The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) had its debut at Grand Victoria Casino in Chicago and saw Frank Lagodich taking down the $1,700 buy-in Main Event for $275,896. The Ohio native, who had $680,782 in live earnings heading into the event, picked up his first Circuit ring and also finished ninth in Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em for $1,971.
The WSOPC Grand Victoria Casino stop consisted of 16 ring events and awarded plenty of big winners, including Dennis Laurence, who took down Event #2: $600 No-Limit Hold'em for $138,084, and Shouyi Gao, who won Event #8: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack for $64,239.