2019 SIGA Poker Championship
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.
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 ![]()
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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 ![]()
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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
Action opened with an under the gun raise to 250 from Dale Wasko, and he was called in four spots. The flop came ![]()
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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.
Here are a few of the stacks from around the room with play in Level 3.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
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 ![]()
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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
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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.
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.