Patrick Lacey Wins First Ring in Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Baltimore to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $3,250 High Roller; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
In Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, 545 entrants competed over five flights, which resulted in a $250,000 prize pool. The top 84 players got a piece of it including Louis Amos (13th - $3,037), Roland Israelashvili (22nd - $1,782), Andrew Bart (35th - $1,065), and Mike Wang (57th - $845).
In the end, it was 32-year-old Patrick Lacey originally from Mundlelein, Illinois but now living in New Jersey besting Esa Al-Hanooti in heads-up play to win the title for $49,386 and his first gold ring.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Lacey | $49,386 |
| 2 | Esa Al-Hanooti | $30,510 |
| 3 | John Leathart | $22,521 |
| 4 | Lawrence Zerolnick | $16,757 |
| 5 | Scott Rouk | $12,647 |
| 6 | Aaron Pinson | $9,662 |
| 7 | Wendy Cooper | $7,474 |
| 8 | Arjun Khosla | $5,881 |
| 9 | Alexander Durkee | $4,680 |