2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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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
Total Entries
357
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
158
Players Left
30
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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.

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.

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..."

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.

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.

Tags: Brett ApterErnest Smith

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

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