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

09-20-2019 14:14 UTC-6

Simon Wins Massive Three-Way Pot

Brandon Temple

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Michael Moncek checked from the small blind on a board, and Travis Lauson checked from under the gun. John Simon jammed for 50,500 into a similarly sized pot from middle position, and Moncek called off his last 40,000. Lauson tanked for a few minutes, then slammed in a column of chips to make the call.

Simon tabled for the nut flush, and Moncek's went into the muck immediately. Lauson shook his head, showing for a defeated set, before telling Simon "Nice hand," and paying off the bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Simon	180,000 125,000	125,000
Travis Lauson	67,300 40,700	40,700
Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: John Simon Michael Moncek Travis Lauson

09-20-2019 14:17 UTC-6

Break Time

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Brandon Temple

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

09-20-2019 14:41 UTC-6

Assorted Chip Counts

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Brandon Temple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
George Dietz	85,500 43,000	43,000
Andy Rogowski	63,000 33,500	33,500
Jerod Smith	59,000 21,000	21,000
Kevin Maahs	59,000
Howard Hankin	53,000 21,000	21,000
Rob Wazwaz	51,000 500	500

Ken Komberec	49,000 21,200	21,200
Keven Stammen	48,900

Nadya Magnus	44,500 14,500	14,500
Rich Alsup	37,500 9,100	9,100

Aaron Johnson	36,500 7,000	7,000
Janae Magnuson	33,000
Jacob Rich	28,000 20,000	20,000
Anselmo Villarreal	28,000 7,000	7,000
Brian Altman	25,200 4,800	4,800

Steve Wazwaz	24,000 13,500	13,500
Bradley Jansen	16,500 27,000	27,000

Chad Holloway	15,000 15,000	15,000

Ralph Massey	10,500 19,500	19,500
Gary Herstein	6,000 23,000	23,000

09-20-2019 14:45 UTC-6

Zverhovskyy On Right Side of a Flip

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Brandon Temple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Steven Sanzaro raised to 1,600 from middle position, and Jerod Smith called in the hijack. Artem Zverhivskyy three-bet shoved for 20,800 on the button, Sanzaro called off his last 20,500 and Smith folded.

Steven Sanzaro:
Artem Zverhivskyy:

Zverhivskyy hit his king on the flop, btu the turn kept Sanzaro live with any queen or heart good to leave Zverhivskyy with crumbs. The river changed nothing, and Sanzaro hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Zverhovskyy	44,000
Steven Sanzaro	Busted

Tags: Jerod Smith Steven Sanzaro Artem Zverhivskyy

09-20-2019 14:55 UTC-6

More Chip Counts

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Brandon Temple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Simon	204,000 24,000	24,000
Michael Wolff	75,000 47,100	47,100
Leon Gao	70,500 24,500	24,500
Travis Lauson	67,500 200	200
Royce Matheson	56,300 41,300	41,300
Maurice Hawkins	43,800 21,600	21,600
Allen Kessler	42,000 12,000	12,000
Ken Baime	40,000 4,500	4,500
Aaron Massey	35,200 5,200	5,200
Ravi Raghavan	34,000 14,000	14,000

Ken Daciolas	32,000 1,700	1,700
Larry Wagner	28,700 24,700	24,700
Jeremy Brown	27,000 8,500	8,500
Michael Hanson	27,000 3,000	3,000
Josh Reichard	19,700 10,300	10,300
James Kramer	18,100 21,400	21,400
Craig Trost	12,500 3,500	3,500

09-20-2019 14:58 UTC-6

Cerminara Wins a Monster

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Brandon Temple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Frank Cerminara checked a flop from middle position, and Kou Vang bet 3,100 from the cutoff. The button raised to 10,100, and Cerminara three-bet shoved for 66,600. Vang tanked for a few minutes before folding, and the button didn't take long to commit his 52,300 stack.

Opponent:
Frank Cerminara:

Cerminara held the lead with his superior kicker, and while he improved to two pair on the turn, his opponent still had a gutshot to draw to. The river blanked off, and Cerminara raked in the six-figure pot and scored the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Cerminara	140,000 93,000	93,000
Kou Vang	40,300 11,300	11,300

Tags: Frank Cerminara Kou Vang

09-20-2019 14:58 UTC-6

Sam Rameshk Wins Gold in Seniors Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold'em

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Brandon Temple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

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.

The stop featured two Senior Events, both of which cost $250 to enter. The first attracted 258 entries and saw a $51,600 prize pool distributed to the top 39 players. Among those to make the money were Jon Driver (35th - $341), Harvey Bundy (30th - $372), John Taylor (20th - $503), James Tessier (14th - $686), and Paul “Big Daddy” Elfelt (7th - $1,626), who actually won a ring in a Seniors event the last time the Circuit visited the venue.

In the end, Sam Rameshk of Milwaukee, Wisconsin bested Illinois’ Gerald Heath in heads-up play to win the title for $11,856 and a gold ring.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Sam Rameshk	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$11,856
2	Gerald Heath	La Grange, Illinois	$7,329
3	Andrew Kiely	Lindenhurst, Illinois	$5,232
4	Todd Adler	Middleton, Wisconsin	$3,801
5	Dawn Zimmerman	Eagle, Wisconsin	$2,812
6	Richard Kotiw	McHenry, Illinois	$2,119
7	Paul Elfelt	Brookfield, Wisconsin	$1,626
8	Jerry Miller	Nappanee, Indiana	$1,272
9	Phillpi Cataldo	New Berlin, Wisconsin	$1,015