Lincoln Milne wins WSOP Circuit River Rock Main Event

Joseph McKeehen Wins 2012-13 WSOP Circuit Caesars Atlantic City Main EventLincoln Milne won the 2013 WSOP Circuit River Rock Casino Main Event by defeating Alex Roth in heads up action that lasted for less than an hour. Played out at the River Rock Casino, the WSOP Circuit event saw the final table of 9 skittle down to the final two players after around 200 hands on Day 4. The Canadian Poker player Milne defeated Roth in a final where both players had almost equal chip stacks through the heads up battle.

Little known Milne won the prize money of $253,015, the WSOP Circuit ring, and a seat in the WSOP National Championship in Atlantic City in May. Roth wins $156,349 for his second place finish while third place finisher Homan Mohammadi got a payout of $115,166.

The final hand of Level 33 saw Lincoln Milne move all in with   and Alex Toth called with . The board came  where no player improved thus giving Milne the WSOP Circuit Main Event — with pocket jacks. 

The WSOP Circuit action now moves down south in the USA with the Bossier City Series started on Nov 7, 2013. The Main Event of the Bossier City Series will begin next week.

The final payouts of the 2013 WSOP Circuit River Rock Main Event are as follows:

1st: Lincoln Milne – $253,015
2nd: Alex Toth – $156,349
3rd: Homan Mohammadi – $115,166
4th: Dylan Mayo – $85,946
5th: Mike Kim – $64,979
6th: Doug Wasyk – $49,759
7th: Greg Eyster – $38,588
8th: Roger Hardy – $30,297
9th: Jeff Blenkarn – $24,082