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

09-06-2019 15:02 UTC-5

Ryan Building Stack

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Keith Heine opened for 1,200 from early position and was called by Martin Ryan from late position, Mitchell Bank from the cutoff, along with the small blind player.

The flop fell and Heine lead out for 2,200 getting called by Ryan.

The came on the turn and Heine check-folded after Ryan bet 3,400.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Ryan	60,000 22,000	22,000
Keith Heine	35,000 5,000	5,000
Mitchell Bank	15,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Keith Heine Martin Ryan Mitchell Bank

09-06-2019 15:09 UTC-5

Bogert Stays Aggressive

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Cory Bogert opened action for 1,000 from middle position. He was called by the small blind player along with Maurice Hawkins from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Bogert who bet 2,000 and was called by Hawkins after the small blind player folded.

The fell on the turn and Bogert took down the pot with a 3,500 bet after Hawkins checked his option.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	18,000 -9,000	-9,000
Cory Bogert	12,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins Cory Bogert

09-06-2019 15:16 UTC-5

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

09-06-2019 15:41 UTC-5

Personal Dog Trainer Matt Koch Fetches a Ring in Event #3: $400 NLH

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 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 #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, which drew 157 runners and created a $51,810 prize pool.

Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Dennis Phillips (11th - $898), Brian McDaniel (13th - $763), Kyle Everett (18th - $667), and Tammi Ledbetter (24th - $555).

The tournament ended with Matt Koch, a 43-year-old personal dog trainer, on top. Not only did he capture his first ring, he notched his first-ever WSOP cash, good for $13,567.

“Really more than anything, I just got lucky,” Koch stated. “I got very lucky with hands, with flips, with everything. That table was filled with talent… I will chalk this one up to just a little bit of skill and a whole lot of luck.”

He continued: “This is kind of my first foray back into [poker]. I think the last time I played a tournament was two years ago. I’ve kind of taken a hiatus from poker for about four, or five, years; been pretty busy at work.”

“I was extremely excited. I took a bunch of days off of work, which is abnormal for me … I did take next weekend off, so I’m thinking about playing in the Main Event. I think that I’ll probably have to now.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Matthew Koch	Byrnes Mill, Missouri	$13,567
2	Charles LeRoi	St. Louis, Missouri	$8,385
3	Matthew Green	Canton, Georgia	$5,829
4	Jerod Smith	Troy, Illinois	$4,147
5	Robert Keeling	Portland, Missouri	$3,020
6	Christopher Underwood	Mooresville, Indiana	$2,253
7	Jake Ortiz	O'Fallon, Illinois	$1,351
8	Andros Ioakimides	Ballwin, Missouri	$1,351
9	Jeffrey Copeland	Saint Peters, Missouri	$1,087

Tags: Matt Koch

09-06-2019 15:45 UTC-5

Some Updated Chip Counts After Break

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hunter Pappas	85,000 85,000	85,000
Jeffrey Trudeau	75,000
Kyle Cartwright	60,000 60,000	60,000

Martin Ryan	45,000 -15,000	-15,000
Nick Pupillo	38,000 8,000	8,000

Ralph Massey	30,000 30,000	30,000
Aaron Massey	30,000 30,000	30,000
Stanislav Angelov	28,000 -2,000	-2,000
James Pupillo	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jerod Smith	21,000 -9,000	-9,000

09-06-2019 15:55 UTC-5

Hawkins Finds a Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Jeffrey Trudeau opened under the gun for 1,200 and was called by Maurice Hawkins from the cutoff along with the button player.

The flop was checked to the button player who bet 3,000 and was called by Hawkins after Trudeau mucked his hand.

All the chips went into the middle after Hawkins raised his opponent's bet of 6,000 to 15,000 when the fell on the turn.

Maurice Hawkins:
Opponent:

Hawkins had some outs to dodge and did just that as the river fell a brick with the to grab the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Trudeau	74,000 -1,000	-1,000
Maurice Hawkins	39,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins Jeffrey Trudeau

09-06-2019 16:04 UTC-5

More Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Sisler	135,000
Brett Apter	89,000 59,000	59,000

Shawn McCracken	69,000 39,000	39,000
Mark 'Pegasus' Smith	55,000 25,000	25,000
Gil George	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Michael Puccio	40,000 10,000	10,000
Ran Stone	38,000 10,000	10,000
HB Sablotney	33,000 3,000	3,000
Kou Vang	33,000 3,000	3,000
Vincent Moscati	33,000 -8,000	-8,000
Sherry Hammers	32,000 -13,000	-13,000
Keith Heine	32,000 -3,000	-3,000
Derek Schroeder	31,000 31,000	31,000
Mark Mc Euen	30,100 30,100	30,100
Ravi Raghavan	30,000 30,000	30,000

Ian Matakis	26,000 26,000	26,000

Cory Bogert	24,000 12,000	12,000
Jeff Landherr	22,000 -8,000	-8,000
Mike Shin	18,000 -12,000	-12,000
Taylor Deane	18,000 -12,000	-12,000
Greg Wood	16,000 -14,000	-14,000
Cody Brinn	10,000 -20,000	-20,000