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Cody Stanford Wins Three World Series of Poker Circuit Rings In Five Days

Mississippi Resident Extends Lead In Card Player Player of the Year Race With His Fourth Overall Title of 2025

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Make it a hat trick for Cody Stanford.

In the wee hours of Monday, Feb. 3, the Tupelo, MS resident captured his third World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring in a five-day span at the 2025 WSOPC Horseshoe Tunica festival to bring his career total to seven. Stanford is just the 49th player in WSOPC history to have earned as many titles on the tour.

Stanford’s spree in his home state of Mississippi began even earlier this year, though. Even before the WSOPC ring rush got underway, Stanford took down the $1 million guaranteed $500 buy-in event at the Beau Rivage Heater series for $181,487 on Jan. 8. He backed that up with a third-place showing in the festival’s $1,200 main event to add another $168,923 less than a week later.

Stanford then headed to Tunica for the latest WSOPC stop. He managed two cashes at the venue before taking down event no. 9, a $400,000 no-limit hold’em event with a $25,000 guarantee. He beat out a field of 160 entries in that tournament to secure the hardware and $13,075.

The following event was a $1,100 pot-limit Omaha tournament. The $50,000 guarantee for this PLO contest was nearly tripled thanks to a 149-entry turnout. Stanford reportedly fired 12 bullets in the tournament, but eventually left with a $36,423 payout and another ring after coming out on top.

The third ring of the series for Stanford saw him best a field of 228 entries in event no. 17, another $400 no-limit hold’em affair. He earned $17,262 as the champion, along with 154 Card Player Player of the Year points. With four total titles this year, and five final-table finishes, Stanford has claimed the top spot in the 2025 POY rankings presented by Global Poker. He now sits at 1,887 total points, and has a 159-point lead over second-ranked Spencer Champlin.

Stanford has cashed for more than $417,000 across his five final tables this year. As a result, he now has more than $1.7 million in lifetime earnings under his belt.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:

Place Player Earnings POY Points
1 Cody Stanford $17,262 154
2 Jordan Russell $11,242 128
3 Trace Henderson $7,533 102
4 Jacob Foley $5,201 77
5 Tomas Teran $3,703 64
6 Donnie Phan $2,721 51
7 Charles Adkins $2,066 38
8 Hamid Izadi $1,623 26
9 Chanda Davis $1,321 13

Photo credits: WSOP/Poker.org.