$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana $1,700 Main Event saw 158 entrants battle it out, and after fifteen levels of play, just 30 managed to survive the day with Robert James and his 414,500 chip stack leading a talented pack of players.
James was active early and often, as evidenced by this early hand that saw James runner-runner a full house on an unlucky foe who flopped a straight and turned a flush. James, who won a $250 Monster Stack event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana in April during the Midwest Regional Poker Championship and owns a WSOPC ring, will be looking to improve on last year's ninth-place finish with his massive Day 1 stack.
Rounding out the top three stacks are Alexander Fininzio (364,500) and Richard Langdon (296,000). Others that managed to find a bag in today's flight include WSOP Bracelet winners Kyle Cartwright (180,000) and Alan Percal (172,000), Daniel Sepiol (155,000), Jake Bazeley (130,500), and Jerod Smith (106,500).
Tim Garles managed to earn his first career WSOPC ring on Friday in Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em but was unable to make it through today's Main Event flight and go for his second. Likewise, WSOP Bracelet winners Brett Apter and Alex Ziskin were unable to survive, and Nick Pupillo and Ravi Raghavan were also unable to make it to the end of the day's play.
Saturday marks the final time players will be able to attempt to fire the Main Event, as Day 1b kicks off at 11 a.m. local time. Players will again play fifteen levels, with a fifteen-minute break after every three levels and a sixty-minute dinner break after Level 9. Registration remains open through the beginning of Level 13, or approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.
Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews to follow all the action as we get one step closer towards crowning our latest WSOPC Main Event ring winner here in Elizabeth, Indiana at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino and Hotel!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert James
|
414,500 | |
Alexander Fininzio | 364,500 | 364,500 |
Richard Langdon | 296,000 | 296,000 |
Joseph Lamkin | 284,500 | 99,500 |
Kenneth Ware | 259,000 | 259,000 |
Kenny Smith | 232,500 | 77,500 |
David Cali | 207,000 | 87,000 |
Michael Hahn | 202,000 | 202,000 |
Benjamin Grise | 191,500 | 191,500 |
Robert Georato | 182,500 | 182,500 |
Kyle Cartwright
|
180,000 | -90,000 |
Alan Percal
|
172,000 | 172,000 |
Brian Valentine | 160,500 | 160,500 |
Daniel Sepiol | 155,000 | -35,000 |
Seth Schikler | 151,500 | -38,500 |
Hamid Izadi | 149,500 | 149,500 |
Bill Horsman | 142,000 | -139,000 |
Garry Simms | 137,000 | -38,000 |
Jake Bazeley | 130,500 | -34,500 |
Jasper May | 109,000 | 109,000 |
Jerod Smith | 106,500 | -53,500 |
Blake Barnes | 84,000 | -32,000 |
Aaron McEvoy | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Frank Covich | 74,500 | 74,500 |
David Potter
|
61,500 | 61,500 |
The remaining field will play three more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action, as well as end-of-day chip counts.
Jake Bazeley raised to 7,000 from the cutoff, and David Cali called on the button. Justin Harvell three-bet shoved for 40,500 from the big blind, and after Bazeley folded, Cali thought for a few moments before making the call, leaving himself just 30,000 behind.
Justin Harvell:
David Cali:
Harvell shook his head as the flop left him looking for runner-runner, and no salvation came on the turn or river to send him packing just before the end of play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Cali | 120,000 | |
Justin Harvell | Busted |
Action checked to Robert James on a flop, and James bet 8,000 into his opponents in the blinds. Only Garry Simms called in the big blind.
Simms checked the turn to James, who bet 24,000. Simms called again.
The river was checked by Simms, and James bet 100,000. Simms snapped off his last 46,500, and James said, "Good call," and tabled for air. Simms turned over for trip fours, and he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert James
|
363,000 | 248,000 |
Garry Simms | 175,000 | 87,000 |
A player jammed for her last 21,000 from under the gun, and Jason Terry three-bet shoved for 35,500 on the button, chasing out the blinds.
Opponent:
Jason Terry:
Terry found help immediately on the flop, and no nine fell on the turn or river to ensure the knockout for Terry.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Terry | 66,500 | 35,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Justin Harvell raised to 5,000 from middle position, and Garry Simms three-bet shoved for 38,500 on the button. The small blind called, and Harvell folded.
Garry Simms:
Opponent:
Simms was in bad shape before the flop, but he picked up some chop outs on the flop. The turn added a flush draw to Simms' outs, and the river drilled the flush for Simms, who pumped his fist at his good fortune before raking in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Harvell | 170,000 | -20,000 |
Garry Simms | 88,000 |
Daniel Sepiol raised to 6,000 from the cutoff, and Blake Barnes called on the button.
Sepiol bet 8,000 on the flop, and Barnes called.
The turn was checked by Sepiol, and Barnes bet 13,500. Sepiol called.
Sepiol checked again on the river, and Barnes tanked for a minute before jamming for his last 55,000. Sepiol snap-folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Sepiol | 190,000 | -38,000 |
Blake Barnes | 116,000 |