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

09-06-2019 18:46 UTC-5

Some Updated Chip Counts After Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Alcorn	140,000 38,000	38,000
Ian Matakis	72,000 50,000	50,000

Sherry Hammers	70,000 38,000	38,000
Gil George	45,000
Kou Vang	40,000 7,000	7,000
Ralph Massey	30,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ravi Raghavan	25,000 -5,000	-5,000

Mark Mc Euen	15,000 -7,000	-7,000

09-06-2019 18:47 UTC-5

Andros Ioakimides Wins First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 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 #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, which drew 232 entries and offered up a $76,560 prize pool.

Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Chris Wise (11th - $1,281), Greg Radosh (17th - $871), Sean Small (20th - $871), Heather Alcorn (21st - $749), Craig Welko (25th - $663), and Vincent Moscati (34th - $605).

Coming out on top for $18,119 and his first gold ring was 54-year-old Andros Ioakimides.

“I try to pick my spots, play position, and if I see weakness I usually raise,” Ioakimides said about playing the big stack “I’m pretty active on the table. I like to keep moving. If I find resistance I kind of slow down… Yeah, it was pretty smooth sailing [to the end].”

The win was fitting as his career-best score — $57,833 for finishing eighth in a 2016 WSOP Six-Max event – came in the same format.

“I think my style suits a Six Max because I am pretty aggressive,” said Ioakimides, who came to the United States when he was 20 years old. “You have to play hands with Six Max. You cannot just sit back and wait for aces and kings.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Andros Ioakimides	Ballwin, Missouri	$18,119
2	Edward Shade	Hurricane, West Virginia	$11,199
3	Kelly Wolfe	Cincinnati, Ohio	$7,641
4	Jeffrey Trudeau	Winter Garden, Florida	$5,336
5	[Removed:201]	Bloomington, Illinois	$3,816
6	Albert Morrow	Florissant, Missouri	$2,796
7	Dustin Hess	Wheatland, Indiana	$2,101
8	Raymond Herndon	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	$2,101
9	Maurice Hawkins	West Palm Beach, Florida	$1,619

Tags: Andros Ioakimides

09-06-2019 18:50 UTC-5

Smith Eliminated by Snowmen

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jerod Smith open-jammed for 6,100 from the cutoff and was called by the small blind player.

Jerod Smith:
Opponent:

Smith held an over but was unable to pair as the board ran out to send him packing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerod Smith	Busted

Tags: Jerod Smith

09-06-2019 18:59 UTC-5

Schroeder Flops the Nuts; Sends Trudeau to the Rail

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was four-way action that saw a board.

Action was checked to Jeffrey Trudeau and with 20,000 already in the pot, Trudeau moved all in for 15,400 from the cutoff. The button player called while Derek Schroeder came over the top for 8,000 more from the small blind. The big blind player folded while the button player called.

Derek Schroeder:
Jeffrey Trudeau:
Button Player:

All three players hit the flop but Shroeder caught the best of it flopping the nut staright and raked in the pot after the fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Schroeder	65,000 34,000	34,000
Jeffrey Trudeau	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Trudeau Derek Schroeder

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-06-2019 19:13 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Sisler	160,000 25,000	25,000
HB Sablotney	110,000 50,000	50,000
Nikolaus Martinez	81,000 73,000	73,000
Brett Apter	67,000 -22,000	-22,000

Nick Pupillo	62,000 47,000	47,000

Aaron Massey	59,800 29,800	29,800
Kale Cleeton	55,000
Mark 'Pegasus' Smith	50,000 -5,000	-5,000
Jeffrey Trudeau	35,000 35,000	35,000
Greg Wood	30,000 20,000	20,000
Jeremy Pekarek	30,000

Jeff Landherr	28,000 -22,000	-22,000
Stanislav Angelov	6,500 -21,500	-21,500
Keith Heine	Busted

09-06-2019 19:17 UTC-5

Another Round of Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn McCracken	135,000 66,000	66,000
Michael Puccio	125,000 -25,000	-25,000
Kyle Cartwright	115,000 13,000	13,000

Martin Ryan	70,000 25,000	25,000
Melissa Bryne	60,000 30,000	30,000
Austin McCormick	60,000
Carlos Loving	60,000
Justin Carey	40,000 -65,000	-65,000
Ran Stone	38,000
Patrick Ray	11,000

Mike Shin	Busted