The field continued to whittle down on Day 2, reaching a final table, and eventually finishing off with just six players remaining. Some players still in the mix when the two-table redraw hit were 11-time gold ring winner Maurice Hawkins, nine-time gold ring winner Ari Engel, and Blair Hinkle, owner of five rings and a WSOP bracelet. Having a cushion to begin with worked out in Burris’ favor as he was able to run it back up.ĭay 2 of the tournament was stacked with experienced players. He lost a large chunk of his stack early.
The start of Day 2 did not bode as well for Burris. Then, just kind of ran it up at the end had some good bluffs that got through and some big pots that made it,” Burris recollected. The 42-year-old from Missouri topped a field of 273 entries in Event #11: $1,7000 Main Event, which featured two separate starting flights and took four days to deem a champion.īurris snuck into the Flight A chip lead, late in the night, bagging up 346,500. Nick Burris comes out on top, winning second Circuit gold ring.Ĭouncil Bluffs, Iowa (April 8, 2019) - Nick Burris reigned as the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Circuit Main Event on Monday, winning his second World Series of Poker gold ring. Missouri friends face off for Main Event title.
