$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

02-07-2020 22:30 UTC-5

More Day 1a Eliminations

BrandonTemple

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Cole Sudeck	Busted
Niel Mittelman	Busted
Deana McCarthy	Busted
DJ MacKinnon	Busted
Dan Wagner	Busted
John Reading	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted

Joel Gilmore	Busted
Steve Wazwaz	Busted
Jason Reno	Busted
Ravi Raghavan	Busted

Michael Younan	Busted
Bryan Andrews	Busted
Sanket Desai	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

02-07-2020 22:27 UTC-5

Chip Counts From the Other Half

BrandonTemple

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	240,000 129,500	129,500
Rich Alsup	175,000 117,000	117,000

Spencer Alexander	150,000 27,000	27,000
Jeff Fielder	150,000 40,000	40,000
Cero Zuccarello	140,000 111,000	111,000
James Gregg	105,000 -27,000	-27,000
Kou Vang	100,000 -40,000	-40,000
Javier Zarco	66,000 12,000	12,000
Michael Perrone	65,000 -7,000	-7,000

Gerald Heath	65,000 21,000	21,000
George Dietz	61,000 5,000	5,000
Larry Wagner	56,000 19,000	19,000
Rob Wazwaz	51,000 -64,000	-64,000

Jeremy Brown	49,000 2,000	2,000
Andy Rogowski	49,000 -13,000	-13,000
Aaron Johnson	37,500 -30,500	-30,500
Jeffrey Minnerly	30,000 -100	-100
Gary Herstein	25,000 -500	-500
Jerod Smith	25,000 -20,000	-20,000

02-07-2020 22:24 UTC-5

Hanson Fades a Big Draw For a Double

BrandonTemple

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

Michael Hanson raised to 5,000 from the cutoff, and Richard Bai called in the big blind.

Bai checked the flop to Hanson, who bet 10,000. Bai check-raised all in, and Hanson called off his last 37,000 total.

Michael Hanson:
Richard Bai:

Hanson held the lead with his pair of kings, but the defending champ Bai held a plethora of outs with his straight and flush draws. The turn and river bricked off, and Hanson scored another double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hanson	85,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Michael Hanson Richard Bai

02-07-2020 22:12 UTC-5

Siemienas Takes From Chip Leader Altman

BrandonTemple

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

Brian Altman, who has been on a tear since the break, raised to 4,500 from the cutoff, and Gerald Siemienas called in the big blind.

Siemienas check-called a bet of 4,000 from Altman on the flop, and both players checked the turn.

The fell on the river, and Siemienas bet 10,000. Altman folded, and Siemienas flashed the as he collected the pot. Despite the setback, Altman sits with more than 300,000 and the current chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	320,000 145,000	145,000

Gerald Siemienas	90,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Brian Altman Gerald Siemienas

02-07-2020 22:03 UTC-5

Hanson Knocks One Out in a Roller Coaster Hand

BrandonTemple

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

Michael Hanson jammed for 27,500 from middle position, and the button called off his last 26,000.

"Hope I picked a good spot!" Hanson said.

Michael Hanson:
Opponent:

Hanson had indeed picked a decent spot, as he was ahead with king-high. Hanson's spirits dimmed after the flop delivered his opponent a straight, leaving Hanson looking for a diamond (but not the queen of diamonds) to avoid being left with 1,500 in chips. The turn was a brick, but Hanson found the on the river to earn the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hanson	60,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Michael Hanson

02-07-2020 21:54 UTC-5

Chip Counts From Half the Room

BrandonTemple

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Pekarek	250,500 -14,500	-14,500

Brian Altman	175,000 43,000	43,000

Craig Trost	161,000 21,000	21,000
Justin Brown	140,000
Kenneth Baime	135,000 20,000	20,000
Nadya Magnus	105,000 37,000	37,000
Richard Bai	98,000 39,000	39,000
Eddie Blumenthal	95,000 61,000	61,000
Gerald Siemienas	92,000 29,500	29,500
Chad Holloway	82,000 20,000	20,000

Jim Calvo	77,000 -1,000	-1,000
Paul Flynn	74,000 56,900	56,900
Dennis Siem	69,000 -39,800	-39,800
Travis Lauson	65,000 1,000	1,000
Nik Stone	57,000
Kevin Maahs	55,000 500	500
Josh Reichard	54,000 23,500	23,500
Robert Mitchell	51,000 8,000	8,000
John Simon	46,000 -81,000	-81,000
Michael Hanson	33,000 -28,000	-28,000
Gary Herstein	25,500 -24,500	-24,500
Dave Grandin	10,000 -15,000	-15,000
Michael Moncek	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-07-2020 21:31 UTC-5

Break Time

BrandonTemple

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

Players are off on a fifteen-minute break. Registration for Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Hotel and Casino $1,700 Main Event will come to a close at the conclusion of the break.

02-07-2020 21:29 UTC-5

Michael Leaves Michael With Fumes

BrandonTemple

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

Michael Moncek, who just finished fourth in Event #9: $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em, jammed for 34,800 from middle position, and Michael Perrone called off his last 33,700 on the button.

"I looked at one!" Moncek said, to which Perrone replied, "No pair...that's good for me!"

Michael Moncek:
Michael Perrone: