WSOPC Update, ACOP Warm-Up Sets Field

More WSOPC Hammond Prelims Done

As the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event gets ready to begin this weekend in Hammond, Indiana, more of the preliminary events wrapped up this week.

Event 6 was a $580 NLHE event with a turnout of 330 players. Of the $165K prize pool, Benjamin Keeline took home the first place prize of $41,246 for his victory, defeating Kenny Nguyen heads-up to end the tournament.

Event 7 offered a $365 buy-in HORSE event, and there were 227 interested players. The prize pool was set at $68,100, and Jason Hill took the win for nearly $18K.

Event 8 was a $1,125 NLHE event, a higher buy-in than is normal available before the Main Event. The field was set at 198 players and the prize pool at $198K. Stanislav Barshak emerged victorious for more than $51K.

ACOP Prelims Continue, Warm-Up Sets Field

Event 3 of the 2013 Asia Championship of Poker was the 6-Max Championship, and the two-day event brought in 137 players. Of the HK $1,328,900 prize pool, Apporva Goel took home HK $288,100 for the win after a tough heads-up match against Shaq Lin and an eventual deal.

The HK $25,000 buy-in NLHE Warm-Up event began on Wednesday with 140 players on the first of two starting days. When 198 more players showed up on the second, it brought the total field to 338 players. The resulting prize pool was HK $7,540,780, well beyond the original HK $5 million guarantee.

There were 65 survivors from Day 1A with Kai Yang in the lead with 120,500 chips, and another 80 made it through Day 1B with Tom Chio leading with 198,200 chips.

Only the top 38 players will be paid, and the winner should receive HK $1.7 million.