2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

Final Results
Winner
Richard Bai
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$138,317
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
447
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
255
Players Left
39

Nick Pupillo Captures 3rd Gold Ring in WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Opener

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Nick Pupillo
Nick Pupillo

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is in Milwaukee to live report action the $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack, a total of 256 entries created a $84,480 prize pool that was paid out to the top 39 players. Among those to cash were Ben Rock (7th - $2,663), Robert Keating (11th - $1,352), Cheryl Choon (17th - $952), Bryan Skreens (19th - $824), Jason Reno (21st - $824), and Josh Reichard (35th - $558).

In the end, poker pro Nick Pupillo came out on top to win $19,413 and his third gold ring.

“It feels really good to win this tournament, but I had a lot of luck,” said Pupillo. “I was all-in a lot needing help and was fortunate enough it came.”

To seal the deal, he had to defeat Brett Reichard, the father of Circuit stud Josh Reichard, in heads-up play. It took him a single hand to do it.

“I thought we were going to have a very long battle,” Pupillo admitted. “Brett is an excellent player who has two rings along with his son who has eleven, but I got lucky and took him on the very first hand.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Nick PupilloGilbert, Arizona$19,413
2Brett ReichardJanesville, Wisconsin$11,999
3Carl FeltenRichfield, Wisconsin$8,565
4Shane ThorneSheboygan, Wisconsin$6,223
5Scott BrooksLincolnwood, Illinois$4,604
6Leonard LewandowskiMilwaukee, Wisconsin$3,469
7Ben RockMarshfield, Wisconsin$2,663
8Nicholas SmithChicago, Illinois$2,083
9Joshua TaffKaukauna, Wisconsin$1,662

Tags: Brett ReichardCarl FeltenCheryl ChoonJason RenoJosh ReichardLeonard LewandowskiNicholas SmithNick PupilloRobert KeatingScott BrooksShane Thorne