Nick Jivkov Wins Ring No. 3 in Event #1 $365 No-Limit Hold'em

The WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs kicked off on April 11 with Event #1 $365 No-Limit Hold’em, which drew 260 runners and created a $78,000 prize pool. While those numbers aren’t overly impressive, WSOP bracelet winner Nick Jivkov taking down the title was as it marked his third gold ring. Not only that, he earned $19,110 and 50 points toward the Casino Championship.

“I hold the rings and the bracelet in very high regard,” Jivkov told the WSOP after his win. “When I won my bracelet, to be honest with you, the $200,000 that it came with was the largest amount I had won up to that point and I didn’t even realize that until three days later. The overwhelming feeling of winning a WSOP bracelet was so big that the money didn’t even enter into my mind until two or three days later. To some aspect [the trophies] are even more important [than the money], because they validate what I’m doing.”

On his way to victory, Jivkov outlasted some stiff competition including Jose Serratos (27th), Zal Irani (12th), Drew Woodke (8th), Everett Carlton (4th), Jason Mayfield (3rd) and Patrick Dixon.

“I felt that this was destiny for me,” Jivkov said. “When we pulled in the parking lot [last night] my odometer read 33,333 miles and we walked in the hotel room at 3:33 a.m. I told my friend and my wife I thought it was some type of a sign because I was playing for my third ring.”

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Ring Event #1 No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+$65	260	$78,000

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1st	Nick Jivkov	Piovdiv, Bulgaria	$19,110
2nd	Patrick Dixon	Topeka, KS	$11,808
3rd	Jason Mayfield	Cabot, AR	$8,531
4th	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, MN	$6,278
5th	Fred Walker	Omaha, NE	$4,703
6th	Raymond Rife	Omaha, NE	$3,584
7th	Timothy Anstine	Omaha, NE	$2,777
8th	Drew Woodke	Omaha, NE	$2,186
9th	William Perpich	Mahtomedi, MN	$1,749