Gianquitti Wins Pompano Beach Circuit

Gianquitti Breaks Through in South Florida

Robert Gianquitti won the $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at the Harrah's Pompano Beach WSOP Circuit stop, earning $248,632 and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. The South Florida resident topped a field of 1,011 entries, the largest share of a prize pool that reached $1,531,665 and surpassed the event's $1 million guarantee.

The result marked the largest live tournament score of Gianquitti's career. He has recorded results in major tournaments for more than 16 years, and the Pompano Beach title represents his first marquee WSOP Circuit championship.

Final Table Results

The Main Event ran from October 8 to 12 and anchored a series that awarded 18 gold rings across a range of formats and buy-in levels.

• 1st: Robert Gianquitti - $248,632
• 2nd: Nagui Yassa - $165,725
• 3rd: Marc Evanier - $115,891
• 4th: Matt Zarcadoolas - $82,379
• 5th: Joseph Duchman - $59,539
• 6th: John Morris - $43,765
• 7th: Ruslan Abusev - $32,728
• 8th: Hugh Membrino - $24,907
• 9th: Ricky Landais - $19,295

How the Title Was Decided

Gianquitti eliminated Marc Evanier in third place to set up heads-up play against Nagui Yassa, entering the duel with a narrow chip lead. Yassa briefly took control of the match before Gianquitti reclaimed the advantage. The final hand saw Gianquitti's ace-king hold against Yassa's king-queen, sealing the victory.

Heads-up poker is a distinct discipline within No-Limit Hold'em. With only two players remaining, blinds and antes arrive faster relative to stack sizes, so ranges widen considerably and aggression carries more weight than at a full table. A narrow lead entering heads-up play is rarely decisive on its own; the outcome typically turns on a handful of large pots, as it did here.

A Series Built Around Rings and a Paradise Package

The Main Event was the centerpiece of a busy Circuit schedule at Harrah's Pompano Beach, where players competed across No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and mixed-game variants for WSOP Circuit gold rings.

Every 2026 WSOP Circuit ring winner receives an exclusive $5,000 WSOP Paradise 2026 package. That package includes a seat in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty, a $2,750 buy-in event, along with complimentary accommodations at Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas.

The promotion's upside was illustrated at WSOP Paradise 2025, when Mark Darner converted his Circuit qualification into a victory in the $2,750 WSOP Circuit Championship No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty. Darner earned his second WSOP gold bracelet and the tournament's $350,000 first-place prize.

Other Ring Winners at Pompano Beach

The series produced 18 ring winners across its schedule:

• Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack Opener - Matthew Zarcadoolas - $22,857
• Event #2: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors High Roller - Saber Karim Salum - $29,850
• Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main - Mohammad Pourmandi - $95,134
• Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Seniors Event - Guillermo Hamilton - $20,450
• Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Black Chip Bounty - Michael Rozen - $17,624
• Event #6: $500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em - Sam Spira - $64,064
• Event #7: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha - Zachary Fischer - $20,463
• Event #8: $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em - Michael Case Mann - $57,127
• Event #9: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better - David Shmuel - $11,056
• Event #10: $1,700 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em - Robert Gianquitti - $248,632
• Event #11: $400 Big O - David Shmuel - $12,076
• Event #12: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Ladies Event - Manda Moore - $8,046
• Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Gregory King - $15,233
• Event #14: $400 No-Limit Hold'em - Nicholas Raio - $13,364
• Event #15: $500 No-Limit Hold'em 40/40/40 - Amin Hosein - $30,101
• Event #16: $600 No-Limit Hold'em - Jacquelyn Scott - $19,782
• Event #17: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller - Sam Spira - $65,949
• Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Double Stack Closer - Ron Ben Simhon - $20,242

What Comes Next

The WSOP Circuit continues its 2026 season with stops across the United States and internationally, offering players further chances to win gold rings and qualify for the WSOP Circuit Championship Mystery Bounty at WSOP Paradise 2026.

For Gianquitti, the Pompano Beach result adds his name to the list of Circuit Main Event champions and delivers both a career-best score and a path to one of poker's largest international stages.