Arkadiy Tsinis Captures Fifth WSOPC Gold Ring
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event and two high roller tournaments here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Hard Rock Tampa, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #5: $600 NLH 6-Handed, 352 runners created a $181,280 prize pool that was paid out to the top 53 players including Michael Rossitto (4th - $11,672), John Gorsuch (7th - $4,533), Zach Gruneberg (14th - $2,164), Blake Whittington (18th - $1,775), Mark Dube (27th - $1,289), and Adam Lamphere (37th - $1,042).
In the end, Arkadiy Tsinis bested Scott Dobbs in heads-up play to win the title, $39,527 top prize, and his fifth gold Circuit ring.
“It’s going to a special person, I’m giving away all my rings except the first one,” Tsinis said after the win. “I gave the second one to my father, the other two to my very close friends who are like my brothers, and this one is going to their father. They are so special to me.”
He added: “Day 2 started pretty good. I hit everything, pairs turned into sets, best hands held up, then at the final table I hit a downswing, I was the shortest at some point, but then I came back, it’s poker.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkadiy Tsinis | Miami, Florida | $39,527 |
| 2 | Scott Dobbs | Covington, Georgia | $24,429 |
| 3 | Ruben Javier Vallejo | N/A | $16,710 |
| 4 | Michael Rossitto | Brooklyn, New York | $11,672 |
| 5 | Stephan Nussrallah | Alpharetta, Georgia | $8,330 |
| 6 | Michael Tait | Hallandale Beach, Florida | $6,076 |
| 7 | John Gorsuch | Okeechobee, Florida | $4,533 |
| 8 | Ronald Sullivan | Bradenton, Florida | $4,533 |
| 9 | David Poces | Boca Raton, Florida | $3,460 |