Chris Reslock Captures 6th WSOP Circuit Ring to Tie Record
The World Series of Poker Circuit is in its ninth season, but the race for the all-time ring lead did heat up until the last couple of years. Mark ��Pegasus�� Smith held the record with five for many years, but he has been joined by the likes of Kurt Jewell and Kyle Cartwright. Then, in January of this year, 27-year-old Alex Masek took over the lead when he won his sixth ring. On May 2 at the Harrah��s Philadeplhia stop, 65-year-old Atlantic City pro Chris Reslock tied that record when he won his sixth ring by taking down Event 6 $580 No-Limit Hold��em for $18,200.
Reslock, a retired taxi owner-operator, was participating in just his third Circuit stop of the season, having previously won his fifth ring in a $580 No-Limit Hold��em event at Caesars Atlantic City back in March. Reslock defeated Jonathan Hilton in heads-up play. You may recall Hilton as the runner-up in Event #59 $1,000 No-Limit Hold��em at last year��s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Reslock��s win also gave him 105 National Leaderboard points, meaning he is in a prime position to capture one of the 60 at-large seats to the WSOP National Championship later this month.
WSOP Circuit Harrah��s Philadelphia Event #6 No-Limit Hold��em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $500+$80 | 130 | $65,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Reslock | Atlantic City, NJ | $18,200 |
| 2 | Jonathan Hilton | Chattanooga, TN | |
| 3 | Sean Small | Douglasville, GA | $8,120 |
| 4 | Thomas Beckstead | Temecula, CA | $5,966 |
| 5 | Lance Garcia | Houston, TX | $4,460 |
| 6 | Jesse Cohen | Ardmore, PA | $3,391 |
| 7 | Raymond Palmieri | Buena, NJ | $2,621 |
| 8 | Jose Silverman | San Juan, PR | $2,059 |
| 9 | Eshed Hadaya | Jersey City, NJ | $1,644 |
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