John Dollinger emerged victorious within the newest World Series of Poker Circuit principal occasion hosted on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The win got here with $147,148 in prize cash and a second WSOPC gold ring for Dollinger, who now has greater than $1 million in profession earnings.
“It does feel really good. I haven’t won an event in nine years,” Dollinger advised WSOP reporters. “It’s my first time in Tulsa. I flew in Friday and came just to play one tournament, and I already booked my flight going back tonight. So I kind of just planned on winning, and came out here and won it. It feels good.”
“When there were 50 players left in [WSOP Circuit] Graton, I was chip leader, and then I went out around 40th place. And the reason I busted was sort of my fault, because I talked someone into calling me,” Dollinger supplied. “The guy who knocked me out went on to win the tournament and I told him I would win the next one.”
The $1,700 buy-in no-limit maintain’em match drew a subject of 487 entries, constructing a remaining prize pool as much as $737,805. The high 74 gamers all took house not less than $3,404. There had been 78 gamers that returned for Day 2 with the ultimate six advancing to the ultimate day of play.
Kiran Suresh fell first in sixth place on the remaining desk, and Yordanos Mebrahtu was out in fifth earlier than four-time WSOPC ring winner Russell Brooks accomplished a trilogy of bustouts to start out the final day by taking out James Jewell in fourth.
Dollinger continued to keep away from the elimination arms on the remaining desk, with Brooks incomes yet one more knockout to ship Iman Alsaden packing in third place. That gave Brooks a 3:2 chip benefit heading into the ultimate match, however Dollinger rapidly took the lead between the ultimate two forward of the ultimate deal.
Brooks received all-in with 9
8 after a flop of 9
62
, and Dollinger had him coated holding Q9
. The flip and river fell Q2, and Dollinger made queens as much as safe the pot and the title.
Brooks was awarded shut to 6 figures for his spectacular displaying on this occasion, and that put his whole earnings above $445,000.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | John Dollinger | $147,148 | 720 |
| 2 | Russell Brooks | $98,109 | 600 |
| 3 | Iman Alsaden | $67,346 | 480 |
| 4 | James Jewell | $47,149 | 360 |
| 5 | Yordanos Mehbratu | $33,679 | 300 |
| 6 | Kiran Suresh | $24,555 | 240 |
| 7 | Andy Robinson | $18,282 | 180 |
| 8 | Marvin Donaldson | $13,906 | 120 |
| 9 | Matthew Riffel | $10,811 | 60 |
The subsequent WSOP Circuit match collection is already operating at Turning Stone Casino and Resort in Verona, New York with the principle occasion going down from March 20-24.
Photo credit: WSOP Circuit.
