2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
Final Results
Winner
Richard Bai
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$138,317
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
447
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
192
Players Left
31
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Komberec's Jacks Hang On For a KO

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Ken Komberec
Ken Komberec

Jacob Rich raised to 1,800 from under the gun, and Melissa Bryne three-bet shoved for 20,000 from middle position. Ken Komberec four-bet jammed for 23,600 on the button, and Rich tanked for a minute before folding.

Melissa Bryne: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Ken Komberec: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Komberec's jacks got no sweat on a {10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} board, and he eliminated Bryne.

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Ken Komberec
47,500
1,500
1,500
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Melissa Bryne
Busted

Tags: Jacob RichKen KomberecMelissa Bryne

Maahs Gets Sneaky With Aces

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Kevin Maahs
Kevin Maahs

A player raised to 2,100 from middle position, and was called by 2019 WSOP Main Event fifth-place finisher Kevin Maahs in the hijack. The cutoff three-bet to 6,100, and the big blind called, as did the middle position player. Maahs then four-bet to 27,200, and the cutoff tanked for a few minutes before folding. The big blind called off his last 23,000, and the middle position player folded.

Opponent: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Kevin Maahs: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Maahs improved to a full house by the river of a {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs} board, and he scored the knockout.

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Kevin Maahs
78,000
19,000
19,000

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Wazwaz's Nut Flush Wins Big

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Rob Wazwaz
Rob Wazwaz

The full {4-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts} board was already on the felt, and the under the gun player bet 6,000 into a pot of around 9,000.

Rob Wazwaz tossed four 5k chips in the pot, raising to 20,000. The under the gun player thought for a few moments before calling, only to muck after Wazwaz rolled over {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for an ace-high flush.

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Rob Wazwaz
110,000
59,000
59,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Dietz Gets Paid With Broadway

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
George Dietz
George Dietz

With a {6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs} board on the felt, George Dietz bet 6,000 into a pot of 9,000 from the small blind, and his lone opponent in middle position made the call.

The {9-Spades} peeled off on the river, and Dietz bet 18,000. Before Dietz's chips could hit the felt, his opponent tossed a chip in the pot to call.

Dietz tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for the nuts, and his opponent groaned and shook his head before tossing in the 18,000.

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George Dietz
123,000
37,500
37,500

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Rich Gets Value With Big Slick

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Jacob Rich
Jacob Rich

A player raised to 600 from middle position, and Jacob Rich three-bet to 1,800 next to act. Steven Sanzaro called in the small blind, and the middle position player came along as well.

All three players checked the {7-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts} flop, and Sanzaro checked the {8-Hearts} turn. The middle position player bet 3,300, and only Rich called.

Action checked to Rich on the {5-Spades} river, and he placed a single 5k chip in the pot. Rich's opponent quickly called, only to muck after Rich tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
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Jacob Rich
48,000
18,000
18,000
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Steven Sanzaro
27,000
15,700
15,700

Tags: Jacob RichSteven Sanzaro

Lauson Already Over Six-Figures

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Travis Lauson
Travis Lauson

Three players saw an {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop together, and action checked over to Travis Lauson in the cutoff, who bet 1,700 into a pot of 3,000. The big blind called, as did the hijack.

Action checked to Lauson again on the {3-Clubs} turn, and he bet 4,700. Both of his opponents folded, and Lauson tabled {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for an overpair and a gutshot. Lauson has already managed to more than triple his stack in the early going, sitting with just over 100,000 in chips.

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Travis Lauson
104,000
74,000
74,000

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Wolff Cracks Aces

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Michael Wolff
Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff checked a {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop from under the gun, and his opponent in middle position bet 1,700 into a pot of 2,500. Wolff called.

Wolff checked again on the {k-Spades} turn, and his opponent quickly fired 2,500. Wolff called again.

The {2-Clubs} completed the board on the river, and Wolff checked for a third time. The middle position player bet 3,500, and Wolff check-raised to 10,500. The middle position player quickly called and showed {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}, but Wolff rivered a flush with his {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to earn the healthy pot.

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Michael Wolff
44,000
14,000
14,000

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
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Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi Main Event!

Milwaukee Potawatomi Casino
Milwaukee Potawatomi Casino

Potawatomi Hotel and Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been hosting the WSOP Circuit for the past two weeks, and the $1,700 Main Event, with a $500,000 guarantee, is set to kick off at 11 a.m. local time with the first of two starting flights.

Day 1a features fifteen forty-minute levels, and a final one-hour level before play ends for the evening. Blinds start off at 100/100 for the Main Event, and players begin with 30,000 in tournament chips, with big blind ante kicking in at Level 2.

Players will receive a fifteen-minute break after Levels 3, 6, 12 and 15, and a sixty-minute dinner break after Level 9. Registration will remain open through the beginning of Level 13, and a single re-entry is available to players who bust out for both starting flights.

This marks the WSOPC's second stop at Potawatomi this year, as in February, Michael Hudson bested a field of 667 entries to earn $207,159 and deny Joshua Turner from earning his eighth WSOPC ring. WSOP Bracelet winner Kevin Stammen won the 2018 WSOPC Potawatomi Main Event, taking home $190,265 for navigating a 604 player field.

A talented field of players both local and global will be on hand for this weekend's play, and 12-time WSOPC ring winner Josh Reichard, Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul, and Cody Brinn are expected to be in attendance. Likewise, Craig Trost, Bradley Jansen and Hao "John" Sun, who all won rings in earlier events at this Circuit stop, will also likely be in action.

Follow along with PokerNews as action gets underway here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as we begin the journey to crown the latest WSOPC Main Event champ!

Tags: Bradley JansenCody BrinnCraig TrostJosh ReichardJoshua TurnerMichael Hudson

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