Second Ring Winner in WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Crowned
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 is a 12-ring event online series for those inside the borders of Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. The series kicked off on Wednesday and will run through June 14, with 12 official gold ring events, other nightly tournaments, and more than $1,500,000 in prize pool guarantees.
The second tournament on the schedule — Event #2: $100,000 GTD NLH Online Finale Circuit 2x Re-entry — featured a $320 buy-in and easily surpassed the guarantee. With a final count of 397 registered players and 218 rebuys, the 515-entry tournament offered a total prize pool of $184,500 that was paid out amongst the top 60 players with a min-cash starting at $756.
In the end, Soheb "tommyconway6" Porbandarwala topped the field to capture a $46,528 first-place prize, WSOP Circuit ring, and a guaranteed spot in the GCC. Porbandarwala had already locked up his spot in the GCC after winning the WSOP.com Online Circuit Series Main Event this past March. Also at the final table were well-known poker pros Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman and Joseph "biueberry" Cheong.
WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Event #2 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soheb "tommyconway6" Porbandarwala | $46,125 |
| 2 | Jeremy "nothingpersnl" Kottler | $25,830 |
| 3 | "iwant2win" | $15,682 |
| 4 | Ian "apokerjoker2" Steinman | $11,992 |
| 5 | Matthew "MattyFlushes" Larkin | $10,147 |
| 6 | "dunningkrugr" | $8,302 |
| 7 | "clayne" | $6,273 |
| 8 | Joseph "biueberry" Cheong | $4,243 |
| 9 | Brittney "blondewonder" Stout | $2,480 |
Others to cash the tournament included Scott "shaderade" Stewart (56th place - $756), Lauren "sycamore22" Roberts (49th place - $774), Andrew "PintoPedro" Donabedian (39th place - $793), Anthony "flawlessbink" Maio (18th place - $1,476), and Anthony "heheh" Zinno (12th place - $2,214).
Big names in the field that fell short of the money included Ryan "WHOSYOURDODD" Dodd (109th place), Mark "Nostradonkus" Liedtke (122nd place), Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon (153rd place), Justin "Lappypoker" Lapka (134th place) and William "swaggyb" Corvino (193rd place).
What's Coming Up?
The next two events on the WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series schedule include a $100,000 AND $150,000 guarantee at both a $250 and $500 buy-in price. Event #3: $100,000 GTD Online Finale NLH Turbo Deepstack 2x Re-entry and Event #4: $150,000 GTD Online Finale Big 500 3x Re-entry will take place on Friday (4 p.m. PST) and Saturday (2 p.m. PST) respectively. Just two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 5 | Online Finale NLH Turbo Deepstack | $250 | $100,000 | 2x | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 6 | Online Finale Circuit Big 500 | $500 | $150,000 | 3x | 2 p.m. |
| 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. |
