Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
A Few Bustouts
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Ziskin Tangles With Stammen
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Alex Ziskin raised to 2,800 from middle position, and WSOP Bracelet winner Keven Stammen called in the big blind.
Stammen checked the 
flop over to Ziskin, who bet 3,000. Stammen called.
The 
fell on the turn, and Stammen led out for 7,000. Ziskin called.
Stammen checked the 
river to Ziskin, who bet 11,500, around half of his remaining stack. Stammen tanked for a minute, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,100 | 21,100 |
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54,000 | 26,000 |
Chuck Breslin Wins Event #6: $400 Monster Stack for First Gold Ring
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
Event #6: $400 Monster Stack drew 506 entries and created a $166,980 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 72 players including Nick Hobbs (12th - $2,225), Tim Burden (15th - $1,840), Scott Weiss (27th - $1,070), Robert James (35th - $910), Jerod Smith (49th - $646), and Alan Cutler (52nd - $641).
In the end, Chuck Breslin defeated Charlie Dawson in heads-up play to win the title for $33,922 and his first gold ring.
"I had a very up-and-down day,” said Breslin. “I started the day with 857,000 and was down to as low as 495,000. I had a lot of difficult decisions, and ended up throwing those hands away."
He added: "Once we got five-handed, I knew whoever wins that ring earned it."
Being a dual-rate supervisor and dealer, Breslin doesn't get a lot of free time to play poker. "I didn't play a single hand from April until August and then I played a tournament at Borgata last month, but I didn't cash," he said. "Unfortunately, this is the only event I had time to play this series as well."
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Breslin | Bloomington, Indiana | $33,922 |
| 2 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $20,965 |
| 3 | John Gallaher | Lebanon, Tennessee | $14,820 |
| 4 | Justin Harvell | Nashville, Tennessee | $10,669 |
| 5 | Michael Bodner | Brandenburg, Kentucky | $8,635 |
| 6 | Robert Schindler | Louisville, Kentucky | $5,850 |
| 7 | Luanne Uligian | Floyds Knobs, Indiana | $4,458 |
| 8 | Christian Mascagni | Louisville, Kentucky | $5,850 |
| 9 | Matthew Demarsh | Madison, Alabama | $2,749 |
Brown Busts One
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jeremy Brown opened to 2,500 from middle position, then quickly called a three-bet shove for 16,700 from the player on the button.
Opponent: 
Jeremy Brown: 
Brown would get no sweat on a 
runout to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | 12,600 |
Masters Jams on Esquivel
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Scot Masters bet 8,000 from the big blind into a pot of 16,000 on a 
flop, and Michael Esquivel responded with a raise to 20,000 on the button.
Masters pushed nearly all of his chips into the pot, a three-bet to 60,500, leaving himself just a few hundred in chips behind. Esquivel confirmed the amount, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | |
|
38,600 | -34,400 |
Apter Pushes Williams Off a Monster
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With 17,700 already in the pot and a 
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.
"Nuts versus second nuts, eh?" Williams asked Apter. "Unless you went crazy with the eight-seven of spades..."
Williams tanked for a minute longer, then said, "I have to fold."
"You can see one," Apter offered after Williams mucked, "But I don't know if it'll help you."
Williams turned over the 
from Apter's hand, and said, "Oh wow, I had the winner, I had the queen-high flush."
Apter nodded and said, "I had jack-ten of spades," without revealing the other card, and raked in the pot.
Ernest "Smitty" Smith, who had a seat at this action-packed table, no longer occupies said seat, and has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 50,000 |
|
46,500 | -38,500 |
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Busted |
Whittinghill Flips His Way to a Dub
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Wayne Whittinghill got his last 33,100 in from middle position, and Alan Cutler had him at risk with a call from the button.
Wayne Whittinghill:
Alan Cutler: 
Cutler couldn't find an ace or king on the 
board, and Whittinghill said, "About time I held up!" before bringing in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,200 | 37,700 |
|
52,000 | -3,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Maximum Action Flop Earns Williams a Triple
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Ernest Smith raised to 2,500 from middle position, and was called by Steven Williams in the hijack and Kurt Jewell in the big blind.
Jewell checked the 
flop to Smith, who bet 4,000. Williams raised to 10,000, and Jewell called. Smith then three-bet shoved for 57,000 total, and Williams called off his last 26,100 total. Jewell thought for a few moments, then called as well.
Steven Williams: 
Ernest Smith: 
Kurt Jewell: 
Williams flopped the nut straight with a gutshot straight-flush draw, while Smith held bottom set. Jewell, who flopped an open-ended straight draw as well as a gutshot straight-flush draw of his own, was just hoping to make a smaller straight or flush to scoop the side pot after seeing Williams had both of his draws dominated, aside from a one-outer straight flush draw.
The turn and river bricked off for everyone, and Williams tripled up, while Smith took the side pot to make a small profit on the hand, and Jewell was left short, and busted a few hands later.
"I just wanted a nine!" Smith said. Williams smirked, then said, "Nine of diamonds, that's the only one I'll give ya!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000 | 53,000 |
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62,000 | 26,400 |
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Busted |