on the motion once more by sending Brian Roberts house in fifth.

Phil Mader was awarded fourth place after that, and Clint Wolcyn fell in third as Landon scored one other knockout. The chip counts at first of heads-up play had Landon’s work lower out for him as he confronted a chip drawback of virtually 4:1 towards him, with Peter Brooks holding the higher hand.

Landon scored a double up within the first main hand between the ultimate two, and he sealed the deal a short while later. The flop learn 632 when Brooks bought all in for the ultimate hand holding A8. Landon had him coated holding A3 for a pair, and it held after the flip and river bricked out to crown him the victor. Brooks was eradicated in second place, incomes a payday of $84,585. This rating put the WSOP Circuit ring winner’s lifetime haul above $418,000.