2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

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

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$151,284
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$793,860
Entries
524
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
204
Players Left
32

Perrone Dodges a Wazwaz Trap

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Rob Wazwaz checked a {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} board from under the gun, and Michael Perrone bet 11,000 into a pot of 15,000 from the button. Wazwaz called.

Wazwaz quickly checked the {6-Clubs} river, and Perrone checked behind.

"Great check," Wazwaz said, tabling {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for the nuts. Perrone mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
115,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Perrone us
Michael Perrone
57,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael PerroneRob Wazwaz

Chip Counts From the Other Half

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Spencer Alexander us
Spencer Alexander
125,000
18,000
18,000
John Simon us
John Simon
115,000
13,000
13,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
108,000
3,000
3,000
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
95,000
-37,000
-37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
84,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jim Calvo us
Jim Calvo
78,000
15,000
15,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
75,400
13,400
13,400
Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
68,000
34,000
34,000
Niel Mittelman us
Niel Mittelman
66,000
35,500
35,500
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
62,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeremy Brown us
Jeremy Brown
61,000
14,800
14,800
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
58,000
39,400
39,400
WSOP 1X Winner
George Dietz us
George Dietz
56,000
17,000
17,000
Javier Zarco es
Javier Zarco
54,000
54,000
54,000
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
52,000
-6,000
-6,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
43,000
2,000
2,000
Gerald Heath us
Gerald Heath
34,000
-35,000
-35,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
30,500
Jeffrey Minnerly us
Jeffrey Minnerly
30,100
-40,900
-40,900
Cero Zuccarello us
Cero Zuccarello
29,000
-9,000
-9,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
26,000
-5,000
-5,000
WPT 1X Winner
Richard Bai us
Richard Bai
26,000
6,500
6,500
Dave Grandin us
Dave Grandin
25,000
-27,000
-27,000
Michael Younan us
Michael Younan
20,100
-11,900
-11,900

Jansen Shakes Off Lauson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Bradley Jansen
Bradley Jansen

Bradley Jansen raised to 2,500 from middle position, and Travis Lauson three-bet to 7,500 from the small blind. Jansen called.

Lauson bet 5,100 on the {3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{a-Hearts} flop, and Jansen called.

The {9-Hearts} fell on the turn, and Lauson checked. Jansen double-checked his cards, then bet 9,000. Lauson tanked for a minute, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Travis Lauson us
Travis Lauson
64,000
38,300
38,300
Bradley Jansen us
Bradley Jansen
61,500
25,500
25,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bradley JansenTravis Lauson

Chip Counts From Half the Room

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Pekarek us
Jeremy Pekarek
132,500
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
132,000
2,000
2,000
WPT 3X Winner
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
110,500
-21,500
-21,500
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
97,000
44,000
44,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
77,000
33,000
33,000
Kenneth Baime us
Kenneth Baime
74,000
19,000
19,000
Larry Wagner us
Larry Wagner
64,000
-8,500
-8,500
Michael Hanson us
Michael Hanson
61,000
24,000
24,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
58,000
46,100
46,100
Deana McCarthy us
Deana McCarthy
55,700
-14,300
-14,300
Kevin Maahs us
Kevin Maahs
54,500
2,500
2,500
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
52,000
24,000
24,000
John Gallaher us
John Gallaher
48,000
-7,000
-7,000
Mo Nuwwarah us
Mo Nuwwarah
44,900
16,000
16,000
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DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
44,000
9,000
9,000
Robert Mitchell us
Robert Mitchell
43,000
-7,000
-7,000
Dan Wagner us
Dan Wagner
34,500
14,800
14,800
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
34,000
11,000
11,000
John Reading us
John Reading
33,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
32,000
5,000
5,000
$25K Fantasy
Sanket Desai us
Sanket Desai
14,000
-25,000
-25,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Fielder Busts Helstern

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Jorden Helstern bet 5,500 on a {q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} flop from middle position, and Jeff Fielder called in the cutoff, while the button folded.

Helstern fired 10,500 on the {k-Spades} turn, and Fielder called again.

The {4-Spades} river saw Helstern empty the clip with a shove for 21,200, and Fielder quickly called.

"Nice hand," Helstern said, flipping his {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} up. Helstern's pair of kings were crushed by the {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} of Fielder, and Fielder's set sent Helstern to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
105,000
55,000
55,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
Busted

Tags: Jeff FielderJorden Helstern

A Look at the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Winners Thus Far

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $400 NLH Turbo311$103,290Darin Utley$22,642
Event #2: $400 PLO164$54,120Kyle Klett$13,723
Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight983$324,390James Gregg$54,155
Event #4: $400 NLH Turbo257$84,810Jorden Helstern$19,019
Event #5: $400 NLH Turbo155$51,150Ken Donarski$113,127
Event #6: $400 NLH 6-Handed224$73,920Todd Sladek$17,630
Event #7: $400 NLH 8-Handed162$83,430Brett Reichard$21,611
Event#8: $400 NLH Monster Stack610$201,300Jason Farkas$38,039
Seniors Event #1: $250 NLH Turbo311$62,200Scott Weinstein$13,642

Altman Surges Over Six-Figures

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Brian Altman
Brian Altman

Deana McCarthy raised to 2,000 from the cutoff, and Brian Altman three-bet to 8,000 in the small blind. The big blind quickly called, and McCarthy tagged along as well.

Altman led out for 10,000 on the {2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop, and the big blind snap-shoved for 27,600. McCarthy folded, and Altman called.

Opponent: {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Brian Altman: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Altman had two overs and an open-ended straight draw against the middle pair of his opponent. The {k-Clubs} turn sealed the elimination for Altman before the {10-Spades} could fall on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
130,000
78,000
78,000
WPT 3X Winner
Deana McCarthy us
Deana McCarthy
70,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Brian AltmanDeana McCarthy

Rogowski Doesn't Get a Peek

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ian Matakis checked a {3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop from middle position, and Andy Rogowski bet 2,300 from the cutoff. Jorden Helstern called on the button, and Matakis check-raised to 9,500. Rogowski and Helstern both folded, and Rogowski said, "C'mon, show it!" to Matakis.

Matakis didn't oblige, folding face-down, and Rogowski said, "I folded top pair, if you wanna know."

Matakais said, "Thank you," while stacking his chips up.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
59,000
5,000
5,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
58,000
36,000
36,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
36,100
8,000
8,000

Tags: Andy RogowskiIan MatakisJorden Helstern