Robert James Leads as 30 Advance From Day 1a of the 2019 WSOPC Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event
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!
board. Joseph Lamkin, who had 38,000 in front of him from under the gun, still had 185,000 behind and a big decision on his hands.
for the nuts. Lamkin leapt up and pumped his fist, telling the table, "Sevens!" in reference to the fact that he laid down a straight to Horsman's shove.
flop to Sepiol, who bet 3,000. Harding called.
turn, Harding checked again, and Sepiol made a pot-sized bet of 16,000. Harding folded.
flop over to the button, who bet 2,500. Garles called.
fell on the turn, and Garles checked again. The button bet 7,000, and Garles called again.
river, and the button bet 5,500. Garles quickly called, and the button said, "You're good." Garles flipped over 
for a flush draw that ended up with top pair on the river, and he took down the pot.
flop, and Burden quickly tossed three 5,000 chips into the pot, which was ruled a raise to 16,000. James quickly announced "All in," for Burden's last 25,000, and Burden immediately flung his cards to the muck.
flop, and he bet 2,500. Only New called.
flop, action checked over to the hijack, who bet 3,500 into a pot of 6,000. Robert James called on the button, and the blinds folded.
turn, and the 
could fall on the river.
board was already on the felt when the big blind checked over to Byron Hubert, who bet 4,000 from under the gun.