2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$130,667
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
414
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
156
Players Left
25

Cowboys Hold for Morrow

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Martin Ryan opened action for 6,000 from early position and had four callers before Albert Morrow jammed from the small blind. Morrow was called by the cutoff player, while the others folded.

Albert Morrow: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Morrow was ahead and didn't have a sweat as the board ran out {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to send his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Morrow us
Bill Morrow
190,000
80,000
80,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Martin Ryan tt
Martin Ryan
78,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Albert MorrowMartin Ryan

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
HB Sablotney us
HB Sablotney
205,000
39,000
39,000
Jeffrey Trudeau us
Jeffrey Trudeau
205,000
97,000
97,000
Sherry Hammers us
Sherry Hammers
180,000
15,000
15,000
Nate Bandy us
Nate Bandy
170,000
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
150,000
70,000
70,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
150,000
48,000
48,000
WPT 1X Winner
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
140,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
122,000
-30,000
-30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Puccio us
Michael Puccio
110,000
-20,000
-20,000
Gil George us
Gil George
101,000
31,000
31,000
Austin McCormick us
Austin McCormick
100,000
7,000
7,000
Martin Ryan tt
Martin Ryan
95,000
20,000
20,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
65,500
-39,500
-39,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Sisler us
Scott Sisler
57,500
-32,500
-32,500
Thomas Alcorn us
Thomas Alcorn
55,000
-135,000
-135,000
Melissa Bryne us
Melissa Bryne
45,000
-18,000
-18,000
Jeremy Pekarek us
Jeremy Pekarek
42,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
41,000
-21,000
-21,000
Greg Wood us
Greg Wood
35,000
6,000
6,000
Stanislav Angelov us
Stanislav Angelov
35,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Cartwright Flushes Landherr on the River

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jeff Landherr
Jeff Landherr

There was all in action between preflop Kyle Cartwright from middle position and Jeff Landherr on the button.

Jeff Landherr: {a-}{k-}
Kyler Cartwright: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Both players held the same hand, but Landherr didn't like the {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop that gave Cartwright the nut flush draw.

The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and Landherr needed to dodge a diamond to keep his tournament hopes alive.

Unfortunately, it wouldn't happen as the {8-Diamonds} fell on the river to eliminate Landherr.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
210,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeff Landherr us
Jeff Landherr
Busted

Tags: Jeff LandherrKyle Cartwright

Mull Boats Up Sisler for Monster Pot

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jesse Mull
Jesse Mull

There was heads up action between Scott Sisler and Jesse Mull.

The board read {6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Sisler lead out for 15,000 into a 70,000 pot from the big blind.

Mull raised all in for 118,000 from late position and Sisler went into the tank.

The clock was called on Sisler and once the tournament director got down to the five-second count, Sisler called.

Sisler didn't like what he saw as Mull tabled {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a rivered full house to rake in the massive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Mull us
Jesse Mull
290,000
Scott Sisler us
Scott Sisler
90,000
-190,000
-190,000

Tags: Jesse MullScott Sisler

Chris Parsley Proves Himself a Bounty Hunter After Nabbing First Gold Ring

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Parsley
Chris Parsley

PokerNews is on site at the Ameristar St. Charles for the latest World Series of Poker Circuit stop, and while we’re only doing live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, it’s not the only tournament that’s been playing out inside the casino.

For the past week, a slew of side events has taken place and awarded gold rings to the lucky winners. One such tournament was Event #6: $400 NLH Bounty, which drew 160 runners and had a $36,800 prize pool.

Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Jason Tang (10th - $638), Zach Hudson (15th - $542), and Heather Alcorn (18th - $474), just to name a few.

Chris Parsley, a 59-year-old retiree from Caseyville, Illinois, ultimately came out on top to collect $9,634 and his first gold ring.

“You just got to be patient and just hope that the cards fall your way. That’s all you can do, especially heads up. It’s just a lot of luck involved,” Parsley said, touching on the dynamic of playing for 14 hours.

“I usually play once a week and that’s all I play is tournaments,” Parsley added. “I love it. I love the WSOP stage. I go out to Vegas every year and play.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Chris ParsleyCaseyville, Illinois$9,634
2Jerod SmithSt. Louis, Missouri$5,956
3Richard PorterDunedin, Florida$4,141
4Alexander HoffWentzville, Missouri$2,945
5Thomas WallBallwin, Missouri$2,145
6Helen DentonChesterfield, Missouri$1,600
7David SimonSt. Louis, Missouri$1,223
8Charlie DawsonOwensboro, Kentucky$959
9Kirby BrewerSt. Louis, Missouri$772

Tags: Chris Parsley

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000