Scott Stewart Wins WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe Main Event, Ninth Circuit Ring

Scott Stewart became a household name for winning $2,563,900 during the WPT World Championship 2024. Now, he’s back in the winner’s circle.

Last weekend, Stewart topped a star-studded 435-entry field to win the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe. For the victory, Stewart won $125,279 and his ninth-career WSOP Circuit ring. It was his second in Lake Tahoe.

This was the fifth-largest score of Stewart’s poker career. It was only beaten by the WPT World Championship win:

• 13th-place finish in the 2017 WSOP Main Event ($535,000)
• 17th-place finish in the 2019 PSPC PokerStars Players Championship ($202,400),
• a win in the 2021 bestbet Winter Open ($177,817)

In 2022, in the same room, Jarod Minghini won the Main Event just two weeks after the death of his brother, Bobby. He did so in unbelievable fashion. He was a wire-to-wire chip leader. That run was capped off by one of the most dominant final table performances in WSOP Circuit history.

After winning, Stewart dedicated his win to Bobby Minghini. Stewart was on that final table in 2022. Minghini was by Stewart’s side as he won.

“I’ve only final tabled this tournament twice,” 

Stewart told Poker.Org.

 “Once when he won, I got sixth place. His brother had passed, and I was with him. We’re going to be brothers forever because of that.”

He further added,

“I think I’ve said it before, but I have the best friends in the world. The people around me are the reason I succeed. There’s just something about being more comfortable and having fun and playing like that with less stress. It brings out the best in me, and I really can’t beat that situation.”

Minghini was sure Bob was in the room. 

“He wasn’t just with me; he was WITH me,”

Minghini exclaimed.

“He was there that night when we found out. Ever since then, he’s been one of my best friends in the world. We’ve been brothers ever since. Bobby loved this guy. Two weeks later, I won the Main Event. I told everyone I was going to win the Main Event. Stu was there; I told him I was going to win, and I busted him.” 

He also said, 

“I remember when I got heads up (in 2022), I put a bottle of Blanton’s on the table. (Today) I was off to the side, and he was heads up, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, I gotta get a bottle of Blanton’s.’

Stewart sipped on Budweisers and Blanton’s en route to the victory. These beverages were not an accident. He said,

“I went and got a bottle of Blanton’s, put it on the table, and got him some Budweisers.”

Minghini himself was among the notables who made the money. He finished 43rd. Meanwhile, Ari Engel finished in fourth place. He is a 21-time WSOP Circuit ring winner.

WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe final table results