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Christopher Nunnally Wins Pearl River Poker Open $600 Main Event ($57,835)

Christopher Nunnally

From November 12-22, Pearl River Resort in Philadelphia, Mississippi played host to the 2020 Pearl River Poker Open. The nine-event series catered to 3,492 entrants – including players from as far away as Michigan, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Missouri – and awarded $865,851 in prize money.

The series kicked off with Event #1: $250 NLH $100K GTD, which crushed its guarantee by drawing 1,735 entries to create a $333,120 prize pool. Of that, $46,600 was paid out in double bag bonuses.

The top 169th finishers got paid including Sean Small (6th – $11,248), Dan Lowery (11th – $3,488), Amy Pullens (25th – $1,774), Ruth Hall (34th – $1,367), Judge Leo Boothe (48th – $873), Randy Hollis (64th – $669), Preston McEwen (70th – $669), Tim Burden (115th – $494), Joe Saleh (142nd – $436), and “Captain” Tom Franklin (164th – $377).

In the end, Anthony Reynolds of Atlanta, Georgia defeated Thierry Quintin in heads-up play to win the title for $45,894.

Pearl River Poker Open Event #1 Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1st Anthony Reynolds Atlanta, GA $45,894
2nd Thierry Quintin Destin, FL $28,629
3rd Frank Boswell Pell City, MS $19,968
4th Kenny Prendergrass Brandon, MS $17,062
5th Eric Yim Fairfax, VA $14,156
6th Sean Small Douglasville, GA $11,248
7th Michael Owens Chattanooga, TN $8,342
8th Thomas Pullens Picayune, MS $5,813
9th Phyllis Pettit Baton Rouge, LA $4,012
Event #1 final table.
The Event #1 final table.

Christopher Nunnally Wins Main Event

The series culminated with the $600 buy-in, $100K GTD Main Event, a tournament that started players with 20,000 in chips and played 40-minute levels. It proved a winning formula as each of three starting flights attracted enough runners to surpassed the guarantee by itself. All told, 671 entrants participated and created a $335,500 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 63 finishers.

Among those to cash were Dan Lowery (6th – $15,936), Andrew Barfield (13th – $4,026), Tiffany Keathley (20th – $2,684), Donnie Phan (25th – $2,684), Joe Saleh (28th – $2,013), Logan Hoover (42nd – $1,510), Trace Henderson (49th – $1,308), Kelly Hebert (56th – $1,174), and Robert Hankins (61st – $1,174).

In the end, Christopher Nunnally and Matt Higgins struck a deal that saw the latter secure $50,000 in prize money and the former the title and $57,835.

2020 Pearl River Poker Open Main Event Final Table Results

Place Player Hometown Prize
1st Christopher Nunnally Birmingham, AL $57,835
2nd Matthew Higgins Chatanooga, TN $50,000
3rd Jeffery Hewitt Atlanta, GA $27,679
4th Dustin Steward Biloxi, MS $22,646
5th Gerald Stogner Kokomo, MS $19,291
6th Daniel Lowery Ozark, AR $15,936
7th Joseph Hebert Covington, LA $12,581
8th Shawn Calvit Lafayette, LA $9,226
9th Kevin Henderson Ft. Payne, AL $5,871
Pearl River Poker Open Field
Pearl River Poker Open Field

2020 Pearl River Poker Open Winners

Below is a look at all those to capture titles during the series. One of the more interesting tournaments was Event #8: $125 Rookies NLH, which required players to have less than $10,000 in career lifetime earnings according to HendonMob.

Date Tournament Entries Prize Pool Winner Prize
Nov. 15 Event #1: $250 NLH $100K GTD 1,735 $333,120 Anthony Reynolds $45,894
Nov. 16 Event #2: $350 Big Monster Stack 249 $72,210 Paul Strizhevsky $7,000
Nov. 17 Event #3: $125 Celebrity Bounty 153 $15,300 Joe Hebert $2,946
Nov. 18 Event #4: $200 NLH $20K GTD 192 $29,760 Gregory James $4,347
Nov. 19 Event #5: $250 Monster Stack 213 $40,896 Brian Walsingham $10,021
Nov. 20 Event #6: $200 Seniors 132 $20,460 Stephen Greene $3,260
Nov. 20-22 Event #7: $600 Main Event 671 $335,500 Christopher Nunnally $57,835
Nov. 21 Event #8: $125 Rookies NLH 76 $7,600 Terry Collins $1,546
Nov. 22 Event #9: $200 Survivor NLH 71 $11,005 8 winners $1,430 each