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

09-20-2019 15:58 UTC-5

Cerminara Wins a Monster

BrandonTemple

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 15:55 UTC-5

More Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

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 15:45 UTC-5

Zverhovskyy On Right Side of a Flip

BrandonTemple

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 15:41 UTC-5

Assorted Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

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

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

09-20-2019 15:17 UTC-5

Break Time

BrandonTemple

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players are off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.

09-20-2019 15:14 UTC-5

Simon Wins Massive Three-Way Pot

BrandonTemple

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 15:03 UTC-5

Raghavan Chipping Up

BrandonTemple

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 flop, and he bet 3,300. Only Raghavan called.

The early position player checked the turn, and Raghavan bet 5,000. The early position player called.

The 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	48,000 18,000	18,000

Leon Gao	46,000 7,000	7,000
Ken Daciolas	30,300 6,400	6,400

Tags: Ken Daciolas Ravi Raghavan

09-20-2019 14:52 UTC-5

Magnuson's Aces Good For a KO

BrandonTemple

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:
Janae Magnuson:

Magnuson's aces improved to a set on the 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	33,000

Tags: Janae Magnuson

09-20-2019 14:44 UTC-5

Kramer Jams on Wolff

BrandonTemple

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 flop, and Kramer called.

The 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	39,500
Michael Wolff	27,900 -14,100	-14,100

Tags: Jamey Kramer Michael Wolff