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

Schikler Gets Three Streets of Value

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Three players saw a {10-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop together, and action checked to Seth Schikler on the button. He bet 2,500, and Nicole Miller called in the big blind, as did the cutoff.

The {3-Spades} hit the turn, and action checked to Schikler again. Schikler bet 4,000, and only Miller called.

Miller checked for the third time on the {a-Clubs} river, and Schikler bet 8,000. Miller called, and Schikler tabled {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for a full house.

"Wow! Nice!" a tablemate told Schikler, while Miller simply mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Seth Schikler us
Seth Schikler
60,000
Nicole Miller us
Nicole Miller
14,000

Tags: Nicole MillerSeth Schikler

Aaron Gamino Wins Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em for $48,320

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Aaron Gamino
Aaron Gamino

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.

In Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em a massive 825 entries created a $272,250 prize pool. Of those, 68 made it through to Day 2 and it was 31-year-old Aaron Gamino coming in 13th in chips. He steadily built that stack before making the final table with a huge chip lead.

"It was pretty much smooth sailing throughout the day," Gamino explained, "when we got to the final table I took a flip against bracelet winner Alan Percal because he was on my left and is actually really good."

Eventually, he defeated Gregory Masters in heads-up play to get the victory for $48,320 and his first career gold ring.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Aaron GaminoNashville, Tennessee$48,320
2Gregory MastersHuntington, West Virginia$29,862
3Scott BosticIndianapolis, Indiana$21,762
4Stephen KirbyNashville, Tennessee$16,074
5Vashon SmithEvansville, Indiana$12,037
6Veronica ShiremanLanesville, Indiana$9,140
7Evgeny UrubkovLexington, Kentucky$7,039
8Alan PercalWeston, Florida$5,499
9Christopher HarrisonCartersville, Georgia$4,359

Tags: Aaron Gamino

Ferguson Goes Uncalled

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Four players built a pot of 3,000 up, and saw a {k-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop together. Action checked to Leonard Ferguson in middle position, and he bet 1,500. The cutoff raised to 4,000, and action folded back to Ferguson, who paused for a few beats, then called.

Both players checked the {8-Clubs} turn, and the {10-Spades} fell on the river. Ferguson bet 6,000, and his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
Leonard Ferguson us
Leonard Ferguson
43,000

Tags: Leonard Ferguson

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Martin Ryan tt
Martin Ryan
75,000
37,500
37,500
Robert James us
Robert James
50,200
5,200
5,200
Day 2 Chip Leader
Deborah Lavigne us
Deborah Lavigne
43,100
100
100
Byron Hubert us
Byron Hubert
42,000
12,000
12,000
Jason Terry us
Jason Terry
42,000
7,500
7,500
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
40,500
10,500
10,500
Alan Cutler us
Alan Cutler
36,000
-500
-500
Earl Potter us
Earl Potter
34,400
4,400
4,400
Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
33,000
4,700
4,700
WPT 1X Winner
Martin Timm us
Martin Timm
30,500
-6,000
-6,000
Jerod Smith us
Jerod Smith
30,000
30,000
30,000
John Larose us
John Larose
28,000
-4,000
-4,000
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
Robert Gray us
Robert Gray
22,500
-7,500
-7,500
Wayne Whittinghill us
Wayne Whittinghill
18,100
-18,500
-18,500

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Masters Gets Run Down By James

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Carl Masters raised to 500 on the button, and Robert James three-bet to 1,500 in the big blind. Masters called.

James bet 1,200 on the {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop, and Masters called.

Both players checked the {7-Clubs} on the turn, and the {10-Hearts} fell on the river. James bet 4,000, and Masters quickly called. James tabled {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a full house, and Masters shook his head and showed {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for a flopped Broadway straight that turned into a king-high flush on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Robert James us
Robert James
45,000
45,000
45,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Carl Masters us
Carl Masters
19,000
-11,000
-11,000

Tags: Carl MastersRobert James

Lavigne's River Bet Gets Through

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Four players saw a {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop together, and action checked to a player in middle position, who bet 1,500 into a pot of 2,200. Action folded back to Deborah Lavigne in the big blind, who called.

Both players checked the {10-Spades} on the turn, and the {2-Spades} fell on the river. Lavigne bet 3,500, and the middle position player quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Deborah Lavigne us
Deborah Lavigne
43,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Deborah Lavigne

Timm Bets Out Van Sanford

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Martin Timm raised to 500 from the hijack, and was called by the button and the small blind, before two-time WSOPC ring winner Ryan Van Sanford three-bet to 2,600 from the big blind. Only Timm called.

While Van Sanford was contemplating his action on the {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, a player inadvertently fumbled a 500 chip into the pot, which momentarily confused the table. The player retrieved his chip, and Van Sanford bet 2,100.

"Raise," Timm said before tossing a 5,000 chip into the pot. Van Sanford folded.

"An underbet!" Timm said with a grin when the table teased the player about dropping the 500 chip into the pot, and Van Sanford smirked and said, "I wish I bet 500!"

Player Chips Progress
Martin Timm us
Martin Timm
36,500
Ryan Van Sanford us
Ryan Van Sanford
28,300
-1,700
-1,700
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ryan Van SanfordMartin Timm