2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana

Final Results
Winner
Thomas Alcorn
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$117,322
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
357
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
158
Players Left
30

Harvell Soaring, Raghavan Enters

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Justin Harvell raised to 1,800 from under the gun, and was called by the player next to act, as well as the small blind.

The small blind checked a {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop to Harvell, who continued for 2,400. Both of his opponents folded, and Harvell padded his already massive six-figure stack.

Former WPT Five Diamond champ Ravi Raghavan just took a seat at Harvell's table, while Earl Potter, who was previously seated at the table, is no longer in the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Harvell us
Justin Harvell
140,000
101,000
101,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
30,000
WPT 1X Winner
Earl Potter us
Earl Potter
Busted

Tags: Justin HarvellRavi Raghavan

New Takes From "Smitty"

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Kenton New
Kenton New

Kenton New limped in from the hijack, and Ernest "Smitty" Smith raised to 1,600 on the button. The big blind called, as did New.

Action checked to Smith on a {10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, and he bet 2,500. Only New called.

New checked the {k-Clubs} turn, and Smith bet 4,700. New called again.

New lead out for 6,000 when the {q-Hearts} fell on the river, and Smith folded.

Player Chips Progress
Kenton New us
Kenton New
55,000
55,000
55,000
Ernest Smith us
Ernest Smith
41,200
-30,800
-30,800

Tags: Ernest SmithKenton New

Family Man Matthew Dunn Captures First Gold Ring

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Matthew Dunn
Matthew Dunn

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana in the Louisville area to live report the $1,700 Main Event; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

For instance, Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed had 160 runners compete for a $52,800 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 24 players including Mark Boggs (10th - $1,205), Jerod Smith (13th - $802), Kayeen Elliskemp (20th - $688), and Kevin Sherrill (24th - $611).

In the end, 33-year-old Matthew Dunn from Fort Wayne, Indiana came out on top to win the title $13,828 in prize money, and his first gold ring.

“I definitely thought I was going to win. Got to have confidence in this game,” he said after a two-hour heads-up match. “It was a battle really, I was short, then she was short and back and forth. I just kept my cool and grinded.”

He added: “I am not sure yet, we extended our stay a couple more days, but I have two young kids waiting on me at home.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Matthew DunnFort Wayne, Indiana$13,828
2Renee GibbonDowners Grove, Illinois$8,546
3Merton TolerPrinceton, West Virginia$5,740
4Simon SamokovskiSouth Point, Ohio$3,963
5David ThurstonFort Wayne, Indiana$2,815
6Alan PercalWeston, Florida$2,058
7John La RosePerryville, Missouri$1,551
8Randall JonesCanton, Georgia$1,551
9Alan LipsonCary, North Carolina$1,205

Tags: Matthew Dunn

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

James Can't Show a Bluff

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Robert James
Robert James

On a {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} 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.

Both players checked the {4-Clubs} turn, and the {q-Spades} hit the river. The hijack bet 3,000, and James raised to 12,000.

"If you show me a bluff, I'll give you money out of my pocket," the hijack told James after a few moments of thought. The hijack eventually folded, flashing the {a-Clubs} and saying, "Ace-ten."

James turned over {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for two pair on the river, and the hijack told James, "One of these days, you're not going to river me..."

Player Chips Progress
Robert James us
Robert James
115,000
10,000
10,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Robert James

Ace-Jack Works For Smith

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Daniel Sepiol raised to 1,300 from middle position, and was called by Jerod Smith in the hijack, the cutoff, Dustin Mistelske in the small blind, and the big blind.

Action checked to Smith on an {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flop, and he bet 2,500. Everyone except Mistelske called.

The {4-Clubs} turn and {q-Spades} river were checked down, and Smith turned over {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}. All of his opponents mucked.

Smith breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I dunno how..." as he pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
52,000
7,000
7,000
Daniel Sepiol us
Daniel Sepiol
18,900

Tags: Daniel SepiolDustin MistelskeJerod Smith

Cooler Turn, Crueler River For Apter

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

On a {q-Hearts}{4-Spades}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades} board, WSOP Bracelet winner Brett Apter and Ernest "Smitty" Smith got into a raising war that saw Apter get his last 31,300 in chips in the middle, and Smith, who had Apter covered by just 2,100, called.

Brett Apter: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Ernest Smith: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Apter had turned a Broadway straight, but was vulnerable against the set of tens of Smith. The {k-Spades} river filled up Smith, and Apter hit the rail, while Smith's neighbor called a smiling Smith a "luckbox" as he drug in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ernest Smith us
Ernest Smith
72,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brett ApterErnest Smith

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Robert James us
Robert James
105,000
68,500
68,500
Day 2 Chip Leader
Dustin Mistelske us
Dustin Mistelske
98,000
10,000
10,000
Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
90,000
WPT 1X Winner
Seth Schikler us
Seth Schikler
78,000
18,000
18,000
Martin Ryan tt
Martin Ryan
76,000
1,000
1,000
Jake Bazeley us
Jake Bazeley
65,000
65,000
65,000
John Paul Cates us
John Paul Cates
59,000
59,000
59,000
Deborah Lavigne us
Deborah Lavigne
48,000
4,900
4,900
Nicole Miller us
Nicole Miller
46,000
32,000
32,000
Byron Hubert us
Byron Hubert
46,000
-10,000
-10,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
45,000
24,400
24,400
Jason Terry us
Jason Terry
45,000
3,000
3,000
John Larose us
John Larose
40,000
12,000
12,000
Martin Timm us
Martin Timm
37,000
6,500
6,500
Jeremy Brown us
Jeremy Brown
36,500
36,500
36,500
Alan Cutler us
Alan Cutler
25,000
-11,000
-11,000
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
22,500
-19,500
-19,500
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
18,300
-6,700
-6,700
Jared Hyman us
Jared Hyman
13,000
-55,000
-55,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500