Heather Alcorn Wins 2018 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event

The 2018 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana $1,700 no-limit hold’em main event attracted a field of 389 total entries, building a prize pool of $589,335. In the end, the last player standing was Heather Alcorn, a poker dealer who travels the live tournament circuit. Alcorn made two final tables in preliminary events at this series and decided to take a shot at the main event.

“I couldn’t work this event for personal reasons so I just happened to be driving through town so I thought I’d just stop and say hi to everybody,” Alcorn told WSOP reporters. “I thought I was going to stay one night and play one tournament, ended up final tabling, so I stayed the next day and final tabled that one. So I went ahead and played the main.”

That decision ended up working out quite well for Alcorn, who earned $129,645 and her first WSOPC gold ring as the champion of this event. She was also awarded 600 Card player Player of the Year points.

Alcorn came into the final day of this event in second chip position with eight players remaining. David Sill began with the chip lead, while 2018 WSOP Circuit Rio main event winner Kevin Iacofano sat in third. The three largest stacks were able to navigate their way to the three-handed action. Alcorn eliminated Sill in third place, picking up KK and raising to 225,000 from the button. Iacofano called out of the small blind and Sill shoved all-in for nearly 4 million from the big blind with the K9. Alcorn made the call and her pocket kings held up to earn her the knockout, sending Sill home will $58,545/

Alcorn took just over a 2-to-1 chip lead into heads-up action with Iacofano. She was able to extend her lead to more than a 9-to-1 advantage by the time the final hand arose. Iacofano raised all in for about 1,100,000 with the 55 and Alcorn called with the A9. The board ran out K107107, with the river counterfeiting Iacofano to secure the pot and the title for Alcorn. Iacofano earned $80,120 as the runner-up finisher.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:

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