2019 WSOP International Circuit Aruba

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

2019 WSOP International Circuit Aruba

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
310
Prize
$95,061
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$407,535
Entries
269
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
136
Players Left
22

Tough Start for Ramirez

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Sergio Ramirez was already down to less than half his starting stack and got involved in another pot right away. With 1,700 in the middle, Ramirez was heads-up with a player in early position. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Ramirez was faced with a bet of 1,500. Ramirez min-raised to 3,000 and his opponent called.

The {7-Clubs} paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the {9-Spades} on the river. The action was checked to Ramirez again and he slid out a bet of 2,800. His opponent wasted little time before throwing his cards away and Ramirez finally raked in a pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergio Ramirez
15,500

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Gates Runs Into a Much Bigger Flush

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

A completed board of {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} was spread across the table and Garry Gates was faced with a bet of 2,000. Gates raised to 8,000 and Andrew Hills just called in position. The initial better folded and it was time for showdown.

"Do you have a flush?" Gates asked.

Hills turned over {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for an ace-high flush.

"You just called with the nut flush?" Gates questioned. But it was soon pointed out that there was a straight flush possibility. Gates flashed {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a baby flush and Hills was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Hills
41,200
11,200
11,200
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Garry Gates
24,500
-5,500
-5,500

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
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Some of the Usual Suspects

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The field is already up to nearly 60 entries in the early going of Day 1b and many of the usual suspects who did not make it through on Day 1a have returned for another shot today.

Player Chips Progress
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Craig Trost
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Facundo Vazquez
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Jason James
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kimberly McClymont
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Andrew Hills
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Garry Gates
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Wendy Freedman
30,000
30,000
30,000

Cards Are in the Air

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The tournament director has gone over a few brief rules and has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal. The cards are now in the air on Day 1b of the WSOP International Circuit Aruba Main Event.

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

Welcome Back to Day 1b of the WSOP International Circuit Aruba $1,700 Main Event

WSOP Circuit Ring
WSOP Circuit Ring

It was deemed a widely successful opening day at the World Series of Poker International Circuit Aruba for Day 1a of the $1,700 Main Event that saw a total of 133 entries. Tournament organizers were pleased with the turnout after a long absence of poker in the small Caribbean island and the numbers should only get better today on Day 1b, the second and final starting flight of the event.

The tournament boasts a guaranteed prizepool of $250,000 and there should be no issue in reaching that goal in the early going today. While most players have made their way from the cooler climate in North America to the beaches of the Caribbean to enjoy some poker at the same time, there is still plenty of flavor from all over the world who are looking to get their hands on a WSOP Circuit ring.

Not only will the winner be walking away with some new poker jewelry and the lion's share of the prizepool, but they will also earn their way into the 2020 Global Casino Championship that takes place in August of 2020. The temperature outside is warm and the action is about to heat up in the ballroom of the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort and Casino.

Each player will begin with a starting stack of 30,000 chips and the blinds will start off at 100/100. The levels will be 30 minutes in length today with a 15-minute break after every four levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 12 and a total of 17 levels will be played today. The levels will increase to 45 minutes after level 20 on Day 2.

Late registration will remain open until after the dinner break and each player is permitted a single re-entry should they choose to do so. A total of 22 players made it through Day 1a and that number is expected to be slightly higher today. They will all be hoping to catch the current chip leader Matt Russell who bagged up a whopping stack of 418,000 chips.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be at the heart of the action to bring you all of the updates throughout the entire day.

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$1,700 Main Event

Day 1b Started