Kurt Jewell Wins WSOP-C Hammond Main Event ($242,909)!
It's been a long day, but for Kurt Jewell things couldn't have ended better. When play began earlier today, Jewell was the chip leader. He never seemed to falter and only had a couple of minor hiccups along the way, staying atop the leader board for just about all of Day 3. After the final hand was in the books, the man sitting with the ring on the finger was Jewell. He beat out Jared Kenworthy in a long heads-up battle to claim the victory.
Winning the WSOP Circuit Main Event earned Jewell over $240,000 in prize money, a $10,000 seat to the Regional Championship on Monday, a guaranteed seat in the National Championship at the end of the season and the gold championship ring. Kenworthy earned just over $150,000 for his runner-up finish.
Although the Main Event is wrapped up and in the books, we're not done here yet from Hammond, Indiana. The Regional Championship kicks off on Monday at 12:00 noon (just a few hours from now) and will be bringing out some of the biggest names in poker. After all, it is a big $10,000 buy-in event.
We'll see you back here in about seven hours time for the kickoff of that event. Until then, get some rest, you know we will be!