Charles Furey Aiming to Go Back-to-Back at the RGPS Grand Prix Maryland Main Event
Charles Furey has poker cashes going back more than two decades, but he crossed off one important item on his career checklist just a few days ago.
Furey won the PokerStars Open Maryland Main Event earlier this week, earning a career-best score of $111,976 for conquering the 599-entry field. He’s back in action here at the MGM National Harbor chasing his second big title.
“It was exciting. My first six-figure cash, so it was good,” Furey said. “It’s sunk it. It’s definitely sunk in. I’m hoping to win this one. Back to back would be nice.”
Furey’s journey to a RunGood Poker Series ring hit a slight obstacle when Dinesh Purohit picked off his big bluff, forcing Furey to fire a second bullet. But since then, Furey has gone on a tear through his table and has built up a stack of around 130,000 at the second break.
“This is my second bullet so far, so I’m not happy about that. I won with only one bullet in Maryland, so I didn’t have to rebuy, but I had to today. I bluffed off all my chips earlier, but it’s okay. I have a lot of chips, so I’m ready to go,” he said.