The victory brought Vornicu his first ring in five years after the Californian took down a 2018 WSOPC Harrah's New Orleans event for $24,084. San Diego's Valentin Vornicu took down Event #9: $600 2-7 Triple Draw for $11,000 and his 13th Circuit ring to get him back in the running in the all-time ring race. Persky wasn't the only player who had a good WSOPC Thunder Valley stop.

That said, Persky has plenty of tournament experience under his belt, with his first Hendon Mob cash dating back to 2004 when he finished fourth in a Gold Rush Bonanza event in San Francisco for $3,890. His two ring victories make up half of his four WSOP cashes, the other two coming from a 20th-place finish in the WSOPC Graton opening event for $1,077 and a runner-up finish in WSOPC Graton Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em for $54,900. A glance at Persky's WSOP profile shows just how hot the California grinder is running.