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Maurice Hawkins Wins 24th WSOP Circuit Ring at Grand Victoria Casino
Maurice Hawkins won the opening event of the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Grand Victoria Casino outside of Chicago, Illinois. Hawkins’ victory came in event no. 1 of the 2026 WSOP Circuit‘s stop in Illinois, a $400 buy-in double stack no-limit hold’em event. He outlasted a field of 230 entrants to win a first-place prize of $17,419.
It’s his third WSOPC win of 2026 so far, following his pair of titles at Horseshoe Tunica back in late January and early February. Hawkins’ 24th ring is his first at Grand Victoria Casino, the 12th different venue in which he’s won at least one ring. All but one of Hawkins’ WSOP Circuit rings have come in some form of no-limit Hold’em.
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