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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 10:41 PM Local Time
Pat Lyons
Pat Lyons is a Northern California grinder from the Bay Area, but he made the trip down the I-5 and won his first ring in Southern California. The professional gambler wrapped up the WSOP Circuit stop at the Bicycle Hotel and Casino with a win in the $580 no-limit hold'em turbo event.
Lyons defeated a field of 124 entries to win his first ring and a $17,365 pay day. Even though he had seven cashes before this, this is his first WSOP final table and it resulted in his first win.
Official Report
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:57 PM Local Time
With about 7 minutes remaining in the level with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 1,000 ante, the field reached the final 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final 9 players will receive credit for making an official WSOP final table.
Ryan Buckholtz holds a commanding lead with 10 players remaining and with his deep run in the final event, he's locked up the title of Casino Champion for this stop.
Everybody is guaranteed at least $1,270 and the eventual winner will walk away with $17,365. Here is a look at the seat draw for the final 10 players:
Seat 1: Ben Keeline - 27,000
Seat 2: Kevin Eyster - 91,000
Seat 3: Scott Stewart - 142,000
Seat 4: Ramey McCullough - 109,000
Seat 5: Pat Lyons - 131,000
Seat 6: Phuoc Nguyen - 249,000
Seat 7: Brian Snell - 60,000
Seat 8: Ryan Buckholtz - 520,000
Seat 9: Dann Jones - 114,000
Seat 10: Sterling Savill - 45,000
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 3:52 PM Local Time
Registration closed at the start of level 9 and the last event of the series drew 124 entries and generated a prizepool of $62,000.
The top 15 players will finish in the money with a min-cash worth $1,045 and the eventual winner taking home $17,365. A complete look at the payouts can be found in the 'Prizepool' tab above or by clicking on the link in the document below:
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:25 AM Local Time
The final event of the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at the Bicycle Hotel and Casino gets underway on Wednesday afternoon. It's the only turbo event on the schedule and it wraps up the last stop in California for this Circuit season. The $580 no-limit hold'em turbo gets cards in the air at noon and here are the details:
- Players start with 12,000 in tournament chips
- Blinds start at 25/50
- Levels are 20 minutes for the duration of the tournament
- Late registration and unlimited re-entry is open until the start of level 9
- There are 15-minute breaks after levels 4 and 8, 5-minute breaks after levels 12, 15, 18, 22 and 25
- This is a single day event and will play down to a winner