$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

09-20-2019 19:08 UTC-5

Nelson Wins a Battle of Short Stacks

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a raise to 2,400 from the hijack and a call from the cutoff, the small blind shoved for 10,500, and Glen Nelson shoved over the top for 14,900, chasing out the hijack. The cutoff tanked for a bit before deciding to fold as well.

Opponent:
Glen Nelson:

Nelson improved to jacks-up on the flop, and took one of his opponent's outs away on the turn. The river gave Nelson a flush, while the cutoff cried out, saying he folded a full house. Nelson breathed a sigh of relief, then raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glen Nelson	32,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Glen Nelson

09-20-2019 18:56 UTC-5

More Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Simon	255,000 10,000	10,000
Ravi Raghavan	110,000 30,000	30,000

Michael Wolff	86,600 11,600	11,600
Kou Vang	74,000 33,700	33,700
Maurice Hawkins	71,000 29,000	29,000
Travis Lauson	67,000 -3,000	-3,000
Royce Matheson	54,000 24,000	24,000
Ken Baime	54,000 14,000	14,000
Jeremy Brown	53,000 26,000	26,000
Quinterol Mallette	50,800 -36,700	-36,700
Leon Gao	46,000 -24,500	-24,500
Brett Reichard	44,400 34,400	34,400
Matt Shepsky	36,800
Allen Kessler	34,500 -5,500	-5,500

Brian Altman	22,000 -3,200	-3,200

Steve Wazwaz	15,600 -8,400	-8,400
Larry Wagner	12,200 -16,500	-16,500

09-20-2019 18:54 UTC-5

John Sun Captures 1st Gold Ring a Month After Claiming MSPT Title

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is in Milwaukee to live report action the $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha drew 166 entrants and offered up a $54,780 prize pool to the top 25 players including Ben Rock (13th - $801), Mike Hanson (15th - $801), Brad Sailor (21st - $632), and Goran Filipovic (25th - $564).

Coming out on top was 43-year-old Hao “John” Sun, a regular at Potawatomi Casino. He not only won a $14,190 first-place prize, he also laid claim to his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. What’s more, it was his second taste of victory in a month. In August, Sun topped a 324-entry field to win the MSPT Majestic Star $1,100 Main Event for $71,945, which was his second MSPT title after becoming the 2016 Iowa State Poker Champion at Meskwaki Casino.

“I feel great. Think I’ll go get a nice dinner and party like a rockstar,” Sun said after the win.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Hao "John" Sun	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$14,190
2	Kyle Adams	Chicago, Illinois	$8,771
3	Sami Shurbaji	Dyer, Indiana	$6,091
4	Jack Karban	N/A	$4,329
5	Oleh Ferkalyuk	Chicago, Illinois	$3,151
6	Ricky Arts	N/A	$2,350
7	Donald Steiner	Littleton, Colorado	$1,798
8	Jay Johnson	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$1,411
9	Shawn Quinn	Middleton, Wisconsin	$1,136

Tags: John Sun

09-20-2019 18:49 UTC-5

Shanahan Nearly Triples Up

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Peter Alba ripped his last 10,400 in from middle position, and Frank Cerminara called next to act. Mike Shanahan made the call in the small blind, leaving himself just 1,200 behind.

Shanahan committed those last 1,200 chips after the flop, and Cerminara called.

Peter Alba:
Frank Cerminara:
Mike Shanahan:

Shanahan's pair of fives was ahead, and he held on the turn and river to eliminate Alba and essentially triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Cerminara	120,000 -20,000	-20,000
Mike Shanahan	33,000
Peter Alba	Busted

Tags: Frank Cerminara Mike Shanahan Peter Alba

09-20-2019 18:43 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	122,000 102,300	102,300
Howard Hankin	105,000 52,000	52,000
Kevin Maahs	88,000 10,000	10,000
Jacob Rich	83,600 55,600	55,600
Artem Zverhovskyy	83,000 39,000	39,000
Keven Stammen	65,000 16,100	16,100

Rich Alsup	57,000 19,500	19,500

Gary Herstein	55,000 49,000	49,000
Nadya Magnus	50,000 5,500	5,500
Mike Shin	46,000 25,300	25,300
Anselmo Villarreal	45,000 17,000	17,000
Ken Komberec	40,600 -6,900	-6,900
Jerod Smith	40,000 -19,000	-19,000
Dave Grandin	39,000 5,500	5,500
Rob Wazwaz	34,000 -76,000	-76,000

Jason Trezak	30,000 30,000	30,000
Dan Bekavac	30,000 30,000	30,000
Hao Sun	27,500 27,500	27,500
Janae Magnuson	20,000 -13,000	-13,000
Bradley Jansen	16,500

Craig Trost	Busted

09-20-2019 18:32 UTC-5

More Day 1a Photos From the 2019 WSOPC Potawatomi $1,700 Main Event

BrandonTemple

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

09-20-2019 17:32 UTC-5

Time For the Dinner Break

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are off on a one-hour dinner break.

09-20-2019 17:27 UTC-5

Hanson's Sixes Can't Best McArthur

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

After a raise from Michael Hanson on the button, Joseph McArthur three-bet to 6,400 in the small blind, and Hanson four-bet jammed for 28,000. McArthur thought for a few moments, then called.

Michael Hanson:
Joseph McArthur:

The in the window spelled disaster for Hanson, and the rest of the flop brought little immediate help. The turn gave Hanson a flush draw, but the river left Hanson done for the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph McArthur	80,000
Michael Hanson	Busted

Tags: Michael Hanson Joseph McArthur

09-20-2019 17:18 UTC-5

Komberec's Jacks Hang On For a KO

BrandonTemple

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jacob Rich raised to 1,800 from under the gun, and Melissa Bryne three-bet shoved for 20,000 from middle position. Ken Komberec four-bet jammed for 23,600 on the button, and Rich tanked for a minute before folding.

Melissa Bryne:
Ken Komberec: