Soheb Porbandarwala Wins 12th Circuit Ring in WSOP Hammond Main Event
Connecticut’s Soheb Porbandarwala won his twelfth World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Ring this week as he took down the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Hammon Main Event for $257,725.
The WSOP Hammond stop in the Chicago area ran Feb. 29-March 11 and consisted of more than a dozen Ring events that generated $4.1 million in prize pools, including a $400 opening event with five starting flights and a $2,200 High Roller to help close things out.
According to WSOP updates, Porbandarwala steamrolled the event from Day 2 onward and dominated a final table that included Adam Greenberg (4th - $90,360) Richard Bai (5th - $69,039) and Brian Altman (8th - $32,639), who was looking for his second WSOPC Cherokee Main Event victory after taking down last February’s offering for $391,753.
WSOPC Hammond Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soheb Porbandarwala | Stamford, CT | $257,725 | |
| 2 | Bradley Coultas | Estero, FL | $159,277 | |
| 3 | Jonathan Seely | Decatur, IL | $119,402 | |
| 4 | Adam Greenberg | Long Grove, IL | $90,360 | |
| 5 | Richard Bai | Schaumburg, IL | $69,039 | |
| 6 | Hussain Sajwani | Chicago, IL | $53,259 | |
| 7 | Eric Adelstein | Chicago, IL | $41,489 | |
| 8 | Brian Altman | Boston, MA | $32,639 | |
| 9 | Brian Batt | Chicago, IL | $25,933 |
Moncek Denied Fifth Ring, Eyster Gets His Fifth
Porbandarwala wasn’t the only winner at the WSOPC Hammond stop, with others who picked up Circuit rings including Illinois’ Thomas Hahne (Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em - $119,757), New Jersey’s Evan Pantano (Event #5: $400 Monster Stack - $49,194) and Chicago’s George Ceko (Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Main Event Seats) - $39,006), who also won a $1,700 seat into the Hammond Main Event.
Later in the series, four-time ring winner and two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek came within inches of nabbing his seventh piece of WSOP hardware as he finished runner-up in Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed for $12,246 as James Payne won his maiden ring and $19,811.
One player who did with a fifth ring was veteran grinder Kevin Eyster, who got through a field of 59 runners in Event #15: $2,200 High Roller for $39,069, just a fraction of the $5.3 million in live earnings he’s racked up since 2007.
Others at the High Roller final table included two-time ring winner Luke Graham (5th - $7,696), Xuan Nguyen (4th - $11,034) and runner-up Ryan Jones ($24,480).
Next up for the WSOP Circuit team is a stop at Turning Stone Resort Casino in New York taking place March 14-25. Meanwhile, the WSOPC Tulsa stop got underway on March 6 and will wrap up on March 18.
A full list of ring winners at WSOPC Hammond is available in the table below.
2024 WSOPC Hammond Ring Winners
| EVENT | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 2,705 | $892,650 | Thomas Hahne | Wonder Lake, IL | $119,757 | |
| WSOPC Event #2: $600 Mystery Bounty | 697 | $250,000 | Roland Inglis | Cincinnati, OH | $42,735 | |
| WSOPC Event #3: $400 Seniors Event | 452 | $149,160 | James Dalessandro | Chicago, IL | $29,600 | |
| WSOPC Event #4: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha | 207 | $106,605 | Randy Weber | Chicago, IL | $25,265 | |
| WSOPC Event #5: $400 Monster Stack | 864 | $285,120 | Evan Pantano | Westfield, NJ | $49,194 | |
| WSOPC Event #6: $400 Omaha 8 | 150 | $49,500 | Peter Hassett | Riverside, IL | $12,867 | |
| WSOPC Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Main Event Seats) | 631 | $208,230 | George Ceko | Chicago, IL | $39,006 | |
| WSOPC Event #8: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em | 110 | $107,250 | Zachary Lerma | Highland, IL | $30,370 | |
| WSOPC Event #9: $1,700 Main Event | 986 | $1,493,790 | Soheb Porbanarwala | Stamford, CT | $257,725 | |
| WSOPC Event #10: $250 Ladies Event | 128 | $25,600 | Julie Ticsay | Bolingbrook, IL | $6,926 | |
| WSOPC Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 217 | $71,610 | Nathan Ma | Chicago, IL | $16,818 | |
| WSOPC Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold’em | 258 | $85,140 | Gregory Gugger | Chicago, IL | $19,095 | |
| WSOPC Event #13: $400 Seniors Event | TBD | $110,520 | Christopher Wahl | Streator, IL | $23,697 | |
| WSOPC Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed | 264 | $87,100 | James Payne | Glenview, IL | $19,811 | |
| WSOPC Event #15: $2,200 High Roller | 59 | $117,460 | Kevin Eyster | Denver, CO | $39,069 | |
| WSOPC Event #16: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 30K Closer | 184 | $60,720 | Marcin Koscielniak | Burbank, IL | $14,925 |
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