Jessica Vierling very nearly claimed her third World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOP-C) ring this week, with a close call in the WSOP-C Las Vegas $2,200 High Roller.
Of the 69 entrants in the event, Vierling was among 20 players to survive Day 1 but entered Day 2 with the second shortest stack in play, ahead only of Spain’s Sergio Aido.
Nevertheless, Vierling battled back hard to climb up the chip counts, maneuvering her way through one of the toughest fields of the series to reach the final table and her eventual heads-up opponent, Darren Rabinowitz.
It would ultimately be Rabinowitz who claimed the $47K up top, along with a fourth career Circuit ring. Vierling suffered a couple of coolers during heads-up play, but was quick to offer her congratulations and picked up $30K for her deep run.
A breakthrough year for Vierling
‘Ifs and buts’ in poker are worth the same as they are everywhere else - precisely zip - but had Vierling somehow escaped those coolers and claimed the victory, it would have been her second WSOP Circuit win in a little over six months. Her win at the WSOP-C stop at the Commerce in May provided a career-best score of $328,273, and is the highlight of a year packed with excellent results.
Nine cashes at the WSOP in Las Vegas last summer are just some of the notable results Vierling has added to her tournament resume in the past year, in addition to final table appearances at the Wynn, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and the Mid-States Poker Tour, among others.
One of her most impressive runs of 2024 also provided her with what appeared to be one of her toughest moments. Having spun up a $500 satellite ticket into a spot in a $5,100 PokerGO Tour Poker Masters event, then going on to finish in the runner-up spot for $98K, Vierling made an interesting post which highlighted one of the difficulties in the life of a tournament grinder: is it possible to be satisfied with second-place?
As she put it, ‘Who is wrong, everyone or me?’
Rabinowitz rides the heater to ring #4
Of course, it’s impossible to win every tournament you play, and to expect otherwise is to invite disappointment. Sometimes the cards fall your way, and sometimes they don’t, as WSOP-C High Roller winner Darren Rabinowitz was quick to point out.
“I ran unbelievably well,” Rabinowitz told PokerOrg, “I won every single hand for, like, two to three hours.”
Events at the WSOP Circuit Las Vegas stop run through to Monday, and as always you can keep up with the latest news and developments at PokerOrg Instant.
WSOP Circuit Las Vegas Event #10: $2,200 High Roller final table results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Rabinowitz |
$47,602 |
| 2 | Jessica Vierling |
$30,687 |
| 3 | Mark Egbert |
$20,810 |
| 4 | Jamie Dwan |
$14,610 |
| 5 | James Collopy |
$10,699 |
| 6 | Michael Rossitto |
$8,189 |
| 7 | Ido Aboudi |
$6,563 |
| 8 | Neil Warren |
$5,521 |
| 9 | Tauan Deoliveira Naves |
$4,887 |
