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Daniel Lowery continued his personal quest to be the first to 20 rings after winning his 18th ring earlier this week at WSOP Oklahoma at Hard Rock Tulsa.
It was Lowery’s second win in a week, sweeping both of the seniors events to move into a tie for second on the all-time WSOP Circuit ring list.
They weren’t small Seniors events either. Lowery topped a field of 448 to win the first $250 event for $17,187 before winning the second $250 event for $15,831, besting the 399-entry field.
Ari Engel recently took over the Circuit ring lead, winning his 19th ring in the BIG 500 WSOP Online event in Pennsylvania. This came shortly after Maurice Hawkins tied Engel with his 18th ring, winning the WSOPC Baltimore Main Event in controversial fashion.
“Every win means the world,” Lowery told Poker.Org following his first Seniors win.
“I love the competition and always love to win no matter what the size of the field.”
Despite his WSOP Circuit dominance, the poker tournament strategy expert has yet to win himself a coveted bracelet. He told Poker.Org he hopes to change that this summer.
“I plan to be there five of the seven weeks. A lot of these bracelets — even though they’re diluted — I’d still like to have one. I’ve navigated big fields on the Circuit and at the WSOP, so I feel like I’m on the cusp.
“I feel like I’m one of the better ones to navigate a 3,000-player field. I like my chances on that, I’ve never lost focus when I’m in those fields.”
Lowery’s career-best bracelet finish came in 2023 in the $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty, when he finished 6th out of 2,824 runners for $45,741 plus bounties. Lowery’s other WSOP final table came in the 2021 $600 Deepstack, finishing 9th out of 4,527 hopefuls for $28,589.
