Meanwhile, Jattin, a 25-year-old real estate agent who moved to Florida from Barranquilla, Colombia at a young age, earned his first WSOP Circuit title and ring to go along with the first-place prize of $62,580.

Hawkins couldn’t overcome the chip disparity between himself at Jattin and ultimately finished in second place for $38,674, once again getting within inches but coming up short in his quest for a 15th ring and title. Hawkins entered the final table third in chips and ran up his stack to get heads-up against Moises Jattin of Miami. Less than a month after his close call in Mississippi, Hawkins had another one in Florida in Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack. PokerNews reported last week that all-time Circuit ring leader Maurice Hawkins was denied a record-extending 15th ring at WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica when he finished in second place in Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Black Chip Bounty for $15,971, falling to John Marlow of Florida. Hawkins Denied 15th Ring - Again Maurice Hawkins Completed tournaments include a Senior’s Event, a pot-limit Omaha tournament, and the WSOP’s first Mystery Bounty event. The south Florida stop consists of 15 events with buy-ins ranging from $400 to $2,200, which so far have generated $1.8 million in prize pool money with the $1,700 Main Event still to come this weekend.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Isle Casino Pompano Park in Florida got underway last week and it didn’t take long for a few big stories to emerge from the felt at the latest Circuit stop.

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