Maurice Hawkins headed to Harrah’s Pompano Seashore for the World Collection of Poker Circuit sequence, and he got here out of it along with his seventeenth Ring by successful the $400 “Grand Grasp” occasion.
The one participant with extra rings is Ari Engel, who has 18.
With a view to win this one, Hawkins needed to come again from 4 blinds for six orbits with 4 gamers left. He received a pair flips, discovered some good spots and battled again into competition. Whereas he stalled in third-place within the first occasion of the sequence, he was in a position seal the deal on this one.
How does he preserve doing it?
“I’m a mix of the whole lot,” he informed the WSOP after his win. “I just about research each sort of favor there may be. From solvers and GTO, to exploitative, and a mix simply being a really feel participant. However on the finish of the day, it’s about understanding your opponent, dominating your opponent, and taking the proper fashion in opposition to the opponent you’re up in opposition to. One fashion received’t work for each opponent. There was a mix of all of these issues in late recreation. Understanding how one can change the gears of all of them.”
The Grand Grasp was a form of pseudo-seniors occasion that required entrants to be 40 years-old or older. Gamers began the event with 40,000 chips with the blinds at 40/40/40, and every degree was 40 minutes. The occasion attracted 208. Hawkins, 45, known as himself “The Grand Grasp,” one thing he really believes.
Once more, from the WSOP:
“I imply I’m the GOAT, and never simply the circuit GOAT. Folks don’t need to see me on the desk, they don’t need to see me in any respect and it doesn’t matter what degree they’re on. I’m simply completely satisfied to have the ability to get up daily, feed my household, and play poker.
It’s not broke, so I don’t repair it. However every one in all my years I’m enhancing and getting higher and higher. I’ve given up some leaks in life to only give attention to my recreation as a result of it’s time to take this to the moon.”
You higher consider he has Engel and his 18 Circuit rings on his thoughts, and he plans on coming into as many Circuit occasions as he might this yr with a purpose to reclaim his spot on the highest of the Circuit ring listing.
“We’re going to Cherokee subsequent. Often I solely go there for the later occasions, however since I win an occasion each time I am going to Cherokee, I made a decision that I’d go the whole week, so I’ll be there on Wednesday. They obtained me for the entire 10, 11 days.”
If he continues to dominate at Harrah’s Cherokee, he could win sufficient to crest the $4 million in WSOP cash mark. He at the moment has a little bit extra than $6 million total.
His first Circuit ring got here in a $560 occasion at Harrah’s Atlantic Metropolis in 2008. He received two extra in 2009 after which didn’t win one other till 2014.
Hawkins’ win launched him from a second-place tie with Daniel Lowery. Sitting in fourth on the all-time Circuit ring list is Josh Reichard with 15. Rounding out the highest 5 is Valentin Vornicu with 13.
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