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

09-07-2019 13:52 UTC-6

Some Updated Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Bogert	107,000 52,000	52,000
William Backes	100,000
Kale Cleeton	84,000 19,000	19,000
Simon Webster	65,000 29,000	29,000
Bill Byrnes	55,000 13,000	13,000
Kou Vang	45,000 10,000	10,000
Scott Hall	40,000

Bradley Mercer	40,000 5,000	5,000
Carlos Loving	37,000 7,000	7,000
Derek Schroeder	37,000 37,000	37,000
Yoon Kim	28,000 2,000	2,000
Justin Carey	28,000 2,000	2,000
Shawn McCracken	15,000 15,000	15,000
Jason Tang	15,000 10,000	10,000
Ralph Massey	14,000 16,000	16,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

09-07-2019 13:31 UTC-6

Esquivel Takes Down Pot

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

There was heads up action after the flop between Paul Strohm who sat under the gun and Michael Esquivel from middle position.

The board read and Strohm checked his option to Esquivel who fired out 6,500 into a 20,000 pot.

Strohm looked back at his cards before letting them go into the muck and Esquivel raked in the decent-sized pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Esquivel	63,000
Paul Strohm	40,000

Tags: Paul Strohm Michael Esquivel

09-07-2019 13:20 UTC-6

Hawkins Makes Disciplined Fold; Lays Down Trip Aces

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Aaron Massey opened under the gun for 800 and was called by Kyle Kinder from middle position, Maurice Hawkins from the small blind, along with the big blind player.

The flop was checked to the turn where Hawkins lead out for 1,300 and was called by Massey.

The river brought another ace as it fell the and Hawkins fired out 2,600.

Massey moved all in putting Hawkins at risk.

Hawkins mucked his hand and showed as Massey tabled while he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Massey	40,000 40,000	40,000
Kyle Kinder	29,000 1,000	1,000
Maurice Hawkins	12,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Aaron Massey Kyle Kinder Maurice Hawkins

09-07-2019 13:13 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	35,000 5,000	5,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Byrnes	42,000

Mercer Takes from Tang

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Jason Tang opened under the gun for 800 and was called by Simon Webster sitting to his left along with Bradley Mercer from the big blind.

The flop was checked to Tang who bet 1,500 and Webster mucked his hand.

Action was on Mercer who took down the pot after he raised ro 4,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Mercer	45,000 11,000	11,000
Simon Webster	36,000 7,300	7,300
Jason Tang	25,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Simon Webster Jason Tang Bradley Mercer

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

09-07-2019 12:51 UTC-6

Hawkins Applies Pressure

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Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was heads up action after the flop between John Waggoner who sat under the gun and Maurice Hawkins from the position.

The board read and Waggoner checked his option to Hawkins who fired out 7,300 into an 8,000 pot. After some consideration, Waggoner called.

The river came the and Waggoner checked his option once again to Hawkins who bet 28,000.

Waggoner thought for a few moments before letting his hand go into the muck and Hawkins raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	45,000 15,000	15,000
John Waggoner	41,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins John Waggoner

09-07-2019 12:42 UTC-6

Cory Bogert Captures First Gold Ring and $50k in Prize Money in Event #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight

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Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 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 #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Flight, which drew 1,093 entries over five starting flights and offered up a $360,690 prize pool.

Among those to cash the tournament were Tuan Duong (10th - $4,832), Carlos Loving (15th - $4,063), Josh Turner (18th - $3,476), Austin McCormick (31st - $2,580), Kyle Ahner (41st - $1,693), Ryan Hicks (54th - $1,546), and Rodney Spriggs (73rd - $938).

In the end, 28-year-old student Cory Bogert defeated five-time ring winner Jeff Trudeau to claim the title, a $50,034 top prize, and his first gold ring.

“I’m an online guy. I play mostly cash. I don’t play a lot of tournaments,” said Bogert. “I was going to play everything. I mean, I’m in school, so anything that school permits me to play.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Cory Bogert	Chesterfield, Missouri	$50,034
2	Jeffrey Trudeau	Winter Garden, Florida	$30,773
3	Michael Johns	Clarksville, Tennessee	$23,402
4	Blake O'Brien	Maryland Heights, Missouri	$17,968
5	Peter Brooks	St. Louis, Missouri	$13,962
6	Lonny Weitzel	Texarkana, Texas	$11,085
7	Cory Aurentz	Springfield, Missouri	$8,756
8	Jerod Smith	Troy, Illinois	$7,075
9	Zachary Carey	Sullivan, Missouri	$5,846