Soheb Porbandarwala Wins 12th Circuit Ring in WSOP Hammond Main Event

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Connecticut's Soheb Porbandarwala won his 12th World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring this week as he took down the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Horseshoe Hammond Main Event for $257,725.

The WSOP Hammond stop in the Chicago area ran Feb. 29-March 11 and consisted of more than a dozen ring events that generated $4.1 million in prize pools, including a $400 opening event with five starting flights and a $2,200 High Roller to help close things out.

According to WSOP updates, Porbandarwala steamrolled the event from Day 2 onward and dominated a final table that included Adam Greenberg (4th - $90,360) Richard Bai (5th - $69,039) and Brian Altman (8th - $32,639), who was looking for his fourth Circuit Main Event victory after most recently taking down last February's Cherokee Main Event for $391,753.

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WSOPC Hammond Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Soheb PorbandarwalaStamford, CT$257,725
 2Bradley CoultasEstero, FL$159,277
 3Jonathan SeelyDecatur, IL$119,402
 4Adam GreenbergLong Grove, IL$90,360
 5Richard BaiSchaumburg, IL$69,039
 6Hussain SajwaniChicago, IL$53,259
 7Eric AdelsteinChicago, IL$41,489
 8Brian AltmanBoston, MA$32,639
 9Brian BattChicago, IL$25,933

Moncek Denied Fifth Ring, Eyster Gets His Fifth

Porbandarwala wasn't the only winner at the WSOPC Hammond stop, with others who picked up Circuit rings including Illinois' Thomas Hahne (Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - $119,757), New Jersey's Evan Pantano (Event #5: $400 Monster Stack - $49,194) and Chicago's George Ceko (Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (Main Event Seats) - $39,006), who also won a $1,700 seat into the Hammond Main Event.

Later in the series, four-time ring winner and two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek came within inches of nabbing his seventh piece of WSOP hardware as he finished runner-up in Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed for $12,246 as James Payne won his maiden ring and $19,811.

Michael Moncek
Michael Moncek

One player who did with a fifth ring was veteran grinder Kevin Eyster, who got through a field of 59 runners in Event #15: $2,200 High Roller for $39,069, just a fraction of the $5.3 million in live earnings he's racked up since 2007.

Others at the High Roller final table included two-time ring winner Luke Graham (5th - $7,696), Xuan Nguyen (4th - $11,034) and runner-up Ryan Jones ($24,480).

Kevin Eyster
Kevin Eyster

Next up for the WSOP Circuit team is a stop at Turning Stone Resort Casino in New York taking place March 14-25. Meanwhile, the WSOPC Tulsa stop got underway on March 6 and will wrap up on March 18.

A full list of ring winners at WSOPC Hammond is available in the table below.

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2024 WSOPC Hammond Ring Winners

 EVENTENTRANTSPRIZE POOLWINNERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em2,705$892,650Thomas HahneWonder Lake, IL$119,757
 WSOPC Event #2: $600 Mystery Bounty697$250,000Roland InglisCincinnati, OH$42,735
 WSOPC Event #3: $400 Seniors Event452$149,160James DalessandroChicago, IL$29,600
 WSOPC Event #4: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha207$106,605Randy WeberChicago, IL$25,265
 WSOPC Event #5: $400 Monster Stack864$285,120Evan PantanoWestfield, NJ$49,194
 WSOPC Event #6: $400 Omaha 8150$49,500Peter HassettRiverside, IL$12,867
 WSOPC Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em (Main Event Seats)631$208,230George CekoChicago, IL$39,006
 WSOPC Event #8: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em110$107,250Zachary LermaHighland, IL$30,370
 WSOPC Event #9: $1,700 Main Event986$1,493,790Soheb PorbanarwalaStamford, CT$257,725
 WSOPC Event #10: $250 Ladies Event128$25,600Julie TicsayBolingbrook, IL$6,926
 WSOPC Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em217$71,610Nathan MaChicago, IL$16,818
 WSOPC Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em258$85,140Gregory GuggerChicago, IL$19,095
 WSOPC Event #13: $400 Seniors EventTBD$110,520Christopher WahlStreator, IL$23,697
 WSOPC Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed264$87,100James PayneGlenview, IL$19,811
 WSOPC Event #15: $2,200 High Roller59$117,460Kevin EysterDenver, CO$39,069
 WSOPC Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Closer184$60,720Marcin KoscielniakBurbank, IL$14,925

*Photos courtesy WSOPC/Alicia Skillman

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