David Hengen Denies Nuwwarah & Lowery to Win WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs Main Event

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The latest World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) stop at Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa wrapped up this week as David Hengen took down the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Council Bluffs Main Event for his four Circuit ring and $116,846.

The WSOPC Horseshoe Council Bluffs stop ran Sept. 6-18 and consisted of more than a dozen ring events, including the Main Event that drew 352 players for a prize pool of $533,280.

WSOPC Council Bluffs Main Event Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 1David HengenOmaha, NE$116,846
 2Mo NuwwarahOmaha, NE$72,216
 3Daniel LoweryCharleston, AR$51,838
 4Michael HeneryHenderson, NV$37,801
 5Timothy GarlesWindsor Heights, IA$28,011
 6Matthew DoddDuluth, MN$21,097
 7Max HavlishCoon Rapids, MN$16,155
 8Daniel ThomasLincoln, NE$12,580
 9Banipal SimonovichDenver, CO$9,966

Hengen Denies Lowery 15th Ring

Hengen earned his fourth career ring after defeating longtime poker journalist and fellow Omaha native Mo Nuwwarah during heads-up play as the former PokerNews editor earned a career-best $72,216.

Meanwhile, 14-time ring winner Daniel Lowery finished third to be denied a 15th ring, which would have seen him tie Ari Engel and Maurice Hawkins as the all-time ring leader.

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Daniel Lowery
Daniel Lowery

Other players at the Main Event final table included Michael Henery (4th - $37,801), Timothy Garles (5th - $28,011) and Matthew Dodd (6th - $21,097).

Belote Wins Fifth Ring; Kegley Finds Second Ring

Hengen's victory in the Main Event wasn't the only highlight of the WSOPC Council Bluffs stop.

In Event #12: $600 No-Limit Hold'em, Oklahoma's Pamela Belote defeated the field of 84 runners to win $13,206 and her fifth Circuit ring and her first in an open event.

Belote earned her previous four rings in Ladies Events, including the $200 Ladies Event at WSOPC Choctaw Durant earlier this year for $6,054.

Pamela Belote
Pamela Belote

Another highlight occurred in Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em, where Wesley Cannon won his second ring and $22,858 after topping the field of 330 runners. The Minnesota native's previous ring was earned in a $400 No-Limit Hold'em at 2022 WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe that brought him $14,177.

Other ring winners at the WSOPC Council Bluffs stop include Jeremy Hendricks (Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack - $14,234), Abbas Pasha (Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em - $28,696) and Varun Uppal (Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - $10,932).

Next up for the WSOP Circuit is a stop at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in California that will run Sept. 28-Oct. 9 and will feature a $1,700 buy-in Main Event with a $500,000 guarantee.

WSOPC Council Bluffs Ring Winners

 EVENTENTRANTSPRIZE POOLWINNERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack343$68,600Jeremy HendricksOmaha, NE$14,234
 Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Black Chip Bounty89$20,470Rick McgownMarceline, MO$6,129
 Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold'em330$108,900Wesley CannonEdina, MN$22,858
 Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em122$40,260Stefan KegleyKearney, NE$11,025
 Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em181$59,730Brad FullingtonWichita, KS$14,676
 Event #6: $400 No-Limit Hold'em160$52,800William WagonerPapillion, NE$13,552
 Event #7: $400 No-Limit Holdem - Monster Stack248$81,840Joseph SutliffGrand Island, NE$18,490
 Event #8: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha110$36,300Ryan RemmesOmaha, NE$10,281
 Event #9: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em103$100,425Abbas PashaMuscatine, IA$28,696
 Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Ring & Seats155$51,150Quang PhamOmaha, NE$11,700
 Event #11: $1,700 Main Event352$533,280David HengenOmaha, NE$116,846
 Event #12: $600 No-Limit Hold'em84$43,260Pamela BeloteEdmond, OK$13,206
 Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em119$39,270Varun UppalOmaha, NE$10,932

*Photos courtesy of WSOP

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