$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

03-07-2020 23:42 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	400,000 90,000	90,000

Maurice Hawkins	345,000 45,000	45,000
Tim Vance	275,000 101,500	101,500
Tim Lanzone	266,000 39,000	39,000
Blake Jakel	244,000 89,000	89,000
Zack Mullennix	216,000 203,700	203,700
Eric Salazar	160,000 -68,000	-68,000
Mack Ham	160,000 66,000	66,000
Ravi Raghavan	130,000 37,000	37,000

Nicola Ditrapani	115,000 115,000	115,000
Nam Phan	45,000 -51,500	-51,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Buell	155,000 109,000	109,000
Kevin Waller	27,000 -17,000	-17,000

Jennings Out of Shells

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Greg Jennings was all in for about 20,000 in the big blind after a limp from under the gun and a shove from small blind Cory Bogert. The limper folded.

Jennings:
Bogert:

Things got hairy for the fours when the board read but a didn't do it for Jennings. He offered Bogert a fist bump then headed out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Bogert	84,000 -17,000	-17,000
Greg Jennings	Busted

Tags: Cory Bogert Greg Jennings

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

03-07-2020 23:10 UTC-5

Apter's Kings Pay Off Big

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Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With about 60,000 in the pot, Brett Apter bet 34,000 in middle position. The board read and his opponent under the gun announced all in. Apter quickly called and showed . He was crushing and the river was a pip lower than Apter's opponent needed. Apter covered his 120,000 or so and scooped a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	310,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Brett Apter

03-07-2020 23:08 UTC-5

Izadi Unlucky and Busted

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Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Hamid Izadi shoved for 55,000 over an open to 7,000, and the opener splashed in calling chips with . That was live against and prevailed on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Izadi	Busted

Tags: Hamid Izadi

03-07-2020 22:58 UTC-5

Lanzone Turns Three-Outer

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Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player under the gun opened for 7,000, Heather Alcorn made it 15,000 a couple of seats over, and big blind Tim Lanzone cold-called. The opener made it three to the flop, which checked through for a board of . Action checked to Alcorn and she bet 20,000. Lanzone was the only taker, bringing a . Lanzone checked and faced 30,000, causing him to groan.

"Let's be honest, you have kings," he declared. "You always have kings."

However, he slid in a call and his was a winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	241,000 51,000	51,000
Tim Lanzone	227,000

Tags: Heather Alcorn Tim Lanzone

03-07-2020 22:41 UTC-5

Hawkins Finishes Him

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Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in the big blind checked with on the board and Maurice Hawkins quickly checked it back. The river was the and the big blind led out 15,000. Hawkins set him in for about 40,000 more and the player called off moments later.

Hawkins flipped over and began racking up as the table was breaking.

"Quads!" he yelled. "Finish him!"

The other player flashed and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	300,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

03-07-2020 22:26 UTC-5

Big Dub for Lawson

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

A player under the gun bet 10,000 on a flop, Jon Lawson made it 35,000 on his left, and another player behind folded. The bettor came back with 70,000 and Lawson immediately jammed for 107,500.