Pupillo Cruises to Day 1b Chip Lead as 37 Advance at the 2019 WSOPC Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event
Day 1b of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana $1,700 Main Event drew 199 total entrants, with 37 bagging up at the end of play. Combined with the 30 survivors from Day 1a, 67 will return at Noon tomorrow for Day 2 action, with 54 of those players walking away with a piece of the prize pool.
Nick Pupillo soared to the top of the chip counts in Level 8 after he coolered Kenton New with kings, and although he took a hit from his peak of over 400,000 just before the end of play, Pupillo never relinquished the lead en route to bagging up 331,000, which is a fair amount shorter than Day 1a chip leader Robert James and his 414,500 in chips.
Thomas Alcorn (304,500) and Robert Keeling (275,500) round up the top three, while Donnie Phan (260,000), WSOP Bracelet winner Brett Apter (223,500), John Gallaher (194,500), Mark "Pegasus" Smith (117,000), and Ravi Raghavan (106,500) all managed to find a bag. WSOP Bracelet winner Jessica Dawley ground a short stack for much of the final few levels, and will have to continue her spin-up magic, as she brings back 34,500 for tomorrow.
Robert Hankins, nine-time WSOPC ring winner and former champ of this very event, was unable to get anything going today and failed to find a bag. Likewise, WSOP Bracelet winners Frank Maggio and Keven Stammen, Blake Whittington, and Kurt Jewell also were unable to make it to Day 2.
A total of 357 entrants fired in the Main Event between the two flights, generating a total prize pool of $540,855. The eventual champion will walk away with $117,322, along with a seat in the 2020 WSOPC Global Championship. A min-cash is good for $2,550, while making the final nine will guarantee a payday of $10,103.
Play will resume at Level 16, with the blinds at 2000/4000 and a 4,000 big blind ante, and levels will increase to one-hour in length for the remainder of the tournament. Day 2 is scheduled to last for ten levels, or until the final table of nine is reached, whichever comes first. Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as we return Sunday at Noon to come one step closer to crowning a champion here in Elizabeth, Indiana!
flop over to Ziskin, who bet 3,000. Stammen called.
fell on the turn, and Stammen led out for 7,000. Ziskin called.
river to Ziskin, who bet 11,500, around half of his remaining stack. Stammen tanked for a minute, then folded.
board on the felt, Brett Apter had bet 13,500 from the big blind, and Steven Williams had raised to 27,100. Apter tanked for a minute, then jammed, putting Williams at risk for his last 46,500.
from Apter's hand, and said, "Oh wow, I had the winner, I had the queen-high flush."
board, and Whittinghill said, "About time I held up!" before bringing in the pot.
board, and New smiled and said, "Good job, buddy," to Pupillo, who responded with, "I almost folded, for real...I knew you had a big hand."
for a busted gutshot straight draw.
river bricked off, earning Combs the double.
flop, former WSOPC Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event champ Robert Hankins had 6,500 in front of him from under the gun, and was contemplating calling off his last 22,000 after Garrick Ballard jammed next to act, chasing a third player who had 2,500 invested out in the process.
flop, and the middle position player called. Jewell raised to 7,800, and the small blind three-bet shoved for 33,000. The middle position player folded, and Jewell snap-called.
river bricked off, and Jewell scooped in the pot and scored the KO.