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Seminole Hard Rock announces winner of WSOP Circuit Main Event3 October 2017(PRESS RELEASE) -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Florida concluded its first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit in the early hours of Tuesday. The first time partnership between WSOP and Seminole Gaming featured a $1 Million Guarantee Main Event. The Main Event boasted a final prize pool of more than $1.3 million, with local Hollywood resident Joseph Gotlieb taking home the evening's top prize. Local business owner Gotlieb, 52, bested 904 total entries in the $1,675 Main Event, earning $257,638, a WSOP Gold Ring and a $10,000 entry into the WSOP Circuit season-ending Global Casino Championship (GCC). The Main Event Final Table Results: 1st: Joseph Gotlieb (Hollywood, Florida) $257,638 2nd: Asher Conniff (Brooklyn, New York) $159,357 3rd: Mauricio Ameller (Miami, Florida) $117,619 4th: Brian Hastings (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) $88,004 5th: Brett Bader (Boca Raton, Florida) $66,675 6th: Chad Eveslage (Ramsey, Indiana) $51,148 7th: Jack Shea (Hallandale Beach, Florida) $39,717 8th: Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, Florida) $31,229 9th: Michael Amato (Boca Raton, Florida) $24,842 In addition to Gotlieb, other signature Circuit event winners include:
The WSOP Circuit boasted combined prize pool guarantees of more than $2 million. With more than 6,000 overall entries, total cash payouts exceeded the guarantee, topping out at more than $3.5 million. Throughout the two week series, a total of five players won six-figure prizes headlined by Gotlieb's victory. The 2017/2018 WSOP Circuit schedule highlights a record number of stops globally, including two stops in Florida. WSOP will return to Florida on 8-19 February 2018, with a second Circuit event at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. A total of 13 states will be visited this season with the cumulative entries expected to surpass the WSOP event in Las Vegas. Poker action will return to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open (RRPO) on 15-29 November 2017, headlined by a $2 Million Guaranteed Championship. Future tournament information and poker hotel rates are available at SHRPO. |