Alex Jim Wins WSOP Circuit Foxwoods Multi-Flight Event for $134,570
The second stop of the 2018/19 World Series of Poker Circuit season is currently playing out at Foxwoods, and it was there that one player notched a six-figure score over the weekend.
Alex Jim, 26, bested a field of 1,560 entries in Event #2: $600 NLH Multi-Flight to claim a $134,570 first-place prize and his first WSOPC gold ring.
“I’ve been grinding hard for a few years now, mostly online," Jim told WSOP officials after the win. "I started transitioning to playing a lot more live poker as of recently and it’s nice to finally close one out and get a nice result and decent score after getting close so many times.”
With 50 points on the stop’s leaderboard, Jim revealed that he plans to make a run at the Foxwoods Casino Champion title, which comes with a seat into the season-ending Global Casino Championship.
Prior to the win, Jim’s previous best score was $10,664 for finishing runner-up in the 2015 Foxwoods World Poker Finals Event #4: $300 NLH Big Stack.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Jim | Brooklyn, NY | $134,570 |
| 2 | Jeremy Wing | Randolph, MA | $83,313 |
| 3 | Chris Chou | Georgetown, MA | $62,665 |
| 4 | Charles Sawyer | Attleboro, MA | $47,802 |
| 5 | Stephen Saranteas | Peabody, MA | $36,394 |
| 6 | Bassioni Hammouda | Danbury, CT | $27,958 |
| 7 | Soukha Kachittavong | Woonsocket, RI | $21,773 |
| 8 | Gregory Gratton | Islip, NY | $17,112 |
| 9 | Paul Jones | Ashland, MA | $13,730 |
| 10 | Jeff Giordano | Saint Jams, NY | $11,006 |
The tournament was comprised of four flights which drew 260, 332, 283, and 685 runners respectively. On Day 2, 290 returned to action but 129 of them left empty-handed as only 171 would get paid.
Among them were Zach Donovan (18th - $7,391), Matt Wantman (21st - $6,186), Julie Bae (38th - $2,570), two-time MSPT champ Greg Himmelbrand (45th - $2,570), David Paredes (70th - $1,847), and Antonio Mariano (138th - $1,044).
In other WSOP Circuit Foxwoods news, Vittorio Faricelli topped a 113-entry field to win Event #1: $400 NLH Reentry for $11,187 and his first gold ring. Likewise, Matthew Deterra navigated a field of 360 entries to win Event #3: $250 NLH Turbo for $16,560 and his first ring.
Other events coming up this week include Event #8:$400 Pot-Limit Omaha, Event #12: $3,250 High Roller, and this weekend’s $1,700 Main Event.
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