Abraham Korotki emerged as victor from WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s Atlantic City for the second time in his career so far. Korotki managed to outlast a massive players field to be finally crowned as winner, with the victory bringing him his second gold ring.
The latest Harrah’s Atlantic City Circuit Main Event brought together a total of 341 players. The $1,675 Buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event finally saw its winner after three days of play, with Korotki himself saying he had enjoyed the tournament very much.
The first time when Abraham Korotki took down the Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event was more than a decade ago, in 2006. At this time, the player got a cash prize estimated to $433,008 along with his first golden ring. This was considered a winning of a very large amount, especially considering the fact that back then the featured buy-in amounted to $9,700. In comparison, this time he won a total of $117,645 from the Main Event which featured a buy-in of $1,675.
When talking about his first victory at the Main Event, he said that things had changed a lot since then, with the players getting better and better, which made the competition fiercer than ever. This time, it was not easy for Korotki to get to the final table, although he started the second day of the event as one of the five players with the largest chip stacks.
What is more, at the third day of the event Korotki lost a massive hand, so he was not sure if he was to regain what he had lost. At the time when Day 3 started, there were only nine players left around the table. They all got eliminated one by one, until only three of them remained, including Abraham Korotki, Alex Rocha and Edward Duncan. The clash between the three of them was an epic one, but it was finally Korotki who managed to get to the top, being crowned as the event’s winner.
With Abraham Korotki on the first position in the ranking, with a prize of $117,645, Alex Rocha remained on the runner-up position, winning a guaranteed prize pool portion estimated to $72,730. The third place was occupied by Edward Duncan for a prize of $53,085.
Henry Edmondson remained fourth, scooping a prize of $39,355, followed by Nenad Cvetkovic. The sixth position was taken by Brian Paneth, and Jeremy Stein remained seventh. Shannon Shorr reached to number eight in the ranking, while the ninth place was occupied by Julie Cornelius, who took home a cash portion of #11,059.
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Harry Evans
