LUIZ YEPEZ TAKES DOWN THE HORSESHOE LAS VEGAS WSOPC MAIN EVENT
Luiz Yepez wins his third WSOP Circuit ring and second WSOP Circuit Main Event title, plus $181,740, in the Horseshoe Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Main Event.
Apr 01 2026 09:00 AM EST
Las Vegas, Nevada (April 1, 2026) - While the 57th annual World Series of Poker doesn’t take place until May 2026, exciting poker action has already taken place at the official home of the WSOP: Horseshoe Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Over 12 days, poker players from Nevada and across the country competed for 18 WSOP Circuit rings, each one coming with a package to compete at the WSOP Circuit Championship at WSOP Paradise 2026 in the Bahamas.
While all awarded rings were highly sought after, the most coveted of them all came from the series’ $1,700 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.
Across three Day One flights, 661 total entrants entered the fray to compete for the biggest piece of the $1,001,415 prize pool, more than double the $500,000 prize pool guarantee.
When the dust settled at the final table, Venezuelan professional poker player Luiz Yepez defeated Patrick Truong in a heads-up duel, awarding him the $181,740 top prize and his third WSOP Circuit ring.
After securing the chip lead during Day Two of the Horseshoe Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Main Event, Yepez would refuse to let it go, maintaining the chip lead all the way to the finish line.
Speaking with Poker.Org live reporter Jeremy Guist following his victory, Yepez cited his faith when discussing his success at the poker table.
“The success is coming from God,” Yepez said after the win. “I trust in God. I trust in the process. Keep improving and accept the variance.”
In the final hand of the WSOP Circuit Main Event, Yepez limped on the button and was met with a preflop shove from his short-stacked opponent. Holding pocket eights and a substantial chip lead, Yepez would make the call.
Although Truong would nail a straight on the river, Yepez’s turned four of a kind would make the strong hand meaningless.
Yepez’s victory in the Horseshoe WSOP Circuit Main Event comes just one year removed from his victory in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Caesars Southern Indiana, making him a repeat WSOP Circuit Main Event champion.
Horseshoe Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Main Event Final Table Results:
1st place: Luiz Yepez - $181,7402nd place: Patrick Truong - $121,1203rd place: Kyle Grossshanten - $84,0104th place: Kent Stephens - $59,3105th place: Javier Fernandez - $42,6406th place: James Anderson - $31,2207th place: Matthew Leecy - $23,2908th place: Stan Jablonski - $17,7109th place: Daniel Lei - $13,73010th place: Ryan Tosoc - $10,860
Congratulations to every Horseshoe Las Vegas WSOP Circuit Ring Winner
Congratulations to our latest WSOP Circuit Main Event champion, Luiz Yepez, and every poker player who won a WSOP Circuit ring at Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Wins of note include Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler, who secured his fifth WSOP Circuit ring in the $600 T.O.R.S.E. event.
One of the most polarizing poker players on the WSOP Circuit, five-time WSOP bracelet winner Martin Kabrhel added further to his WSOP trophy collection, winning his sixth WSOP Circuit ring in the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack.
Martin Zamani, a regular in the poker tournament scene, extended his WSOP title total when he won his third career WSOP Circuit ring in the $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller, collecting $44,752 for his efforts.
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.
Be sure to check out the full list of WSOP Circuit ring winners from the Horseshoe Las Vegas WSOP Circuit series:
Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Mini Main Event - Jason Daly - $54,890Event #2: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha - David Goldfarb - $9,771Event #3: $800 Pot-Limit Omaha - Alec Jahed - $19,009Event #4: $600 T.O.R.S.E. - Allen Kessler - $15,933Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack - Martin Kabrhel - $52,420Event #6: $600 Omaha Eight or Better - Shawn Hall - $19,643Event #7: $600 Omaha Eight or Better + Stud Eight or Better - Mark Roland - $14,710Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Seniors Event - Rhonda Bargman - $32,242Event #9: $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller - Martin Zamani - $44,752Event #10: $600 Mixed Triple Draw - Ruiko Mamiya - $12,863Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack - Luke Do - $27,466Event #12: $300 No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Event - Gladys Landegger - $6,326Event #13: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em WSOP Circuit Main Event - Luis Yepez - $181,740Event #14: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty - Michael Latimer $15,323Event #15: $250 No-Limit Hold’em - Adrian Gouveia - $11,609Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 40/40/40 - Stephen Foutty - $23,065Event #17: $3,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller - Craig Mason - $44,021Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - Jay Foong - $14,179
