WSOP ME Finalist Josh Beckley Wins 2015 WSOPC Florida
September 21, 2015 11:53 amBack in July, Josh Beckley reached the WSOP Main Event final table, and in so doing locked up a guaranteed prize of $1,001,020, with the promise of further riches to come. Just a few weeks away from the competition’s November 8th restart, the New Jersey pro has just given his confidence an extra boost by taking down a tournament at the WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida for $22,349. Following his impressive victory, the first by any 2015 November Niner during their interim break, the 25 year-old commented:
“It’s definitely an ego boost. It makes me more confident with my game. It might also show the other [November Niners] that I can win a tournament.”
The $365 Monster Stack event attracted 317 players to create a prize pool worth $95,100. Josh Beckley subsequently cruised through to Day 2 of the tournament virtually unrecognized by his fellow competitors, although that situation was soon altered after he reached the final table. As he explains:
“Nobody Day 1 knew who I was. Everybody knew [on Day 2]. I don’t think it made a difference. I think maybe I got a tiny bit of a respect and a little bit more folds.”
Beckley then managed to progress all the way through to heads-up play where he faced Aric Pluskat for the title, with the battle eventually decided after Beckley’s A-Q took out Pluskat’s A-J to win a prestigious gold WSOPC ring. When asked how the victory may help him ahead of his Main Event showdown in November, Beckley said:
“It’s basically final table strategy. The money is different and people are playing differently here, but I still have to consider a couple things. I think I’m fine tuning for the [Main Event].”
Final Table Results:
1 Joshua Beckley $22,349
2 Aric Pluskat $13,818
3 Sean Syed Shah $10,036
4 Bobby Hodson $7,413
5 Joshua Sperko $5,565
6 Steven Sanzone $4,244
7 Jonah Miller $3,288
8 V. Dancharnjitt $2,585
9 Adam Ruen $2,063