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Friday, September 20, 2019 3:57 AM Local Time
Josh Reichard
Event #9
No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day)
Buy-In $400
Total Entries: 146
Prizepool: $48,180
For the twelfth time, Josh Reichard reigned supreme on the World Series of Poker Circuit stage. The 28-year-old Poker Pro topped 146 entrants in Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold’em and while setting a record at Potawatomi.
Reichard went into the unofficial final table as the chip leader and never looked back. The heads-up battle didn’t seem like it would last long as Yoon Kim only held 185,000 chips compared to Reichard’s 2,005,000.
However, Kim got two quick double-ups having Reichard out-kicked in both hands and quickly turned the tide. “Anytime you begin a heads-up match with a 10:1 chip difference you feel really good but then you watch it start to evaporate you go ahhhh,” Reichard stated.
Reichard indeed saw his chip stack evaporate as Kim held a 2:1 chip advantage but Reichard never lost his composure. He battled non-stop until the end finding a double holding ace-ten to Kim’s ace-three.
A few short hands later would see Reichard conquer his twelfth ring holding ace-three to Kim’s king-jack that was unable to pair.
Reichard’s monumental will didn’t come without an uphill battle and had nothing but respect for his opponent. “I’ve played with Yoon a bunch, he’s a great player and he almost came back to take the win.”
“I wasn’t even going to play this event today,” Reichard said after his win, “The only reason why I came was I’ve won 3 rings at 3 Potawatomi stops and I wanted to keep that going, and here we are.”
Reichard has now gone four for four, winning a gold ring at each Potawatomi series since its inaugural year on the Circuit schedule in 2017. It is a fitting accomplishment for the Wisconsin native who lives approximately 1.5 hours from the Milwaukee Casino.
More impressively, Reichard claimed his twelfth gold ring overall, tying Valentin Vornicu and inching one ring closer to the all-time leader Maurice Hawkins, owner of 13 rings.
Along with the gold ring, Reichard pocketed a $12,921 payout, pushing his WSOP earnings to over $891,204.
Friday, September 20, 2019 12:15 AM Local Time
The final ten players have are with Josh Reichard leading the way with 524,000 as he looks to claim his 12th circut ring and fourth at Potawatomi.
Seat 1: - Jorden Helstern 121,000
Seat 2: Bryan Manke - 119,000
Seat 3: Yoon Kim - 100,000
Seat 4: Shawn Quinn - 60,000
Seat 5: Byron Ziebell - 174,000
Seat 6: George Dietz - 250,000
Seat 7: Clinton Wolcyn - 204,000
Seat 8: Marius Toderici - 187,000
Seat 9: Josh Reichard - 524,000
Seat 10: Bryan Skreens - 368,000
Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:36 PM Local Time
Registration has closed with 146 entries generating a $48,180 prizepool paying out a total of 22 places.
First-Place Prize: $12,921
Min-Cash: $565
FULL PRIZEPOOL
Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:01 PM Local Time
This Thursday doubleheader marks the third, of five, one-day tournaments at the Potawatomi Circuit series. Starting at 4:00 p.m. is Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (1-Day). All levels throughout the tournament will be 20-minutes in length. Registration closes at the beginning of Level 9. Before then, players may re-enter one time if their first bullet goes awry.
Here is a full list of details on Event #9:
- Players will start with 15,000 in tournament chips
- Blinds will last 20-minutes.
- The big blind ante will come into play after level 1.
- There will be a 10-minute break after levels 4, 8, 16, and 20
- If a player is eliminated during the registration period that player may re-enter the same event 1 time.
- Registration will be open until the beginning of level 9.
- All “ring” events qualify to earn points for the 2020 WSOP Global Casino Championship.
Thursday, September 19, 2019 1:01 PM Local Time
