$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

12-20-2019 21:39 UTC-7

Kovalchuk Gets There

TylerWarken

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Katie Lindsay raised to 2,600 from under the gun and got called by Faraz Jaka on the button, the player in the small blind and Vladimir Kovalchuk in the big blind.

The flop came and Lindsay put out a continuation bet of 4,000 when the action checked to her. Jaka called, the small blind folded and Kovalchuk moved all in for 17,900. Lindsay went all in over the top and Jaka quickly folded.

Vladimir Kovalchuk:
Katie Lindsay:

Lindsay was ahead but not for long as the fell on the turn. The meaningless completed the board and Kovalchuk got the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	140,000 -25,300	-25,300

Katie Lindsay	70,000 70,000	70,000
Vladimir Kovalchuk	53,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Katie Lindsay Vladimir Kovalchuk

12-20-2019 21:24 UTC-7

Fisher Eliminated

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player from late position opened to 3,200 and Paul Fisher three-bet jammed for 18,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to the initial raiser who called.

Paul Fisher:
Opponent:

Fisher was behind and needed some help but didn't receive any from the runout ending his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Fisher	Busted

Tags: Paul Fisher

12-20-2019 21:19 UTC-7

Jazayeri Gets Paid on All Three Streets

TylerWarken

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sean Jazayeri raised to 3,000 on his button and got called by both players in the blinds.

The flop came and Jazayeri bet 5,000 when the action checked to him. The small blind called and the big blind folded.

The board paired on the turn card and Jazayeri fired out another bet of 8,000 which again got called.

The completed the board and Jazayeri bet 10,000 and tabled after his opponent paid the bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Jazayeri	150,000

Tags: Sean Jazayeri

12-20-2019 21:11 UTC-7

Steve Foutty Secures Sixth Ring in Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas.

In Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty, 86 entries created a $19,780 prize pool that was paid out to the top 13 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Joris Springael (10th- $464), Nghi Tran (11th - $464), Lloyd Yamada (12th - $464), and John Nowak (13th - $444).

In the end, it was Las Vegas native Steve Foutty who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $6,042 payday.

This is Foutty’s third ring in the 2019-2020 Circuit season. Before this season, it had been four years since his last Circuit victory. Despite the hot streak, Foutty insists he’s not doing anything differently. “Just continuing to grind,” he said.

Now that he’s a member of the six-ring club, only 17 players are ahead of him on the all-time rings list.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Steve Foutty	Las Vegas, Nevada	$6,042
2	Gerald Cunniff	Saint Paul, Minnesota	$3,732
3	Alfred Atamian	Mission, Texas	$2,478
4	Paula Murphy	Hallandale Beach, Florida	$1,711
5	Gary Pagel	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	$1,230
6	Dean Yoon	Fullerton, California	$923
7	Maury Solano	El Paso, Texas	$723
8	Peter Dirksen	San Francisco, California	$594
9	Daniel Hummer	Cincinnati, Ohio	$511

Tags: Daniel Hummer John Nowak Joris Springael Lloyd Yamada Maury Solano Nghi Tran Peter Dirksen Steve Foutty

12-20-2019 21:01 UTC-7

Another Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	165,300 72,800	72,800

Jonathan Tamayo	91,200 48,600	48,600
Matt Affleck	71,200 -35,000	-35,000
Allen Kessler	68,300 -2,900	-2,900

Jared Jaffee	65,200 34,000	34,000

Mehrnaz Yousefnejad	63,200 -9,300	-9,300
Aaron Massey	63,200 10,900	10,900
Brian Green	62,300 39,900	39,900

Carlos Guerrero	61,400 19,700	19,700
Everett Carlton	60,200 41,300	41,300
Brian Mancilla	48,200 21,500	21,500
Brock Wilson	47,500

Jeannette Mendez	41,200 -34,300	-34,300
Joseph Cheong	39,600

Michael Wang	32,000 13,100	13,100

Yoon Kim	12,300 -6,400	-6,400

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-20-2019 20:54 UTC-7

Pekarek Three Outs Yu

TylerWarken

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

Jeremy Pekarek moved all in for his last 8,900 from early position and Ryan Yu threw in a chip to call from middle position. The rest of the table folded and they turned their cards over.

Jeremy Pekarek:
Ryan Yu:

Pekarek was behind and at risk but the flop sent him into the lead. The and completed the board to give Pekarek the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Yu	70,000
Jeremy Pekarek	20,000 -14,800	-14,800

Tags: Jeremy Pekarek Ryan Yu

12-20-2019 20:51 UTC-7

Ferguson Flops Top-Set and Improves on River for Double

Anthony Thompson

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

There was all in action preflop between Chris "Jesus" Ferguson on the button and Mitchell Hecht from the small blind with Ferguson's stack at risk.

Mitchell Hecht:
Chris Ferguson:

Hecht was behind and needed help to eliminate Ferguson but things got worse after the case ace fell on the flop giving Ferguson top-set.

The turn gave Hecht two-pair and the dealer added salt on top of the wound dropping another with the on the river giving both players full house's but Ferguson held the better of it snagging the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Mitchell Hecht	30,000 -2,600	-2,600

Tags: Chris Ferguson Mitchell Hecht

12-20-2019 20:46 UTC-7

More Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Fleischer	300,000 95,000	95,000
Stephen Graner	210,000 152,400	152,400

Nitis Udornpim	135,600 49,200	49,200

Adam Owen	125,400 85,400	85,400
Ryan Leng	125,300 78,200	78,200

Corey Hochman	103,500 73,500	73,500
Dylan Linde	88,400 -19,000	-19,000

Alan Cutler	75,400 -7,000	-7,000
Nick Pupillo	75,400 44,200	44,200

Matthew Elsby	72,100 24,500	24,500

Vinny Pahuja	65,200 45,600	45,600
Benjamin Moon	63,200 -20,800	-20,800

Tyler Phillips	62,400
Michael Rossitto	60,300
Gary Herstein	55,600 39,900	39,900
Paul Petten	55,200 22,900	22,900
Ryan Laplante	30,000 -18,700	-18,700

Marle Cordeiro	30,000
Jesse Sylvia	30,000 -2,400	-2,400

Tony Dunst	23,200 -6,800	-6,800

Steve Roselius	16,900 -100	-100
Zachary Vuong	14,700 -15,000	-15,000

12-20-2019 20:39 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts After Break

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Sinishtaj	75,400 75,400	75,400

Mitchell Garshofsky	67,400 18,700	18,700
Josias Santos	63,400 20,800	20,800
Joe McKeehen	61,200 21,500	21,500

Richard Bai	50,300 13,800	13,800
Patrick Truong	32,600 500	500
Ronnie Dowdy	22,300
Chris Moorman	20,300 -39,700	-39,700

Brett Apter	18,100 -11,900	-11,900

Pavel Milanov	8,000 -22,000	-22,000