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RICHARD BAI CLAIMS WSOP CIRCUIT RING #3 IN HORSESHOE HAMMOND MAIN EVENT
Las Vegas, Nevada (March 10, 2026) - Another successful WSOP Circuit in the books means a new WSOPC Main Event champion and a new batch of WSOP Circuit ring winners!
In the northwest corner of Indiana, near Chicago, and along Lake Michigan, Horseshoe Hammond hosted 18 WSOP Circuit ring events culminating in the finale of the series: the $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.
Emerging from a field of 741 total entrants to take home the lion’s share of the $1,122,615 prize pool, poker tournament veteran Richard Bai defeated Cody Brinn heads-up to claim the $197,299 top prize.
No stranger to success on the WSOP Circuit, Bai’s victory in the Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit Main Event was the third WSOP Circuit victory of his career, with all three coming from WSOPC Main Events.
Along with his second WSOP Circuit Main Event in 2019 at the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bai’s first WSOPC victory came in the very same casino where he emerged victorious yesterday, making him a two-time champion at Horseshoe Hammond.
Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:
1st place: Richard Bai - $197,299
2nd place: Cody Brinn - $131,503
3rd place: Charles Cunha - $90,551
4th place: Daniel Lei - $63,554
5th place: Andrew Fahey - $45,483
6th place: Jeffery Hollar - $33,023
7th place: Varkey James - $24,734
8th place: Kenny Nguyen - $18,811
9th place: Jordan Helstern - $14,611
Congratulations to every Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit Ring Winner
Congratulations to our latest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion Richard Bai, and every poker player who won a WSOP Circuit ring at Horseshoe Hammond.
Every WSOP Circuit ring winner in 2026 receives a special $5,000 WSOP Paradise 2026 package, which includes entry to the 2026 WSOP Circuit Championship, plus a free hotel stay in the Bahamas.
Check out the full list of Horseshoe Hammond WSOP Circuit ring winners who won a package to compete at WSOP Paradise 2026:
Event #1: $400 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em - Michael Iacullo - $23,383
Event #2: $500 Mini Main No-Limit Hold’em - Oliwer Sankiewicz - $90,858
Event #3: $400 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em - Zal Irani - $22,215
Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Michael Peter Puccio - $14,283
Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha - Billy Welch - $13,774
Event #6: $400 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em - Xi Nguyen - $45,944
Event #7: $400 Limit Omaha 8 - Dustin Bowling - $9,244
Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Boulos Estafanous - $22,653
Event #10: $400 HORSE - Joseph Saltanovitz - $9,688
Event #11: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event - Richard Bai - $197,299
Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Kenneth Kim - $8,430
Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - James Guiffre - $11,299
Event #14: $300 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em - $4,440
Event #15: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Michael Malm - $13,444
Event #16: $400 40/40/40 No-Limit Hold’em - Kenneth Thompson - $34,413
Event #17: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max - Antonio Modacure - $10,197
Event #18: $400 Big 30K Closer No-Limit Hold’em - Dustin Bowling - $14,203
