Global Casino Championship Profile: PokerNews' Own Mo Nuwwarah
You may know Mo Nuwwarah for his poker media work with PokerNews, but he's also an accomplished poker player. So much so that he won a seat into this 2019 Global Casino Championship.
It came at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa, just across the river from Nuwwarah's hometown of Omaha. It was there that he topped a field of 563 entries to win Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight before making two other final tables. Toss in a cash in the Main Event and he finished with 117.5 points in the race for Casino Champion, enough to win himself a coveted seat.
It marked Nuwwarah’s second gold ring, his first having come in August 2018 when he won the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Event #7: $600 H.O.R.S.E. for $14,008.
Today, Nuwwarah is forgoing his usual live reporting duties to jump on the felt in pursuit of his first bracelet.
with over 30,000 in the middle already. Joe Cada checked from the big blind and Alex Lynskey splashed in a bet of 20,000 from under the gun. The button called and Cada got out of the way.
and Lynskey slid out a bet large enough to put his opponent at risk for his last 3,000 chips. He made the call and Lynskey turned over 
. His opponent showed 
for a smaller two pair and Lynskey scooped the pot.
and Vo checked again. Peters dropped in a bet of 10,000 this time and Vo thought for a minute before sending his cards to the muck.
