Kooroush Ghaedi Wins Beau Rivage's Million Dollar Heater Main Event
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BILOXI, Miss. – The Main Event of Beau Rivage’s Million Dollar Heater ended in a three-way chop with chip-leader Kooroush Ghaedi from New Orleans, La. declared winner. The tournament’s Main Event saw 1,074 poker players from around the country competing for their share of the $1,127,700 prize pool, with Ghaedi, Brock Gary and Jeremy Eyer each taking home $144,384.
“We welcomed 8,317 poker players and paid more than $4 million in prize money during this year’s Million Dollar Heater,” said Beau Rivage Poker Room Manager Adam Nash. “The record-breaking tournament continues to prove itself as the premier poker event in the South.”
The highly anticipated 10th annual Million Dollar Heater opened on Jan. 5 and broke all previous tournament records with 3,870 players, the single largest tournament in Mississippi history. Players competed for a prize pool of $1,238,400 and Pensacola’s Benjamin Bell took home top honors and the first place prize of $163,425.
Eleven tournament events with entry fees ranging from $120 to $1,200 took place over 12 action-packed days. Event winners include:
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Event 1 |
$400 Double Bag Bonus $750,000 Guaranteed |
Benjamin Bell |
$163,424 |
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Event 2 |
$300 Sunday $50,000 Guaranteed |
Chad Conrad |
$25,905 |
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Event 3 |
$400 Limit Omaha 8 or Better |
JW Carter |
$11,919 |
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Event 4 |
$400 Mystery Bounty |
William Stanford |
$27,500 |
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Event 5 |
$400 Senior $50,000 Guaranteed |
Charles Westbrook |
$24,321 |
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Event 6 |
$500 Six Max Black Chip Bounty |
Seville Hale |
$13,640 |
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Event 7 |
$400 Monster Stack |
Gavin Monroe |
$35,160 |
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Event 8 |
$1,200 Freezeout |
Charles Esque, Jr. |
$29,066 |
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Event 9 |
$200 Rookies Event |
Ray Lauga |
$9,976 |
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Event 10 |
$400 Survivor |
Kamvar Razavian |
$3,346 |
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Event 11 |
$1,300 Main Event $500,000 Guaranteed |
Kooroush Ghaedi |
$144,384 |
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