The World Sequence of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) is underway throughout the US and not too long ago noticed Michael Estes profitable the WSOPC Hammond Fundamental Occasion for $198,576. Now, the WSOPC Thunder Valley cease is happening in northern California and has already produced a number of Circuit ring winners.
The WSOPC Thunder Valley cease has created $927,490 in prize cash to this point throughout seven occasions and culminates with the at present underway $1,700 buy-in Fundamental Occasion.
Here is a take a look at the gamers who’ve picked up Circuit rings to this point in Thunder Valley.
William “Skip” Ferguson Wins Huge in The Opener
The primary and largest winner to this point at WSOPC Thunder Valley was William “Skip” Ferguson, who shipped the $400 Opener occasion, which drew 1,458 entrants for a prize pool of $481,140, for $66,782 by defeating heads-up opponent Ricardo Bibat.
The ultimate desk additionally included Jeremy Gonzalez (third – $32,085), Michael Lin (4th – $23,642) and native Sasha Sabbaghian (ninth – $6,196), whose earlier outcomes at Thunder Valley On line casino Resort features a victory within the 2021 RunGood Poker Sequence (RGPS) Thunder Valley Fundamental Occasion for $40,485.
The victory marked a career-best rating for Ferguson and his first dwell victory in 25 years after he gained a Reno Fall Pot of Gold occasion in 2009 for $3,666.
$400 No-Restrict Maintain’em – The Opener Closing Desk Outcomes
Ryan Awwad, Ed Smith Choose Up Rings
Within the subsequent occasion, Ryan Awwad topped a subject of 277 runners and defeated runner-up John Grisler for $19,950 and his first Circuit ring.
In Occasion #3: $600 Omaha 8, Ed Smith got here out on high for $12,715 and his second Circuit ring after taking down a Thunder Valley Circuit occasion a yr in the past for $11,080. Smith is a longtime grinder whose dwell money resume dates again to 2008. Since then, he is amassed dozens of dwell cashes and picked up $107,410 in Hendon Mob earnings.
Different Circuit ring winners to this point in Thunder Valley embrace Greg Feirman (Occasion #4: $400 Monster Stack – $31,000), Yoshiaki Kasugahara (Occasion #6: $600 Restrict 2-7 Triple Draw – $10,255) and Man Pham (Occasion #7: $600 Pot-Restrict Omaha – $16,055), who defeated poker media member and up to date RGPS Thunder Valley Million Greenback Fundamental Occasion champion Terrance Reid throughout heads-up play.
A full record of Circuit ring winners to this point at WSOPC Thunder Valley is offered within the desk under.
WSOPC Thunder Valley Circuit Ring Winners So Far
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