Josh Reichard Wins 16th WSOPC Ring, Closes In On Hawkins And Engel
Table Of Contents
- Josh Reichard's Sweet Sixteenth
- WSOP Circuit WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $400 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results
- A Monkey Off Benthyo's Back
- WSOP Circuit WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Final Table Results
- What's Next For the WSOP Circuit
- WSOP Circuit WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Full Series Results
The WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond brought the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) to Indiana in a big way over the last two weeks.
Betwen the festival kick-off on March 7 and its finale on March 10, the Horseshoe Hammond cut winner's checks to the tune of $3,034,253.
Along with all that green, the casino also handed out gold in the form of 18 WSOPC rings. One ring for each of the champions of the festival's 18 numbered events.
Josh Reichard's Sweet Sixteenth
One of these gold rings found its way onto the finger of Joshua Reichard, joining 15 other similar rings. Holding 16 WSOPC rings puts him at number four in the rankings and just three rings behind the top spot held by Ari Engel.
Reichard won Event #9: $400 H.O.R.S.E., beating a field of 119 players to collect $10,106 from a total prize pool of $39,270.
After being down to just a few antes earlier in the tourney, Reichard eventually beat Dustin Rowling heads up to take the event down.
Rowling took home $6,582 for his second-place finish.
WSOP Circuit WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $400 H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Reichard | Janesville, WI | $10,106 |
| 2 | Dustin Bowling | West Lafayette, IN | $6,582 |
| 3 | Deividas Monkevicius | Alsip, IL | $4,443 |
| 4 | Robert Grossman | Lansing, IL | $3,112 |
| 5 | Phillip Wyatt | Chicago, IL | $2,266 |
| 6 | Ryan Bossart | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,717 |
| 7 | Diego Borda | Muncie, IN | $1,357 |
| 8 | Dustin Ethridge | Monroe, WI | $1,120 |
A Monkey Off Benthyo's Back
The WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event attracted a pleasingly round 900 entries, creating a less round prize pool of $1,363,500.
From that $1.4 million, $228,398 was earmarked for the first-place payout. And so was Evan Bethyo. Bethyo has been playing poker for a long time, with mixed results. But this time, it was his time.
"The monkey is off my back," he told the WSOP in his post win interview. "I've been grinding for a long time. Had a few final tables, a few big scores, but it was getting to the point where I just wanted the hardware. I wanted to be a champion more than I wanted the money."
Now he has the ring he's been looking for, having beaten John Reading heads up for the top spot. Reading won $152,272 for second place.
WSOP Circuit WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bethyo | Mundelein, IL | $228,398 |
| 2 | John Reading | Coon Rapids, MN | $152,272 |
| 3 | Scott Wright | Noblesville, IN | $105,678 |
| 4 | Joseph Batterman | Downers Grove, IL | $74,644 |
| 5 | Xing He | Toronto, Canada | $53,677 |
| 6 | Richard Alsup | Plymouth, MN | $39,311 |
| 7 | David Bradshaw | Decatur, GA | $29,329 |
| 8 | Bekr Ali | Deer Park, IL | $22,301 |
What's Next For the WSOP Circuit
If you want more WSOP Circuit action, you can check out the WSOP Circuit Hard Rock Tulsa which is already underway. The festival wraps up on March 17.
The next festival to kick off is the WSOP Circuit Turning Stone, with a start date of March 13.
You can also check out the full results from the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond below.
WSOP Circuit WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Full Series Results
