2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

Final Results
Winner
Richard Bai
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$138,317
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
447
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
192
Players Left
31

John Sun Captures 1st Gold Ring a Month After Claiming MSPT Title

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
John Sun
John Sun

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is in Milwaukee to live report action the $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha drew 166 entrants and offered up a $54,780 prize pool to the top 25 players including Ben Rock (13th - $801), Mike Hanson (15th - $801), Brad Sailor (21st - $632), and Goran Filipovic (25th - $564).

Coming out on top was 43-year-old Hao “John” Sun, a regular at Potawatomi Casino. He not only won a $14,190 first-place prize, he also laid claim to his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. What’s more, it was his second taste of victory in a month. In August, Sun topped a 324-entry field to win the MSPT Majestic Star $1,100 Main Event for $71,945, which was his second MSPT title after becoming the 2016 Iowa State Poker Champion at Meskwaki Casino.

“I feel great. Think I’ll go get a nice dinner and party like a rockstar,” Sun said after the win.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Hao "John" SunMilwaukee, Wisconsin$14,190
2Kyle AdamsChicago, Illinois$8,771
3Sami ShurbajiDyer, Indiana$6,091
4Jack KarbanN/A$4,329
5Oleh FerkalyukChicago, Illinois$3,151
6Ricky ArtsN/A$2,350
7Donald SteinerLittleton, Colorado$1,798
8Jay JohnsonMilwaukee, Wisconsin$1,411
9Shawn QuinnMiddleton, Wisconsin$1,136

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