Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson Wins WSOP Summer Circuit Event #1
On Friday, July 16, the WSOP Summer Online Circuit kicked off to run alongside the bracelet events. The first tournament was the $320 buy-in Event #1: $40,000 GTD Limit O8 or Better 8-Max, which attracted 142 runners who rebought 51 times. The 193-entry field resulted in a $57,900 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 finishers.
Among those to cash were Nathan "surfbum" Gamble (3rd - $6,791.67), Bruce "Robert1951" Yamron (5th - $3,850.35), Michael "miw210x" Wang (8th - $1,638.57), Jesse "Rebuysexual" Cohen (14th - $764.28), Kevin "SpecialK333" Calenzo (20th - $486.36), Nicholas "MrFinalT" Kiley (26th - $486.36), and Anthony "Duhmenace" Tomita (30th - $486.36).
In the end, it was Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson besting "lilmiracle" in heads-up play to win a $12,077.94 top prize and his first gold ring.
WSOP Summer Online Circuit Event #1 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron "Sagevsal" Henderson | $12,077.94 |
| 2 | "lilmiracle" | $9,107.67 |
| 3 | Nathan "surfbum" Gamble | $6,791.67 |
| 4 | "ITELLNOLIE" | $5,100.99 |
| 5 | Bruce "Robert1951" Yamron | $3,850.35 |
| 6 | "omaha8stud" | $2,912.37 |
| 7 | "normanchad" | $2,188.62 |
| 8 | Michael "miw210x" Wang | $1,638.57 |