Shawn Daniels Wins His Second Circuit Ring and $75,034 in WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Event #7
To close out the WSOP Circuit season, which saw 14 stops either impacted or canceled due to the pandemic, the WSOP will host the “Season Finale” Online Circuit Event from June 3-14, which will award a guaranteed 13 spots into the Global Casino Championship (GCC). A dozen of those spots will be awarded to the winners of each event, while the final spot will go to the Casino Champ of the WSOP.com series.
The WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series, a 12-ring event online series that runs through June 14 for those in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware, wrapped up its seventh tournament on Tuesday night. Event #7: $150,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit High Roller 6-Max 2x Re-entry featured a $1,000 buy-in and nearly doubled the guarantee with a final count of 187 registered players and 104 rebuys. The 291-entry poker tournament offered a total prize pool of $277,905 that was paid out amongst the top 30 players with a min-cash starting at $2,528.
In the end, Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels topped the field to capture a $75,034 first-place prize, his second WSOP Circuit ring, and a guaranteed spot in the online Global Casino Championship. This was Daniels' second largest recorded cash, only falling behind his $101,000 cash during the 2017 WSOP Main Event, where he finished in 72nd place. Also at the final table were skilled players Krista "Pollux" Gifford and Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka.
WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Event #7 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels | $75,034 |
| 2 | Krista "Pollux" Gifford | $43,770 |
| 3 | Tenzin "tc_ownz" Chakzor | $25,011 |
| 4 | "dyagong" | $19,453 |
| 5 | Eric "circleball" Baldwin | $16,674 |
| 6 | Ryan "Hagzzz021" Hagerty | $13,895 |
| 7 | "grebnrets" | $10,560 |
| 8 | Ryan "sychOsId" Hohner | $6,669 |
| 9 | Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka | $4,724 |
Others to cash the tournament included Eric "biueberry" Elliott (12th place - $3,612), James "meatsweats" Carroll (19th place - $2,918), William "swaggyb" Corvino (24th place - $2,640), and Matt "berkey11_s4y" Berkey (26th place - $2,528).
Big names in the field that fell short of the money included Gordon "veilleux" Vayo (32nd place), Ryan "protential" Laplante (34th place), Josh "YoelRomero" King (61st place), Jason "haderade" Somerville (64th place) and Yong Keun "LuckySpewy1" Kwon (84th place).
What's Coming Up?
The next two events on the WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series schedule both include a $100,000 guarantee at a $215 and $320 buy-in price. Event #8: $100,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit NLH 2x Re-entry and Event #9: $100,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit NLH 2x Re-entry will take place on Wednesday (4 p.m. PST) and Thursday (4 p.m. PST) respectively. Seven of the 12 circuit rings have been awarded thus far, so if you are in Nevada or New Jersey, make sure to buy-in or try to satellite in for as little as $5!
Remaining WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Buy-In | GTD | Re-Entry | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 10 | Online Circuit No-Limit Hold’em | $215 | $100,000 | 2x | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, June 11 | Online Circuit No-Limit Hold’em | $320 | $100,000 | 2x | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, June 12 | Online Circuit NLH Monster Stack | $320 | $100,000 | 3x | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 13 | Online Finale Circuit Double Stack | $320 | $150,000 | 2x | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 14 | Online Finale Circuit Main Event | $525 | $300,000 | 3x | 2 p.m. |
WSOP.com Online Finale Circuit Series Winners Thus Far
| Tournament | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | ||||
| Event #1: $100,000 GTD NLH Online Finale Circuit Kick-Off 2x Re-entry | $215 | 886 | 177,200 | "YoungGunz21" | $42,528 | ||||
| Event #2: $100,000 GTD NLH Online Finale Circuit 2x Re-entry | $320 | 515 | $184,500 | Soheb "tommyconway6" Porbandarwala | $46,125 | ||||
| Event #3: $100,000 GTD Online Finale NLH Turbo Deepstack 2x Re-entry | $250 | 625 | $149,375 | "Aiden13" | $23,810 | ||||
| Event #4: $150,000 GTD Online Finale Big 500 3x Re-entry | $500 | 422 | $197,074 | Kyle "iwant2win" Marlborough | $52,224 | ||||
| Event #5: $200,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit Monster Stack 3x Re-entry | $525 | 663 | $331,500 | Alan "mossadshark" Sternberg | $81,217 | ||||
| Event #6: $100,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit Freezeout | $320 | 419 | $125,700 | David "TheClubber" Larson | $30,796 | ||||
| Event #7: $150,000 GTD Online Finale Circuit High Roller 6-Max 2x Re-entry | $1,000 | 291 | $277,905 | Shawn "Saygoodnight" Daniels | $75,035 |
