Shankar "burgersssss" Pillai Wins Fourth Event of WSOP Online Super Circuit Series
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As a response to the changes to Atlantic City and LA/Las Vegas stops, WSOP.com has put together an 18-ring event online series for those inside the borders of Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware. The WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series kicked off on Saturday and will run through March 31, with 18 official gold ring events, other nightly tournaments, and more than $1,000,000 in prize pool guarantees. The 18 events count for the Global Casino Championship leaderboard points standings, with the Main Event champion and Casino Champion from these events earning automatic qualification.
The fourth tournament on the schedule �� Event #4: $75,000 GTD NLH High Roller 6-Max 2x Re-entry �� featured a $1,000 buy-in and easily surpassed the guarantee. With a final count of 182 registered players and 108 rebuys, the 290-entry tournament offered a total prize pool of $276,950 that was paid out amongst the top 182 players with a min-cash starting at $2,520.
In the end, two-time bracelet winner Shankar "burgersssss" Pillai emerged victorious to capture a $74,776 first-place prize and a WSOP Circuit ring, the second of his career. Also at the final table were well-known poker pros Matt "RubberFist" Stout and Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein.
WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series Event #4 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shankar "burgersssss" Pillai | $74,776 |
| 2 | Jonathan "Art.Vandelay" Dokler | $43,619 |
| 3 | Keith "T1mB3y_B33F" Donovan | $24,925 |
| 4 | Andrew "randylerch" Kelsall | $19,386 |
| 5 | Calvin "projector52" Anderson | $16,617 |
| 6 | Matt "RubberFist" Stout | $13,847 |
| 7 | Joshua "zeal1906" Ray | $10,524 |
| 8 | Jonathan "jetsfan14" Borenstein | $6,646 |
| 9 | Glenn "deemsta" Poole | $4,708 |
Others to cash the tournament included Jason "haderade" Somerville (16th place - $2,907), Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz (21st place - $2,631), Joseph "MegolaMan1ac" Liberta (23rd place - $2,631), Daniel "juice" Buzgon (25th place - $2,631), and Eric "circleball" Baldwin (28th place - $2,520).
WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series Current Points Standings
The WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series kicked off last Saturday and will run through March 31. By the end, more than $1,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools will have been awarded.
In addition, the 18 events do count for the Global Casino Championship leaderboard points standings, with the Main Event champion and Casino Champion from these events earning automatic qualification.
Here��s a look at the Top 10 standings through the first three events:
| Place | Player | Points | Rings | Cashes | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Stout | 55 | 1 | 2 | $43,918 |
| 2 | Vijay Para | 50 | 1 | 1 | $41,895 |
| 3 | Brian Altman | 50 | 1 | 1 | $32,781 |
| 4 | Richard Ryder | 40 | 0 | 2 | $23,940 |
| 5 | Thomas Kornechuk | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | $22,866 |
| 6 | Kanon Dewitt | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | $18,398 |
| 7 | Brian Sherrier | 27.5 | 0 | 2 | $10,444 |
| 8 | Frank Funaro | 32.5 | 0 | 2 | $11,540 |
| 9 | James Carroll | 30 | 0 | 1 | $15,056 |
| 10 | Jesse Vilchez | 30 | 0 | 1 | $14,364 |
What's Coming Up?
The next two events on the WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series schedule feature $50,000 guarantees at both a $215 and $320 buy-in price. Event #5: $50,000 GTD NLH 2x Re-entry and Event #6: $50,000 GTD NLH 2x Re-entry will take place on Wednesday (4 p.m. PST) and Thursday (4 p.m. PST) respectively. Just four of the 18 circuit rings have been awarded thus far, so if you are in Nevada, New Jersey, or Delaware, make sure to buy-in or try to satellite in for as little as $5!
Remaining WSOP.com Online Super Circuit Series Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Time PST | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. 3/18 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #5 - $50,000 GTD NLH 2x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $215 |
| Thurs. 3/19 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #6 - $50,000 GTD NLH 2x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $320 |
| Fri. 3/20 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #7 - $30,000 GTD PLO 6-Max 2X Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $215 |
| Sat. 3/21 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #8 - $75,000 GTD NLH Double Stack 2x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $320 |
| Sun. 3/22 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #9 - $150,000 GTD NLH Monster Stack 3x Re-entry | 2:00 PM | $525 |
| Mon. 3/23 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #10 - $30,000 GTD NLH Freezeout | 4:00 PM | $250 |
| Tues. 3/24 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #11 - $75,000 GTD NLH BIG $500 3x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $500 |
| Wed. 3/25 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #12 - $50,000 GTD NLH 2X Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $215 |
| Thurs. 3/26 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #13 - $75,000 GTD NLH 6-Max 2x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $320 |
| Fri. 3/27 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #14 - $50,000 GTD NLH Turbo 2x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $250 |
| Sat. 3/28 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #15 - $75,000 GTD NLH 2x Re-entry | 4:00 PM | $320 |
| Sun. 3/29 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #16 - $200,000 GTD NLH Main Event 3x Re-entry | 2:00 PM | $525 |
| Mon. 3/30 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #17 - $30,000 NLH Knockout Freezeout | 4:00 PM | $300 |
| Tues. 3/31 | WSOP Circuit Super Series Event #18 - $75,000 NLH Grand Finale High Roller 2x Re-entry 6-Max | 4:00 PM | $1,000 |
