The board ran out 9 x 5 x J x 2 x K x and McEachern was crowned the champion. WSOP Announcer is Now a Poker Champion Lon McEachern at the 2022 World Series of Poker.Īccording to a live reporting update from poker media veteran Dan Ross of Hold'em Media, Norman was all in on the final hand for his tournament life with A x 4 x against the poker announcer's A x 8 x. The runner-up took home $9,276, while the third-place finisher Michael Peters received $6,485. McEachern, a local and regular poker player in the card room, defeated Calvin Norman heads up to win his first-ever Circuit ring.

There were 181 entries in the no-limit hold'em contest, which began and ended on the same day. The long-time ESPN and CBS Sports Network announcer took down the first event of the series at Thunder Valley Casino in Northern California - $400 Seniors Event - for $15,008, his largest tournament payday ever. Lincoln, California (January 18, 2023) What’s been an amazing start to the WSOP Circuit stop at Thunder Valley full of huge fields, smashed guarantees, and marquee ring winners reaches its crescendo this weekend with the start of the 1,700 Main Event on Friday. WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley Event #1: $400 Seniors Final Table Resultsįor the past 20 years, Lon McEachern has been the voice of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) alongside Norman Chad, and on Thursday night the former became a WSOP Circuit ring winner.

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