Welcome to Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event Ameristar St. Charles
The 2019/20 season of the World Series of Poker Circuit has already completed three of the 35 scheduled stops of the series with its fourth being at a location the WSOP has not graced in some time, St. Louis. It's been five whole seasons since the Circuit has made an appearance in the St. Louis area but the drought is over as Day 1a of the $1,700 Main Event is set to kick-off at 11 am today in St. Charles at the Ameristar Casino.
The last time the WSOP stormed Missouri was back in February of 2015 at Lumiere Place, where Josh Turner bested 415 runners to claim his second gold ring along with $136,945 in his hometown of St. Louis.
Lumiere Place 2014/2015 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Turner | $136,945 |
| 2 | Javier Zarco | $84,629 |
| 3 | David Lee | $61,839 |
| 4 | Jesse Watson | $45,916 |
| 5 | Zachary Campbell | $34,623 |
| 6 | John Longowa | $26,500 |
| 7 | Scott Vetter | $20,580 |
| 8 | Ben Beighle | $16,210 |
| 9 | Michael Rieck | $12,948 |
Day 1a kicks off at 11 am local time, where players will start with 30,000 in chips and blinds will be 100/100 with big blind antes beginning in Level 2 (100/100). There will be 15-minute breaks after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 13 allowing players one re-entry until then.
Both starting days are scheduled to play through 16 levels. The first 15 levels will have 40-minutes blinds with level 16 lasting 60-minutes. Once the final level is completed, all remaining players will bag up for the night and return for Day 2 action on Sunday, September 8th at noon.
Main Event Day 1 Structure
| Level | Length | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 minutes | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 40 minutes | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 40 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 4 | 40 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 5 | 40 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 6 | 40 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 7 | 40 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 8 | 40 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 9 | 40 minutes | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 10 | 40 minutes | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 11 | 40 minutes | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 12 | 40 minutes | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 13 | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 14 | 40 minutes | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 15 | 40 minutes | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 16 | 60 minutes | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
The 2019/20 WSOP Circuit Season At Ameristar Casino
Today marks the start of the $1,700 Main Event at the Ameristar Casino, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been plenty of action that has already taken place. Here is a list of all the winners that have won events so far at the Ameristar Casino.
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack | 206 | $67,980 | Carlos Loving | $16,622 |
| Event #2: $400NLH | 1,093 | $360,690 | Cory Bogert | $50,034 |
| Event #3: $400 NLH | 157 | $51,810 | Matthew Koch | $13,567 |
| Event #4: $400 NLH 6-Handed | 232 | $76,560 | Andros Ioakimides | $18,119 |
| Event #5: $400 PLO | 117 | $38,610 | Cory Bogert | $10,674 |
| Event #6: $400 NLH Bounty | 160 | $36,800 | Christopher Parsley | $9,634 |
| Event #7: $400 NHL | 108 | $35,640 | Rob Keeling | $10,021 |
| Event #8: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 281 | $92,730 | Rob Keeling | $21,357 |
| Event #9: $600 NLH | 132 | $67,980 | Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. | $18,265 |
| $250 Seniors Event | 273 | $54,600 | Dave Simon | $12,733 |
PokerNews will be here all weekend long catching all the action straight from the tournament floor, so be sure to stay tuned as the action gets underway here at Ameristar St. Charles!
and Sisler lead out for 15,000 into a 70,000 pot from the big blind. 
for a rivered full house to rake in the massive pot.
flop that gave Cartwright the nut flush draw. 
and Landherr needed to dodge a diamond to keep his tournament hopes alive. 
fell on the river to eliminate Landherr.
