Another event on the schedule of the 2016/17 WSOP Circuit IP Biloxi has been completed. David Aker from Kennesaw, Georgia took down the $365 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max (1 Re-Entry) to collect a first-place payout of $14,701, his career second gold ring, and a much-wished-for affirmation of his poker skills.
It could be said that Aker has appeared at WSOP Circuit tables relatively regularly over the past six years. However, as the player himself revealed, it was not until last year when he took the game as seriously as it should be taken. Aker started studying its fundamentals by reading poker books and examining and improving his own playing style. And his efforts seem to be paying off quite well.
Following his latest triumph, Aker has now cashed in 21 WSOP Circuit tournaments, collecting more than $200,000 in these. It was precisely a month ago when the player scooped his largest Circuit cash of $109,625 for his third-place finish in the 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 Main Event.
Aker’s latest victory secured him with 50 points for the Casino Championship ranking. The player said that he will do his best to accumulate as many such points as possible throughout the season and to secure a seat into the season-ending Global Casino Championship.
Looking back to the $365 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max the player has just emerged victorious in, the tournament was played over two days at IP Biloxi Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi and drew as many as 175 entries not only from the region but also from other parts of the nation. The accumulated prize pool of $52,200 was distributed to the top 18 finishers.
Day 2 of the event kicked off on Wednesday with only three players left to contend for the first-place prize and the shiny gold ring. Aker kicked off three-handed play as the chip leader, holding a substantial advantage over his other two opponents. The player had a total of 1,315,000 in chips at Day 2’s start. David Nicholson was 2nd in chips at that point with 227,000 and Derrick Sonnier was the short stack with 209,000.
It only took about half an hour for the heads-up opponents to be determined. Then, it was only a matter of several hands for Aker to eliminate Nicholson in 2nd place and to emerge as the event’s champion. As for the runner-up finisher, he collected the amount of $9,087 for his efforts.
Sonnier took 3rd place for a payout of $6,524. Kevin Baker was the player to finish 4th in the tournament for a total of $4,690. Jason Bullock took 5th place, good for $3,371. Jonathan Hard rounded out the official six-handed final table for $2,423.
