Dan O'Brien Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring a Mile from Home
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, we��d be remiss if we didn��t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe.
In Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed, 205 runners created a $67,650 prize pool that was paid out to the top 31 places. Among those to get a piece of it were Vincent Moscati (10th - $1,451), Michael Faulkner (12th - $1,157), Vanessa Kade (14th - $952), Shirin Oskooi (24th - $709), David Larson (26th - $643), and Jeff Day (31st - $302).
In the end, it was well-known poker pro Dan O��Brien, who now calls Lake Tahoe home, besting Dustin Fox in heads-up play to win the tournament for $16,543 and his first gold ring. The victory came just 24 hours after he finished runner-up to Adam Owen in Event #3.
��It��s sick. I actually forgot that I was getting a ring. It��s honestly really great to play with Dustin heads up,�� O��Brien said after the win. ��I haven��t been playing as much poker, but I��m playing local stuff. I��m not traveling. This is a mile away, and it��s cool. Honestly, I��m really excited about this. It��s a really fantastic feeling.��
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan O'Brien | Las Vegas, Nevada | $16,543 |
| 2 | Dustin Fox | Zephyr Cove, Nevada | $10,222 |
| 3 | Benjamin Primus | Center Moriches, New York | $6,903 |
| 4 | Alon Eldar | Timrat, Israel | $4,784 |
| 5 | Jesse Kertland | Ellensburg, Washington | $3,405 |
| 6 | Ming Zhu | Portland, Oregon | $2,491 |
| 7 | Andrew Wall | Seattle, Washington | $1,874 |
| 8 | Nicholas Harvalis | Elmwood Park, Illinois | $1,874 |
| 9 | Akash Desai | Queens Village, New York | $1,451 |