Travis Dorsey & Cosmin Joldis Win Big at WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood
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On Tuesday, the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas ended with the completion of the $1,700 Main Event, a tournament that drew 518 runners and created a $784,770 prize pool.
Travis Dorsey Wins the Main Event for Ring No. 3
Texas’ Travis Dorsey closed out the tournament to capture a $168,722 top prize, his third gold ring, and a coveted seat into the 2019 Global Casino Championship.
According to updates from the event, Dorsey scored every elimination from five players on down, including that of Ryan Tosoc in heads-up play. It happened when Dorsey four-bet all in holding the A♦8♣ and Tosoc called off with the K♣J♠. The board ran out 2♣10♦3♠3♦Q♥ and Tosoc had to settle for second place and $104,319 in prize money.
“It feels good, I get to play in the WSOP Global Poker Championship and I can also catch up on some sleep,” Dorsey said after the win.
Both of Dorsey’s other gold ring wins came back in 2015 at the Harrah’s New Orleans stop. First, he won Event #9: $580 NLH for $35,992 and a few days later took down Event #12: $365 NLH for $18,750 and his second piece of gold.
Others to cash the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event were Barry Shulman (12th - $12,627), Dan O’Brien (21st - $7,181), Ankush Mandavia (34th - $3,633), Ben Keeline (52nd - $3,014), and Nick Pupillo (54th - $1,507).
2018 WSOPC Planet Hollywood Main Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Dorsey | USA | $168,722 |
| 2 | Ryan Tosoc | USA | $104,319 |
| 3 | Daniel Strelitz | USA | $76,209 |
| 4 | Zinan Xu | China | $56,496 |
| 5 | Jared Griener | USA | $42,487 |
| 6 | Tim Reilly | USA | $32,411 |
| 7 | Jody Fayant | Canada | $25,073 |
| 8 | Brent Roberts | USA | $19,674 |
| 9 | Rafael Lebron | USA | $15,656 |
Cosmin the Casino Champ
Dorsey wasn’t the only player to win his way to the 2019 Global Casino Championship. Romania’s Cosmin Joldis was the Planet Hollywood series’ Casino Champ with 95 points for reaching three final tables, including a win in Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack for $19,758 for his first gold ring.
Others to win rings at the stop were Josh Turner (Event #4: $400 NLH), who claimed his seventh piece of gold, and Kevin Gerhart (Event #6: $400 PLO), who won his first.
Likewise, on the final day of the series, 2017 Global Casino Champ Sean Yu won Event #12: $400 NLH for his fourth ring, while Dylan Wilkerson claimed the Event #14: $400 NLH One-Day title for his third.
Finally, Nirath Rean, who finished 22nd in the WSOP Main Event back in July, defeated Joseph Cheong heads up in the $2,200 High Roller to win $58,802 and deny the former November Niner back-to-back high roller titles at Planet Hollywood.
The next WSOP Circuit stop is currently underway at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. That stop’s $1,700 Main Event will get underway on Friday. See below for a look at all the ring winners from the Planet Hollywood stop.
2018 WSOPC Planet Hollywood Ring Winners
| Event | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| #1: $250 Casino Employees | Kevin Nguyen | $2,880 |
| #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight | Austin Reilly | $46,509 |
| #3: $400 NLH | Kevin Lott | $11,826 |
| #4: $400 NLH | Josh Turner | $15,235 |
| #5: $600 NLH Double Stack | Cosmin Joldis | $19,758 |
| #6: $400 PLO | Kevin Gerhart | $10,493 |
| #7: $400 NLH One-Day | Maxim Befus | $12,846 |
| #8: $400 NLH Turbo | Martijn Gerrits | $13,213 |
| #9: $400 NLH Monster Stack | Michael Youngman | $25,130 |
| #10: $250 NLHE Seniors | Patrick McLaughlin | $7,078 |
| #11: $1,700 Main Event | Travis Dorsey | $168,722 |
| #12: $400 NLH | Sean Yu | $15,680 |
| #13: $2,200 High Roller | Nirath Rean | $58,802 |
| #14: $400 NLH One-Day | Dylan Wilkerson | $15,680 |
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