$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

09-20-2019 22:08 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	380,000

Frank Cerminara	360,000 90,000	90,000
Janae Magnuson	330,000 225,000	225,000
Ravi Raghavan	330,000 150,000	150,000

Leon Gao	240,000
Josh Reichard	200,000 70,000	70,000
Michael Hudson	190,000 45,000	45,000
Jacob Rich	190,000 88,000	88,000
Howard Hankin	150,000 78,000	78,000
Bruce Knee	147,000 8,500	8,500
Kevin Maahs	140,000 95,000	95,000
Kou Vang	120,000 20,000	20,000
Keven Stammen	105,000 85,000	85,000

Ken Baime	102,000 91,000	91,000
Mike Shin	70,000 8,000	8,000
Chad Holloway	60,000 5,000	5,000

Michael Wolff	50,000 94,000	94,000
Todd Sladek	36,000 74,000	74,000

Khalili Takes a Huge Pot From Gao

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Brandon Temple

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Leon Gao bet 15,000 on a flop, and Sohale Khalili called next to act.

Gao bet 27,000 on the turn, and Khalili raised to 77,000. Gao called.

On the river, Gai checked, and Khalili announced a bet of 100,000.

"Your turn to hit your gutshot, eh?" Gao told Khalili. He called shortly after, and his assumption was correct, as Khalili turned Broadway with his to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sohale Khalili	450,000 100,000	100,000

Leon Gao	80,000 160,000	160,000

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09-20-2019 22:23 UTC-6

Holloway Falls Just Short of Day 2

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Brandon Temple

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

As told to us by the man himself, Chad Holloway jammed for 61,000 from under the gun, and Ravi Raghavan made the call in the small blind.

Chad Holloway:
Ravi Raghavan:

Holloway's fours found no love on a dry board, and Holloway's Main Event comes to a close, as he said he will not be firing tomorrow's Day 1b flight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Raghavan	400,000 70,000	70,000

Chad Holloway	Busted

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09-20-2019 22:31 UTC-6

Shin Last to Fall on Day 1a

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Brandon Temple

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Mike Shin jammed for 29,000 on the button, and Kou Vang called in the small blind.

Mike Shin:
Kou Vang:

"Chop it up," Vang said with a smile.

Vang instead pulled far ahead on the flop, and the turn and river failed to improve Shin, leaving him out the door as the last elimination of the evening.

Stay tuned for a full list of chip counts, as well as a full recap of the day's action shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Shin	Busted

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09-20-2019 22:44 UTC-6

End Of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sohale Khalili	624,000 174,000	174,000

Ravi Raghavan	481,000 81,000	81,000

Matthew Levin	382,000 382,000	382,000
Janae Magnuson	373,000 43,000	43,000
Frank Cerminara	371,000 11,000	11,000
Brett Apter	339,000 41,000	41,000

Jamey Kasputis	319,000
Kyle Swanson	259,000 259,000	259,000
Thomas Koral	246,000 246,000	246,000

Dan Goepel	197,000 197,000	197,000
Niel Mittelman	193,000 193,000	193,000
Kou Vang	164,000 44,000	44,000
Jacob Rich	158,000 32,000	32,000
Kevin Maahs	155,000 15,000	15,000
Michael Hudson	148,000 42,000	42,000
Paul Freitag	145,000 145,000	145,000
Howard Hankin	133,000 17,000	17,000
Josh Reichard	132,000 68,000	68,000
James Kramer	120,000 92,000	92,000
Todd Sladek	97,000 61,000	61,000
Ken Baime	92,000 10,000	10,000
Keven Stammen	90,000 15,000	15,000

Greg Palecek	83,000 83,000	83,000
Brian Altman	73,000 62,000	62,000

Bruce Knee	66,000 81,000	81,000

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09-20-2019 22:51 UTC-6

Khalili Leads as 31 Advance From Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi Main Event

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Brandon Temple

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi $1,700 Main Event saw 192 entrants hit the felt, and just 31 of those players would make it through to Day 2 after just over fifteen levels of play. In the end, it was Sohale Khalili who bagged the biggest stack, taking 624,000 on to Day 2.

Khalili, from Los Angeles, California, already has three WSOPC rings to his name, and more than $570,000 in career WSOP earnings. In February, he finished second in the WSOPC Rio Las Vegas Main Event, taking home $169,497. He'll be looking to use his already impressive stack to try and finish one spot higher here at Potawatomi.

Hot on the trail of Khalili are Ravi Raghavan (481,000), Matthew Levin (382,000), Janae Magnuson (373,000), and Frank Cerminara (371,000). WSOP Bracelet winner Brett Apter (339,000), 2019 WSOP Main Event Final Tablist Kevin Maahs (155,000), and 12-time WSOPC ring winner Josh Reichard (132,000) are still in the hunt, while former WSOPC Potawatomi champs Michael Hudson (148,000) and Keven Stammen (90,000) also managed to find a bag.

Maurice Hawkins, who holds the all-time lead in WSOPC rings, had a healthy stack for a good portion of the day, but faltered late and was unable to advance. Aaron Massey, Aaron Johnson, and Jerod Smith were some of the other notables that found themselves out the door during today's flight, but they have one more flight in which to secure a bag.

Saturday's Day 1b flight kicks off at 11:00 a.m. local time, and any players who were unable to find a bag, along with any newcomers, will have one final shot to advance to Day 2. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and play through to the same time that the previous flight ended.

Be sure to keep it tuned to the PokerNews Live Reporting blog to follow all the action here in Milwaukee, as we come one step closer to crowning the latest WSOPC Main Event champion!

Tags: Aaron Johnson Aaron Massey Brett Apter Frank Cerminara Janae Magnuson Jerod Smith Josh Reichard Keven Stammen Kevin Maahs Maurice Hawkins Michael Hudson Ravi Raghavan Sohale Khalili