broke the WSOP Circuit gold ring record April 10 after he won the 2017 Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event for $97,561.
Hawkins was formerly tied with Alex Masek with nine rings after a WSOPC event win at Palm Beach Kennel Club in February.
According to the WSOP, this isn’t the only record Hawkins holds now. He also is the first player to win four Circuit Main Events, besting prior record holders Blair Hinkle and Chris Ferguson who each have won three.