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HAMID IZADI WINS 2ND WSOP CIRCUIT MAIN EVENT TITLE AT CAESARS SOUTHERN INDIANA
Las Vegas, Nevada (September 30, 2025) - Wrapping up 11 days of exciting action on the felt, the recent WSOP Circuit series at Caesars Southern Indiana has come to a close.
The featured event of the series, the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event drew 338 total entrants, generating a $512,070 total prize pool.
Emerging victorious at a stacked final table that included 2016 champion Robert Hankins and all-time WSOP Circuit ring leader Maurice Hawkins, Hamid Izadi secured his ninth career WSOP Circuit ring, his second WSOP Circuit Main Event title, plus the $111,179 top prize.
Coming into heads-up play with a 4-to-1 chip advantage after eliminating third-place finisher Mark Davis ($50,323), Izadi was able to leverage his chip stack and defeat Hawkins heads-up, denying the WSOP Circuit legend his 22nd ring and 7th Circuit Main Event title.
Winning his first WSOP Circuit Main Event title at Pompano Beach in 2024, Izadi’s win at Caesars Southern Indiana adds to a poker resume that makes him one of the most decorated players on the WSOP Circuit.
Caesars Southern Indiana $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:
1st Place: Hamid Izadi - $111,979
2nd Place: Maurice Hawkins - $74,244
3rd Place: Mark Davis - $50,323
4th Place: Ben Ramon - $34,891
5th Place: Heath Pender - $24,759
6th Place: Brevin Andreadis - $17,990
7th Place: Brent Young - $13,394
8th Place: Robert Hankins - $10,223
9th Place: Adam Thomas - $8,005
Notable victories from Caesars Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit series
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Kenneth Ware wins $25,182 in Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Flight
Chasing his first WSOP Circuit ring for over a decade, Kenneth Ware finally reached the mountain top by winning Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Flight at Caesars Southern Indiana.
Finishing first out of 392 entrants, Ware collected $25,182, one of the biggest first-place prizes throughout the series.
Supported by his wife and two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Libby Wilson, Ware defeated Shane Ball ($16,663) heads-up to punch his ticket to WSOP Paradise 2025.
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John Holley wins 12th WSOP Circuit Ring in $400 HORSE
After finishing in second place in both the $400 Seniors Event and $600 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament at the Caesars Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit series, it seemed like it wasn’t “in the cards” for John Holley to win his 12th career WSOP Circuit ring.
Remaining persistent after a pair of close calls, Holley went the distance in Event #8: $400 HORSE to claim $8,328 and his 12th career WSOP Circuit ring.
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Riley Dieckhoff scores big in $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack
Emerging victorious out of the 644 total entrants in the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack, Riley Dieckhoff won the second-largest first-place prize of the Caesars Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit series, as well as his first WSOP Circuit ring.
Leaving Southern Indiana with a $37,034 score, Dieckhoff’s poker bankroll just got a big boost with WSOP Paradise 2025 on the horizon.
Every WSOP Circuit Event Winner from the Caesars Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit series
Each WSOP Circuit ring winner from Caesars Southern Indiana receives free entry to the $2,750 buy-in WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty ($5M guaranteed prize pool) taking place at WSOP Paradise 2025 December 4-6, 2025. Along with free entry to the WSOP Circuit Championship, ring winners also receive a hotel package to fund their stay at the host property: Atlantis Paradise.
Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Broc Kuerzi - $12,830
Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Kenneth Ware - $25,582
Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors - Stuart Holland - $17,262
Event #4: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Mega Stack - John Mingus - $11,224
Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Vincent Laudicina - $11,204
Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha - Qingyu Lu - $15,375
Event #7: $400 NLH Monster Stack - Riley Dieckhoff - $37,034
Event #8: $400 HORSE - John Holley - $8,328
Event #9: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha - Bradley King - $19,861
Event #10: $400 NLH/PLO Tag Team - Dustin Bowling/Philip Garrett - $6,607
Event #11: $400 Big O - Brian Mckain - $11,986
Event #12: $1,700 WSOP Circuit NLH Main Event - Hamid Izadi - $111,979
Event #13: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha - Robert Leeman - $17,673
Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo - Charlie Dawson - $11,041
Event #15: $2,200 NLH High Roller - John Gallaher - $27,980
Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Marshall Douglas - $10,023
Event #17: $300 NLH Ladies Event - Dusti Smith - $6,192
