21-Year-Old Zach Smith Captures Event #3 $365 NLHE Re-Entry for $35,397
Re-entry events at every stop tend to be among the most successful, and the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Event #3 $365 NLHE Re-Entry was no different. A robust 562 entries accounted for a $168,600 prize pool, and $35,397 of that was reserved for the eventual winner—21-year-old Zach Smith of Glenwood, Iowa.
“I’ve only played two Circuit events ever, so this is awesome,” Smith said after his win. Apart-time student and a cell phone sales representative with pro aspirations, Smith defeated a tough field that included Stephen Kats (40th), Brett Schwertley (37th), Jose Serratos (33rd), Scott Stanko (18th), William Byrnes (9th), Jessie Bryant (7th) and Kat Bowen (4th). Interestingly, WSOP Circuit ring-winner Bowen was one of only six women to qualify for last year’s WSOP National Championship.
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs Ring Event #3 NLHE Re-Entry
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 562 | $168,600 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zach Smith | Glenwood, IA | $35,397 |
| 2nd | Nicholas Marsh | Fort Dodge, IA | $21,899 |
| 3rd | Mark Fink | Sioux Falls, SD | $16,014 |
| 4th | Kat Bowen | Gladewater, TX | $11,883 |
| 5th | David Wintroub | Omaha, NE | $8,941 |
| 6th | Kyle Caslin | Saint Charles, MO | $6,820 |
| 7th | Jessie Bryant | Conway, AR | $5,274 |
| 8th | David Sutton | Racne, WI | $4,134 |
| 9th | William Byrnes | Viola, WI | $3,284 |