Sam Cosby Claims Second Ring In Event #9
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi.
In Event #9: $1,120 NLH, 151 runners created a $151,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 23 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Evan Bethyo (10th- $2,729), Michael Wolff(12th - $2,729), Ricky Landais (15th - $2,364), James Gregg (16th - $2,114), Ravi Ravaghan (20th - $1,954) and Jerod Smith (22nd - $1,868).
In the end, it was California native Sam Cosby who collected every chip in play to win his second gold ring along with a $39,250 payday.
Out of the 151 entries, only 20 players made it through to the second day, and once the unofficial final table was reached, it was a who’s who as eight of the final ten players all had at least one ring to their name.
Cosby, who went into the unofficial final table second in chips, gradually built his stack and watched as his opponents left one-by-one until he was the last one standing.
It feels great to win in a second ring in such a short period of time,” said a humble Cosby.
Cosby is most well known in the poker world as part of the media but recently transitioned to the other side of the felt. “I don’t really do anything else. This is basically what I do now. I do love the live reporting side. I won’t lie and say I don’t miss it because I do. I’m a poker fanboy at heart,” smiled Cosby.
“A lot of poker dealers and poker reporters are people that want to be close to poker. They’re either poker fans or poker dreamers. I’ve always wanted to make a run at it and now we’re making a run at it.”
In talking about his poker goals, Cosby has his sights on something bigger than a Circuit ring. “I’m chasing points to qualify for the Global Casino Championship – that’s my big goal for the year. I think I have a good shot at it now.”
Since stepping away from his reporting days in July 2019, Cosby has amassed over $150,000 in career WSOP earnings and currently sits in 20th place in on the 2019/2020 leader board for the Global Casino Championship.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Cosby | Portland, OR | $39,250 |
| 2 | John Sun | Milwaukee, WI | $24,256 |
| 3 | James Jilarjian | Buffalo Grove, IL | $16,811 |
| 4 | Michael Moncek | Chicago, IL | $11,950 |
| 5 | Dan Dombrowski | Milwaukee, WI | $8,718 |
| 6 | Mike Shin | Milwaukee, WI | $6,532 |
| 7 | Eric Eklund | Kenosha, WI | $5,030 |
| 8 | Nicola DiTrapani | Rolling Meadows, IL | $3,985 |
| 9 | Brett Reichard | Janesville, WI | $3,249 |