Siriwan "Magnets Lady" Sukmekerd Takes Final
Tournament at WSOP Circuit Series before Main Event
The last tournament prior to the start of the Main Event Championship concluded today as Siriwan "Magnets Lady" Sukmekerd won first-place and $18,251 in prize money. The event was held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas. This was the 18th of 19 total tournaments on this year's schedule, which very nearly closes out another successful year of World Series of Poker Circuit events at Caesars.The winner Sukmekerd is a housewife from Las Vegas. She plays in many local poker tournaments and is a loyal player at Caesars. Sukmekerd is called the "Magnets Lady" because she often plays with a collection of shiny magnets on the table, which she uses as card protectors. Sukmekerd believes the magnets give her special powers and attract positive energy. After winning a WSOP Circuit ring, her first, no one could possibly argue.
The $500 (+50) buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament was played on April 25th and April 26th. There were 142 players, which created a prize pool totaling $68,870. The top 18 finishers collected prize money. Once the final table was reached on Day Two, there were no prior WSOP Circuit gold ring event winners among the final nine players, which guaranteed a first-time champion.
Bill Gaffney arrived at the final table with a slight chip advantage. But three players were very close in chips, including Jon Lactaoen, Mitchell Mantin, and Steven Sztrary, who were just a round of blinds and antes from the lead. This created a final table with several chip-lead changes and momentum shifts. During most of the ten-hour final table, Sukmekerd was an average-sized stack. But she made a big move when play reached three-handed and ended up with the victory.
Jon Lactaoen finished in second place for the second time this week. He was runner up in a previous event held here at Caesars. This time, Lactaoen came close to victory, and had the chip lead for a time at the final table. But he could not close out the victory and had to settle for the mixed blessing of $11,019 and second place.
The last hand came when Sukmekerd was dealt As Ad. Turkzadeh was dealt Jh Jd. Lactaoen moved all in pre-flop and Sukmerkerd was thrilled to call. The final board showed Kd Qc 9h 6d 4c, which meant the pocket aces took down the last pot of the night.
Siriwan Sukmekerd won $18,251 for first place and her first WSOP Circuit gold ring. She was dressed in a black leather jacket, which she called her "lucky jacket." She also had several magnets on the table. In previous tournament results, Sukmekerd was once named the "Poker Queen" at a tournament held at the Golden Nugget. This was her third time to cash at a WSOP Circuit tournament held at Caesars Palace.
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