Brad Ruben Adds World Series Of Poker Gold Ring To His Bracelets In Choctaw

Brad Ruben – Photo Credit: WSOP Circuit

Accomplished World Series of Poker participant Brad Ruben already had many gold bracelets in his trophy case. Four, actually. But Ruben’s assortment was lacking a WSOP Circuit gold ring, that was till Nov. 6. On that date the Floridian poker professional took down the WSOP Circuit Choctaw major occasion to select up his first WSOPC title and the highest prize of $250,140.

This was the most important event rating but for Ruben. It elevated his profession earnings to simply north of $1.9 million, with the overwhelming majority of these cashes coming in WSOP occasions.

The $1,700 buy-in no-limit maintain’em event had three beginning flights that produced a subject of 934 entries. That put the full prize pool at $1,415,000 to prime the assure of $1 million. The prime 136 gamers cashed for not less than $1,294.

Day 2 noticed a returning subject of 94 gamers that whittled all the way down to the ultimate 12 earlier than the top of the day. Notable gamers that made a deep run within the event included Brian Green (14th), Daniel Lowery (sixteenth), Rania Nasreddine (seventeenth), Cord Garcia (18th), Christopher Staats (twenty first), Dustin Schoonover (twenty second), Derek Normand (twenty fourth), Ryan Van Sanford (twenty sixth), and Jared Ingles (twenty seventh).

It took lower than half an hour to set the ultimate desk of 9 after playing cards obtained into the air on the ultimate day of play, and Ruben discovered himself holding the chip lead at the moment. Two gamers fell earlier than the primary break, after which Ruben obtained in on the motion by eliminating Danny Marx in seventh place.

Ruben steadily stored rising his stack to carry the lead whereas eliminations fell round him, after which he scored one other knockout punch when he took out William Nguyen in fifth place. By the second break on the last desk, Ruben held a 2:1 chip benefit different the subsequent closest competitor.

Ruben then took out the defending champion on the WSOP Circuit Choctaw major occasion, Harvey Castro, who made a valiant effort at back-to-back titles on the cease. Ruben was the grim reaper as soon as once more when he despatched Kaleb Harwell to the rail in third place.

Ruben took a big 5:1 chip benefit into the heads-up last in opposition to bracelet winner David Diaz, who had seen his event life in danger a number of instances on his journey to the ultimate match. Diaz would survive one other 45 minutes earlier than the ultimate hand transpired.

Diaz was all in preflop with AJ within the gap, and Ruben had him lined holding A10. The last board introduced assist for Ruben when it was dealt Ok94106, and Diaz was eradicated in second place. The $154,597 in prize cash he took residence put Diaz as much as $2.65 million in profession event earnings.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk:

The subsequent cease on the WSOP Circuit schedule has already begun at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe in Nevada, with a $1,700 buy-in major occasion that runs from Nov. 10-13. You can see the total schedule for the event sequence proper right here.