Maurice Hawkins Sets Major Tournament Poker Record

The chase to be the primary to twenty World Sequence of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings has ended with controversial poker professional Maurice Hawkins successful a $600 Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion for $14,548 in New Orleans.

Hawkins, who tied Ari Engel’s document of 19 rings in April, had a possibility to make historical past on Tuesday. However one other participant on the desk — Daniel Lowery — was making an attempt to spoil the celebration social gathering and as an alternative make it a three-way tie.

Lowery gained two rings at Exhausting Rock Tulsa in March to achieve 18 for his profession. He ran deep but once more this week, however not fairly deep sufficient.

Polarizing Poker Professional Units a File

The PLO occasion at Caesars New Orleans (previously Harrah’s) attracted 106 entrants, making a prize pool of $54,590. David Cook dinner, not the musician, was eradicated in ninth place for $1,445.

Subsequent to go was Lowery, whose quest for a nineteenth ring must wait a bit longer. The Arkansas native collected $1,647 for eighth place. Will Oertling busted in seventh place for $1,971, adopted by Hariharan Rangarajan in sixth place for $2,474, James Calloway in fifth place for $3,246, Gregory Headrick in fourth place for $4,448, and Daniel Pearlman in third place for $6,350.

Remaining Desk Outcomes

Heads-up play then started between Hawkins and Thai Cao. The duo had a mixed 19 Circuit rings, none of that are owned by Cao. Hawkins held a small chip benefit when the match started. He would maintain on after a troublesome battle to take it down for $14,548, whereas the runner-up acquired $9,431.

Hawkins is now the Circuit ring chief with 20. He has over $6.4 million in dwell event cashes, in line with The Hendon Mob. However he continues to be a polarizing determine throughout the poker neighborhood over previous unpaid backer accusations.

The WSOP Circuit ring race to the highest will not cease with Hawkins reaching 20. Engel, Lowery, and Josh Reichard, who has 16 rings, will proceed to battle for the all-time lead. There are 17 gamers with at the very least 10 rings, however solely two gamers within the high 10 — Engel and Soheb Porbandarwala — have gained World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelets.

Hawkins hasn’t gained a bracelet and hasn’t reached a WSOP remaining desk since 2021. He has simply 4 remaining desk appearances in bracelet occasions, however 76 in Circuit occasions. Engel is likely one of the most balanced event gamers of all time, having gained 4 bracelets and a document 609 cashes throughout all dwell poker tournaments.

The subsequent milestone for Hawkins and Engel to chase can be 25 rings. At their present tempo, one or each of them will get there by the top of 2027, if not sooner.

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