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Monday, March 20, 2017 4:17 PM Local Time
Joshua Evans
Tulsa, Okla. (20 March 2017) — The three-ring club now has a new member. Joshua won his third career World Series of Poker Circuit ring Sunday night with a victory at the Hard Rock Tulsa. Evans won Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (One Day), earning $20,374 for his victory.
Winning has become habit for Evans, but he says it never gets old. “It always feels good to get first,” he said after the event. “Only one guy’s going to be happy at the end of a tournament.”
Despite his history of success, it’s been awhile since Evans’s last victory on the Circuit. Before this event, his last victory was in September, 2013. In the three and half years since then, he’s has 25 Circuit cashes without tasting victory.
Winning an event early in this Circuit series has Evans thinking about changing his plans. “
I was going to go home (to Texas) and come back for the Main Event here. But now I think I might stick around to chase points and try to win Casino Champion.” He’s off to a strong start, and currently sits in second place on the Casino Champion leaderboard behind Jerry Rushing.
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Event #3 was the second event to play to completion at the WSOP Circuit at the Hard Rock Tulsa. The $365 No-Limit Hold’em (One Day) event drew a field of 283 players, generating a prizepool worth $89,400. The final 27 players finished in the money. Full results are available on WSOP.com.
The tournament began at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 19. The final tables started at about 11:15 p.m., and the last hand was dealt around 1:45 a.m.
Monday, March 20, 2017 1:52 AM Local Time
Joshua Evans
After battling heads-up for about half an hour, Joshua Evans is now the winner of Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em (One-Day).
This is the third WSOP Circuit ring of Evans's career, and he earns $20,374 for his victory.
Craig Welko finishes in second place, earning $12,592.
A full report on the event will be posted Monday, and full results are available in the RESULTS tab, above.
Craig Welko
Monday, March 20, 2017 1:10 AM Local Time
Sean Pak
Almost immediately after Stephan Guy busted out in fourth place, Sean Pak was eliminated in third. He earns $9,137 for his efforts.
Monday, March 20, 2017 1:07 AM Local Time
Stephan Guy
Stephan Guy was just eliminated. He finishes in fourth place, earning $6,741.
Monday, March 20, 2017 12:53 AM Local Time
Jesse McVicker
Just a few minutes after Shaun Higgins was eliminated, Jesse McVicker busted out. He finishes in fifth place, earning $5,056.
Monday, March 20, 2017 12:49 AM Local Time
Shaun Higgins
Shaun Higgins has just been eliminated. He earns $3,853 for his sixth-place finish.
Monday, March 20, 2017 12:37 AM Local Time
Carlos Garza
Carlos Garza has been eliminated in 7th place, earning $2,982.
Monday, March 20, 2017 12:07 AM Local Time
Rania Nasreddine
Rania Nasreddine has just been eliminated. She earns $2,343 for her eighth-place finish.
Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:26 PM Local Time
Charles Cox
Just after Matt Bond's elimination in 10th place, Charles Cox busted out in ninth, earning $1,816.
Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:23 PM Local Time
Matt Bond
Matt Bond, who entered the final table short-stacked, has been eliminated in 10th place. He earns $1,514 for his efforts.
Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:15 PM Local Time
There now only 10 players remaining, and they have combined to the unofficial final table on the main stage.
Here are the remaining players and their chip counts:
| Seat |
Player |
Chips |
| 1 |
Joshua Evans |
538,000 |
| 2 |
Rania Nasreddine |
243,000 |
| 3 |
Stephen Guy |
203,000 |
| 4 |
Carlos Garza |
277,000 |
| 5 |
Craig Welko |
300,000 |
| 6 |
Charles Robert Cox |
82,000 |
| 7 |
Sean Pak |
316,000 |
| 8 |
Matt Bond |
27,000 |
| 9 |
Shaun Higgins |
436,000 |
| 10 |
Jesse McVicker |
420,000 |
Sunday, March 19, 2017 6:35 PM Local Time
Registration has closed and the numbers are in. This event attracted 283 entries, generating a prize pool of $84,900.
The top 30 players will make the money. A min-cash is worth $576, and the winner will earn $20,374.
Here are the final table payouts. A full breakdown of the prizes is available in the PRIZEPOOL tab, above.
| PLACE |
PAYOUT |
| 1 |
$20,374.00 |
| 2 |
$12,592.00 |
| 3 |
$9,137.00 |
| 4 |
$6,741.00 |
| 5 |
$5,056.00 |
| 6 |
$3,853.00 |
| 7 |
$2,982.00 |
| 8 |
$2,343.00 |
| 9 |
$1,869.00 |
Sunday, March 19, 2017 11:40 AM Local Time
Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em (One-Day) starts Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
- Players begins with 10,000 in tournament chips.
- Each level is 20 minutes.
- Late registration and re-entry are open until the start of Level 9 (roughly 4:50 p.m.).
- There will be a 30-minute break after Level 12, and shorter breaks every two hours.
- This tournament is scheduled to play to a winner tonight.
- Click here for a full structure sheet.