Event #8A/B: MAIN EVENT

March 17, 2015 (Los Angeles) - It took 10 and a half hours to crown a winner on the final day of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker Circuit at the Bicycle Casino. When the last card was dealt, Gevork Kasabyan had all the chips in front of him. The Los Angeles resident wins his first WSOP Circuit gold ring and over $200,000.

Kasabyan entered Day 3 fifth in chips out of 14 players. When they combined to a single table, Kasabyan was 8th out of ten players. But a single key hand shifted his fortunes. On the 61^st hand of the final table, he was all in on a     flop holding   . He was up against Marty Cohen’s king-queen. The   on the turn gave Kasabyan the pot. He actually tripled up on the hand. It catapulted him into the lead, and he stayed at or near the top of the chip counts until the end of the tournament.

Kasabyan’s heads-up opponent already didn’t have to build his stack at the final table. Adam Weinraub accomplished yesterday during Day 2 play. He finished yesterday with the chip lead and over 25% of the chips in play even though there were 14 players remaining. He still held the lead when the final table began. The final table was a rollercoaster ride for him, though, and when Marty Cohen was eliminated in 3rd place, Weinraub was at a severe chip disadvantage to Kasabyan. He had just over 600,000 in chips, and Kasabyan had about 13 million. But a few hands and a few double-ups later, Weinraub had almost 5 million to Kasabyan’s 8.5 million. The comeback fell short, though, as Kasabyan won the next all in and earned the ring.

The tournament featured two starting days, held on Saturday and Sunday, and those days attracted 661 entries. Players were also able to register on Day 2 before cards went in the air, and another 8 players took advantage of that option, even though it meant entering the event with only seven big blinds. For some players, that approach is a recipe for success. Ashton Griffin entered on Day 2, quickly built up his stack, and ended up busting out in 41^st place ($3,715). Another Day 2 entrant didn’t fare quite so well. WSOP bracelet winner Dan Heimiller still wasn’t in his seat when play began on Monday. He reportedly had been driving to the Bike from a WPT event in northern California, and wasn’t able to make it for the start of play. By the time he arrived, his stack had been blinded down to 5,000, and he was unfortunately eliminated on his first hand.

The 669 entries produced a prize pool of $1,003,500. The top 72 places were paid, and Kasabyan won $205,720 for first place. The money bubble was reached early on Day 2, and after Jesse Capps was eliminated in 73rd place, all remaining players were guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,810.

Three of the top four finishers in the 2014 version of this event finished in the money this year: Shane Schleger (19th place, $8,650), David Chase (24th, $7,295), and Danny Illingworth (72nd, $2,810). Other in-the-money finishers include Chris DeMaci (53rd, $3,350) and Maria Ho (52nd, $3,350).

In addition to his WSOP Circuit ring and the prize money, Gevork Kasabyan earns a free entry into the 2015 WSOP National Championship, which will a minimum prize pool of $1,000,000.

Here are the final table results from the Main Event at the Bike. Full Results are available in the “Results” tab, above.

1 – Gevork Kasabyan - $205,720
2 – Adam Weinraub - $127,295
3 – Martin Cohen - $93,365
4 – Robert Suer - $69,430
5 – Richard Munro - $52,335
6 – Hermilo Vargas - $39,970
7 – Nick Phoenix - $30,930
8 – Brett Murray - $24,245
9 – Joshua Jackson - $19,245

Gevork Kasbyan raises to 480,000 on the button and wins the pot.

This time it comes in the form of a walk after Gevork Kasabyan folds his button.

Gevork Kasabyan moves all in on the button and Adam Weinraub calls out of the big blind. Kasabyan tables    and is behind Weinraub's   . Weinraub has a hammer lock on the hand as the dealer spreads a flop of    .

The turn is the  , leaving Kasabyan a little hope, but the river is the   to give Weinraub another double up.

Adam Weinraub - 4,600,000 (28 BBs)
Gevork Kasabyan - 9,100,000 (56 BBs)

Adam Weinraub moves all in from the button and takes the pot.

Andrew Weinraub has to take a one-hand penalty for exposing his hand too early. Gevork Kasabyan wins the big blind.

Martin Cohen raises on the button to 350,000 and Gevork Kasabyan moves all in from the big blind. Cohen calls and hates to see what is turned over.

Kasabyan tables    and has Cohen's    dominated. Cohen yells to his rail that he is going to get a jack as the dealer spreads a flop of    .

"Give me the lady," yells Cohen. "I want his chips."

The turn is the   and the river is the   to eliminate Cohen in third and leave Kasabyan heads-up with with a monsterous chip lead.

Gevork Kasabyan - 12,900,000 (107 BBs)
Martin Cohen - Elimianted

Gevork Kasabyan raises to 240,000 on the button and Martin Cohen calls out of the small blind. The flop is     and Cohen check-calls 500,000 from Kasabyan. The turn is the   and Cohen check-folds after Kasabyan bets 800,000.

Robert Suer Moves all-in from under-the-gun and is called by Adam Weinraub out of the small blind and Gevork Kasabyan out of the big blind.

The flop is     and Weinraub bets 175,000. Kasabyan calls and the turn is the  . Both players check the   turn and Weinraub moves all in on the   river. Kasabyan calls and all three players chop the pot with a straight on board.

Weinraub shows   , Kasabyan tables    and Suer shows   .

Robert Suer moves all in from the small blind and Martin Cohen calls from the big blind. Cohen tables    and is flipping against Suer's   .

"Where's my ace?" asked Cohen to the dealer.

The board runs out       and Cohen turns an ace to win the flip and double up. Cohen is all in for 1,270,000 after the dealer counts down the stacks.

Martin Cohen - 2,620,000 (21 BBs)
Robert Suer - 280,000 (2 BBs)