Klint Griffin Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event

Klint Griffin is the most recent World Series of Poker Circuit primary occasion champion. The Franklin, Tennessee resident overcame a 395-entry area within the WSOPC Horseshoe Tunica $1,700 buy-in no-limit maintain’em primary occasion to earn $127,307 and his first gold ring.

This was by far the most important event rating but for Griffin, blowing away the $3,381 he secured for a money within the WSOPC Harrah’s Cherokee primary occasion final August.

In addition to the {hardware} and the cash, Griffin additionally earned 600 Card Player Player of the Year factors because the champion.

The prime 58 finishers made the cash on this occasion, incomes a share of the $588,425 whole prize pool. Notables that ran deep included six-time ring winner Preston McEwen (forty fourth), bracelet winner Denise Pratt (thirty third), and 15-time WSOPC ring winner Daniel Lowery (twenty third).

The closing day started with simply six gamers nonetheless in rivalry, with Lucian Camargo within the lead and Griffin within the center of the pack. Griffin survived to the ultimate 4 after which gained a key preflop race with A-Ok suited besting pocket sevens to get rid of Trace Henderson (4th – $40,272).

Griffin then picked up pocket fives in opposition to the pocket fours of Billy Dickerson and held to take a large lead into heads-up play. Dickerson earned $55,792 because the third-place finisher.

The closing hand noticed Camargo three-bet shove from the large blind with 1010. Griffin referred to as the shove with A7 and the board ran out JJ2A7 to offer Griffin aces up and the win. Camargo was awarded $78,678 because the runner-up.

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

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