WSOPC Tunica

Preston McEwen

The final chapter of Event #12: $1,700 No Limit Hold'em Main Event at the Horseshoe Tunica played out quickly, and it belonged entirely to Preston McEwen.

The tournament drew 340 entries across two starting flights, building a prize pool of $515,100, and after two full days of play, just five players returned for Day 3. What followed was one of the fastest finishes of the series, as McEwen turned a chip lead into a title in under a level, closing it out in about 48 minutes.

Final Table Results

1. Preston McEwen - $105,270
2. Charles Hopper - $69,641
3. Dave Alfa - $47,284
4. Justin Donato - $32,969
5. Levi Carden - $23,623
6. Richard Sinclair - $17,408
7. Cody Stanford - $13,204
8. Dylan Lemery - $10,317
9. Bradley Wilkerson - $8,312

Charles Hopper

Blinds: 40,000/80,000(80,000) - 2/340 Remain

Preston McEwen moved in from the button, and Charles Hopper called off his last couple of big blinds. The cards hit their backs with the tournament on the line.

Hopper tabled , and McEwen tabled .

The full board ran out , and with a pair of jacks, McEwen sent Hopper to the rain in second place to become a two-time Tunica Circuit Main Event Champion.

• Preston McEwen - 13,500,000
• Charles Hopper - Eliminated

Dave Alfa

Blinds: 40,000/80,000(80,000) - 3/340 Remain

Dave Alfa opened the button to 160,000 before Preston McEwen three-bet from the big blind to about 450,000. Alfa called, and the flop landed.

McEwen continued for 375,000, and Alfa called before the hit the turn.

McEwen slowed down with a check, and Alfa took the betting lead with a wager of 475,000. McEwen thought it over for about a minute before he announced he was all in. Alfa snap-called.

McEwen tabled , and Alfa was in disgust as he tabled . The river was irrelevant, and McEwen dragged the pot to send Alfa to the rail in third place.

McEwen and Charles Hopper are now heads up, with McEwen holding about 95% of the chips in play. 

• Preston McEwen -13,000,000
• Charles Hopper - 450,000
• Dave Alfa - Eliminated

Justin Donato

Blinds: 40,000/80,000(80,000) - 4/340 Remain

Dave Alfa moved in from the small blind for about 820,000 before Justin Donato called from the big blind with only a few chips more.

Alfa was at risk and tabled before Donato tabled .

The full board ran out , and despite hitting Broadway, Donato lost to the flush of Alfa, and he was left with less than a big blind. 

Next hand, he would put in those chips from the small blind and get two callers. However, Donato's would ultimately lose to Charles Hopper's , which made two pair. Donato hit the rail in 4th place.

• Charles Hopper - 2,000,000
• Dave Alfa - 1,650,000
• Justin Donato - Eliminated