Michael Estes Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event

Less than a 12 months after profitable his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring, Chicago’s Michael Estes emerged victorious within the 2024 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 no-limit maintain’em fundamental occasion along with his second piece of WSOP {hardware}.

Estes beat out a area of 746 entries to earn $198,576. This was his second-largest rating but, trailing solely the $293,032 he earned because the fifth-place finisher in a $3,000 buy-in occasion eventually 12 months’s World Poker Tout World Championship collection at Wynn Las Vegas. His earlier ring was earned for taking down a $400 buy-in occasion on the WSOPC Grand Victoria Casino cease final November. That victory got here with $48,464 in prize cash.

Estes now has greater than $1.1 million in profession cashes to his identify, with 70 in-the-money finishes and three complete titles.

This newest victory additionally noticed him awarded 912 Card Player Player of the Year factors. This was his first title and fifth final-table end of 2024. His 1,748 complete factors put him just some spots shy of the highest 200 within the POY rankings offered by Global Poker.

This occasion featured three staring flights and two extra days of motion at Horseshoe Hammond in Illinois, not removed from the Illinois border and Chicago. The closing day started with six gamers remaining and Estes atop the chip counts. Max Sheridan was the primary to fall, along with his closing few blinds stepping into with A-8. He was bested by the A-Ok of Kris Magruder, which amounted to high pair, high kicker by the tip. Sheridan earned $33,426 because the sixth-place finisher.

Magruder additionally scored the second knockout of the day. All of the chips went in after a flop of 1055 with Magruder holding A5 towards the pocket fours of Mark Cahill. The 8 flip and 10 improved Magruder to a full home, whereas Cahill was eradicated in fifth place ($45,789).

Sargon Guliana’s run got here to an finish in fourth place when his high pair ran right into a turned straight for Estes. The chips went in on the Ok436 board with Guliana’s Ok2 drawing lifeless towards Estes’ 75. The A on the tip was a mere formality and Guliana was despatched packing with $63,981 for his efforts.

Three-handed play lasted roughly a pair hours, with the stalemate breaking due to the elimination of Kris Magruder in third place. Estes moved all-in on a Q95510 board and Magruder referred to as all-in with 88. Estes rolled over Q10 for queens and tens and Magruder headed to the rail with $91,159.

Estes held practically a 2:1 chip benefit getting into the ultimate showdown towards Keller. The closing hand noticed Keller transfer all-in after a Q-10-2-J-2 runout with pocket fours. Estes referred to as with Q-7 to seize the title. Keller walked away with $132,386 because the second-place finisher, his first recorded six-figure rating.

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

Photo credit score: WSOP/ Poker.org, Hayley Hochstetler.