Todd Sladek Claims Gold In Six-Max
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, we��d be remiss if we didn��t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi.
In Event #6: $400 NLH Six-Max Turbo, 224 runners created a $73,920 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Karsen Mitshe (10th- $1,568), Yoon Kim (12th - $1,243), John Sun (14th - $1,014), Jorden Helstern (17th - $850) and Chad Holloway (25th - $654).
In the end, it was Chicago native Todd Sladek who collected every chip in play to win his first gold ring along with a $17,630 payday.
The fast-paced tournament saw bodies dropping like flies but eventually slowed down once chips stacks were even with three-handed action.
It was there when Sladek called Michael Kaul��s all-in holding a suited ace-ten to Kaul��s pocket nines. There wasn��t much of a sweat as Sladek flopped a ten to send Kaul out in third place.
The heads-up battle between Sladek and Steven Phelps only lasted one hand after Sladek jammed after the flop holding top-pair, eight- nine suited, only to be out-kicked by Phelp��s holding ace-eight. The turn was no help to Sladek but then the dealer dropped a nine on the river to give Sladek two-pair securing his first victory on the Circuit.
��I��ve been trying to close one out for a couple of years now so this feels great,�� Sladek said after his victory.
The win comes just a few days after his good friend��s Cody Brinn��s fourth-place finish in Event #1 and Jorden Helstern��s victory in Event #4, which Sladek stated, ��We are on fire! This victory gives us some ammo to finish out the circuit season very strong and hopefully seal the deal for Casino Champion.��
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Sladek | Chicago, IL | $17,630 |
| 2 | Steven Phelps | Land O'Lakes, WI | $10,895 |
| 3 | Michael Kaul | Appleton, WI | $7,416 |
| 4 | Justin Bond | Irving, TX | $5,169 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Schwartz | Greendale, WI | $3,693 |
| 6 | Michael Scorsone | Menomonee Falls, WI | $2,705 |
| 7 | Quin Mallette | Dallas, TX | $2,033 |
| 8 | Tsz Shing | Brooklyn, NY | $2,033 |
| 9 | James Smith II | Delavan, WI | $1,568 |