Not too many people have heard of Cory Carroll. Those that know him, like Gavin Smith, have tremendous respect for his game. "He's the best player you've never heard of," said Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger. Maybe Carroll will finally get the recognition he deserves after winning the WSOP Circuit event at Caesar's Palace. He won $506,176 along with a seat into the WSOP Main Event in July at the Rio. The $5,000 buy-in event drew over 336 players and featured a prize pool of over $1.6 million. Some of the biggest names in poker were in the field such as Greg Raymer, Chris Jesus Ferguson, Scotty Nguyen, Men the Master, Erick Lindgren, Barry Greenstein, David Williams, Max

Pescatori, and two time Circuit event winner Peter "Nordberg" Feldman. After thee days of poker Cory Carroll emerged as the winner. Chad Brown and David "The Dragon" Pham were the two biggest named pros remaining in the tournament when the final table began on Wednesday. For the majority of the tournament, Carroll flew under the radar was a virtual unknown to everyone in Las Vegas, even though he entered the day as the chipleader.