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WSOPC Grand Victoria Wraps Up With 19 New Gold Ring Winners

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The busy 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) keeps on trucking, with the WSOPC Grand Victoria wrapping up in Elgin, Illinois.

The event was hosted by the Grand Victoria Casino, an iconic Caesars-owned riverboat casino on the Fox River and awarded 19 rings across eleven days of poker. The most important of these events was the $1,700-buyin Main Event.

The Main Event attracted 606 runners, putting $918,090 in the prize pool and $173,593 up top. The Main Event ring is staying in Illinois with Chicago resident Kevin Andriamehefa taking the tourney down. David Kowal from nearby Saint Charles, put up a good fight in the heads-up phase, but ultimately came up a short.

Andriamahefa replaces respected pro Stephen Song as the incumbent champ.

WSOPC Grand Victoria Main Event Final Table Results

PLACEPLAYERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
1Kevin AndriamahefaChicago, IL$173,593
2David KowalSaint Charles, IL$107,290
3Brett ReichardJanesville, WI$78,458
4Daniel AloiaCarol Stream, IL$58,127
5Sye HickeyNashville, TN$43,637
6Grad ZbigniewChicago, IL$33,201
7Joseph ElpayaaForest Park, IL$26,606
8Michael EstesChicago, IL$20,022
9Dylan WilkersonSan Fransisco, CA$15,876

The Main Event final table was a local reunion with Illinois-based professional and recreational players outnumbering the out-of-staters. Brett Reichard of Wisconsin took the most money back across state lines with his third-place finish of $78,458.

Andriamahefa has a solid record on the tables with ten high-profile final tables on series like the WPT, PCA, and Aussie Millions. However, this was the first time he made it all the way to first place. As a result, his WSOPC Grand Victoria Main Event win is his most prestigious (and most lucrative) live tournament finish to date.

Kevin Andriamahefa
Kevin Andriamahefa at the WSOP in Vegas.

While plenty of players won their first WSOPC rings at this year's series in Grand Victoria, there were a few second-timers as well.

Most notably, Courtney Kim duplicated her performance from February's WSOPC Cherokee ladies event by taking down the WSOP Grand Victoria Event #14: $250 Ladies Event.

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Meanwhile, Frank Swierczynski took home two rings from this series alone. His first was in Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max where he won $71,610 for first place. His second came in the penultimate Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo where he beat 121 other players to add another $39,930 to his pile.

Frank Swierczynski
Frank Swierczynski

The WSOP Circuit is headed to its next stop at the Horseshoe Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi. That event opens on Thursday, April 18 and will run until April 29. The WSOPC Horseshoe Tunica will feature a $1,700 Main Event starting on April 26, 2024.

2024 WSOPC Grand Victoria Ring Winners

EVENTENTRANTSPRIZE POOLWINNERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Opener467$154,100Imran SajwaniProspect Heights, IL$30,240
WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em1,138$586,070John WilsonKing of Prussia, PA$93,986
WSOPC Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em301$99,330Guillermo De La VegaMexico City, Mexico$21,889
WSOPC Event #4: $400 Seniors Event534$172,920Kevin WillGermantown, WI$32,955
WSOPC Event #5: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty144$100,800Jason CalvertChicago, IL$27,033
WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max217$71,610Frank SwierczynskiPlainfield, IL$17,210
WSOPC Event #7: $600 No-Limit Hold'em98$50,470Christopher BucceriLaingsburg, MI$14,804
WSOPC Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack830$273,900Jeremy DreweryArlington, TN$47,231
WSOPC Event #9: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha185$61,050Mohammad AffanehLockport, IL$15,003
WSOPC Event #10: $400 No Limit Hold'em130$42,900Amit SrivastavaSouth Barrington, IL$11,602
WSOPC Event #11: $1,700 Main Event606$918,090Kevin AndriamahefaChicago, IL$173,593
WSOPC Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em174$57,420David ShinNorthbrook, IL$14,263
WSOPC Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em208$68,640Ryan MazurkiewiczTampa, FL$16,266
WSOPC Event #14: $250 Ladies Event155$31,000Courtney KimCharlotte, NC$7,961
WSOPC Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold'em226$74,580Ian BehrRockford, IL$17,362
WSOPC Event #16: $400 Seniors Event478$157,740Spiro LempesisElgin, IL$30,830
WSOPC Event #17: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller49$98,000Dimitre DimitrovElk Grove Village, IL$34,081
WSOPC Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo121$39,930Frank SwierczynskiPlainfield, IL$10,940
WSOPC Event #19: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack324$106,920Alex RiveraHamburg, NY$23,160

*Feature image courtesy WSOPC

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