$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana

10-05-2019 18:57 UTC

Hankins Avoids Disaster

BrandonTemple

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a 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.

"You got diamonds?" Hankins asked Ballard. A few moments later, he said, "Fold."

Ballard flipped over for top set, and Hankins nodded, while Ballard scooped in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garrick Ballard	45,000 45,000	45,000
Robert Hankins	22,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Garrick Ballard Robert Hankins

10-05-2019 19:07 UTC

Phan's Second Barrel Succeeds

BrandonTemple

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Donnie Phan raised to 1,200 from the hijack, and found a lone caller in the small blind.

The small blind checked the flop over to Phan, who bet 1,700. The small blind quickly called.

On the turn, the small blind pointed over to Phan as a check, and Phan bet 3,500. The small blind folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donnie Phan	45,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Donnie Phan

10-05-2019 19:16 UTC

Time For A Break

BrandonTemple

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

10-05-2019 19:31 UTC

Real Estate Investor Matt Sterling Claims Second Gold Ring

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 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 #5: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Freezeout had 63 players create a $32,445 prize pool that was paid out to the top 10 players. After Ryan Dersch exited in 10th place for $860, the final table was set.

Eventually, the title came down to Matt Sterling and Charlie Dawson, with the former ultimately coming out on top to the tune of $10,578. It marked his second career gold ring.

“I definitely felt like I had a decent chance to win, only five of us left and I had more than an average stack,” said Sterling, a real estate investor. “I am actually heading to Las Vegas tomorrow to watch a golf tournament, so I won’t be playing in any other events this series.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Matt Sterling	Brownstown, Indiana	$10,578
2	Charlie Dawson	Owensboro, Kentucky	$6,538
3	Calvin Simpson	Nashville, Indiana	$4,347
4	Robert Danaher	Lexington, Kentucky	$3,009
5	Andy Wantye	N/A	$2,172
6	Carl Johnson	Louisville, Kentucky	$1,639
7	Joshua Snodgrass	Catlettsburg, Kentucky	$1,294
8	John Covert	Louisville, Kentucky	$1,073
9	Charles Sickmeir	Evansville, Indiana	$935

Tags: Charles Sickmeir Charlie Dawson Matt Sterling Ryan Dersch

10-05-2019 19:37 UTC

A Round of Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Gamino	132,000 7,000	7,000
BJ McBrayer	65,000 35,300	35,300
Kim Schinco	48,100 -900	-900
Ravi Raghavan	38,300 -3,700	-3,700

Gary Herstein	37,500 -6,500	-6,500
Dinh Ba	37,500 7,500	7,500
Brian Powell	32,600 2,600	2,600
Donnie Phan	32,300 -12,700	-12,700
Jessica Dawley	29,600 29,600	29,600

Alex Ziskin	28,000 17,000	17,000

Eric Emerson	23,500 2,500	2,500
Nicole Miller	23,000 -5,000	-5,000
Yoon Kim	16,100 -7,900	-7,900
Ryan Van Sanford	14,700 2,700	2,700

Dennis Richardson	11,000 -15,000	-15,000
Blake Whittington	9,000 -27,500	-27,500

10-05-2019 19:43 UTC

Jewell Pressures Apter

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Kurt Jewell raised to 1,500 from the button, and the small blind called. WSOP Bracelet winner Brett Apter tanked for a bit in the big blind before three-betting to 7,000, and action was back on Jewell.

Jewell spent a few minutes in the tank as well, before four-betting to 14,800. The small blind quickly folded, and Apter, who had 28,400 behind, tanked for a minute before reluctantly letting his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kurt Jewell	100,000 22,000	22,000
Brett Apter	28,400 28,400	28,400

Tags: Brett Apter Kurt Jewell

10-05-2019 19:49 UTC

Gallaher Bricks a Draw

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player bet 2,500 from middle position on a flop, and Curtis Combs jammed for 12,700 from the cutoff. John Gallaher check-raised all in for 31,000 from the small blind, and the middle position player folded.

Curtis Combs:
John Gallaher:

Gallaher had a flush draw and an overcard against the tens of Combs, but the turn and river bricked off, earning Combs the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Curtis Combs	35,000 35,000	35,000
John Gallaher	18,300 -30,700	-30,700

Tags: Curtis Combs John Gallaher

10-05-2019 19:55 UTC

More Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	128,000 13,000	13,000

Kenton New	68,000 44,000	44,000
Martin Ryan	66,000 23,000	23,000
Michael Esquivel	54,000 20,000	20,000
James Pupillo	36,200 3,200	3,200
Wayne Whittinghill	31,100 -13,900	-13,900
Robert Hankins	11,200 -10,800	-10,800