| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
There was three-way action post-flop and the board read 
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Boris Ronko lead out for 3,200 into a 7,000 from middle position. David Yingling called from the cutoff along with the button player.
The river came the 
and Ronko lead out for 7,400 getting called by Yingling while the button player mucked his hand.
Ronko tabled 
for the nuts and raked in the decent-sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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25,000 |
There was three-way action on a board that read 
.
With 5,000 already in the pot, Thomas Alcorn lead out 4,200 from the small blind. Jesse Jones called from late position along with Joshua Meyer sitting directly to his left.
All three payers checked the 
river and Meyer tabled 
to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000 | |
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23,000 | |
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23,000 |
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 #1: $400 NLH Double Stack (1 Day), which drew 206 entrants and created a $67,980 prize pool.
The top 31 players got paid includingLaura Curry (11th - $1,120), Zachary Cramer (15th - $940), Greg Wood (19th - $713), Elie Williams (24th - $646), Ryan Burcham (26th - $600), and Steven Klasek (31st - $562).
In the end, it was 42-year-old poker pro Carlos Loving of Tampa, Florida coming out on top to win $16,622 and his third gold ring.
“I was playing in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker and my friend told me to come to Choctaw with him for the first Circuit event,” Loving said after the win. “So, I drove with him to Choctaw and I did well, and I figured I might as well keep playing to try to accumulate points to try to qualify for the Global.”
He now has 72.5 points and is in great shape to earn a 2020 Global Casino Championship.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Loving | Tampa, Florida | $16,622 |
| 2 | Larry King | St. Libory, Illinois | $10,271 |
| 3 | Lonny Weitzel | Texarkana, Texas | $7,226 |
| 4 | Susan Sutton | St. Louis, Missouri | $5,188 |
| 5 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $3,804 |
| 6 | Roger Bennett | Trenton, Missouri | $2,849 |
| 7 | Michael Sumner | Franklin, Tennessee | $2,181 |
| 8 | Aaron Corson | St. Louis, Missouri | $1,707 |
| 9 | Nina Hall | Lake Saint Louis, Missouri | $1,367 |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Martin Ryan limped in from early position and action folded around to Jason Rogers who raised to 700 on the button. Maurice Hawkins called from the big blind, along with Ryan to see a 
flop.
Action was checked around and the dealer turned the 
. Hawkins lead out for 3,000 getting called by both Ryan and Rogers.
The board completed with the river and Hawkins continued with a 3,300 bet. Ryan raised to 10,300 and took down the pot after Rogers mucked his hand, along with Hawkins who tabled 
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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38,000 | |
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27,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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27,000 |
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Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles.
