With 15 World Collection of Poker Circuit rings, Josh Reichard is without doubt one of the most adorned champs that may be a present event poker common. However regardless of all these rings and greater than $3 million in event cashes, he felt one thing was lacking from his poker resume: A significant title.
Final evening, he lastly bought one.
Reichard is the winner of the 2024 World Poker Tour Seminole Arduous Rock Poker Showdown, greater than doubling his career-best payout. The $3,500 occasion attracted 1,869 entries, pushing the prize pool into the $5.9 million neighborhood. Reichard took the lion’s share of $839,300 after beating Landon Tice heads-up at HyperX enviornment on the Luxor in entrance of a raucous crowd who confirmed as much as cheer him on.
“The family and friends positively are what makes me wealthy, it’s not even shut. And it was nice. I imply, couldn’t have accomplished it with out them. It’s greater than double my profession excessive rating,” Reichard informed the WPT. “All my titles [to this point] are minor league titles. It is a main league title. It feels nice to lastly break by means of and have a win of this magnitude.”
The occasion began April 19 at Seminole Arduous Rock in Florida. It performed right down to the ultimate six earlier than reconvening at WPT’s studio in Las Vegas. The ultimate desk of WPT Choctaw finishes at this time.
Reichard, 33, confronted a formidable ultimate six that included Tice (second for $550,000), Jesse Lonis (third for $410,000), Alexander Queen (fourth for $305,000), Dylan Smith (fifth for $230,000), and Aaron Kupin (sixth for $176,000). Dylan Linde bubbled the ultimate desk.
Reichard, who’s from Janesville, Wisc., is locked in a three-way tie with 15 rings for second most WSOP Circuit wins. He’s nonetheless searching for his first WSOP bracelet, which he virtually secured final yr within the $1,000 Mini Predominant Occasion the place he completed second for his largest money up to now.
“Each time you will have a run like that, it’s like simply unbelievable. It feels nice,” stated Reichard. “Individuals had been asking me once I bought second, like, ‘Are you disillusioned?’ Completely not. Clearly that is higher, profitable, however you recognize, all of them really feel good. All of them construct your confidence and simply show you how to transfer by means of to the subsequent one.”
The mid-stakes grinder presently has greater than $4 million in event cashes. Apart from his success in WSOP Circuit occasions, Reichard has racked up victories in occasions all throughout the nation, together with wins on the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour and the brand new Moneymaker Tour.
However this one was the sweetest for Reichard, and never just for the massive payday, however for the wonderful help he acquired from his family and friends, all who piled on the stage at HyperX Enviornment for some of the crowded victory images ever.
“It’s unbelievable simply to know this many individuals care and love me,” Reichard informed the WPT afterwards. “They need to see me do properly, and are prepared to spend time and money to return do that and help me. It makes this so enjoyable.”
