So Says Brooklyn’s Dwyte Pilgrim, the Latest WSOP Circuit Event Winner.

The fourth of 11 scheduled events at the World Series of Poker Circuit concluded today at Caesars Atlantic City. By any definition, this was the most interesting final table played so far of any of the preliminary events. The finale had great drama, interesting personalities, and lots of exciting poker action.

The winner was Dwyte Pilgrim from Brooklyn, NY. He is a 26-year-old former loan officer who has since become a bona fide professional poker player. “I have probably spent the 150 days of the last year playing at the casino,” Pilgrim said matter-of-factly, immediately following his biggest tournament payday yet. Pilgrim was the dominant player during the later stages of this tournament. In fact, on his two biggest confrontations, he had the best hand from start to finish and deservedly took first place. His official payout amounted to $83,955. Pilgrim was also presented with the coveted gold ring, which is awarded to all WSOP Circuit champions at this year’s Caesars series.

The $500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament attracted 579 entries, which generated $289,500 in total prize money. The top 54 players collected payouts. All of the action took place over a two-day period inside the Palladium Ballroom, only steps away from the famous Atlantic City boardwalk.

When final table play began on day two, the four biggest stacks were very close in chips -- with Dwyte Pilgrim, Chris Reslock, George Schiavello, and Vlad Frenkel all locked within 100,000 in chips of each other. During much of the four-hour-hour finale, it appeared that highly-experienced tournament pro Chris Reslock would add to his impressive poker resume with another major victory. However, Pilgrim had other plans and even managed to earn Reslock’s respect when the two shook hands after the tournament.

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by Nolan Dalla