CAD$880 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 SIGA Poker Championship

10-04-2019 15:09 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Earnest Ballantyne	95,000
Dale Wasko	42,000 42,000	42,000
Kyle Woloshyn	34,600 34,600	34,600
Trevor Norlander	34,000 4,000	4,000
Sy Clark	25,100 -2,700	-2,700
Murray Hicks	23,500 -2,500	-2,500
Kimberly McClymont	20,025 -1,975	-1,975
Derek Klimosko	18,500 500	500

Players are headed out of the MPR (also known as the Tatnka Tipi Room) for their first 20 minute break of the day. There are still four levels of late registration available, so numbers are sure to increase.

Action resumes in 20 minutes in Level 5 with blinds at 100/200 and Level 5 marks the start of a 200 chip big blind ante.

10-04-2019 14:55 UTC-5

Klimosko Holds

Lyle Bateman

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Derek Klimosko was the first to bet, making it 600 to go from the hijack. He was called by all four players left to act.

The flop came and it checked around. When it checked to Klimosko on the turn, he bet 1,100 before the player in small blind check-raised to 2,275. Klimosko called, and both remaining players checked the river.

Klimosko rolled over pocket sevens to take the pot against his opponent's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Klimosko	18,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Derek Klimosko

10-04-2019 14:41 UTC-5

Day 1a Numbers Looking Good

Lyle Bateman

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Last year, Day 1a of this event drew a total of 134 entries. Even with the increased buy-in this year, numbers for 2019's Day 1a are almost equaling last year's total with pay still in Level 4 and registration open for nearly another three hours. Current;y. 128 entries have been recorded for this year's Day 1a, so it seems likely they'll beat last year's number before the gates come down.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

10-04-2019 14:32 UTC-5

Wasko Rivers It

Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Action opened with an under the gun raise to 250 from Dale Wasko, and he was called in four spots. The flop came and a player in middle position put in a bet of 500 after checks from the early actors.

One player got out of the way, but the other three called. The same player bet out for 1,500 on the turn, and was called by all three of his opponents. The player finally gave up on the river as action checked around.

Dale Wasko, the under the gun raiser, was the first to expose his cards, showing an ace-four for the rivered pair and the rest of the table mucked their hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Wasko	36,500

Tags: Dale Wasko

10-04-2019 14:21 UTC-5

Some Chip Counts

Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Here are a few of the stacks from around the room with play in Level 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Brass	41,000
Dallas Larson	39,000
Jared Klimosko	34,000
Trevor Norlander	30,000
Jim Loudon	30,000
Mike Smith	29,000
Sy Clark	27,800
Murray Hicks	26,000
Kimberly McClymont	22,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

10-04-2019 14:00 UTC-5

Brass Turns It

Lyle Bateman

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Action opened with a raise to 300 under the gun, and he saw three callers, including Shannon Brass in the small blind and Kimberly McClymont in the big.

The flop came down and action checked all the way around. On the turn, Brass led out for a bet of 750 and only McClymont came along to see the river .

Brass led again on the final round, firing 1,300 into the middle. McClymont hit the tank for 30 seconds or so before finally tossing in the call. She mucked her hand when Brass showed down for the turned trips.

Tags: Kimberly Mcclymont Shannon Brass

10-04-2019 13:50 UTC-5

The 2019 SIGA Championship Bracelet

Lyle Bateman

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Here's a look at what they are all playing for. Of course, the prize pool money and the WSOP Main Event seat are key parts of the prizes, but only one player a year is awarded the coveted bracelet.