2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
320
Players Left
52

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

"Plinko" Gets Tested By Wazwaz; Kim Out

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

On a {q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts} board, Steve Wazwaz elected to overbet shove for 73,000 into a pot of 45,000 from the big blind, and Joshua "Plinko" Clanton went into the tank from the big blind.

He spent a solid three minutes in the tank, at one point putting the 73,000 needed to call separate from the rest of his stack. He eventually took the chips and put them back in his stack then folded.

Meanwhile, at another table, Yoon Kim was seen making his exit from the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Clanton us
Joshua Clanton
150,000
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
118,000
43,000
43,000
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
Busted

Tags: Steve WazwazYoon KimJoshua Clanton

Prize Pool Information Released

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

The $1,700 Main Event at Potawatomi attracted 524 entries through two starting days and created a $793,860 prize pool.

A total of 79 places will be paid a minimum of $2,770 with the winner of the event will taking home $151,284 along with a coveted gold ring and a seat into the 2020 Global Casino Championship.

WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Main Event Payouts

PlacePrize Money
1$151,284
2$93,498
3$68,947
4$51,484
5$38,937
6$29,829
7$23,152
8$18,209
9$14,514
10-12$11,727
13-15$9,607
16-18$7,980
19-21$6,724
22-24$5,747
25-27$4,984
28-30$4,387
31-33$3,920
34-36$3,556
37-45$3,277
46-54$3,067
55-63$2,917
64-72$2,819
73-79$2,770

Herstein Can't Crack Underwood's Aces

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

Gary Herstein raised to 5,500 from middle position, and Christopher Underwood three-bet shoved for 17,500 from the cutoff. Herstein tanked for a minute before committing calling chips.

Christopher Underwood: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}
Gary Herstein: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

Herstein picked up a pair on the {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop, and added an open-ended straight draw on the {9-Diamonds} turn. The {4-Diamonds} river bricked off for Herstein, and Underwood doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
110,000
Christopher Underwood us
Christopher Underwood
40,000
9,500
9,500

Tags: Christopher UnderwoodGary Herstein

Chip Counts From the Other Half

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Melissa Bryne us
Melissa Bryne
175,000
-14,000
-14,000
Byron Ziebell us
Byron Ziebell
150,000
60,000
60,000
Hannah Guthrie us
Hannah Guthrie
120,000
-10,000
-10,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
120,000
120,000
120,000
$25K Fantasy
John Gallaher us
John Gallaher
112,500
-12,500
-12,500
Steve Buell us
Steve Buell
112,000
63,000
63,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
110,000
32,000
32,000
Brent Ballentine us
Brent Ballentine
101,000
-9,000
-9,000
Dave Grandin us
Dave Grandin
99,000
43,300
43,300
DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
87,000
10,000
10,000
James Pupillo us
James Pupillo
79,500
79,500
79,500
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
79,000
56,500
56,500
Ryan Scully us
Ryan Scully
75,000
-4,000
-4,000
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
75,000
-4,500
-4,500
Garrett Riley us
Garrett Riley
74,500
-22,500
-22,500
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
70,000
41,000
41,000
Ben Rock us
Ben Rock
70,000
-5,000
-5,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
66,000
66,000
66,000
WPT 1X Winner
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
60,000
-65,000
-65,000
Michael Wolff us
Michael Wolff
57,000
-1,000
-1,000
Kenneth Brunette us
Kenneth Brunette
54,000
25,100
25,100
Quin Mallette us
Quin Mallette
41,000
6,300
6,300
John Reading us
John Reading
30,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Ploof Leaves Pupillo Short

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

Matthew Ploof jammed for 33,000 from under the gun, and Nick Pupillo had him at risk on the button.

Matthew Ploof: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Nick Pupillo: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Ploof ended up on the right side of the flip after a {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} board failed to improve Pupillo.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Ploof us
Matthew Ploof
69,000
12,000
12,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
15,000
-35,000
-35,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matthew PloofNick Pupillo

"Pops" Gets Popped By Yofon

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

Brett Reichard had his last chips in preflop against Marcus Yofon, and was already standing up and walking away from the table.

The {6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{a-Clubs} board was on the felt, and Reichard's {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} was bested by Yofon's {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, as Reichard's flopped pair of kings were beat by the rivered flush of Yofon, sending Reichard, who won his third WSOP Circuit ring here earlier in the week, to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Marcus Yofon us
Marcus Yofon
141,500
11,000
11,000
Brett Reichard us
Brett Reichard
Busted

Tags: Brett ReichardMarcus Yofon

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Pekarek us
Jeremy Pekarek
195,000
131,000
131,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
160,000
-13,000
-13,000
George Aldrich us
George Aldrich
153,000
48,000
48,000
Mo Nuwwarah us
Mo Nuwwarah
139,500
100,100
100,100
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James Burns us
James Burns
139,000
34,000
34,000
Daniel Dombrowski us
Daniel Dombrowski
135,000
-25,000
-25,000
Nikolas Stone us
Nikolas Stone
131,000
49,000
49,000
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
129,000
31,000
31,000
Igor Hot us
Igor Hot
123,000
-1,000
-1,000
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
117,500
87,500
87,500
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
95,000
37,000
37,000
Jeremy Brown us
Jeremy Brown
95,000
-30,000
-30,000
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
87,000
-18,200
-18,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Sultan Ahmed us
Sultan Ahmed
85,000
22,000
22,000
Sam Cosby us
Sam Cosby
59,000
26,400
26,400
Matthew Ploof us
Matthew Ploof
57,000
34,000
34,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
50,000
5,000
5,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
45,000
1,000
1,000
Alex Ziskin us
Alex Ziskin
30,500
4,500
4,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
25,000
-14,600
-14,600
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
24,000
-6,000
-6,000
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Joshua "Plinko" Clanton Wins Third Ring In $250 Turbo

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Joshua "Plinko" Clanton
Joshua "Plinko" Clanton

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi.

In Event #11: $250 NLH Turbo, 366 runners created a $73,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 55 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Okan Bas (10th- $1,112), George Pappas (23rd - $571), Cody Brinn (27th - $505), Christopher Underwood (41st - $377), James Burns (45th - $377) and Daniel Dombrowski (51st - $369.

In the end, it was North Carolina native Joshua "Plinko" Clanton who collected every chip in play to win his sthird gold ring along with a $15,374 payday.

The one-day tournament generated a total prizepool of $73,200. “Plinko” went into the final table at the bottom of the chip stacks but he never lost focus gathering chips from players until there were four players remaining.

Mack Ham was the first to bite the bullet after getting in his short stack ahead but fell victim to Gayle McCormick’s four-card straight.
Tim Frank was next after he jammed his ace-nine into Clanton’s pocket aces and took his exit in third place.

The heads-up battle saw Clanton hold the majority of the chips in play, but after two double-ups, McCormick took the chip lead and continued to play well until Clanton flopped a set of three’s ending her night in second place.

“Mack, Tim, and Gayle all played really well,” Clanton stated about his last three opponents.

The victory marked Clanton’s third ring, but he gave his first two away to some very important people in his life.

“This one's for me,” stated Clanton. “My first ring I won it was my son’s birthday so I gave him that one and then when I won my second one it was my daughter’s birthday the next week so she got that one, so this one is mine,” Clanton said with a smile on his face. This win brings Clanton’s WSOP earnings to just under $150,000.

“I just want to say thank you to my very special girlfriend Amanda for letting me play and to all the dealers/staff for doing an outstanding job.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Joshua ClantonCharlotte, NC$15,374
2Gayle McCorminsWilmette, IL$9,502
3Tim FrankBBeaver Dam, WI$6,873
4Mack HamChicago, IL$5,049
5Kurt TaphornAlpharetta, GA$3,768
6Parmod SoniWildwood, MO$2,856
7Christian GrindleWarsaw, IN$2,201
8Konstantin MikhailovBrookfield, WI$1,724
9John AmesElkhorn, WI$1,373

Tags: Christopher UnderwoodCody BrinnDaniel DombrowskiGeorge PappasJames BurnsJohn AmesJoshua ClantonMack HamParmod Soni