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Friday, March 4, 2016 12:36 AM Local Time
Clayton Jiang
Las Vegas (3 March, 2016) – In the early hours of Thursday morning, Clayton Jiang won the first Turbo event at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Bally’s Las Vegas. It’s Jiang’s third Circuit victory, and he earns $18,595 for the win.
Jiang is a newcomer to the WSOP Circuit, but is already leaving his mark. The first time he cashed in a Circuit event was just five months ago, at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana. He not only cashed – he won. He then won another ring two months later in Cherokee. Now, after winning another here at Bally’s, he has five cashes and three rings so far this season.
Jiang now ties Cody Pack for most rings of the 2015-2016 season. Pack nearly won his fourth earlier on Wednesday. He finished runner up in Event #6: $580 No-Limit Hold’em. No one has ever won four Circuit rings in a single season, and both Jiang and Pack have a few more months to try to break that record.
This is also Jiang’s third cash here at Bally’s, and he’s a strong contender for the title of Casino Champion. He’s currently in fourth place behind David Aker, Jeff Dobrin, and Ari Engel.
The second-place finisher, Matt Hauge, is also having a successful series here at Bally’s. He made two final tables yesterday, finishing in ninth place in Event #7: $365 No-Limit Hold’em before entering the Turbo event.
The tournament began at 4:00 p.m. with 253 players. At about 1:30 a.m., there were only ten left, and Jiang secured his victory at about 4:00 a.m.
Full results from the event are available in the Results Tab, above.Thursday, March 3, 2016 4:08 AM Local Time
Clayton Jiang
Clayton Jiang just won Event #9: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo for $18,595. This is Jiang's third Circuit ring since October, tying him with Cody Pack for the most of the 2015/2016 season.
Full results are available in the
Results Tab, above, and a recap of the event will be posted with 24 hours.
Thursday, March 3, 2016 1:27 AM Local Time
With the elimination of David Aker in 11th place, there are now 10 players remaining, and they've combined to the unofficial final table.
Here are the remaining players and their chip counts:
| Seat |
Player |
Chips |
| 1 |
Jeff Coburn |
145,000 |
| 2 |
Gordon Rippey |
90,000 |
| 3 |
Richard Ferro |
243,000 |
| 4 |
Lazaro Gonzalez |
170,000 |
| 5 |
William Reynolds |
184,000 |
| 6 |
Clayton Jiang |
155,000 |
| 7 |
Flaminio Malaguti |
120,000 |
| 8 |
Ben Palmer |
423,000 |
| 9 |
Raj Chidambaram |
270,000 |
| 10 |
Matt Hauge |
559,000 |
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:51 PM Local Time
David Aker - with the ring he won earlier today adorning his chips
The Turbo event is now on a dinner break. Play will resume in roughly one hour.
Among the players still in contention is David Aker, who won Event #6: $580 No-Limit Hold'em earlier today. He has a shot at the rare feat of winning two rings in one day.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 7:25 PM Local Time
Registration has closed in the Turbo event. There are 253 entries, generating a prize pool of $75,900. The top 27 players will make the money.
A min-cash is worth $613, and the winner will earn $18,595.
Here are the final table payouts. For a full list of payouts, click the image below, or the PRIZEPOOL Tab.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 5:08 PM Local Time
After the first three levels, there are currently 217 entries. Late
registration is open until the start of Level 9 (roughly 6:45 p.m.).
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 5:08 PM Local Time
Matt Stout
David Tuthill
Robert Cheung
Allen Kessler
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 1:31 PM Local Time
Event #9: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo begins at 4:00 PM today.
- Players start with 10,000 in tournament chips.
- Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 (about 6:45 p.m.).
- Blinds start at 25/50.
- Levels last 20 minutes.
- There is a 60-minute dinner break after Level 18 and shorter breaks every two hours.
- Click here for a full structure sheet.