The full 
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 
for an ace-high flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
||
Royce Matheson checked a 
flop from the small blind, and Ravi Raghavan bet 5,000 into a pot of 8,000 from middle position. The hijack jammed for 15,000, Matheson check-shoved for 28,000, and Raghavan called.
Hijack: 
Royce Matheson: 
Ravi Raghavan: 
Raghavan was looking to dodge a heart to earn the double KO after the 
turn left the hijack drawing dead. The 
river was safe for Raghavan's set of kings, and he knocked out both of his opponents. Matheson re-entered shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
26,300
|
26,300 |
Quinterol Mallette raised to 1,500 from middle position, and Brett Reichard made the call next to act.
Both players checked through the 
flop, and Mallette bet 2,000 on the 
turn. Reichard called.
Mallette checked the 
river, and Reichard bet 4,000. Mallette called, and Reichard showed 
for a pair of sixes, while Mallette's 
for a pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,500
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
10,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Travis Lauson checked a 
flop from the big blind, and Maurice Hawkins bet 2,300 from early position. Lauson check-raised to 5,200, and Hawkins called.
The 
fell on the turn, and Lauson bet 11,500. Hawkins instantly folded.
Table 8, where both of these players currently reside, has a fearsome lineup already installed, with massive chip leader John Simon, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler, and reigning MSPT/HPT POY Aaron Johnson all sitting alongside Lauson and Hawkins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
70,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
42,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
40,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
22,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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.
In Event #5: $250 No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Flight, 259 runners created a $51,800 prize pool that was paid out to the top 37 players including Melissa Bryne (16th - $734), David Larson (21st - $505), Chad Graves (26th - $438), Ken Baime (31st - $391), and Richard Pavlat (37th - $34$).
In the end, it was 34-year-old Danny Dombrowski of Milwaukee, Wisconsin finishing as the last player standing for $11,652 and his first ring.
“I know how poker tournaments go,” Dombrowski said after the win. “You need to win anytime you can and it feels great to get this first win under my belt here at my home casino.”
Dombrowski managed to overcome a huge chip disadvantage after a three-hour heads-up match to capture the title.
“I was down to crumbs.” Dombrowski explained. “But this is my home casino. You can’t ever give up. All my friends are here so it’s nice to have the support.”
He added: “The support was truly amazing. I have so many friends that have rings and it feels great that I can join them as ring winners, shout out to the Big Rippers Crew … This is huge accomplishment and I just want to say thank you to my parents who passed away. They were always supportive of me playing poker so I know they would be proud.”
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Dombrowski | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $11,652 |
| 2 | Richard Kaufmann | St. Charles, Illinois | $7,194 |
| 3 | Dino Regner | N/A | $4,870 |
| 4 | Nik Stone | Auburndale, Wisconsin | $3,378 |
| 5 | Mike Shanahan | Avon, Indiana | $2,456 |
| 6 | Lisa Seamans | Waukesha, Wisconsin | $1,989 |
| 7 | Matthew Porter | McHenry, Illinois | $1,643 |
| 8 | Christopher Schrader | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin | $1,367 |
| 9 | Edward Smith | Suwanee, Georgia | $1,152 |
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: 
Kevin Maahs:
Maahs improved to a full house by the river of a 
board, and he scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
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: 
Ken Komberec: 
Komberec's jacks got no sweat on a 
board, and he eliminated Bryne.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
Busted |
After a raise from Michael Hanson on the button, Joseph McArthur three-bet to 6,400 in the small blind, and Hanson four-bet jammed for 28,000. McArthur thought for a few moments, then called.
Michael Hanson:
Joseph McArthur:
The in the window spelled disaster for Hanson, and the rest of the flop brought little immediate help. The 
turn gave Hanson a flush draw, but the river left Hanson done for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | |
|
Busted |
Players are off on a one-hour dinner break.
