Tuesday, September 6, 2016 1:43 AM Local Time
Sean Yu Wins Second Ring in Planet Hollywood Main Event
Yu defeats Eli Elezra heads-up to win second ring and $170,286.
Las Vegas, NV (September 5, 2016) – It’s tough enough to win a World Series of Poker Circuit main event, but it’s truly astonishing feat when you have to go through one of poker’s most successful players to do it.
Sean Yu went heads-up with Eli Elezra on Monday afternoon in the WSOP Circuit main event at Planet Hollywood. Yu defeated the three-time bracelet winner to win his second career ring. He bested a field of 528 players to take home $170,286, more poker hardware, and an automatic berth into the Global Casino Championship next year.
“It feels amazing,” said Yu after the win. “They run such a great Circuit event here. I’ve been coming out every year and wasn’t successful, but this year, when I started Day 1A, I got crippled down to 3,000 chips [From 20,000 starting stack] and bagged an average stack. Day 2, I bagged up pretty short and was like second from the bottom today. But it just felt like destiny at some point.” Read More....
Here is a look at the final table results:
1st: Sean Yu - $170,286
2nd: Eli Elezra - $105,281
3rd: Daniel Needleman - $76,911
4th: Arianna Son - $57,016
5th: Kevin Calenzo - $42,879
6th: Jake Schindler - $32,710
7th: Brandon West - $25,304
8th: Keith Doering - $19,855
9th: Colin York - $15,800