Derek Schroeder tops a huge field of 1,370 entrants, in Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry, after defeating Jonathan Moseley, in heads-up action, at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica Mississippi.

The American poker community are loving their live tournament poker lately, and one tour that seems to be benefiting more than most is the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC).

After setting a few records in Choctaw, the tour has moved onto the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, and the field sizes are equally as impressive.

1,370 entrants participated in Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) Re-Entry, and it was a Missouri web developer who took home the biggest pot of gold.

When the action reached an unofficial final table of 10, Derek Schroeder was sitting behind the second shortest stack at the table. Back then, his only thoughts were about getting it in and doubling up – now he’s thinking of how to spend over 70-grand.

“$70,000 is awesome, but the best part is the ring. Anybody can have money. Not everyone can get one of these,” Schroeder told the WSOP after his win.

The runaway chip leader at that point was Justin Booth, and after half of the table was sent to the rail – including the former Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) champion, Quentin Crossley – Booth held 7m of the 13.7m chips in play.