Galluzzo entered heads-up with a commanding chip lead but couldn't get rid of Rice, who eventually gained a big lead. Later in the day, John Amola bowed out in fourth place for $83,144, while Robert Hover was eliminated in third place for $110,250 to begin the heads-up war between Rice and Galluzzo. Timothy Odonoghue was first to go out at the final table in ninth place for $23,605, followed by James Namlot, who took home $29,747 for his eighth-place finish. The marquee Main Event had 891 entrants for a prize pool of $1.3 million. Each of the events attracted hundreds of players to generate a massive $4.1 million in prize money. WSOP Circuit Turning Stone consisted of 15 ring events with buy-ins ranging from $300 to $1,700. Rice, who also won Event #1: $400 NLH for $27,372, defeated Ontario's Giuseppe Galluzzo during heads-up play, who in turn took home $147,644. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit stop at Turning Stone Resort Casino in New York wrapped up on Monday with New York's Joseph Rice taking down the $1,700 Main Event for $238,870 and his second ring of the series.
