There have been a lot of firsts at WSOPC tournaments lately. Eliton Gouveia picked up his first gold ring at a WSOPC tournament at Harrah’s Cherokee at the end of last month and Nancy Matson just earned her first this past weekend at The Bike. Now, another players has lost his WSOPC gold ring virginity.
Huss Hassan took down the $1,320 NLHE Six-Max tournament at the Star Sydney to take home $74,988. The Australian poker player also earned 50 points in the Casino Championship race. He said after the win, “Feels good man. It’s my first WSOP Circuit win so starting off with the six-max is pretty good. I bagged a bit in the Main Event so I’m gonna try to take that down as well.”
The tournament drew 283 players and Hassan maintained a solid game before his seat even had time to get warm. He started the final day as the chip leader, which gave him a boost of confidence that carried him for the rest of the event.
It only took a few hands for the bubble to burst on the final day, with Michael O’Grady having the honors. He tried to pull off a coup after scoring pocket Queens, but ran into a brick wall in Tristan Bain’s pocket Kings and left the tournament in 31st place.