3-bet: Josh Reichard Wins Record-Tying 14th WSOP Circuit Ring; Sylwester Fortuna & Dakotah O’Dell Win Live Titles

Josh Reichard, Sylwester Fortuna & Dakotah O’Dell
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  • Naman Sharma April 21, 2023
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This 3-bet report includes updates from three recently-concluded live tournaments – the WSOP Circuit Grand Victoria Main Event, Pokercode Festival Madrid Main Event, and the RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint at Downstream Resort and Casino.

Josh Reichard (cover left) won the WSOP Circuit Grand Victoria Main Event in Chicago, taking home an impressive $253,073 in prize money. But that’s not all – with this win, he also tied the record for the most WSOP Circuit Rings won with 14. Coming in second place was Jordan Lowery, who still managed to walk away with $150,419 despite missing out on his first WSOPC ring.

Over in Madrid, Poland’s Sylwester Fortuna (cover center) emerged victorious in the Pokercode Festival Gran Casino Main Event. Along with a career-best payday worth €40,000, Fortuna also received the massive Pokercode trophy and a €1,200 Pokercode Festival package. Pokercode Grindhouse member from Austria, Samuel Mullur, came in second, earning €22,000 for his efforts.

Dakotah O’Dell (cover-right) was the big winner at the RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint Main Event, held at Downstream Resort and Casino outside Joplin, Missouri. O’Dell’s top prize was $63,647, along with the RGPS champions ring and a Dream Seat ticket to the Thunder Valley Casino. This is actually his second RGPS Main Event win, making it an especially sweet victory. In second place was Blair Hinkle, who took home $42,427.

 

Josh Reichard Champions WSOP Grand Victoria Main Event, Bagging Away Record-Tying 14th Circuit Ring ($253,073)

Wisconsin-based poker pro Josh Reichard now shares the pinnacle of WSOP Circuit Event success with Maurice Hawkins. He secured a record-tying 14th WSOP Circuit ring after breezing past the massive 954-player field in the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Grand Victoria Main Event in Chicago on April 17 for a career-best payday worth $253,073.

Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard

 

Jordan Lowery was denied his career-first WSOPC ring, but he packed in an impressive $150,419 in second place.

“It feels good, I’ve been on a good run lately,” Reichard told WSOP after his victory. “To be honest, I really don’t care too much about records, but this one is kind of cool.”

Reichard plans to keep a busy schedule ahead heading into the summer series, “On your website, there’re pictures of all the record holders, and Phil Hellmuth holds the bracelet title, and I thought it’d be cool if my picture was next to his because we are two Wisconsin guys!”

“In poker, there’s like a confidence thing where you see players go on good streaks, but you also see them go on bad ones,” stated Reichard.

“If someone is playing well and running well, they have confidence, and things are just going their way, but if they’re on a bad streak, it seems like they just can’t win a hand for months, so I’m going to ride this wave while it’s high and see if I can get a little streak going.”

The $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Grand Victoria Main Event saw 954 hopefuls making their bid at the title. The entry field gathered a $1,445,310 prize pool from two starting flights.

Final Table Recap

Day 3 began with the nine players taking their seats. Proceedings kicked off with Josh Reichard taking the chip lead from Ariel Kotzen, making him the shortest stack at the table. However, Kotzen quickly got back up with a series of double-ups, getting himself back in the game.

George Deitz was the first to fall in ninth place after his queens ran into Reichard’s pocket aces.

In the next level, Marc Bernal and Ryan Julius were sent packing in eighth and seventh place, respectively.

Luke Graham took the sixth-place payout after his ace-queen was dominated by Jordan Lowery’s ace-king.

The five-handed play wound down to a winner in just two levels.

Chris Moon took fifth place after his pocket queens fell flat against Ariel Kotzen’s suited ace-eight.

Nicola DiTrapani`s failed to crack Reichard’s pocket kings, landing the former the fourth-place prize money.

Ariel Kotzen’s rollercoaster ride abruptly ended in third place when he was caught bluffing by Reichard.

The heads-up battle only lasted a few short hands after Reichard out-flopped Lowery to win a record-tying 14th WSOP Circuit ring.

 

Final Table Results (USD)

  1. Josh Reichard – $253,073
  2. Jordan Lowery – $150,419
  3. Ariel Kotzen – $115,201
  4. Nicola DiTrapani – $85,825
  5. Christopher Moon – $64,688
  6. Luke Graham – $49,332
  7. Ryan Julius – $38,072
  8. Marc Bernal – $29,738
  9. George Dietz – $23,513

 

Sylwester Fortuna Ships 2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid Main Event For a Carrer-Best €40,000

Poland’s Sylwester Fortuna stormed past the 459-entry field in the Pokercode Festival Gran Casino Main Event, winning the massive Pokercode trophy, a personal-best €40,000 in prize money, and a €1,200 Pokercode Festival package. Pokercode Grindhouse member from Austria, Samuel Mullur, fell inches short of the finish line, banking the runner-up payday of €22,000.

Sylwester Fortuna
Sylwester Fortuna

 

The €550 buy-in Pokercode Main Event attracted 459 entrants, creating a prize pool of €225,000.

The final table featured players from across the globe, including Pokercode Grindhouse member Sebastian Schulze (3rd for €16,860), Benoit Kuhn (4th for €13,000), high stakes player Tom-Aksel Bedell (5th for €9,500), Antonio Ponce (6th for €7,000), Marcos Fernandez (7th for €5,530) and Oleksandr Krasnov (8th for €4,450).

Pokercode Festival Madrid Main Event Final Table
Pokercode Festival Madrid Main Event Final Table

 

From India, Sailesh Lohia was in the mix, but he fell out before the money bubble burst.

The final table was streamed on the Pokercode Twitch channel. You can watch the replay below.

 

Final Table Results (EURO)

  1. Sylwester Fortuna – €40,000
  2. Samuel Mullur – €22,000
  3. Sebastian Schulze – €16,860
  4. Benoit Kuhn – €13,000
  5. Tom-Aksel Bedell – €9,500
  6. Antonio Ponce – €7,000
  7. Marcos Fernandez – €5,530
  8. Oleksandr Krasnov – €4,450

Dakotah O’Dell Books His 2nd RGPS Main Event Victory in RGPS Downstream Resort and Casino Main Event ($63,647)

The RGPS Contenders Council Bluffs Main Event champion from last year, Dakotah O’Dell, returned to the RGPS Main Event victors club after taking down the RunGood Poker Series Checkpoint $600 Main Event at Downstream Resort and Casino outside of Joplin, Missouri.

Dakotah O'Dell
Dakotah O’Dell

 

O’Dell denied the 2019 RunGood Poker Series Allure of the Seas Main Event champion Blair Hinkle (2nd for $42,427) the same feat and earned the top finisher’s payout worth $63,647, the RGPS championship ring and a Dream Seat ticket to the Thunder Valley Casino.

“It feels great,” the newly crowned two-time RGPS Main Event champion said, exhausted from the drenching final table battle.

“This is my hometown casino here,” he said when asked about this win compared to the title he took down just months ago in Council Bluffs. “I travel to many of the circuit events, but doing it here feels like a dream come true.”

“When you come into the final table with five big blinds, you kinda write yourself off sometimes,” he described his thoughts at the beginning of the final table. “I had people in my corner, and this time it worked out.”

On top of the ring, the title, and the money, O’Dell won a seat for the Dream Seat giveaway tournament at Thunder Valley Casino later this year. “I believe you’ll see me there,” he said in response to whether or not he would go. “That would be my first trip to Cali, but I believe you’ll see me there.”

Dakotah O’Dell has an illustrious poker resume that includes a WSOP Circuit ring he won last year in the WSOP Circuit – WSOPC Dallas $400 NLH event for a career-best $84,875.

The $600 buy-in RGPS Downstream Resort and Casino Main Event clocked a guarantee-crushing field of 683 runners, generating $348,330 in the prize pool.

RunGood Poker Series checkpoint Final Table
RunGood Poker Series checkpoint Final Table

 

Final Table Results (USD)

  1. Dakotah O’Dell – $63,647
  2. Blair Hinkle – $42,427
  3. Jason Darland – $31,210
  4. Richard Hawkins – $23,338
  5. Jared Ward – $17,591
  6. Kevin Unkel – $13,411
  7. Danny Barnes – $10,345
  8. Jael Lewis – $8,081
  9. John Reynolds – $6,374

 

Images and Content Courtesy: PokerNews & WSOP

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