Daniel Lowery Wins 22nd WSOP Circuit Ring to Take Sole Second Place
The Arkansas player beat Andrew Chubick in Choctaw Durant’s 40-and-over event and now trails Maurice Hawkins by four rings.
- Daniel Lowery won the $400 40/40/40 event at Choctaw Durant for $28,710 and his 22nd WSOP Circuit ring.
- The win put Lowery alone in second place on the all-time list, ahead of Ari Engel’s 21 rings.
- Maurice Hawkins leads the race with 26 rings, four more than Lowery.
- Lowery has made five final tables, won four titles and earned nearly $121,000 since Sept. 21.
Daniel Lowery captured his 22nd World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring at Choctaw Durant, winning the $400 no-limit hold’em 40/40/40 event for $28,710. The result moved the 52-year-old Arkansas player into sole possession of second place on the all-time Circuit rings list.
Lowery beat Andrew Chubick heads-up after a field of 449 entries. The 40/40/40 tournament was restricted to players aged 40 and older, with 40,000 starting chips and 40-minute blind levels.
Maurice Hawkins remains the only player ahead of Lowery, holding 26 rings after winning his latest at Choctaw in July. Lowery’s victory broke a tie with Ari Engel, who has 21 rings, and left Lowery four titles behind the record.
As we covered in September, Lowery had reached 21 rings by winning the $400 Big O at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. Engel, who finished third in that event, won his own 21st ring the following day to draw level with Lowery before the Choctaw result separated them again.
The Choctaw title was Lowery’s third Circuit ring of the year. He had also won his 20th ring in a $300 Seniors event at Hard Rock Tulsa, while his Council Bluffs victory began a run in which he made five final tables, won four titles and earned just under $121,000 across six cashes.
That stretch also included two titles at the Arkansas Poker Showdown in October, including the $600 main event. Before the Choctaw result, Lowery had won six Circuit rings over the previous two years.
His stated early goal had been to become the first player to reach 20 rings, but Hawkins got there first. Lowery has said he would like to lead the list at least once, while acknowledging that his full-time job and family commitments limit the volume he can play compared with a full-time Circuit schedule.
The Choctaw Circuit stop continues through Nov. 9, with a $1,100 no-limit hold’em Mini Main Event followed by the $1,700 no-limit hold’em Main Event.
