$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

09-06-2019 23:09 UTC-5

Current WSOP Circuit Ameristar Casino Championship Leaderboard

Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The player with the most points at the end of this Circuit stop will receive a free seat into the 2020 Global Casino Championship. Points are updated overnight based on results from completed events.

The winner of the Main Event and the Casino Champion will earn a seat to the 2020 Global Casino Championship. There they will compete for a coveted gold bracelet. To become the Casino Champion a player must earn the most points at a given Circuit stop. Players earn points based on how well they finish in a tournament.

Place	Player	Points	Rings	Cashed	Earnings
1	Robert Keeling	135 pts	2	4	$37,075
2	Jeffrey Trudeau Jr.	115 pts	1	3	$54,374
3	Jerod Smith	110 pts	0	4	$22,778
4	Cory Bogert	102.5 pts	2	3	$61,371
5	Charlie Dawson	80 pts	0	3	$11,359
6	Andros Ioakimides	70 pts	1	3	$20,057
7	Christopher Parsley	70 pts	1	3	$12,266
8	Carlos Loving	60 pts	1	2	$20,685
9	Vincent Moscati	57.5 pts	0	3	$14,828
10	Matthew Koch	50 pts	1	1	$13,567

09-06-2019 23:01 UTC-5

Last Level of Play

Anthony Thompson

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

This is the last level of play for the evening with 33 players remaining.

Play will last 60-minutes unless sixteen percent of the field remains, at which point play could stop once 25 players are left.

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

09-06-2019 22:46 UTC-5

Final Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players are on their last break of the evening and will play one last 60-minute level upon return.

09-06-2019 22:36 UTC-5

George Rakes in Pot

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Shawn McCracken limped in from early position along with Stanislav Angelov from middle position and Gil George from the cutoff. Action was on HB Sablotney who raised to 12,500 and was called by Thomas Alcorn from the big blind. McCracken mucked his hand while both Angelov and George called.

The flop was checked to George who took down the pot with an all in bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Alcorn	250,000	70,000
HB Sablotney	225,000	-5,000
Shawn McCracken	160,000
Gil George	150,000	49,000
Stanislav Angelov	55,000	20,000

Tags: Thomas Alcorn Stanislav Angelov Shawn McCracken HB Sablotney Gil George

09-06-2019 22:26 UTC-5

Barnett Turns the Tide on Stammen; Wins with River Bet

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Hunter Barnett opened for 7,000 from early position and was called by Keven Stammen on the button.

The flop came and Barnett check-called Stammen's 7,500 bet to see the turn.

Barnett lead out for 12,000 and Stammen called only to fold after Barnett threw out a 25,000 bet after the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hunter Barnett	130,000	45,000
Keven Stammen	72,000	-68,000

Tags: Keven Stammen Hunter Barnett

09-06-2019 22:19 UTC-5

McCracken Stays Aggressive

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

An early position player opened for 6,000 and HB Sablotney called from late position. Action was on Shawn McCracken who three-bet to 18,000 on the button and was called by both his opponents.

The flop was checked to McCracken who took down the pot with 15,000 bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
HB Sablotney	230,000	25,000
Shawn McCracken	160,000	30,000

Tags: Shawn McCracken HB Sablotney

09-06-2019 22:15 UTC-5

Local Player Rob Keeling Captures WSOP Gold

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

PokerNews is on site at the Ameristar St. Charles for the latest World Series of Poker Circuit stop, and while we’re only doing live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, it’s not the only tournament that’s been playing out inside the casino.

For the past week, a slew of side events has taken place and awarded gold rings to the lucky winners. One such tournament was Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that drew 108 entrants and created a $35,640 prize pool.

Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jacob Phillips (10th - $702), Thomas Alcorn (11th - $702), Matthew Koch (12th - $702), Jeff Copeland (13th - $609), Melissa Bryne (14th - $609), Robert Lawson (15th - $609), Vadim Kleydman (16th - $545), and Mark “Pegasus” Smith (17th - $545).

After finishing fifth in Event #3: $400 NLH, local player Rob Keeling, 46, went even deeper and managed to close our Event #7 for $10,021 and his first circuit gold ring.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Rob Keeling	Portland, Missouri	$10,021
2	Jesse Mull	Overland Park, Kansas	$6,191
3	Varun Enjum Chowdhay	St. Louis, Missouri	$4,295
4	Greg Wood	St. Charles, Missouri	$3,056
5	Thomas Morse	St. Louis, Missouri	$2,232
6	Garrett Riley	Quincy, Illinois	$1,674
7	Kurt Haiss	Bartlesville, Oklahoma	$1,290
8	Vincent Moscati	Verplanck, New York	$1,023
9	Robert Miller	Plato, Missouri	$835

Tags: Rob Keeling

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-06-2019 22:07 UTC-5

Puccio Eliminated a Few Hands After Getting Queens Cracked

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michael Puccio lost majority of his stack in a flip holding pocket queens against ace-king and a few hands later would see him eliminated.

Martin Ryan limped in from early position along with Ravi Raghavan sitting directly to his left. Action was on Michael Puccio who moved all in for 11,000 from middle position and the big blind player came over the top getting isolation.

Michael Puccio:
Opponent: