Joey Fabre Nabs Himself a PLO Gold Ring in Event #6
PokerNews is in town to live report the Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah��s Cherokee, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha, 287 entries accounted for a $147,805 prize pool. That was distributed to the top 44 players including Robert Keeling (10th - $2,250) Will Berry (14th - $1,855), Blake Whittington (27th - $1,056), Leif Force (31st - $909), Mark Biem (41st - $858), and Dorian Grant (43rd - $858).
In the end, 40-year-old recreational player Joey Fabre of Florence, Kentucky came out on top to win $33,387 and his first gold ring.
��I play Hold��em and PLO �C tournaments and cash. My first time playing (pot-limit Omaha) I won, so I just played it a little bit here and there,�� said Fabre, who in 2018 finished 72nd in the WSOP Main Event for $108,745.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Fabre | Florence, Kentucky | $33,837 |
| 2 | Mark Guthridge | Boardman, Ohio | $20,916 |
| 3 | Mark Mcgarity | Stanfield, North Carolina | $14,853 |
| 4 | Bobby Payne | Dublin, Virginia | $10,734 |
| 5 | Eric Ng | Greensboro, North Carolina | $7,897 |
| 6 | William Mcmahan | Strawberry Plains, Tennessee | $5,916 |
| 7 | Donald Godsey | Kingsport, Tennessee | $4,515 |
| 8 | Chase Smith | Savannah, Tennessee | $3,511 |
| 9 | Robert Harwell | Williamson, Georgia | $2,783 |