Kim Francisco: 2026 WSOP Main Event Casher and WSOP Circuit Final-Table Finisher
POKER HALL OF FAME
Inducted 2014
Kim Francisco is an American tournament poker player whose career includes more than 15 years of recorded live results, multiple tournament victories and a growing list of World Series of Poker and WSOP Circuit cashes.
Francisco produced the two largest results of her career in 2026. She finished 663rd in the $10,000 WSOP Main Event for $27,500 in July, then reached the final table of the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Tunica in August. Her sixth-place finish in Tunica paid $19,227.
The World Series of Poker lists her under the name Kimberly Francisco and, as of August 31, 2026, credits her with no WSOP bracelets or Circuit rings. Her tournament record instead reflects years of steady No-Limit Hold'em results across the WSOP, WSOP Circuit, RunGood Poker Series and regional events in Arkansas and Mississippi.
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Who Is Kim Francisco?
Kim Francisco, listed by the WSOP as Kimberly Francisco, is a United States poker player associated with North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Her recorded live tournament history stretches back to 2009. The Hendon Mob database shows results primarily in No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, with significant activity in Tunica, Mississippi; Las Vegas; and her home-state Arkansas poker scene.
Francisco has developed her tournament résumé through a combination of regional events and larger national series. Her results include WSOP bracelet-event cashes, multiple WSOP Circuit deep runs, RunGood Poker Series finishes and several strong performances at Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff.
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Kim Francisco's Early Tournament Results
Francisco's earliest Hendon Mob result came at the 2009 WSOP Circuit stop in Tunica, where she cashed in a ladies event.
Later that year, she recorded the first tournament victory currently listed on her Hendon Mob résumé. Francisco won a $230 No-Limit Hold'em ladies tournament during the Gold Strike World Poker Open in Tunica for $7,178.
Additional results followed in Tunica and Las Vegas, although her tournament activity became substantially more consistent during the 2020s.
By 2022 and 2023, Francisco was regularly recording cashes in WSOP, WSOP Circuit, RunGood and regional events. That stretch included a second-place finish in a Saracen Poker Room Christmas tournament for $10,818 in December 2022 and fourth place in a $400 WSOP Circuit event at Tunica for $6,592 in January 2023.
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Success in Arkansas and Tunica
Francisco has built a particularly strong record in Arkansas and nearby Tunica.
At Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, she finished second in the March 2024 $50,000 guaranteed event for $13,007. She returned later that year and won the casino's December $50,000 guaranteed tournament for $10,680.
Francisco added another Saracen victory in January 2025, winning a $160 No-Limit Hold'em tournament for $4,409.
Those performances have made Saracen an important part of her tournament résumé. Hendon Mob's venue rankings listed Francisco among the leading players in recorded earnings at the property, reflecting a sustained run of local and regional results rather than a single isolated score.
Tunica has been another recurring destination throughout her career. Francisco has cashed there in events connected to the WSOP Circuit, RunGood Poker Series and other tournament festivals dating back to her earliest recorded results.
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WSOP and WSOP Circuit Career
Francisco has accumulated a series of cashes in WSOP and WSOP Circuit competition without winning a bracelet or Circuit ring.
Her WSOP bracelet-event results include a cash in the 2022 $500 Salute to Warriors, a cash in the 2023 $500 Freezeout and a 270th-place finish in the 2025 $500 Freezeout.
Francisco also made several WSOP Circuit runs at Horseshoe Tunica. In January 2023, she finished fourth in a $400 ring event for $6,592. During the 2025 WSOP Circuit stop in Tunica, she finished 18th in the $1,700 Main Event for $4,743 after also cashing in multiple preliminary events.
According to her official WSOP profile, Francisco had 15 WSOP-tracked cashes, one final table, zero bracelets and zero rings before her latest August 2026 result was fully reflected in the site's statistics.
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2026 WSOP Main Event Run
Francisco achieved the largest cash of her career at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
She entered the $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship and advanced into the money, ultimately finishing 663rd for $27,500. Hendon Mob lists that payout as her largest live tournament cash.
The result was significant both financially and competitively. The WSOP Main Event is poker's best-known annual tournament, and Francisco's run represented her deepest documented result in a WSOP bracelet event by prize money.
It also pushed her Hendon Mob career earnings total to $145,148 before her next major result arrived less than two months later.
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2026 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Final Table
Francisco followed her WSOP Main Event cash with another career highlight on August 31, 2026.
Playing the $1,700 Main Event during the 2026 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica, Francisco reached the final table of a 367-entry field.
She finished sixth for $19,227. Poker.org reported Matt Higgins as the champion for $110,841, with Francisco finishing ahead of fellow final-table players Debbie Lee, Nick Rigby and Larry Murphy.
The result was Francisco's second-largest documented live cash behind only her $27,500 score in the 2026 WSOP Main Event.
Because the Tunica result occurred on August 31, Hendon Mob's previously published $145,148 career total had not yet incorporated the new $19,227 cash at the time of this profile update. Combining those documented results puts Francisco at at least $164,375 in recorded live tournament cashes as of August 31, 2026, subject to future database updates and corrections.
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Tournament Wins and Major Accomplishments
Hendon Mob lists three tournament victories for Francisco.
Her recorded wins include:
2009 Gold Strike World Poker Open ladies event in Tunica — $7,178
2024 Saracen December $50,000 guaranteed event — $10,680
2025 Saracen January $10,000 event — $4,409
Her résumé also includes several notable runner-up and final-table results.
Francisco finished second in the 2022 Saracen Christmas Bash for $10,818, fourth in a 2023 WSOP Circuit Tunica ring event for $6,592, second in the 2024 Saracen March Bash for $13,007 and sixth in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event for $19,227.
As of August 31, 2026, the official WSOP database lists Francisco with:
Zero WSOP bracelets
Zero WSOP Circuit rings
No verified WPT or EPT championship title was found in the sources reviewed for this profile.
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What Type of Poker Does Kim Francisco Play?
Francisco's documented tournament record is concentrated overwhelmingly in live No-Limit Hold'em.
Her results span several tournament environments, from lower-buy-in regional events to the $10,000 WSOP Main Event. She has also competed successfully in ladies, seniors, freezeout, turbo and Main Event formats.
There is not enough reliable published information to characterize Francisco with subjective labels such as aggressive, tight-aggressive or exploitative. Her tournament history does, however, establish her as an experienced live No-Limit Hold'em tournament player with repeated results in regional and national events.
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Kim Francisco's Career Earnings
Hendon Mob listed Francisco with $145,148 in total live tournament earnings before her August 31, 2026 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event result was added.
That database also listed her $27,500 payout from the 2026 WSOP Main Event as her largest individual live cash.
Poker.org subsequently reported her $19,227 sixth-place payout in the August 2026 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event. Including that confirmed result gives Francisco at least $164,375 in documented live cashes as of August 31, 2026.
Live tournament earnings are continually updated as new results are reported, so career totals can change from one database update to the next.
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Why Kim Francisco Matters in Poker
Francisco's career illustrates a path built through sustained tournament participation rather than one major title.
She has recorded live results across more than 15 years, won tournaments in both Mississippi and Arkansas, reached WSOP Circuit final tables and converted regional success into meaningful results on poker's largest stage.
Her 2026 season represents the strongest stretch of her documented career. A $27,500 WSOP Main Event cash followed by a $19,227 WSOP Circuit Main Event final-table finish produced two career-best scores within two months.
That combination of long-term regional consistency and recent success in major events has raised Francisco's profile beyond the local tournament circuit.
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Kim Francisco's Current Poker Status
Francisco remains an active tournament player.
Her 2025 results included WSOP, WSOP Circuit, RunGood, Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series, Saracen and Women in Poker festival cashes. She followed those results with her breakthrough 2026 WSOP Main Event run and the August WSOP Circuit Main Event final table at Horseshoe Tunica.
As of August 31, 2026, Francisco's recent results show continued participation in major live No-Limit Hold'em events, with her two largest career cashes both coming during the 2026 season.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kim Francisco's full name?
The World Series of Poker lists her as Kimberly Francisco. Poker databases and tournament coverage commonly use Kim Francisco.
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Where is Kim Francisco from?
Hendon Mob lists Francisco as a United States player residing in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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How much has Kim Francisco won playing live poker tournaments?
Hendon Mob listed Francisco with $145,148 in live earnings before her $19,227 WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event cash on August 31, 2026. Including that newly reported result gives her at least $164,375 in documented live tournament cashes as of August 31, 2026.
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What is Kim Francisco's largest poker tournament cash?
Francisco's largest recorded live cash is $27,500 for finishing 663rd in the 2026 WSOP Main Event.
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Has Kim Francisco won a WSOP bracelet?
No. The official WSOP player database lists Francisco with zero WSOP bracelets as of August 31, 2026.
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Has Kim Francisco won a WSOP Circuit ring?
No. The official WSOP player database lists Francisco with zero WSOP Circuit rings as of August 31, 2026.
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What was Kim Francisco's best WSOP Circuit Main Event result?
Francisco finished sixth in the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event on August 31, 2026, earning $19,227.
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How many live poker tournaments has Kim Francisco won?
Hendon Mob lists three tournament victories for Francisco, including wins in Tunica in 2009 and at Saracen Casino Resort in 2024 and 2025.
