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Reigning POY Bin Weng Wins Circuit Ring at WSOP Pompano Beach; Izadi Wins Main

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:36:26 +0000

The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) had its latest stop at Harrah’s Pompano Beach in Florida as more than a dozen ring events took place Feb. 1-12. The WSOPC Pompano Beach stop produced several notable winners, including reigning GPI Player of the YearBin Weng and East Coast crusher Scott Baumstein.

Meanwhile, Georgia’s Hamid Izadi took down the $1,700 buy-in Main Event for $245,225 and his seventh Circuit ring as he defeated Texas’ Boris Kasabov during heads-up play to join seven-time ring winners like Corey Paggeot, Andrew Porter and Joshua Turner.

Bin Weng Coasts to Victory in WPT Season XXI Player of the Year Race

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 02:35:40 +0000

World Poker Tours Season XXI wrapped up with the conclusion of the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas and Bin Weng held off the field with ease to claim WPT Player of the Year after a stellar season on the circuit.

The victory was fueled by televised WPT back-to-back final tables in the spring, both of which played out at the Luxor in late May. Weng won the first one and fell short in the second one. The win earned Weng in invitation to the WPT Champion’s Club and a spot on the Mike Sexton Cup.

Global Poker Index Announces Official Player of the Year Results

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:00:39 +0000

The final tabulations were wrapped up this week and Bin Weng and Kristen Foxen are now officially crowned as Global Poker Index (GPI) Players of the Year, while Nick Pupillo survived a late run from Preston McEwen to close out 2023 as the Mid-Major points champion.

The final announcement was a formality for Weng and Foxen, who led their respective categories with room to spare in the final month of the year. The tighter race was in the mid-major category, where Pupillo faced a late challenge after McEwen went on a red-hot run at the WSOP Circuit stop in North Carolina.

Weng and Foxen Have Firm Grip on GPI POY Race, MSPT to Host Mid-Major Finale

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:35:39 +0000

The 2023 Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year race is Bin Wengs to lose as the players wind down a bumper year for live poker throughout the world.

Weng is on top of a crowded leaderboard of pokers best, but his big wins and deep runs throughout 2023 may be too much to overcome in the last month of the year.

Nacho Barbero trails by less than 300 points an amount easily overcome by a win in the $40 million WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas and Ren Lin was near the top of the leaderboard near the end of Day 4. Lin could jump into the lead with a win.

Can Anyone Catch Bin Weng? WPT POY Race Heats Up and the Bubble Bursts at Seminole

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 04:00:36 +0000

The bubble burst on Day 2 of the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open here in Hollywood, Florida and the top 181 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $5,700, down from the field of 513 players that started the day.

The field made the money in the opening salvo of hand-for-hand play when Kyle Julius eliminated Josias Santos at the midway point of Level 17.