Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee is proving quite the lucrative poker spot for Alex Aqel.
Just a few months after winning a Mid-States Poker Tour event for about $140,000 there, Aqel hit his biggest score yet by winning the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event for $208,184. It roughly doubled the career tournament cashes of the Chicago-based business owner.
“Playing for that amount of money is a lot easier because I just recently had a big score," Aqel said to tournament staff afterward.
Official Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Aqel | Orland Park, IL | $208,184 |
| 2 | Chad Wiedenhoeft | Whitewater, WI | $128,816 |
| 3 | James Gregg | New Berlin, WI | $94,482 |
| 4 | Denise Pratt | Olive Branch, MS | $70,262 |
| 5 | Garrett Riley | Quincy, IL | $52,958 |
| 6 | Nick Pupillo | Addison, IL | $40,447 |
| 7 | Nik Stone | Auburndale, WI | $31,298 |
| 8 | Josh Reichard | Janesville, WI | $25,534 |
| 9 | Brad Jansen | West Bend, WI | $19,477 |
With 677 runners turning up in the first WSOP Circuit Main Event at Potawatomi, 72 were paid out.