Reigning POY Bin Weng Wins Circuit Ring at WSOP Pompano Beach; Izadi Wins Main

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The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) had its latest stop at Harrah's Pompano Beach in Florida as more than a dozen ring events took place Feb. 1-12. The WSOPC Pompano Beach stop produced several notable winners, including reigning GPI Player of the Year Bin Weng and East Coast crusher Scott Baumstein.

Meanwhile, Georgia's Hamid Izadi took down the $1,700 buy-in Main Event for $245,225 and his seventh Circuit ring as he defeated Texas' Boris Kasabov during heads-up play to join seven-time ring winners like Corey Paggeot, Andrew Porter and Joshua Turner.

Hamid Izadi
Hamid Izadi

Others who made deep runs in the Main Event, which drew 917 players for a $1.4 million prize pool, included Jake Schwartz (6th - $47,737), recent WSOPC Cherokee Main Event champion William Kopp (11th - $18,205) and all-time WSOP cash leader Roland Israelashvili (15th - $14,757).

WSOPC Pompano Beach Main Event Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Hamid IzadiRoswell, GA$245,225
 2Boris KasabovHouston, TX$151,561
 3Gregory SpinderParkland, FL$111,578
 4Michael LydonJackson Heights, NY$83,096
 5Dave AlfaAustin, TX$62,611
 6Jake SchwartzNew York, NY$47,737
 7Taylor HartNewberg, OR$36,834
 8Barbara SargentForth Worth, TX$28,767

Crushers On Top At Pompano Beach

Weng had an unparalleled year in poker in 2023 that kicked off with him winning $1 million in The Return at Borgata in January and closed out with victories in the EveryOne for One Drop and $25,000 High Roller at the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

After a breakout year that brought him $6.6 million and earned him the title of GPI Player of the Year, Weng showed he isn't going anywhere in 2024 and won his second Circuit ring and $15,272 in Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em as the Philadelphia grinder defeated heads-up opponent Anderson Premdas.

Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Earlier in the series, New York's Baumstein defeated a field of 216 runners in Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em to win $16,739 and to win his second ring and add to his $6.4 million in live earnings.

Another notable winner was Florida's Raminder Singh, who calls himself a "True Poker Amateur" despite being an absolute crusher with $2.9 million in earnings and dozens of first-place finishes on The Hendon Mob. Singh tacked on another victory as he took down Event #10: $250 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Starting Stack for $21,580 and his second ring.

Raminder Singh
Raminder Singh

Singh had two more final table appearances at Pompano Beach as he finished 5th in Event #13 for $3,358 and 7th in Event #6 for $2,278.

After wrapping up in Pompano Beach, the WSOP Circuit team is headed to North Carolina for WSOP Harrah's Cherokee, which will take place Feb. 15-26.

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

WSOP Circuit Pompano Beach Ring Winners

 EVENTENTRANTSPRIZE POOLWINNERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Big 30K296$97,680Amir BaronCoral Springs, FL$21,055
 WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em1,334$500,000Lucian SilveiraPorto Alegre, Brazil$105,493
 WSOPC Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em177$91,155Vincent RenzoDania Beach, FL$22,635
 WSOPC Event #4: $400 Seniors Event370$122,100Janet FitzgeraldWest Palm Beach, FL$25,521
 WSOPC Event #5: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty461$322,700Kamel MokhammadZaporizhzhia, Ukraine$65,166
 WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em216$71,280Scott BaumsteinNew York, NY$16,739
 WSOPC Event #7: $400 Monster Stack940$200,000Jorge MartinezMiami, FL$53,441
 WSOPC Event #8: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha181$59,730Michael NewmanFort Lauderdale, FL$14,675
 WSOPC Event #9: $800 No-Limit Hold'em100$70,000David MorrisFayetteville, AR$20,528
 WSOPC Event #10: $250 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Starting Stack583$50,000Raminder SinghDelray Beach, FL$21,580
 WSOPC Event #11: $1,700 Main Event917$1,389,255Hamid IzadiRoswell, GA$245,225
 WSOPC Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em190$62,700Bin WengPhiladelphia, PA$15,272
 WSOPC Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em181$59,730Jonathan MoschelTowson, MD$14,675
 WSOPC Event #14: $600 No-Limit Hold'em154$69,525David WestDearborn, MI$18,528
 WSOPC Event #15: $400 Seniors Event220$72,600Michael ZuroSalem, OR$17,051
 WSOPC Event #16: $2,200 High Roller115$230,000Adam AdlerMount Pleasant, SC$63,581
 WSOPC Event #17: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack Closer297$98,010Kevin DubrocqHialeah, FL$21,129

*Photos courtesy of WSOP

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