| Hoyt Corkins Captures Second WPT Title at Beau Rivage |
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It was the sixth final table for Alabama native, Hoyt Corkins. After 22 days and 33 events, the Southern Poker Championship culminated with the $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour Main Event Jan. 24-27. A mix of 208 poker celebrities, regional pros and unknown hopefuls competed for a $1.9 million prize pool and a $25,500-seat WPT World Championship at Bellagio in April 2010. After three days of play, the final six players remained to take their place in televised World Poker Tour history. The chip leader of the WPT Southern Poker Championship final table was Hoyt Corkins with a little more than 2 million in chips. The shortest stack belonged to James Reed of Newnan, Georgia. Tyler Smith was at this table last year, but went out 5th. Jonathan Kantor and Jared Jaffee have both won an earlier event in the Southern Poker Championship. The WPT Southern Poker Championship Main Event champion is Hoyt Corkins of Glenwood, Alabama. This is Corkins’ second WPT first place win, sixth WPT final table and with 4,000 WPT points, he is now tied with Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen and Phil Ivey for the highest all-time WPT points. For his hard work, Corkins takes home $713,986 cash, the coveted WPT Southern Poker Championship trophy, the bracelet and a seat to the Bellagio $25,000 WPT World Championship event. Corkins has amassed more than 5 million in career earnings. The World Poker Tour Southern Poker Championship is scheduled for broadcast on Fox Sports Net (FSN) on April 19, 2010. Visit www.WorldPokerTour.com to find show times in your area. 
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