Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 6 Day 1A – $400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-22 last 30 minutes; Levels 23+ last 45 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end after Level 21 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 5 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 5 Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $65 Event 6 Turbo Satellite

• Players begin with 3,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Satellite Structure Sheet

2PM: $65 Event 6 Turbo Satellite

• Players begin with 3,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Satellite Structure Sheet

4PM: $250 Main Event Satellite

• Players begin with 5,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Main Event Satellite Structure Sheet

6PM: $135 Nightly NLH Tournament

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Nightly Tournament Structure Sheet

$400 NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 5 of 55

Event 5 drew 55 players and there were still five players around when play came to an end for Day 1. With six getting paid, they made the money in the early morning hours and SHRP regular John Gorsuch cashed out in sixth place before they bagged up their chips for a Day 2 return.

Greg Paryani leads with tough players Ian O’Hara, Zo Karim, Matt Bretzfield and William Watson trying to chase him down.

Seat 1: Matt Bretzfield – 104,000
Seat 2: Greg Paryani – 237,000
Seat 3: William Watson – 140,000
Seat 4: Zo Karim – 153,000
Seat 5: Ian O’Hara – 196,000

1st: $6,805 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $4,211
3rd: $2,759
4th: $1,906
5th: $1,398

Results:

6th: John Gorsuch – $1,071

September WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event 4
$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 153
Prize Pool: $50,490
September 17, 2018

The first Monday of the WSOP Circuit series had a fast-paced tournament on the schedule to award a title and some nice money all in one day. Event 4 was a $400 Double Stack Turbo tournament that drew 153 entries and Mark Stephen Edwards came from behind to win his second career WSOP Circuit ring.

Those entries created a prize pool worth $50,490 and the last 18 players shared some piece of that money. There were only 27 players remaining when they went on dinner and in the money not long after.

It was a tough field and former SHRP champ Angelo Miele held the chip lead when they formed the final table. But his advantage quickly disappeared after a series of tough hands that sent him out in ninth place.

Former WSOP bracelet and WSOP Circuit ring winner Tristan Wade was the most accomplished player to make the final table but he could not run up his short stack. He laddered up as others dropped out and he finished in fifth place.

Edwards was one of the shorter stacks at the start of the final table but won a big race early to double. He rode his growing stack to a heads-up battle with Francis Margaglione, another multiple SHRP champ, and they swapped the lead several times.

In the end, Edwards outlasted Margaglione to take the title. Margalione earned $8,425 but was disappointed to not win his first WSOP Circuit ring while Edwards took home $13,632. This is his second career WSOP Circuit ring with his first coming back in 2008.

Event 4 results:

1st: Mark Stephen Edwards – $13,632
2nd: Francis Margaglione – $8,425
3rd: Stephen Diamantas – $6,064
4th: Stephen Nussrallah – $4,445
5th: Tristan Wade – $3,315
6th: Aaron Thivyanathan – $2,516
7th: Michael Rosenberg – $1,942
8th: Mark “Bud” Wiser – $1,523
9th: Angelo Miele – $1,215
10th: Russell Ramuten – $984
11th: Charles Rizzo – $984
12th: Raymond Millard – $984
13th: Harold Klein – $810
14th: Michael Perrone – $810
15th: Raveesh Asnani – $810
16th: George Duffield – $677
17th: Brett Feder – $677
18th: Andrew Levine – $677

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante | Payouts
Players Remaining: 10 of 55

The $400 No Limit Hold’em event made it down to the final table after less than eight hours of play but they still have some work to do. William Watson leads the final table but only six of these ten will take home some money.

Seat 1: Matt Bretzfield – 57,000 (29 bb)
Seat 2: Greg Paryani – 26,400 (13 bb)
Seat 3: William Watson – 198,100 (99 bb)
Seat 4: John Gorsuch – 61,200 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Zo Karim – 66,500 (33 bb)
Seat 6: Carlos Loving – 80,000 (40 bb)
Seat 7: Ian O’Hara – 140,000 (70 bb)
Seat 8: Stephen Bierman – 103,000 (52 bb)
Seat 9: Nataliya Iakovleva – 45,000 (23 bb)
Seat 10: Michael Laake – 53,300 (27 bb)

Event 5 payouts:

1st: $6,805 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $4,211
3rd: $2,759
4th: $1,906
5th: $1,398
6th: $1,071

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 11 of 55

While Event 4 was playing down a champion, Event 5 closed registration and neared the final table. The $400 buy-in tournament drew 55 entries to create a prize pool worth $18,150.

The last six spots will be paid with a min-cash worth $1,071 and the Event 5 champ will walk away with $6,805 along with the WSOP Circuit ring.

September WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, FL
Event 5
$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 55
Prize Pool: $18,150
September 17, 2018

1st: $6,805 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $4,211
3rd: $2,759
4th: $1,906
5th: $1,398
6th: $1,071

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 Ante

Mark Stephen Edwards gradually took the lead from Francis Margaglione in his pursuit of another WSOP Circuit ring. Margaglione was down to 975,000 and open-shoved his button. Edwards checked his cards and quickly called.

Edwards:
Margaglione:

Margaglione was live with a chance to double but Edwards moved further ahead on the flop. The turn left Margaglione looking for one of three kings in the deck but the river blanked to send the rest of the chips to Edwards.

Margaglione took home $8,425 for his second place finish while Edwards banked $13,632 along with his second career WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: Mark Stephen Edwards – $13,632
2nd: Francis Margaglione – $8,425

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Francis Margaglione and Mark Stephen Edwards are playing the patience game with both picking their spots to pick up chips.

Margaglione had a chance to end it when Edwards was all in with the board reading . Margaglione folded, showed for the bottom boat, and Edwards showed . We will find out later if Edwards had it.

Francis Margaglione – 2,350,000
Mark Stephen Edwards – 2,240,000

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Our heads-up players took a short break after Stephen Diamantas was eliminated and Mark Stephen Edwards extended his lead when they returned.

Soon after, Francis Margaglione got his last 1,185,000 in the middle from the button and Edwards called with a chance to get his second WSOP Circuit ring.

Margaglione:
Edwards:

Margaglione was in great shape for the double and the diamonds did not come in play on the board to give him a small lead.

Francis Margaglione – 2,380,000
Mark Stephen Edwards – 2,210,000

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 153

Stephen Nussrallah exited the tournament on the heels of Tristan Wade and two hands later Stephen Diamantas was all in for ~300,000. Francis Margaglione had Diamantas at risk with a chance to get heads-up for the ring.

Diamantas:
Margaglione:

Diamantas had two live cards but Margaglione improved on the board. The turn and river were no help and Diamantas was gone in third place.

Francis Margaglione – 1,700,000
Stephen Diamantas – Eliminated in 3rd place ($6,064)
Stephen Nussrallah – Eliminated in 4th place ($8,425)

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 153

Two bust outs hit quickly. Michael Rosenberg went out in sixth when his lost to Stephen Diamantas’ on a board and Tristan Wade was at risk soon after.

Mark Stephen Edwards opened to 105,000 from the cutoff and Wade moved all in from the button for 610,000. The blinds released and Edwards thought for a minute before he called.

“I hope you have nines,” Edwards said.

He did not.

Wade:
Edwards:

Wade was dominated and couldn’t find a save on the board to send the WSOP bracelet/WSOP Circuit ring winner out in fifth place.