Texan knows his Hold'em at WSOPC

He might have been out of state, but Andrew Hoechstetter of Houston, Texas, was in his element Thursday night, when he took down Event 8 of the World Series of Poker circuit event in New Orleans.

The 39-year-old salesman won the $500 No-Limit Hold'em event in the early hours this morning.

The Bayou Poker Challenge's eighth tournament saw 387 entrants, who swelled the collective prize pool to nearly $190,000.

All was said and done in about four hours at the final table, with Hoechstetter claiming a chip lead when the action came down to three players. He slowly proved unstoppable, finally knocking Matt "Cub" Cluberson out in heads-up play.

The final results are as follows:

Place Name Country Prize
1st Andrew Hoechstetter Houston, Texas $58,185
2nd Matt Culberson Hattiesburg, Miss. $30,031
3rd Marc Truong Beaumont, Texas $15,016
4th Donald Nicholson Oak Ridge, Tenn. $13,139
5th Gary Clark, Jr. Jackson, Miss. $11,262
6th Jeremy "Booga" Leonick $9,385
7th David Fox Coram, La. $7,508
8th "Smoke" Charlie Oliver Baton Rouge, La. $5,631
9th Barry Clancy Tampa, Fla. $3,754


courtesy of Erin Warner

News Added: 18 May, 2007

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