In response to Maurice Hawkins, he’s now proper the place he’s suppose to be — sitting on high of the World Collection of Poker Circuit leaderboard all by himself.
Hawkins grew to become the primary participant to win 20 WSOP Circuit rings, outlasting 106 entries within the $600 Pot-Restrict Omaha occasion at Caesars New Orleans for the document and $14,548. He additionally received a $5,000 bundle to the WSOP sequence in Bahamas that takes place this December.
He now owns two extra rings than Daniel Lowery, and three greater than Ari Engel, his two greatest rivals within the race to twenty rings.
“I imply no disrespect to anyone else that’s within the race with me, however my identify is meant to be on the high. Level clean, that is my Circuit,” Hawkins informed Poker.org after. “I respect Ari, as a matter of reality, I’ve been respecting him his complete profession. I used to look as much as him just a little, and Dan is a superb participant, however I’m presupposed to be on the high.”
Lowrey, who received three rings this yr to place him at 18, was certainly one of a handful of gamers on the remaining desk who had been already WSOP Circuit winners. Daniel Pearlman was going for his sixth, David Prepare dinner his third, and Dave Weiner his second.
That is Hawkin’s fourth WSOP Circuit ring in 2025. The three earlier ones got here in Might on the sequence at Harrah’s Cherokee, the place he additionally completed as a runner-up. He not solely sits on high of the {hardware} checklist, but in addition has received extra money on the WSOP Circuit path with $1.7 million in cashes than anybody else ($6.4 million in complete).
Hawkins got here to the ultimate desk third in chips after spinning up his 25,000 beginning stack to 150,000 in the course of the first few ranges of play. Hawkins is the type of participant who fires a number of bullets and takes probabilities as a way to construct an enormous stack early. Say what you need about Hawkins, however he doesn’t lack any gamble in his recreation.
He stated luck was on his aspect on this occasion, and he’s feeling it.
“I’ve been working good ever since I obtained right here. Whether or not working good in playing, in poker, I’ve been working good since I sat down.” Hawkins stated. “You know the way you simply begin feeling nice? You get that feeling, and I’ve had that feeling. We undergo a lot turmoil as poker gamers, the downswings and questioning why issues are occurring, and it simply feels good to run above EV.”
Don’t be shocked if Hawkins makes a number of extra deep runs at Caesars New Orleans this week. He says he’s there for the length, and has his eyes set on ring 21 and the cash that comes with it.
The Collection in New Orleans runs till Sept. 1.
