2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi

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

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi

Final Results
Winner
Boris Kasabov
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$98,044
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$425,715
Entries
281
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
94
Players Left
17

Hargrove Calls Hawkins

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

Action was on the turn as the board read {8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}. Anthony Hargrove bet 7,000 and Maurice Hawkins called.

The river was the {j-Diamonds}. Hargrove put two chips into the middle and announced a bet of 9,000 and Hawkins instantly announced call before Hargrove could even finish saying the bet amount.

Hargrove turned over the {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} which was good enough as Hawkins mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Hargrove us
Anthony Hargrove
110,000
54,000
54,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
45,000
-70,000
-70,000

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Boyette Takes One

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

On the turn the board read {4-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Raymond Curran bet and Russell Boyette called while the third player in the hand folded.

The river was the {2-Clubs}. Both payers swiftly checked and Boyette showed the {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} which was the winning hand and he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Boyette us
Russell Boyette
75,000
48,000
48,000
Raymond Curran us
Raymond Curran
45,000
15,000
15,000

Tags: Russell Boyette

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Bierman Gets Value

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Stephen Bierman
Stephen Bierman

The board read {8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Stephen Bierman bet 10,000 into his opponent, who called pretty quickly.

Bierman revealed top pair with the {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} while his opponent could only muck. Bierman collected the pot to remain among the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Bierman us
Stephen Bierman
245,000
20,000
20,000

Hawkins Bombs River

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

River action was in progress as the board read {4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. The action was retold as Maurice Hawkins making it 9,000 preflop and finding one caller in Joan Hartwell.

On the flop, Hawkins bet 4,000 and was called. On the turn, he fired again for 12,000 and was called once again. On the river, a bet of 35,000 was facing Hartwell as Hawkins had again fired.

After a few seconds, Hartwell folded and Hawkins took down the decent-sized pot.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
115,000
45,000
45,000
Joan Hartwell us
Joan Hartwell
103,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Joan HartwellMaurice Hawkins

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Walters Makes Call With Ace High

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

After a bet and call, the turn was dealt to make the board read {4-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

David "Bama" Walters checked and his opponent piled all in quickly. Walters sat in contemplation while the dealer counted out the shove, which was for about 40,000. After 20 seconds Walters called.

Walters had the {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} which was beating the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} of his opponent.

The river came the {8-Diamonds} and Walters gathered in his opponent's stack and surged his own toward the top.

Player Chips Progress
David Walters us
David Walters
220,000
220,000
220,000

Tags: David Walters

Robert Cheung Ships Third Career Gold Ring

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

PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.

Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed saw 107 entries create a $25,310 prize pool, which was paid out to the top 17 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Daniel Boylen (10th - $912), Burnie Burns (13th - $650), and Todd Bartlett (16th - $650).

In the end, Canada’s Robert Cheung, a WSOP bracelet winner, beat Pricilla Giroir in heads-up play to win the tournament for $9,921 and his third career ring.

“I feel good. I love it here. The people and the players here are nice and friendly and the casino is very nice,” said Cheung. “I’m very impressed with the tournament area. Everyone was laughing, making jokes…having fun is more important than winning a tournament.”

The Canadian businessman added: “I have my business in Vancouver and whenever I can, I love to travel. Since the WSOP in summer this Vegas, I haven’t played any tournament. Everything went very smooth today. Everything has to go smooth to win a tournament.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Robert CheungVancouver, BC, Canada$9,921
2Priscilla GiroirLafayette, Louisiana$6,134
3Hanh NguyenBiloxi, Mississippi$4,100
4Colby HufmanKansas$2,831
5Jerry GiroirLafayette, Louisiana$2,021
6BJ McBrayerTuscaloosa, Alabama$1,495

Tags: Robert Cheung