Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em

Event #3
No-Limit Hold'em Single Re-Entry
Buy-In: $365
Total Entries: 112
Prizepool: $33,600

Bill Hamilton has just defeated the 112-player field in Event #3: $365 No-Limit Hold'em Single Re-Entry to earn his first career WSOP Circuit ring and earn $10,079. Hamilton defeated Landon Brown heads-up. Brown, who made his first career WSOP Circuit final table last month at the Rio Circuit, had to settle for the runner-up prize of $6,230.

Hamilton made his way to this series all the way from Ontario, Canada.

"I love this place," said Hamilton about Planet Hollywood. "I have a casino host, so I come here three or four times a year."

Hamilton was also here last November to play in the first Planet Hollywood Circuit of the season. He cashed once during that series, finishing in 49th place in the $365 Monster Stack for $605. This victory marked Hamilton's eighth career WSOP cash (4 WSOP, 4 Circuit). This was Hamilton's third largest career WSOP cash. Hamilton recorded two five-figure cashes at the 2011 World Series of Poker. He finished 45th in the $1k Seniors Championship for $10,839 and 53rd in a $2,500 no-limit hold'em event for $12,860.

Hamilton only plays tournaments and is planning on coming to Vegas this summer to play in the World Series of Poker. Hamilton has never played in $10,000 Main Event, but said it is a bucket list item of his.

Hamilton defeated a tough final table that included Circuit regulars Kindah Sakkal (3rd) and Charlie Dawson (4th). Also reaching the final table was 2014 WSOP bracelet winner Chris Wallace (5th). Sakkal and Dawson are both chasing points to try to earn one of the 50 at-large bids to the 2018 Global Casino Championship. Dawson earned 27.5 points for his 4th place finish and Sakkal earned 30 points for hers 3rd place finish. They now sit at 165 and 162.5 points respectively, which is around where the bubble is expected to be. One more deep run from each of these players should ensure them a trip to Cherokee in August.

Hamilton is an energy manager from Hamilton, Ontario. As an energy manager his job is to find ways for industrial companies to save energy. Hamilton has done work for Caesars Windsor.

Hamilton plans on staying for the remainder of the series and is looking most forward to playing the monster stack, seniors event and the $1,675 Main Event.

Final table results:

1st: Bill Hamilton - $10,079 + Circuit gold ring
2nd: Landon Brown - $6,230
3rd: Kindah Sakkal - $4,436
4th: Charlie Dawson - $3,222
5th: Chris Wallace - $2,387
6th: Bill Kitzerow - $1,802
7th: Jeff Platt - $1,386
8th: Jesse Carter - $1,086
9th: Giorgio Medici - $866

Complete results can be found above under the "Results" tab.

 Landon Brown

Day 1 is complete and Landon Brown leads with eight players remaining. Brown only has one WSOP cash prior to this one, but it was a good one. He final tabled and finished 3rd in the closing event at the Rio Circuit last month for $8,203.

Sitting in second entering Day 2 is Kindah Sakkal. Sakkal will be looking to win her first WSOP Circuit ring after many close calls in the past. Sakkal has recorded nine WSOP Circuit final tables since the beginning of 2016, but a victory has evaded her. Sakkal's biggest score was a 4th place finish in the $1,675 Main Event at the Harrah's Cherokee stop earlier this season for $97,959. Also, still in the hunt is gold bracelet winner Chris Wallace. Wallace will begin the day fourth in chips.

All players remaining are guaranteed a minimum payout of $1,086. Tomorrow's champion will earn $10,079 and a WSOP Circuit ring. Cards are scheduled to go in the air for Day 2 Monday at 1 p.m.

Day 2 Chip Counts:

Seat 1:Landon Brown - 380,000 (63 bbs)
Seat 2: Jeff Platt - 151,000 (25 bbs)
Seat 3: Bill Hamilton - 81,000 (13 bbs)
Seat 4: Jesse Carter - 35,000 (5 bbs)
Seat 5: Chris Wallace - 132,000 (22 bbs)
Seat 6: Bill Kitzerow - 31,000 (5 bbs)
Seat 7: Kindah Sakkal - 250,000 (41 bbs)
Seat 8: Charlie Dawson - 60,000 (10 bbs)

- Day 2 will start at the beginning of Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante

Up-to-date results can be found above under the "Results" tab.