The latest World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) stop at Harrah’s Pompano Beach in Florida wrapped up earlier this week after 16 ring events that ran Oct. 12-23. The highlight of the series was the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Pompano Beach Main Event that saw Virginia’s Morgan Petro winning his fourth ring and a career-best $218,549.
The WSOPC Pompano Beach Main Event drew 825 players for a prize pool of $1,234,725. There were plenty of familiar faces in the Florida field, including two-time bracelet winner Loni Hui, who was after her sixth Circuit ring but had to settle for a ninth-place finish worth $20,512.
WSOPC Hammond Beach Main Event Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Petro | Fredericksburg, VA | $218,549 | |
| 2 | John Mcdonald | Philadelphia, PA | $135,079 | |
| 3 | Krasimir Yankov | N/A | $99,412 | |
| 4 | Fikret Kovac | Atlanta, GA | $74,060 | |
| 5 | Scott Baumstein | New York, NY | $55,858 | |
| 6 | Charles Furey | Bridgewater, NJ | $42,568 | |
| 7 | Joseph Bartholdi | Las Vegas, NV | $32,993 | |
| 8 | Brenno Alencastro | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | $25,846 | |
| 9 | Loni Hui | Tamarac, FL | $20,512 |
Petro has been on a fantastic run that has brought him four Circuit rings in less than a year. He won a $1,100 event at Harrah’s Cherokee in December 2022 for $90,244 and another one six months later for $57,137. In between that, he took down an online $320 event for $22,546.
The Virginian defeated heads-up opponent John Mcdonald, who had two runner-up finishes at the stop as he went on to finish second to Brendan White in Event #13: $600 No-Limit Hold’em for $10,550 to again be denied a maiden Circuit ring.
The final table also included New York’s Scott Baumstein, who was after his second ring after taking down a $2,200 High Roller at the last WSOPC Pompano Beach stop for $86,930. He had to settle for $55,858 for his fifth-place finish as he added to his $902,227 in WSOP earnings.
Two For Jo
An early highlight of the WSOPC Pompano Beach stop was Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold’em, which drew 1,043 runners for a prize pool of $537,145 as California’s Johnny Bromberg won his first Circuit ring and $87,936.
Another first-time ring winner was Virginia’s Anthony Askey, who took down Event #7: $400 Monster Stack for $42,558.
Florida’s Adel Jo kicked off the series with a victory in Event #5: $1,100 Mystery Bounty for $56,148 before going on to win Event #9: $800 Black Chip Bounty for $14,455 and a second ring. If that weren’t enough, Jo went on to cash in the Main Event for $2,529 after also finishing 40th in Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold’em for $2,093.
Next up for WSOPC is a stop at Choctaw Durant that got underway on Oct. 25 and wraps up on Nov. 6. That stop will culminate with the $1,700 buy-in Main Event on Nov. 2.
A full list of ring winners at WSOPC Pompano Beach is available in the table below.
WSOPC Pompano Beach Ring Winners
| EVENT | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Big 30K | 193 | $63,690 | Ryan Estrada | Sunrise, FL | $15,514 | |
| WSOPC Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold’em | 1,043 | $537,145 | Johnny Bromberg | Los Angeles, CA | $87,936 | |
| WSOPC Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold’em | 147 | $75,705 | Nathan Thrush | Post Falls, ID | $19,678 | |
| WSOPC Event #4: $400 Seniors Event | 272 | $89,760 | Huicun Qiao | Las Vegas, NV | $19,860 | |
| WSOPC Event #5: $1,100 Mystery Bounty | 376 | $262,500 | Adel Jo | Miami, FL | $56,148 | |
| WSOPC Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 164 | $54,120 | Rebecca Dellagloria | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $13,723 | |
| WSOPC Event #7: $400 Monster Stack | 721 | $237,930 | Anthony Askey | Manassas, VA | $42,558 | |
| WSOPC Event #8: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha | 142 | $73,130 | Michael Newman | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $19,224 | |
| WSOPC Event #9: $800 Black Chip Bounty | 77 | $46,200 | Adel Jo | Miami, FL | $14,455 | |
| WSOPC Event #10: $1,700 Main Event | 825 | $1,234,725 | Morgan Petro | Fredericksburg, VA | $218,549 | |
| WSOPC Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 145 | $47,850 | David Kahan | Boca Raton, FL | $12,578 | |
| WSOPC Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 145 | $47,850 | Walter Bravo | N/A | $12,578 | |
| WSOPC Event #13: $600 No-Limit Hold’em | 121 | $62,315 | Brendan Waite | Lincoln, NE | $17,071 | |
| WSOPC Event #14: $400 Seniors Event | 211 | $69,630 | Stephen Ekin | Vero Beach, FL | $16,500 | |
| WSOPC Event #15: $2,200 High Roller | 109 | $218,000 | Marcos Exterkotter | Porta Alegre, Brazil | $61,274 | |
| WSOPC Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 30K Closer | 203 | $66,990 | Vinicius Monteiro | Boca Raton, FL | $16,002 |
*Photos courtesy of WSOP.
