Wayland Pro Poker Player Earns Second WSOP Circuit Ring

WAYLAND, MA—Bernard Lee is one of the most recognizable faces in the poker community, dating back to 2005 when he finished 13th in the 2005 World Series Of Poker event. He won $400,000 for that one, and has logged in a lot more to his resume since.

Lee, who is from Wayland, also hosts several podcasts and is a notable voice for the game in New England. He also gets results.

Lee was a runner up finish in a bracelet event in 2017 as well as one previous Circuit ring. Now he can add another Circuit ring to his resume. This is Lee's third victory in the last five months after taking down a Rio Daily Deepstack in June and another event in October, according to an announcement.

“The first two days [of the series], I don’t feel like I played badly at all,” Lee said in a statement. “To take a step back, when I was in Coconut Creek, which was my last WSOP event, I played four events. And I felt like I played well, but it just wasn’t going my way. I actually left early, and I rarely leave early. Went to RunGood in Council Bluffs and I played really well and actually chopped an event, so I was really looking forward to coming here.”

Right before the final table Lee doubled up twice with some big hands and he came into the final table second in chips. One of the pivotal moments for Lee was when Kevin Davis doubled up through Mark Treadgill with pocket fours against pocket jack. Lee didn't relinquish the chip lead from that point.

“This was the goal,” Lee said in a statement. “The goal was to get a ring. I came here, and I said, I feel like I’m playing really well right now. Let’s go get this second ring. It happened.” For his victory, Lee will take home $11,456 and his second World Series of Poker Circuit ring.

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