$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 14: 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante Players Remaining: 24 of 89
Registration closed on Event 3 and it was a great turnout. The big $1,125 buy-in tournament easily surpassed its $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and the 89 entries put $89,000 up for grabs.
The last 14 players will earn some money with a min-cash banking $1,664 and the winner walks away with $26,412 and the WSOP Circuit ring.
2019 September WSOP Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Event 3 $1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed Entries: 89 Prize Pool: $89,000 September 22-23, 2019
If you were unable to make it into Day 2 of Event 2, all is not lost and we have two new tournaments with buy-ins for all bankrolls. We kick things off at noon with a $1,125 No Limit Hold’em tournament, one of the biggest buy-ins on the schedule.
Players will start with 25,000 stacks out front and all Day 1 levels last for 40 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 13 at 8 pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time. Day 1 will come to an end after Level 16 and all survivors will bag up for a return on Monday at 1 pm to play it out.
Cards fly at 11 am and we will hit some of the highlights along the way.
$50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 25,000 in chips
Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 levels last 60 minutes
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
Day 1 will end after Level 16 or Tournament Director discretion
2019 February WSOP Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Event 3 $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Entries: 226 Prize Pool: $45,200 February 10, 2019
Eliezer Gonzalez
Event 3 on the WSOP Circuit schedule was a one-day tournament, perfect for a Sunday afternoon with some nice money and a ring awaiting the champ. The tournament drew 226 entries and Eliezer Gonzalez made a huge comeback to win the $11,300 first place prize.
The 14-year veteran of the US Coast Guard was sitting with less than one big blind late in the day and still several spots away from the money bubble. He caught fire, his kings held up in a five-way pot, and the heater was on.
“I got kings and got four callers,” Gonzalez said. “Amazingly the kings held up.”
“I got kings again later on and then I got ace-king and knocked out a couple more players. Little by little I built up a stack,” he continued.
“I got extremely lucky.”
The luck continued all the way down to the heads up match with Mark Merritt. With the chip lead, he was all in with pocket fives but was in trouble against pocket nines. Gonzalez found a five on the flop and his set held to give him the title along with the WSOPC ring.
The Sunday afternoon had a $250 buy-in and they pushed the prize pool over $45,000 with 24 getting paid. Among the notables making some money were David Ward, Robert Kessler, Kevin Blewitt, Walter Bravo (making his second final table of the series), Crystal Utley (while her husband was out the last two tables of Event 2), and former SHRP Hollywood RRPO Champion Michael Newman.
It was a fun, fast tournament to close out the weekend. Congratulations to Eliezer Gonzalez on the win and all who cashed.
Event 3 results:
1st: Eliezer Gonzalez – $11,300 + WSOPC ring 2nd: Mark Merritt – $6,984 3rd: David Ward – $5,083 4th: John Van Arnam – $3,759 5th: Arnon Cline – $2,824 6th: Michael Newman – $2,154 7th: Walter Bravo – $1,668 8th: Johnny Gagelonia – $1,311 9th: Jeffrey Morrison – $1,045 10th: Jackie Lee – $846 11th: Gus Masestrales – $846 12th: John Song – $846 13th: Crystal Utley – $695 14th: Michael Tait – $695 15th: Jonathan Gordon – $695 16th: George Lukawski – $578 17th: Joseph Levitt – $578 18th: Michael Fess – $578 19th: Aaron Klausman – $488 20th: Taylor Deane – $488 21st: Wayne Lovell – $488 22nd: Robert Kessler – $417 23rd: Demetric Ferguson – $417 24th: Kevin Blewitt – $417
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Structure | Payouts Level 15: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 226
In a flash, Event 3 is a down to its ten-handed final table with David Ward leading the way. Former SHRP major champ Michael Newman is also in the mix with more than $11,000 up top.
Seat 1: Jackie Lee – 129,000 Seat 2: John Van Arnam – 156,000 Seat 3: David Ward – 454,000 Seat 4: Jeffrey Morrison – 155,000 Seat 5: Michael Newman – 184,000 Seat 6: Arnon Cline – 165,000 Seat 7: Eliezer Gonzalez – 202,000 Seat 8: Walter Bravo – 284,500 Seat 9: Johnny Gagelonia – 154,000 Seat 10: Mark Merritt – 343,000
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Structure Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 29 of 226
Level 13 is underway and registration is closed in Event 3 of the World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The one-day $250 buy-in tournament drew 226 entries generating a $45,200 prize pool. The to p24 are set to finish in the money with a min-cash worth $417. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of an $11,300 first prize.
Here are the details:
2019 February WSOP Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Event 3 $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Entries: 226 Prize Pool: $45,200 February 10, 2019
With only 29 in the action at this point, the money is right around the corner. Wally Maddah and Michael Newman are among some of the notables in the action.
We will provide another update when play reaches the 10-handed final table.
$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) Structure Level 1: 25/50
The Sunday ring event play in Coconut Creek, Florida gets going at 11am. Event 3 of the 14-tournament series has things starting with a $400 buy-in and a one-day structure. Players begin with 10,000 chips and are set to log 30-minute levels throughout. Registration and re-entry stay open through the dinner break, and close at about 5:50pm. The action is expected to conclude during the early morning hours of Monday.
Here are the details on this tournament:
11AM: Event 3 – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
Our live updating efforts will be concentrated on the big re-entry restart that comes back for Day 2 at noon. For this $400 one-day, though, we’ll provide the prize pool and payouts, 10-handed final table seating chart and a final report along with the tournament results and winner photo after it finishes.
September WSOP Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, FL Event 3 $1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed Entries: 57 Prize Pool: $57,000 September 16-17, 2018
(Coconut Creek, FL) — Martin Ryan is a six-time World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring winner following a win in Event 3 at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The tournament was a $1,125 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry and Ryan came out victorious at the hands of a 57-entry field.
Ryan is no stranger to South Florida having won one of his previous rings right here in Coconut Creek. That victory came in last February’s series opener when he defeated 318 entries ultimately pocketing $22,416. Ryan’s poker ventures took a backseat from there when he rushed himself to the hospital during last April’s WSOP Circuit in Iowa. Ryan was diagnosed with diabetes and had a bad infection in his leg. He was in and out of the hospital for the next roughly five months and on bed rest.
“I was in Council Bluffs. I cashed in the first tournament and while I was cashing in the second one, diabetes attacked me,” Ryan remembered. “I was rushed to the hospital and the last four to five months I’ve been out. I tried to play in Cherokee, but I couldn’t. I cashed in the second event, but I had to leave because my feet started to swell. I left and they did a little amputation — my little toe. I shouldn’t be on my feet right now, but it’s hard to give up poker.”
Stabilized, Ryan made his way to Coconut Creek and masterfully maneuvered through a tough Event 3 field. He came to the decisive day of play with the chip lead four-handed and never looked back.
As mentioned, the win marked Ryan’s sixth WSOP Circuit win. It also moved him over $330,000 in reported earnings and gave him his seventh career tournament victory (his only non-WSOP win coming during the Binion’s Poker Classic in 2018).
The Coconut Creek $1,125 buy-in event permitted unlimited re-entry and the total field hit 57 entries generating a $57,000 prize pool. That number eclipsed the $50,000 guarantee and saw the final six players finish in the money. Seminole regular Wally Maddah was among those to have made a final table appearance, but he ultimately bowed out shy of the money. Joining Rya in securing a payday were Richard Rice, Ory Hen, Gavin Gowie Zyad Qasem and Ofer Peleg.
Final results:
1st: Martin Ryan – $21,375 + WSOP Circuit ring 2nd: Richard Rice – $13,224 3rd: Ory Hen – $8,664 4th: Gavin Gowie – $5,985 5th: Zyad Qasem – $4,389 6th: Ofer Peleg – $3,363
$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $50,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 of 57
Martin Ryan
Just a couple hands into heads-up play, Richard Rice got at risk from the button holding . Martin Ryan had his sixth ring within reach calling with for the best of it.
Runout:
Ryan’s ace-high held and he eliminated Rice in second place. Ryan earned his sixth ring along with $21,375 while Rice was sent home with a $13,224 payday for his impressive, second-place finish.
Richard Rice
A full report will be posted later this afternoon. In the meantime, here’s a look at the event’s final results:
1st: Martin Ryan – $21,375 + WSOP Circuit ring 2nd: Richard Rice – $13,224 3rd: Ory Hen – $8,664 4th: Gavin Gowie – $5,985 5th: Zyad Qasem – $4,389 6th: Ofer Peleg – $3,363
. Martin Ryan had his sixth ring within reach calling with 
for the best of it.
