Chris Johnson won the World Series of Poker Circuit main event at Caesars Palace for $153,599. The $1,600 buy-in WSOPC- Caesars Palace tournament drew a healthy field of 496 players with many notable pros, but none of them made the final table except "Hollywood" Dave Stann who is better known for his blackjack acumen than poker triumphs.
Chris Johns steamrolled the final table, which completed play in a record 2 hours and 40 minutes. In addition to the prize money he received a ticket to the upcoming National Championship also held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on May 27th.
The prize pool generated was $715,000 that was paid out to the top 54 finishers. Notables to place in the money included Jimmy Fricke (44th), Erica Schoenberg (38th), David Williams (22nd) and J.J. Liu (12th).
Final table results:
1. Chris Johnson — $153,599
2. Brian England — $94,944
3. Jon Seaman — $69,360
4. John Kulish — $51,418
5. Adam Hui — $38,699
6. James Martini — $29,498
7. Alex Santiago — $22,820
8. Dave Stann — $17,906
9. Matthew Leecy — $14,249
10. Derrick Kuenzel — $11,492
The WSOP Circuit Series will head off to Pennsylvania for the final stop on the tour, before returning to Caesar’s Palace for the $1,000,000 National Championship at the end of May, which will include all 10 final tablists from this tournament.
Chris Johns steamrolled the final table, which completed play in a record 2 hours and 40 minutes. In addition to the prize money he received a ticket to the upcoming National Championship also held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on May 27th.
The prize pool generated was $715,000 that was paid out to the top 54 finishers. Notables to place in the money included Jimmy Fricke (44th), Erica Schoenberg (38th), David Williams (22nd) and J.J. Liu (12th).
Final table results:
1. Chris Johnson — $153,599
2. Brian England — $94,944
3. Jon Seaman — $69,360
4. John Kulish — $51,418
5. Adam Hui — $38,699
6. James Martini — $29,498
7. Alex Santiago — $22,820
8. Dave Stann — $17,906
9. Matthew Leecy — $14,249
10. Derrick Kuenzel — $11,492
The WSOP Circuit Series will head off to Pennsylvania for the final stop on the tour, before returning to Caesar’s Palace for the $1,000,000 National Championship at the end of May, which will include all 10 final tablists from this tournament.
