$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
414
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
258
Players Left
42
Scott Hall Bags Day 1b Lead in St. Charles Main Event; Takes Overall Chip Lead into Day 2
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The second flight of the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Ameristar St. Charles came to an end on Saturday night after 15 levels of play. A total of 258 registration slips were sold and when the last-chance saloon had closed for business only 42 remained, bringing the total number of Day 2 births to 67.
Leading the Day 1b pack is Scott Hall, who bagged 423,000 after an up-and-down day of play. Hall started the day off slowly and grinded his average-sized stack out until the final stages of the day when he catapulted to the top. The Arizona native will look to add another deep run this series after finishing ninth in the Choctaw Main Event for $25,672.
Dino Galic is hot on the tail of the leader as he ended the day with 399,000. A few other stacks to round out the top five from Day 1b include Tanner Pray (345,000), Paul Strohm (338,000), and Frank Covich (316,000).
Day 1b started much quicker than the first starting flight, having more to begin the day than the first flight had total. Day 1a had 158 slips sold with only 25 securing their spot on Day 2. The second starting flight escalated quickly and at the end of registration, there were 258 entries. Only 42 made it through Day 1b, bringing the total number of players to make 67 for Day 2.
A total of 414 entries were accumulated between the two flights, gathering a prize pool of $627,210, surpassing the half a million guarantee with ease. The tournament will see 63 players finding a payday for at least a min-cash of $2,532 with the eventual winner taking down the lions share of the money for $130,667.
Some notables to secure a Day 2 birth include Mike Shin (304,000), Jerod Smith (302,000), Brett Apter (289,000), Michael Esquivel (205,000), William Byrnes (172,000), and Martin Ryan (144,000).
Other notables that took a shot but failed to make it are Maurice Hawkins, Vincent Moscati, Aaron Massey, Robert Hankins, Rober Keeling, and Cory Borget.
Day 2 will begin at noon on Sunday with action picking up in level 16 level as 40:50 remains with blinds being 2,000/4,000/4,000. The levels will be 60 minutes in length with 10 levels on the schedule for tomorrow or until the final table has been reached. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels of play and a 75-minute dinner break after level 22. The remaining players will return for Day 3 and play down until a champion is crowned.
PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing the live updates throughout the event, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds!
End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
423,000 | 53,000 |
|
399,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
345,000 | 22,000 |
|
338,000 | 17,000 |
|
316,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
315,000 | 315,000 |
|
311,000 | 311,000 |
|
306,000 | 306,000 |
|
304,000 | 94,000 |
|
302,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
296,000 | -64,000 |
|
289,000 | -11,000 |
|
276,000 | 276,000 |
|
216,000 | -54,000 |
|
205,000 | 5,000 |
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
172,000 | 172,000 |
|
161,000 | 161,000 |
|
150,000 | 150,000 |
|
144,000 | 44,000 |
|
136,000 | -24,000 |
|
127,000 | 127,000 |
|
|
126,000 | 126,000 |
|
124,000 | 124,000 |
|
120,000 | -30,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
42 players remain meaning sixteen percent of the field has been reached, therefore play has ended for the night.
End of day chip counts and recap will follow.
Curry Makes a Move
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There was heads up action between Andros Ioakimides from under the gun and Adrian Curry from middle position.
The board read 
and Curry jammed for 88,000 into a 90,000 pot.
Ioakimides didn't take long before he mucked his hand and Curry tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -5,000 |
Updated Chip Counts After Break
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000 | 272,000 |
|
|
362,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
360,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
325,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
323,000 | 153,000 |
|
|
321,000 | 81,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
270,000 | 160,000 |
|
240,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
210,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -100,000 |
|
180,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
178,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
160,000 | -122,000 |
|
130,000 | 15,000 |
|
107,000 | -3,000 |
|
101,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
100,000 | -100,000 |
|
75,000 | 27,000 |
|
70,000 | -40,000 |
|
60,000 | 24,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Final Break
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players are on their last 15-minute break of the night.
One 60-minute level remains unless the filed gets down to 42 players with 46 remaining.
Smith Eliminates Moscati with Quads
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jerod Smith opened for 6,500 from the cutoff and Tim Vance called on the button. Action was on Vincent Moscati who three-bet to 13,000 from the small blind. Smith moved all in getting a fold from Vance and Moscati put his remaining stack in the middle.
Jerod Smith: 
Vincent Moscati: 
Moscati held an overcard but was drawing dead after Smith flopped quads as the board ran out 
to send the seven-time ring winner home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -5,000 |
|
Busted |
More Updated Chip Counts
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 154,300 |
|
|
300,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
182,000 | 77,800 |
|
|
180,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
155,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
150,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
145,000 | -44,700 |
|
|
115,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
115,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
110,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
101,000 | -19,000 |
|
|
98,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
90,000 | -65,000 |
|
78,000 | -57,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 43,500 |