Jesse Fullen
To close out the WSOP Circuit season, which saw 14 stops either impacted or canceled due to the pandemic, the WSOP will host the “Season Finale” Online Circuit Event from June 3-14, which will award a guaranteed 13 spots into the Global Casino Championship (GCC). A dozen of those spots will be awarded to the winners of each event, while the final spot will go to the Casino Champ of the WSOP.com series.
The WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series, a 12-ring event online series that runs through June 14 for those in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware, wrapped up its fourth tournament on Saturday night. Event #4: $150,000 GTD Online Finale Big 500 3x Re-entry featured a $500 buy-in and easily surpassed the guarantee with a final count of 247 registered players and 175 rebuys. The 422-entry tournament offered a total prize pool of $197,074 that was paid out amongst the top 35 players with a min-cash starting at $1,379.
In the end, “iwant2win” showed off why he chose his unique username by taking down the $52,224 first-place prize, a WSOP Circuit ring, and a guaranteed spot in the online Global Casino Championship. Also at the final table were skilled players Shankar “burgersssss” Pillai and Dan “feeltheflow” Sindelar.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “iwant2win” | $52,224 |
| 2 | “Synesthesia” | $30,546 |
| 3 | Dan “feeltheflow” Sindelar | $17,441 |
| 4 | “RustinCohle” | $13,401 |
| 5 | Anthony “boom81boom” Chin | $11,430 |
| 6 | “JACKKASH” | $9,459 |
| 7 | Shankar “burgersssss” Pillai | $7,094 |
| 8 | “burritoboy28” | $4,729 |
| 9 | “philivey” | $3,350 |
Others to cash the tournament included Jonathan “jetsfan14” Borenstein (10th place – $2,561), Andrew “PintoPedro” Donabedian (17th place – $1,970), Yong Keun “LuckySpewy1” Kwon (24th place – $1,576), Shawn “Saygoodnight” Daniels (29th place – $1,478), and James “danfriel” Gilbert (35th place – $1,379).
Big names in the field that fell short of the money included Matt “RubberFist” Stout (37th place), James “pokercpa” Hoeppner (45th place), Jed “jchak” Hoffman (47th place), Ryan “WHOSYOURDODD” Dodd (71st place) and Jesse James “Mrjessejames” Sylvia (99th place).
What’s Coming Up?
The next two events on the WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series schedule include a $200,000 AND $100,000 guarantee at both a $525 and $320 buy-in price. Event #5: $200,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit Monster Stack 3x Re-entry and Event #6: $100,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit Freezeout will take place on Sunday (2 p.m. PST) and Monday (4 p.m. PST) respectively. Just four of the 12 circuit rings have been awarded thus far, so you are in Nevada or New Jersey, make sure to buy-in or try to satellite in for as little as $5!
Remaining WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Buy-In | GTD | Re-Entry | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 7 | Online Finale Circuit Monster Stack | $525 | $200,000 | 3x | 2 p.m. |
| Monday, June 8 | Online Circuit Freezeout | $320 | $100,000 | N/A | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, June 9 | Online Finale Circuit High Roller 6-Max | $1,000 | $150,000 | 2x | 4 p.m. |
| Wednesday, June 10 | Online Circuit No-Limit Hold’em | $215 | $100,000 | 2x | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, June 11 | Online Circuit No-Limit Hold’em | $320 | $100,000 | 2x | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, June 12 | Online Circuit NLH Monster Stack | $320 | $100,000 | 3x | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 13 | Online Finale Circuit Double Stack | $320 | $150,000 | 2x | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 14 | Online Finale Circuit Main Event | $525 | $300,000 | 3x | 2 p.m. |
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