Steven Snyder Wins First WSOP Circuit Event of New Season

Steven Snyder became the first champion of the 2016-17 World Series of Poker Circuit, winning the $1,675 Main Event at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. He pocketed $241,198, more than doubling his career tournament cashes in the process.

It’s also the second WSOPC ring for Snyder, after he won a six-max event in the very same venue in 2014 for $27,430.

Official Final Table Results

The tournament drew 804 runners for a prize pool of just over $1.2 million, easily covering the $1 million guarantee. Some of the players making the 81 paid positions but falling short of the final table included Maurice Hawkins, Neil Scott, Ken “Teach” Aldridge, Sal DiCarlo, Cody Pack, John Holley, and Michael Hahn.

According to the live updates, Snyder grabbed the chip lead on one of the first pots of Day 3. However, he doubled a couple of opponents up and headed to the final table with stack that was only around average in a tightly bunched field where leader David Aker had under 60 big blinds.

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