– Graton Resort & Casino won many awards at the Casino Player Best of Gaming awards in recognition of their contributions to the Native Northwest gaming scene. Other players who picked up rings at WSOPC Graton include Albert Tapia ( Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack - $40,950), Ian Mckinnon ( Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - $25,323) and Taylor Pollard ( Event #18: $3,250 High Roller - $60,641).ROHNERT PARK, Calif.

Before that, Southern California grinder Shirley Rosario won Event #8: $400 Limit Omaha 8 for $9,193 and her third Circuit ring. As the series wound down, Allen Kessler took down Event #15: $400 Stud 8 / Omaha 8 for $18,810 and his fourth Circuit ring after a decade-long drought. Longtime Circuit crusher Ari Engel picked up his 14th and 15th rings in back-to-back events to tie Maurice Hawkins in first on the all-time ring list, which PokerNews wrote about here.įurther shifting the all-time Circuit ring list, Daniel Lowery took down Event #13: $1,125 Pot-Limit Omaha for a 14th Circuit ring and $21,518, which can be read about here.

Michael Persky celebrates winning his first Circuit ringĪnd Persky wasn't the only player to dominate at the inaugural Northern California Circuit stop. In that event, Persky fell to fellow Californian Albert Gorelik, who took home $88,888 and his second Circuit ring before winning Event #12: $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em for $30,004 and a third ring. At the start of the series, Persky finished 20th in Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Big 30K Stack for $1,077 before going on to finish runner-up in Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em for $54,900.

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