{"id":69630,"date":"2024-09-18T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=69630"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:20:00","slug":"wsop-circuit-ring-leaders-september-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wsop-circuit-ring-leaders-september-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOP Circuit Ring Leaders as of September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
The WSOP Circuit is one of the most prestigious poker series both in the United States and internationally. Every poker player knows about the strong World Series of Poker brand and dreams of capturing a WSOP bracelet in Las Vegas every summer.<\/p>\n
But outside of the WSOP flagship series, there is the WSOP Circuit, which runs throughout the rest of the year. Instead of bracelets, WSOP Circuit rings are awarded for winning tournaments. Players who play these WSOP ring events consistently strive to win as many of these rings as possible.<\/p>\n
Over the years, there has been a hotly-contested battle for who can win the most WSOP Circuit rings. This battle has intensified in recent years with four men emerging as the serious contenders for the overall top spot. Today, we take a look at each of those four WSOP ring contenders as well as a few potential dark horses.<\/p>\n
The current leader at the top is Ari Engel with 17 rings. Engel is a self-proclaimed nomad who does not have a permanent residence and spends his time traveling around from poker stop to poker stop. He has an extensive resume outside of the Circuit with three bracelets and $8.7 millions in career live poker tournament earnings.<\/p>\n
Engel has only become a part of this WSOP Circuit ring conversation in the last three years as he has surged from seven rings to 17 since 2021, winning ten in the span of three years. His ability to quickly accumulate Circuit rings has added another level to his poker resume.<\/p>\n
One of the key factors for Engel that makes him the favorite to stay atop the leaderboard is the WSOP online Circuit component. When the WSOP Circuit decided to count online events – with their occasional horrifically bad beats<\/a> – as rings the same as live events, it changed the dynamics of this race greatly and nobody has benefitted more than Engel. Half of his 10 rings since 2021 have come from online Circuit events, which shows his versatility on the felt as well as on the screen.<\/p>\n In second place on the Circuit ring leaderboard is Maurice Hawkins with 16 rings. The Florida poker pro is a controversial figure on the WSOP Circuit who has made many enemies along the way. Nevertheless, he has been a consistent force on the Circuit since as far back as 2008.<\/p>\nMaurice Hawkins – 16 Rings<\/span><\/h3>\n