2026 WSOP Circuit Turning Stone Main Event runner-up
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Inducted 2014
Joel Cattelane is an American poker player from the Syracuse, New York, area. He finished runner-up in the October 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Turning Stone Resort Casino, earning $164,220. The $1,700 no-limit hold'em tournament drew 996 entries and was won by Kyle Grupp.
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Who Is Joel Cattelane?
Cattelane is a New York tournament player whose recorded results include repeated cashes at Turning Stone in Verona. Public tournament databases list Syracuse as his residence. His age and broader personal background are not established by the sources reviewed, so this profile focuses on documented poker results.
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2026 Turning Stone Main Event Runner-Up
Cattelane reached the final two of the October 2026 WSOP Circuit Main Event with a chip advantage over Grupp. The WSOP reported that Grupp came back to win; the official result lists Cattelane in second place for $164,220.
That payout was a gross tournament cash, not a measure of Cattelane's profit. The result was substantially larger than the earlier live payouts shown in the tournament records reviewed. The WSOP listed 996 entries for the event.
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Earlier Tournament Results
Cattelane also ran deep in the March 2025 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Turning Stone, finishing 11th for $17,665. Earlier that same festival, he took third in a $400 opening event for $16,106, according to The Hendon Mob.
His database history includes local Turning Stone results from earlier years. Those results place his 2026 runner-up finish in the context of a player with an established record at the property, rather than a first recorded tournament appearance.
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What Comes Next
No future tournament schedule for Cattelane was confirmed in the sources reviewed. His October 2026 finish remains a significant career result and one of the leading payouts from the Turning Stone Circuit Main Event.
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Sources
World Series of Poker, official October 2026 Turning Stone Main Event result and news
The Hendon Mob Poker Database, Joel Cattelane results
Global Poker Index, Joel Cattelane results
