Scott Allacher Wins WSOPC Council Bluffs Main Event; Second Ring for Angela Jordison
The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) had its latest stop at Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa that ran Sept. 4-16 and featured 15 ring events that generated $919,070 in prize money.
The Circuit stop culminated with the WSOPC Council Bluffs Main Event, which saw Nebraska’s Scott Allacher defeating Iowa’s Tim Garles during heads-up play for a career-best $83,865 and his first Circuit ring.
Allacher, whose previous biggest score came from a 467th-place finish in the 2021 WSOP Main Event for $26,700, topped a 259-player field in an event that created a prize pool of $392,385.
Josh Reichard was looking for a 16th ring but came up short as the Wisconsin grinder finished fourth for $26,164. Meanwhile, GPI Breakout Player of the Year Angela Jordison finished in sixth place for $14,007 after winning a second ring earlier in the series.
WSOPC Council Bluffs Main Event Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Allacher | Omaha, NE | $83,865 |
| 2 | Tim Garles | Windsor Heights, IA | $55,245 |
| 3 | Donnie Phan | Nashville, TN | $37,458 |
| 4 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | $26,164 |
| 5 | Marvin Donaldson | Kansas City, KS | $18,843 |
| 6 | Angela Jordison | Crooked River Ranch, OR | $14,007 |
| 7 | Walter Termini | N/A | $10,758 |
| 8 | Kenneth Auker | Rock Island, IL | $8,545 |
| 9 | Abbas Pasha | Muscatine, IA | $7,029 |
Three in a Row for Jordison
Jordison took down Event #12: $400 ‘‘Seats And Cash’’ for $2,973 as she defeated Ryan Ramsdell to earn a second Circuit ring. The Oregon grinder won her first ring in January 2023 as she won a $3,250 High Roller at Thunder Valley for $86,579.
It’s been a stellar fall for the 2022 Breakout Player of the Year. Jordison’s last three Hendon Mob results are victories as she took down the $700 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Summer Special in August for $20,706 before winning the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Ameristar East Chicago event weeks later for $161,513.
Other highlights of the Council Bluffs stop included Oklahoma’s Jared Ward winning WSOPC Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em for his first ring and $11,627 just days after finishing runner-up to Mark Fink in Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, as well as 22-year-old Keith McCuin winning a second ring and $26,206 in Event #11: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em.
Award-winning poker photographer Hayley Hochstetler, who leads PokerNews’ WSOP Photo Team, came up short of a maiden ring with a runner-up finish to Kyle Steward in WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em. In another proud showing for poker media, best-dressed live reporter Liam Gannon finished 10th in Event #7.
Next up for the WSOP Circuit is a stop at Horseshoe Hammond in Chicago that will run Sept. 19-30.
A full list of ring winners at the WSOPC Council Bluffs stop is available in the table below.
WSOPC Council Bluffs Ring Winners
| EVENT | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOPC Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack | 270 | $54,000 | Mike Fouts | Lavista, NE | $11,196 |
| WSOPC Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty | 79 | $18,170 | Jeffery Peters | Janesville, WI | $5,211 |
| WSOPC Event #3: $250 No-Limit Hold’em | 84 | $16,800 | Yang Xu | Saint Louis, MO | $4,759 |
| WSOPC Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 300 | $99,000 | Marvin Donaldson | Kansas City, MO | $20,588 |
| WSOPC Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha | 68 | $22,440 | Mark FInk | Sioux Falls, SD | $6,607 |
| WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 97 | $32,010 | Kyle Steward | Suphur Springs, TX | $8,689 |
| WSOPC Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 146 | $48,180 | Jared Ward | Owasso, OK | $11,627 |
| WSOPC Event #8: $250 No-Limit Hold’em | 146 | $29,200 | Andrew Gilin | Omaha, NE | $7,042 |
| WSOPC Event #9: $400 Monster Stack | 204 | $67,320 | Lee Rzentkowski | Madison, WI | $15,969 |
| WSOPC Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty | 166 | $36,520 | Steve Buell | Green Bay, WI | $8,266 |
| WSOPC Event #11: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 99 | $9,655 | Keith McCuin | Fisk, MO | $26,206 |
| WSOPC Event #12: $400 ‘‘Seats And Cash’’ | 104 | $34,320 | Angela Jordison | Crooked River Ranch, OR | $2,973 |
| WSOPC Event #13: $1,700 Main Event | 259 | $392,385 | Scott Allacher | Omaha, NE | $83,865 |
| WSOPC Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 84 | $27,720 | Kyle Lemcke | Fremont, NE | $7,479 |
| WSOPC Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 95 | $31,350 | Dalton Jones | Cedar Rapids, IA | $8,509 |
Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.
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