The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Choctaw is in full swing, and has crowned six champions so far. Veteran poker pro Ruth Hall aka ‘Ruthless’ is one of the latest winners crowned at the ongoing series. She claimed her second WSOP ring with her victory in Event #6: $250 Ladies No Limit Hold’em. The tournament drew an impressive 110 entries, generating a prize pool of $22,000 and paying out the top 17 finishers. The lion’s share of the prize pool went to Hall who eventually defeated Lisa Schuessler to claim the $5,762 top prize. Schuessler took home $3,691 for her runner-up finish in the tournament.
Hall has won tournaments at WPT, WSOPC, RGPS, LIPS and other popular festivals. This marked her third live title of 2024, according to The Hendon Mob. She now has more than $483k in live tournament earnings to her name.
On way to her latest victory in WSOPC Event #6: $250 Ladies Event, she started the final table second in chips behind Thea Temple of Fairbanks and played some top-notch poker to eventually enter the heads-up with the chip lead over Lisa Schuessler. The latter could not go all the way, falling in second place and losing the title to Hall.
Hall took home the first-place prize of $5,762, the ring and a ticket to the tournament of champions. Schuessler settled for the runner-up payout worth $3,691.
2024 WSOPC Event #6: $250 Ladies Event Final Table Payouts
1. Ruth Hall – $5,762
2. Lisa Schuessler – $3,691
3. Juli Black – $2,463
4. Thea Temple – $1,715
5. Yolanda Taubenfeld – $1,248
6. Bonnie Weitzel – $952
7. Sheila Hetzel – $763
8. Jariya Watkins – $653
9. Evelyn Garrett – $573
Talking about her latest win, Hall shared, “I used to be a circuit grinder, but I’ve had cancer twice and heart failure. Now my husband is terminally ill, so I’m not traveling as much. But I just won the World Poker Tour ladies event here, so I thought I’d come back and try for a ring.”
Hall is not just a poker player, she is also actively involved in the community: “I run the Texas Women’s Poker Association. I’m a regional account executive and one of their founding members. I also run the ladies league in Austin.”
2024 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Winners So Far
The 2024 WSOP Circuit Choctaw has been running since October 30 and will continue through November 11. The series kicked off with Event #1: $130 Seniors Kick-Off, which drew 651 entries for a prize pool of $65,100 and crowned a winner in Jeff Wilkins, who took home $8,243 after beating Darrell Davis (runner-up for $5,296) in the heads-up battle.
The second event of the series, Event #2: $250 No-Limit Hold’em, found a winner in Fuat Temiz (won $8,243). He was followed by Badr Imejjane (Won Event #3: $300 Monster Stack for $16,971), Kenneth Biggs (Won Event #4: $250 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for $7,082), and Trung Pham (Won Event #5: $500 No-Limit Hold’em – The Gargantuan for $74,822).
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Source: WSOP.com/Poker.Org
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