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Ray Henson poker player profile. Get latest information, winnings and gallery. The action finally boiled down to a heads-up match between Ray Henson, who had finished in the 12th position in the WSOP 2007 Main Event and won the circuit ring thrice, and T. Cloutier, the Poker Hall of Famer who had won the WSOP bracelet six times. Cloutier and Henson had played heads-up against each other once in the past. Ray Henson - Twitter: @rayhenson. Houston, Texas resident Ray Henson is no stranger to Vegas summers. He earned a payday of $308,761 back in 2015 for finishing third in the $565 Colossus NLH event, but not even that is his biggest lifetime cash. Henson just missed a Main Event final table in 2007 when he went out twelfth, collecting a.
The World Series of Poker Circuit set a new record this month at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. Event #3, a $365 No-Limit Hold’em Reentry event, which turned out to be the largest-ever event in circuit history. The tournament featured four starting flights and attracted a massive field of 4,053 entrants, creating a prize pool of $1,215,900.
The turnout easily surpassed a 2011 reentry event at Horseshoe Hammond, which attracted 3,001 entries, and knocked last year's WSOP Circuit Choctaw reentry event, which drew 2,867 entrants, down to third place in the record books.
In the end, the title came down to two accomplished players in three-time ring winner Ray Henson, who you may recall finished 12th in the 2007 WSOP Main Event; and six-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer TJ Cloutier, who was seeking his first circuit ring.
Interestingly, it wasn’t the first time Henson and Cloutier had played heads up. Back in 2007, both made the final table of the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge IV $5,000 Main Event at Cherokee Casino Resort in Tulsa. That event, which attracted 105 entrants and created a prize pool of $601,400, saw Cloutier defeat Henson to take home the $240,560 first-place prize.
Eight years later, Henson had his revenge by defeating the poker legend to capture his fourth WSOP Circuit gold ring and a $197,588 first-place prize.
'It’s the first tournament I’ve won all year,' Henson joked after the win.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ray Henson | Houston, TX | $197,588 |
| 2nd | TJ Cloutier | Richardson, TX | $122,040 |
| 3rd | Ben Perez | Lubbock, TX | $88,603 |
| 4th | Zhengyue Cao | Chicago, IL | $65,136 |
| 5th | Matt Lawrence | Tulsa, OK | $48,308 |
| 6th | Zachary Hammons | Grand Prairie, TX | $36,137 |
| 7th | Robert Martin | Garland, TX | $27,273 |
| 8th | Myles Hamm | Euless, TX | $20,775 |
| 9th | Taylor Black | Santa Cruz, CA | $15,928 |
| 10th | Krissi McFarland | Fort Worth, TX | $12,329 |
According to the WSOP, Henson began heads-up play holding 24,930,000 in chips to Cloutier’s 15,600,000. With the blinds hovering at a massive 300,000/600,000/100,000, a big hand developed that would end the tournament. On a flop of , Cloutier got his stack all in holding the only to discover that he had been outdrawn by Henson, who flopped trips with the . Neither the turn nor river helped Cloutier, and he had to settle for runner-up and a $122,040 consolation prize.
Known as a genuine nice guy and family man, Henson immediately received messages of support from some of the biggest names in the game:
Congrats to my best friend and travel partner! Couldn't be happier!!!!!! @Ray_Henson Champion!!!!!
— David Baker (@audavidb)@Ray_Henson Hell yeah. Congrats Ray. Good way to start the year
— Ryan Riess (@RyanRiess1)@Ray_Henson congrats man! Really happy for ya. Very well deserved!! #onefurthegoodguys
— Joshua Arieh (@golferjosh)@Ray_Henson congrats kid!!! Well done!!!
— JC TRAN (@jctran23)For more on the WSOP Circuit Choctaw, visit WSOP.com.
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*Data and photos courtesy of WSOP.
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On Sunday, the inaugural Lone Star Poker Series wrapped up at Prime Social Club in Houston, Texas. The series, which offered more than $300,000 in guaranteed prize pools over 16 tournaments, proved to be a big success and attracted notable players including World Series of Poker bracelet winners Anthony Zinno and Rep Porter, as well as five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Ray Henson and Twitch streamer Alex 'AlexOptional' Green.
On Sunday night, Oziel Zuniga emerged as the inaugural Lone Star Poker Series Main Event champion and finished $45,960 richer after two long days of play and a three-way deal. The Main Event attracted 660 entries and offered up a $330,000 prize pool.
Understandably, Zuniga was grinning ear to ear after the win: 'I was exhausted when I walked in tonight. I was out too late partying last night. I have done nothing but drink coffee all day long.'
Coffee was the key to keeping Zuniga tuned in and ready to play. He was caught bluffing when he jammed with deuce-three suited while four-handed but he made a pair and held against Charlie Dawson. Throughout the final hour or so of play, Zuniga would loudly say 'deuce-trey' as his rallying cry.
Zuniga took home the $45,960 top prize, an engraved money clip, and the specially-designed sterling silver trophy belt buckle from Max Lang Belts and Buckles.
Lone Star Poker Series Main Event Final Table Results
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| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oziel Zuniga | $45,960* |
| 2 | Long Nguyen | $40,365* |
| 3 | Kent Kvaal | $42,960* |
| 4 | Charlie Dawson | $21,910 |
| 5 | Min Zhang | $16,510 |
| 6 | Andrew Dartez | $12,580 |
| 7 | Raymond Martin | $9,710 |
| 8 | Justin Phillips | $7,580 |
| 9 | Edward Sebesta | $5,990 |
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*Denotes three-handed deal.
Others to cash the tournament were Flavio Palalon (12th - $4,800), Ray Henson (15th - $3,190), Lisa Fleishman (17th - $2,650), Josh Burkhalter (26th - $1,910), Blake Barousse (28th - $1,910), Chris Staats (29th - $1,910), Hayden Fortini (31st - $1,910), Paul Strohm (33rd - $1,650), and William Lahti (37th - $1,650).
It was an especially brutal Day 2 for Lahti, who began the day as chip leader. He and Long Nguyen engaged in a preflop raising war that resulted in Lahti getting his stack in with pocket kings only to see Nguyen roll over aces. The board ran out seven-high and Lahti took an unexpected early exit from the tournament.
Lone Star Poker Series Winners
| Tournament | Winner | Prize | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $360 NLH Kickoff Event | Lisa Fleishman | $30,820 | 555 | $166,500 |
| $400 NLH | Min Zhang | $9,650 | 88 | $29,920 |
| $250 NLH Turbo | Derrick Contreras | $2,640 | 31 | $6,200 |
| $360 NLH | Ramon Chavez | $5,990 | 63 | $18,900 |
| $360 Triple Triple Draw | Robert Valden | $4,030 | 36 | $10,800 |
| $250 NLH Turbo | Sebastiaan F De | $2,500 | 23 | $5,000 |
| $360 NLH Bounty | Laura Hoppe | $5,410 | 84 | $25,200 |
| $360 PLO8 | Marshall Silvestein | $3,260 | 53 | $15,900 |
| $250 NLH Turbo | Jason Lang | $2,600 | 31 | $6,200 |
| $250 NLH | Chy Ling | $6,480 | 108 | $21,600 |
| $360 HORSE | Matthew Rasco | $2,400 | 48 | $14,400 |
| $360 PLO Bountry | Oscar Montemayor | $3,810 | 56 | $16,800 |
| $400 NLH Jacked Stack | Josh Burkhalter | $11,950 | 119 | $40,460 |
| $500 PLO Championship | Mehmet Cetinkaya | $10,770 | 85 | $36,550 |
| $580 Main Event | Oziel Zuniga | $45,960 | 660 | $330,000 |
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