Pamela Belote Wins 7th Ring in WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana Ladies Event


Pamela Belote

This week has proven to be a good one for women in poker on the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC), with Christina Gollins, Sally Stephens, Kathy Chang and Jessica Vierling all winning bracelets at WSOPC Commerce. As Vierling was closing in on winning the WSOPC Commerce Main Event for $328,273 in Los Angeles on Monday evening, Oklahoma’s Pamela Belote was across the country winning her seventh ring at WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana.

The WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana stop consisted of 17 Circuit ring events that generated more than $1.5 million in prize money. Belote earned her seventh ring in the series finale WSOPC Event #17: $300 Ladies Event, an event that drew 77 entrants for a prize pool of $18,480.

The victory marks Belote’s fifth WSOPC Ladies Event win, having won her two other rings in open events. She took down WSOPC Event #12: $600 No-Limit Hold’em at WSOPC Horseshoe Council Bluffs in September 2023 for $13,206 and won WSOPC Event #9: $300 No-Limit Hold’em a month later at WSOPC Choctaw for $10,609. And it’s been a quick rise for Belote, who won her first ring in January 2019.

Christopher Cochran Wins Main Event

The main draw of the series, the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana Main Event, drew 301 players for a prize pool of 301. Georgia’s Christopher Cochran came out on top for $101,269 and his second Circuit ring as he defeated Ohio’s Dan Hummer. Others at the final table included Tyler Shoemaker (9th – $8,329), Cameron Payne (7th – $13,289), Devon Sturges (4th – $31,616) and Jesse Williams (3rd – $44,031).

The Main Event victory came just months after Cochran took down Event #15: $600 Saturday Night Showdown at WSOPC Cherokee for his first Circuit ring and $21,153.

WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana Main Event Final Table Results

  PLACE PLAYER HOMETOWN PRIZE (IN USD)
  1 Christopher Cochran Ringgold, GA $101,269
  2 Dan Hummer Cincinnati, OH $52,589
  3 Jesse Williams Winchester, KY $44,031
  4 Devon Sturges Louisville, KY $31,616
  5 Brandt Atkins Noblesville, IN $23,180
  6 Stephen Cleghorn Clarksville, TN $17,361
  7 Cameron Payne Mt. Washington, KY $13,289
  8 Kenneth Hicks Cincinnati, OH $10,402
  9 Tyler Shoemaker Nashville, TN $8,329

There were other highlights at the WSOPC stop in Indiana, including Florida grinder John Holley winning his 11th ring and $16,334 in Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold’em as he defeated Main Event fourth-place finisher Sturges during heads-up play. Holley won his tenth ring a week earlier at WSOPC Cherokee in Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better.

John Holley
John Holley

Other players who picked up rings at the WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana stop include Brian Wardrup (Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em – $35,741), William Troy (Event #7: $400 Monster Stack – $38,586), Daniel Scroggins (Event #10: $2,200 High Roller – $27,786) and Iverson Snuffer (Event #14: $600 Seniors Event – $24,208).

A full list of ring winners at the WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana stop is available in the table below.

WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana Ring Winners

  EVENT ENTRANTS PRIZE POOL WINNER HOMETOWN PRIZE (IN USD)
  WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 221 $72,928 Byron Hubert Leopold, IN $16,979
  WSOPC Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 585 $193,045 Brian Wardrup Union, KY $35,741
  WSOPC Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mega Stack 188 $62,040 Joshua Snodgrass Catlettsburg, KY $15,110
  WSOPC Event #4: $600 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed 67 $34,505 Kelly Wolfe Cincinnati, OH $10,957
  WSOPC Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 156 $51,476 Michael Woods Madison, CT $13,213
  WSOPC Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 115 $59,224 Alan Clunie New Salisbury, IN $16,372
  WSOPC Event #7: $400 Monster Stack 643 $180,975 William Troy Mt. Sterling, KY $38,586
  WSOPC Event #8: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 63 $62,389 Joshua Adcock Hopkinsville, KY $20,341
  WSOPC Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold’em 112 $57,679 John Holley Destin, FL $16,334
  WSOPC Event #10: $2,200 High Roller 36 $71,999 Daniel Scroggins Burlington, KY $27,786
  WSOPC Event #11: $1,700 Main Event 301 $456,015 Christopher Cochran Ringgold, GA $101,269
  WSOPC Event #12: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 64 $62,402 Bradley Butcher Yellow Springs, OH $20,344
  WSOPC Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 136 $44,881 Shane Collins Clarksville, IN $11,960
  WSOPC Event #14: $600 Seniors Event TBD TBD Iverson Snuffer Milton WV $24,208
  WSOPC Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em TBD TBD Wade Wallace Ohio City, OH $12,608
  WSOPC Event #16: $300 Seniors Event 260 $62,400 Manish Madan Alpharetta, GA $13,992
  WSOPC Event #17: $300 Ladies Event 77 $18,480 Pamela Belote Edmond, OK $5,781

*Photos courtesy WSOP 8131 Media


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