Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Helstern Bets Turn, Gets Fold
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
The under-the-gun player bet 1,800, and Jordan Helstern called on the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. The turn came 
, Helstern bet 3,200, and the early position player folded.
"Show the royal flush," said Jared Shipley, who wasn't involved in the hand. Helstern didn't oblige, but he did rake in the small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Solis Ships
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
The cutoff player limped, the button raised to 1,800, and Stan Solis called in the big blind. The original limper also called.
Action checked to the button, who bet 2,500 on the 
flop. Both opponents called.
Action checked to the button again on the 
turn, who put out another bet for 7,000. Solis called, and the cutoff folded.
Both players checked the 
river, and Solis showed down 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Smith Hits "Dirty River" on Georato
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
Robert Georato opened to 1,300 from the cutoff, and got a call from Mitchell Smith on the button, as well as the player on the big blind.
The flop came 
, and action checked to Georato, who bet 1,600. Smith called, and the big blind folded.
Georaro bet 3,400 on the turn, and Smith called. The river fell 
, and both players checked.
Smith turned over 
, with the river ace giving him trips and allowing him to get the better of Georato's 
. Players at the table commented that the final ace was a "dirty river" as Smith collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | |
|
23,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
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Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
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Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
161,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
93,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
81,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
80,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
80,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
70,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
53,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
47,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
46,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
42,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
42,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
38,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
34,000 | |
|
||
|
33,000 | |
|
32,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
30,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
22,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
22,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
20,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
20,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
20,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Cho Chips Up
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
John Cho opened to 1,200 under the gun, and a player on the button called.
Both players checked the 
flop. The turn came , Cho bet 1,800 and the opponent called.
A brick came out on the river, Cho bet 4,100 and the opponent folded, bringing Cho back up to starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Defending Champ Sanders in the Hunt
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
Scott Sanders is the defending champion in the WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event, and he's in the hunt in the Day 1a field with a 53,000 stack as Level 7 plays on.
Sanders topped a field of 442 entries in November 2018, taking down the WSOPC ring and the first-place prize of $147,314. Sanders has a total of $461,121 in career earnings, including a quarter of five-figure scores within the last 12 months.
The latest of those big paydays came after a fourth-place finish in the $560 Monster Stack event at the Bay 101 Fall Poker Classic, which netted $11,960.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500