Arthur Morris raised over $800,000 in tournament earnings before entering the 2022 tournament World Series Hard Rock Poker Arena Tulsa series. Across his previous 63 ends in winning money, Maurice had made the rounds deep world poker tour Championships and final appearances in WSOP . World Series of Poker bracelet events. Despite all his success since he scored his first cashback in 2009, Morris has never come away with a championship title.
That winning streak finally came to an end this week. Morris defeated a field of 646 entries in WSOPC Hard Rock Tulsa $1700 Main Event for No-Limit Hold’em, earning his first gold ring and paying a high workday of $182,379 as champion.
“It’s been a long time,” Morris said. WSOP . World Series of Poker Reporters after coming out on top. “I’ve been playing for 17 years so I feel really good.”
In addition to the title and money, Morris also earned 840 card player Overall player points to win. This was the second POY– Qualifying Score of the Year, having also ranked 8th in WPT Choctaw Main event with $61,000 in May.
The strong turnout for this event resulted in a prize pool of $978,690 that was paid out among the top 98 winners. Big names who made it deep include DJ Alexander (ranked 94), Jason Strasser (ranked 75), Chris Tripa (ranked 49), Schuyler Thornton (ranked 45), Greg Jennings (ranked 23), Michael Marder (ranked 8) and Jesica Ferling (ranked 5).
The final day of the event began with only four players left, with bracelet winner and four-time ring winner Mike Cordell in the lead and Morris second in the chips.
The bracelet winner and 2013 Unlock Seminole Hard Rock Poker Main event champion Blair Hinkle came into the day as the short stack holder, and despite doubling the bats with pocket queens, in the end he was the first to fall. Hinkle had it all with AQ topping Maurice’s A-4, but four on the flop turned the tables. Hinkle found no help at the turn or river and was sent home in fourth, earning $61,498 for his efforts. The result made him increase his career earnings to over $5 million.
Up-to-date poker video blog WSOP . World Series of Poker Main event Cedric Trevino’s 66th place run in the event ended in third place. ‘Traveler of Poker’ got it all in Q
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Cordell, however, took advantage of a nearly 2:1 chip advantage in singles play with Morris with the title and on-line hardware. Morris was able to work his way up the lead in time for a final hand of the tournament. With curtains of 100,000 to 150,000 and 150,000 big blinds, Morris raised 400,000 on the button with an A.9. Cordell called from the big blind with K8. 883 Flipping gave Cordell and Morris a nut pull and some extra cards. Cordell’s check is called a 650,000 bet. 10 In turn, Maurice gave a nut flush. All the chips entered the middle at the bend, leaving Cordell in need of a pair of boards, an eight, or a king on the river. Instead, the Q In the end fate closed and Maurice’s title.
Cordell earned $112,717 as a first-place runner-up. He now has over $1.1 million in life earnings.
Here is a look at the payments and POY Points awarded on the final table:
| place | player | earnings | POY points |
| 1 | Arthur Morris | $182,379 | 840 |
| 2 | Mike Cordell | $112,717 | 700 |
| 3 | Cedric Trevino | $82.737 | 560 |
| 4 | Blair Hinkle | $61,498 | 420 |
| 5 | Jessica Ferling | $46,294 | three hundred fifty |
| 6 | Danny Griffiths | $35,300 | 280 |
| 7 | solo maziar | $27,270 | 210 |
| 8 | Michael Marder | $21,346 | 140 |
| 9 | Jay Riley | $16,934 | 70 |
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