Joshua Reichard is now tied with Maurice Hawkins for second place on the World Series of Poker Circuit all-time titles leaderboard. The 32-year-old poker professional from Janesville, Wisconsin secured his 15th WSOPC ring by taking down a $400 buy-in no-limit maintain’em occasion on Saturday, Nov. 18 on the WSOPC Grand Victoria Casino cease in Elgin, Illinois. He now sits only one win away from getting into a tie for first place alongside 16-time ring winner Ari Engel.
“All of these guys are great,” Reichard instructed Poker.org reporters when requested about his competitors close to the highest of the WSOPC rings race standings. “They play a lot, winning at a high rate. The number is gonna be big. It would not surprise me if the number is 20 rings by the end of next year. And I don’t expect myself to be there, if I am that would be great, but it’ll be tough.”
Reichard secured his first ring again in 2013. He managed so as to add a minimum of one per 12 months from then by means of 2019. After a spot of just a few years within the early 2020s, Reichard received again to his successful methods in 2022, taking down a predominant occasion title in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This spring he additionally emerged victorious in the principle occasion at an earlier collection held at Grand Victoria Casino, incomes $253,073 because the champion.
His newest win for his second ring of 20223 noticed him outlast a subject of 271 entries. That turnout noticed the prize pool develop to $89,430, which was paid out among the many prime 41 finishers.
In the top, it got here right down to a battle between Reichard and Kathy Pink. Reichard got here out on prime, incomes $19,786 because the champion. Pink took dwelling $12,228 because the runner-up.
In addition to the cash and the {hardware}, Reichard was additionally awarded 173 Card Player Player of the Year factors for the win. This was his third total title and eighth final-table end of the 12 months. With 3,527 whole factors and greater than $804,000 in to-date POY earnings, Reichard has climbed to 56th place within the 2023 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.
Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the ultimate desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Joshua Reichard | $19,786 | 173 |
| 2 | Kathy Pink | $12,228 | 144 |
| 3 | Dustin Ethridge | $8,789 | 115 |
| 4 | Robert Miles | $6,428 | 86 |
| 5 | Marius Toderici | $4,786 | 72 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Ronsman | $3,628 | 58 |
| 7 | Nikolic Boban | $2,801 | 43 |
| 8 | Christopher Underwood | $2,204 | 29 |
| 9 | Daniel Mui | $1,768 | 14 |
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