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

12-20-2019 20:28 UTC-7

Moorman Doubles

TylerWarken

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

A player raised to 2,500 under the gun and Chris Moorman three-bet to 7,000 from middle position. The action got back to the under the gun player who put Moorman all in for his last 28,400. Moorman snap called.

Chris Moorman:
Opponent:

Moorman was ahead but had to fade a diamond as the flop came . The board completed and to give Moorman the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	60,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Chris Moorman

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-20-2019 19:33 UTC-7

Dinner Break

TylerWarken

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

The players are now headed on a 45-minute dinner break.

12-20-2019 19:28 UTC-7

Pariente Holds With The Best Hand

TylerWarken

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Guy Pariente was under the gun and got his last 16,500 in the middle against the player in the cutoff.

Guy Pariente:
Opponent:

The flop, turn and rivered changed nothing and Pariente got the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guy Pariente	36,000

Tags: Guy Pariente

12-20-2019 19:22 UTC-7

Bai Squeezes Pot and Shows One Cowboy

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

The player under the gun opened for 1,600 and was called by Joe McKeehen from middle position along with the hijack player.

Action was on WSOP Potowatomi Circuit Main Event Champion Richard Bai who three-bet to 7,200 from the cutoff and watched all his opponent's fold then showed as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	39,700 -5,500	-5,500

Richard Bai	36,500

Tags: Richard Bai Joe McKeehen

12-20-2019 19:18 UTC-7

Hu Doubles

TylerWarken

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player opened to 1,800 from the hijack and Qi Hu moved all in for 8,200 on the button. The blinds got out of the way and the hijack put in the chips to call.

Qi Hu:
Opponent:

Hu remained in the lead after the flop. The turn improved Hu to a straight and the river completed the board to give Hu the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qi Hu	18

Tags: Qi Hu

12-20-2019 19:15 UTC-7

Green Scoops Pot

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jesse Sylvia opened for 1,600 from middle position and was called by Brian Green on the button along with the big blind player.

The flop was checked to Green who fired out 3,400 and took down the pot after both opponents mucked their hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Sylvia	32,400 2,400	2,400

Brian Green	22,400 -7,600	-7,600

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Brian Green

12-20-2019 19:03 UTC-7

Mark Liedtke Claims First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 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 #4: $400 NLH Monster Stack, 225 runners created a $74,250 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Patrick Testoni (11th - $1,233), Robert Cote (13th- $1,037), Nicholas Haynes (18th - $893), Brenda DeWitt (21st - $787), and Brian Green (23rd - $711).

In the end, it was Virginia native Mark Liedtke who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $17,309 payday.

“It feels pretty good,” he said after the event. This is Liedtke’s 40th career Circuit cash, and he’s come close to victory before, but until today always fell short of a ring. “I got second twice this year,” he recalled. “And a couple other final tables.”

Liedtke is primarily a cash game player. Tournaments are “more of a fun thing for me,” he said

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Mark Liedtke	Manassas, Virginia	$17,309
2	Michael Macarle	Phoenix, Arizona	$10,683
3	Brad Jarrett	Orlando, Florida	$7,595
4	Kyle Birdwell	Fort Worth, Texas	$5,506
5	Nathaniel Adams	Salt Lake City, Utah	$4,072
6	Thomas Kornechuk	Auburn, Washington	$3,074
7	Saad Ghanem	Laurel, Maryland	$2,369
8	Jesse Jones	Springfield, Missouri	$1,864
9	Trygve Leite	Oslo, Norway	$1,500

Tags: Brenda DeWitt Brian Green Jesse Jones Mark Liedtke Nicholas Haynes Patrick Testoni Robert Cote Saad Ghanem Trygve Leite

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

12-20-2019 18:54 UTC-7

Fleischer Adds To His Big Stack

TylerWarken

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position raised to 1,300 and got called by Terry Fleischer on the button as well as the player in the big blind.

The action was checked to Fleischer and he bet 2,000 when the flop came . The big blind folded and the player in middle position put in a check-raise to 6,400. Fleischer called.

The fell on the turn and Fleischer faced a bet of 7,500 from his opponent. Fleischer thought about it for a moment before putting his opponent all in for an additional 20,000. The player in middle position quickly folded and Fleischer now sits with over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Fleischer	205,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Terry Fleischer