Harris Wins Second WSOP Circuit Ring in Event #3

While the PokerNews Live Reporting Team isn't on hand for the preliminary events, the WSOP's Nolan Dalla is, which is why we'll let him tell you about the winner of Event #3 $355 Pot-Limit Omaha in an excerpt from his recap:

John Harris continues to roll. Two months after his breakthrough victory at Harrah’s Rincon (San Diego) in March, the 32-year-old aspiring poker pro stormed into New Orleans and promptly won old ring number two. At this rate, Harris will run out of ring fingers within a couple of years.

Harris triumphed in a $355 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, which was Event #3 on the New Orleans schedule. He collected $13,121 in prize money. But far more meaningful to Harris was a second gold ring and some added confidence going into the 2012 WSOP in Las Vegas.

Harris previously worked as a casino manager, before deciding to pursue his poker dreams. He relocated from Dallas to the California’s central valley, where he helped to manage a cardroom. But Harris was much more interested in playing the game than managing it, and decided to begin playing at a few WSOP Circuit stops earlier this season.

The latest champion enjoys some advantages, particularly in terms of his network of poker friends. Harris routinely travels to WSOP Circuit events with fellow multi-gold ring winners, including David Clark and La Sengphet (also from Dallas). His circle of friends also includes Josh Evans and Seneca Easley, who have won gold rings and are also playing here in New Orleans.

Harris now says he is ready to make the next big step, which could come at this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas.

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #3 Pot-Limit Omaha

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$55	167	$50,100

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	John Harris	Dallas, TX	$13,121
2	Stephen Su	Houston, TX	$8,106
3	Robert Cote	Cypress, TX	$5,783
4	Ronald Mapes	Miramar Beach, FL	$4,198
5	Adam Laskey	Fargo, ND	$3,103
6	Uyen Tran	Round Rock, TX	$2,336
7	Michael “Carwash” Schneider	Covington, GA	$1,789
8	Carter Myers	Breckenridge, MI	$1,395
9	Howard Andrew	Walnut Creek, CA	$1,107