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Monday, February 19, 2018 5:17 PM Local Time
Traveling dealer scores a ring and $10,752 close to home
When the WSOP Circuit comes to town, Ian Pearson can typically be found in all black, pitching cards to a bunch of players competing for gold ring.
On Saturday, Pearson found himself on the other side of the box, posing for photos with his own piece of WSOP jewelry. He outlasted a field of 128 entries in the $365 Turbo event to collect $10,752 in his first Circuit victory.
Pearson, 27, was born and raised in Oveido, Florida — just outside of Orlando. He’s been playing the game since about 2014, and he’s accumulated some good results as a part-timer. He’s earned close to $80,000 as a tournament player, but this result is the largest on his record to date.
It was quite a battle, too. Pearson entered the final table as the short stack, and he lost a significant pot to tumble even further down the counts. He had just a couple big blinds at one point late in the day, but he rallied back with purpose.
Early Saturday morning, Pearson found himself heads-up against local grinder Zoltan Czinkota for the ring. They dueled for a long while before Pearson delivered the final blow, sealing the victory to earn a round of congratulations from his peers in the tournament area.
And a photo shoot with his first gold ring.
Sunday, February 18, 2018 2:23 AM Local Time
Ian Pearson just won one for the dealers. He took down the $365 turbo, outlasting a field of 128 entries to collect the ring and the top prize of $10,752. He defeated local grinder Zoltan Czinkota in the heads-up match.
The 27-year-old Floridian is a traveling poker dealer who spends a lot of time around WSOP and WSOP Circuit events. He was on the players' side of the felt this time, a spot where he's clearly just as comfortable. The win is his first on the tour, and it comes with a career-best payout.
More about Pearson's win will be published Monday.
Sunday, February 18, 2018 12:27 AM Local Time
It took about eight hours to reduce the field from 128 entries down to a final table of 10. Here's the remaining lineup:
Seat 1: Ellen Lambeth - 80,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2: Zoltan Czinkota - 440,000 (88 bb)
Seat 3: Hank Sitton - 125,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Jordan Joeckel - 80,500 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Karthik Ramakrishnan - 73,500 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Ian Pearson - 62,500 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Israel de la Cerda - 65,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Matt Broderick - 131,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: David Prociak - 142,000 (28 bb)
Seat 10: David Salisbury - 80,000 (16 bb)
Blinds are 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante, so the average stack is about 26 blinds. Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $787, and play continues tonight until a winner is determined.
Saturday, February 17, 2018 9:23 PM Local Time
Registration is closed, and the numbers have been posted.
A total of 128 entries were purchased for this $365 Turbo, creating a prize pool worth $38,400. That money will be shared by the final 15 players, with a min-cash worth $648. The winner will earn the series penultimate ring and $10,752.
The full breakdown of the payouts can be found in the Prizepool tab above.
Saturday, February 17, 2018 4:08 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air for the start of Event #11.
*There is a misprint on the structure sheet. Registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 13.
Saturday, February 17, 2018 3:43 PM Local Time
