Tyler Barnes Denies Maurice Hawkins 16th Ring in WSOPC Cherokee Main Event

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:36:43 +0000

There’s been no shortage of big headlines from the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) as of late, including Daniel Lowerywinning his 15th ring at WSOPC Cherokee and Ari Engel soon after winning his 17th online to extend his lead on the all-time ring list.

The former ring list leader, Maurice Hawkins, came close to winning a 16th ring this week as he final tabled the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Cherokee Main Event. The controversial player came up short with a third-place finish worth $178,870 as North Carolina’s Tyler Barnes shipped the 1,659-entrant event for $383,856 and his second Circuit ring.

Michael Wang

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 11:26:10 +0000

Biography

Michael Wang is an American poker player and two-time WSOP bracelet winner.

His first bracelet came in 2015, winning Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $466,120. He defeated Bryn Kenney heads-up. His second bracelet came in one of the last events of the 2022 WSOP.

It was another $5k bracelet, winning Event #87: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $541,604 a new career highest score.

Other victories for Wang include the 2022 Stairway to Millions Event #5 for $219,300 and the 2019 Borgata Fall Poker Open Event #20 $1,560 Purple Chip Bounty NLH.

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Tyler Barnes Denies Maurice Hawkins 16th Ring in WSOPC Cherokee Main Event

Michael Wang

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