2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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

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
Jacob Rich us
Jacob Rich
48,000
18,000
18,000
Steven Sanzaro us
Steven Sanzaro
27,000
-15,700
-15,700

Tags: Jacob RichSteven Sanzaro

Alsup Takes From Dixon

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Rich Alsup raised to 700 from under the gun, and Edward Dixon three-bet to 2,100 from middle position. Alsup called.

Both players checked to the river of an {8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} board, and Alsup placed a bet of 4,000 out after the river card fell. Dixon didn't take long to let his hand go, sending the pot to Alsup.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
28,400
900
900
WSOP 1X Winner
Edward Dixon us
Edward Dixon
12,700
-33,300
-33,300

Tags: Edward DixonRich Alsup

Simon Wins Without Showing

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Travis Lauson raised to 700 from the cutoff, and was called by the button, as well as John Simon in the big blind.

Simon checked the {8-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop to Lauson, who bet 1,100. Both the button and Simon called.

The {10-Clubs} turn was checked by Simon, and Lauson bet 3,200. Only Simon called.

Simon checked a third time on the {j-Spades} river, and Lauson emptied the clip with a bet of 7,000. Simon called, and Lauson flung his hand to the muck without showing. Simon slid his hand to the muck face-down and claimed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Travis Lauson us
Travis Lauson
108,000
-18,000
-18,000
John Simon us
John Simon
55,000
14,800
14,800

Tags: John SimonTravis Lauson

Alba's Straight Wins

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Craig Trost checked a {7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop from the big blind, and Peter Alba bet 1,500 into a pot of around 3,000 from under the gun. After a third player in the hand folded, Trost check-raised to 4,500. Alba thought for a bit, then called.

Both players checked the {k-Clubs} turn, and Trost bet 3,500 on the {10-Clubs} river. Alba called, and after Trost showed {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for two pair, Alba turned over {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for a straight and the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Alba us
Peter Alba
36,000
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
16,000

Tags: Craig TrostPeter Alba

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Bradley Jansen Wins Gold Ring Two Weeks Before Wedding

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Bradley Jansen
Bradley Jansen

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is in Milwaukee to live report action the $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

Event #4: $400 NLH 6-Handed saw 138 runners create a $45,540 prize pool that was paid out to the top 21 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Craig Trost (10th - $1,108), Cody Brinn (15th - $761), Ben Rock (16th - $761), Nik Stone (18th - $665), and James Pupillo (21st - $604).

Just two weeks before his wedding, it was 33-year-old attorney Bradley Jansen from West Bend, Wisconsin coming out on top to win the title, $12,605 in prize money, and his first gold ring.

“Feels so good. This is my home casino, I love this place and I always feel like I bring my A game here,” said Jansen after his win. “I play to win. I came in second place [in 2017] but chopped for $90,000 and told myself never again. I don’t care what’s up top or if its bar poker, I play to win because I love to play you know, I love the game.”

He continued: “I wasn’t even planning on playing today. I work at 7:30 in the morning and I’m getting married in a few weeks, but my fiancé told me to rip it and here we are, just seems it was meant to be.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Bradley JansenWest Bend, Wisconsin$12,065
2Jason MirzaFitchburg, Wisconsin$7,456
3Carl FeltenRichfield, Wisconsin$5,032
4Chris BrandN/A$3,496
5Shane ThorneSheboygan, Wisconsin$2,502
6Duane GerlemanRidgeway, Iowa$1,847
7Kathryn LovrichWetmore, Michigan$1,407
8William ConwayBartlett, Illinois$1,407
9Michael BrunnerMadison, Wisconsin$1,108

Tags: Bradley Jansen

Kramer Jams on Wolff

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jamey Kramer raised to 1,000 from the hijack, and Michael Wolff three-bet to 4,000 from the big blind. Kramer tanked for a few moments before tossing in a call.

Wolff bet 2,200 on the {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop, and Kramer called.

The {10-Spades} fell on the turn, and Wolff checked. "All in," Kramer said, putting his last 27,000 at risk. Wolff, who just barely had Kramer covered, quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
James Kramer us
James Kramer
39,500
Michael Wolff us
Michael Wolff
27,900
-14,100
-14,100

Tags: Jamey KramerMichael Wolff

Magnuson's Aces Good For a KO

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player had his last 12,000 in the pot from under the gun, and Janae Magnuson had calling chips in the pot from the small blind.

Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Janae Magnuson: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}

Magnuson's aces improved to a set on the {q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} board, and she earned the knockout.

"All I get is seven-deuce or aces," Magnuson told a tablemate, who asked, "You had aces seven times today?"

"Six." Magnuson replied. "And kings once."

Player Chips Progress
Janae Magnuson us
Janae Magnuson
33,000

Tags: Janae Magnuson

Raghavan Chipping Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Ken Daciolas raised to 1,000 from under the gun, and found four callers, including Ravi Raghavan in the cutoff, and Leon Gao on the button.

Action checked to a player in early position on a {7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop, and he bet 3,300. Only Raghavan called.

The early position player checked the {q-Diamonds} turn, and Raghavan bet 5,000. The early position player called.

The {3-Clubs} fell on the river, and the early position player checked again. Raghavan bet 8,500, and his opponent wasted little time in folding.

Player Chips Progress
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
48,000
18,000
18,000
WPT 1X Winner
Leon Gao us
Leon Gao
46,000
7,000
7,000
Ken Daciolas us
Ken Daciolas
30,300
6,400
6,400

Tags: Ken DaciolasRavi Raghavan