Andros Ioakimides Wins First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold��em 6-Handed
PokerNews is on site at the Ameristar St. Charles for the latest World Series of Poker Circuit stop, and while we��re only doing live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, it��s not the only tournament that��s been playing out inside the casino.
For the past week, a slew of side events has taken place and awarded gold rings to the lucky winners. One such tournament was Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold��em 6-Handed, which drew 232 entries and offered up a $76,560 prize pool.
Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Chris Wise (11th - $1,281), Greg Radosh (17th - $871), Sean Small (20th - $871), Heather Alcorn (21st - $749), Craig Welko (25th - $663), and Vincent Moscati (34th - $605).
Coming out on top for $18,119 and his first gold ring was 54-year-old Andros Ioakimides.
��I try to pick my spots, play position, and if I see weakness I usually raise,�� Ioakimides said about playing the big stack ��I��m pretty active on the table. I like to keep moving. If I find resistance I kind of slow down�� Yeah, it was pretty smooth sailing [to the end].��
The win was fitting as his career-best score �� $57,833 for finishing eighth in a 2016 WSOP Six-Max event �C came in the same format.
��I think my style suits a Six Max because I am pretty aggressive,�� said Ioakimides, who came to the United States when he was 20 years old. ��You have to play hands with Six Max. You cannot just sit back and wait for aces and kings.��
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andros Ioakimides | Ballwin, Missouri | $18,119 |
| 2 | Edward Shade | Hurricane, West Virginia | $11,199 |
| 3 | Kelly Wolfe | Cincinnati, Ohio | $7,641 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Trudeau | Winter Garden, Florida | $5,336 |
| 5 | [Removed:201] | Bloomington, Illinois | $3,816 |
| 6 | Albert Morrow | Florissant, Missouri | $2,796 |
| 7 | Dustin Hess | Wheatland, Indiana | $2,101 |
| 8 | Raymond Herndon | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | $2,101 |
| 9 | Maurice Hawkins | West Palm Beach, Florida | $1,619 |