2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
255
Players Left
39

Sun's Flush Good Enough

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player raised to 600 from middle position, and was called by Hao "John" Sun on the button and Jill Bryant in the big blind.

Action checked to Sun on a {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop, and he bet 1,000. Bryant called, and the middle position player check-raised to 3,000. Sun and Bryant both called.

Action checked through the {j-Hearts} turn, and again on the {8-Hearts} river.

"Eh, f*** it!" Sun said after checking last to act, turning over his {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} for a rivered queen-high flush. Both of his opponents mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Hao Sun us
Hao Sun
52,000
22,000
22,000
Jill Bryant us
Jill Bryant
23,000
-7,000
-7,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Jill BryantHao Sun

Sudar Takes From Semansin

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The big blind checked an {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop over to Jovan Sudar in middle position, who bet 1,100. James Pupillo called in the hijack, as did Miroslav Semansin in the cutoff, while the big blind folded.

The {j-Diamonds} fell on the turn, and action checked to Semansin, who bet 2,500. Both Sudar and Pupillo called.

Action checked to Semansin again on the {5-Diamonds} river, and Semansin bet 6,000. Sudar quickly called, while Pupillo folded.

Semansin tabled {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a busted straight and flush draw, while Sudar held the winner with his {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

"Nice hand...so happy a heart didn't come," Pupillo said.

Player Chips Progress
Jovan Sudar us
Jovan Sudar
39,000
Miroslav Semansin us
Miroslav Semansin
32,400
-11,600
-11,600
James Pupillo us
James Pupillo
19,400

Tags: James PupilloJovan Sudar

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Assorted Chip Counts From Half The Room

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jerry Wester us
Jerry Wester
106,000
16,000
16,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
82,000
52,000
52,000
Alan Cutler us
Alan Cutler
53,000
23,000
23,000
Hao Sun us
Hao Sun
51,000
-1,000
-1,000
Anselmo Villarreal us
Anselmo Villarreal
43,800
13,800
13,800
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
41,000
11,000
11,000
Miroslav Semansin us
Miroslav Semansin
40,500
8,100
8,100
Jovan Sudar us
Jovan Sudar
38,000
-1,000
-1,000
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
35,000
4,500
4,500
Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
35,000
11,000
11,000
William Souther us
William Souther
29,500
-500
-500
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
29,500
-500
-500
Michael Esquivel us
Michael Esquivel
29,200
Ricky Landais us
Ricky Landais
28,000
-1,000
-1,000
Brek Schutten us
Brek Schutten
28,000
-2,000
-2,000
John Richards us
John Richards
27,000
Mike Shanahan us
Mike Shanahan
26,000
-4,000
-4,000
Byron Ziebell us
Byron Ziebell
24,500
Brett Reichard us
Brett Reichard
24,500
-5,500
-5,500
James Pupillo us
James Pupillo
24,000
4,600
4,600
Jill Bryant us
Jill Bryant
18,600
-4,400
-4,400
Day 1B Chip Leader
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
16,600
-12,900
-12,900
Bradley Jansen us
Bradley Jansen
10,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
9,500
-20,500
-20,500

Craig Trost Captures Second Gold Ring w/ Event #3: $600 NLH Victory

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Craig Trost
Craig Trost

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 #3: $600 No-Limit Hold’em attracted 87 runners who created a $44,805 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 14 players and among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were Yer Vang (10th - $1,055), Daniel Sarullo (11th - $1,055), Nik Stone (12th - $1,055), Andres Garcia (13th - $935), and Ed Smith (14th - $935).

Craig Trost came into the final table with the chip lead and the 34-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin wound up the winner for $14,834 and his second gold ring.

“I want to say thank you to my very supportive wife. She is amazing and I love her very much,” Trost said with a smile on his face.

Making the experience even more special was that he was at the final table with a good friend of his.

“Jeff Minnerly is a good buddy of mine so it was really fun to make a final table with him as well,” said Trost. “Coming back to the final four, I knew all the guys were really good players. It was really fun playing with them because they are all such great guys which made it such an enjoyable experience.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Craig TrostMadison, Wisconsin$14,834
2Paul EwenHartley, Iowa$9,710
3Jeff MinnerlyMadison, Wisconsin$6,287
4Clinton WolcynSavage, Minnesota$4,437
5Daniel BeringerChicago, Illinois$3,225
6Melissa BryneHutton, Texas$2,417
7Alexander ZiskinVernon Hills, Illinois$1,869
8Kenneth DonarskiWillow Brook, Illinois$1,493
9Todd BartlettDallas City, Illinois$1,233

Tags: Alexander ZiskinAndres GarciaCraig TrostEd SmithKenneth DonarskiMelissa BryneNik StonePaul EwenTodd BartlettYer Vang

Sepiol Ousts Rogowski

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Daniel Sepiol raised to 600 from middle position, and Mike Shanahan three-bet to 2,600 from the cutoff. Andy Rogowski four-bet shoved for 8,600 in the big blind, and Sepiol five-bet shoved, chasing out Shanahan.

Andy Rogowski: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Daniel Sepiol: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Sepiol took a commanding lead on the {k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop, and left Rogowski drawing dead on the {6-Hearts} turn before the {7-Diamonds} river could even fall.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Sepiol us
Daniel Sepiol
45,000
Mike Shanahan us
Mike Shanahan
26,000
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
Busted

Tags: Andy RogowskiDaniel SepiolMike Shanahan

Assorted Chip Counts From the Other Half

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ben Rock us
Ben Rock
76,000
34,000
34,000
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
54,000
54,000
54,000
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
48,000
7,400
7,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Henry Zou us
Henry Zou
40,000
10,000
10,000
Vlad Tkachuk us
Vlad Tkachuk
37,000
6,500
6,500
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
36,000
4,000
4,000
William Koenig us
William Koenig
35,000
Quinterol Mallette us
Quinterol Mallette
33,500
33,500
33,500
Blake Battaglia us
Blake Battaglia
32,500
Steven Sanzaro us
Steven Sanzaro
31,000
4,000
4,000
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
30,000
30,000
30,000
Scott Hall us
Scott Hall
26,500
Daniel Dombrowski us
Daniel Dombrowski
24,000
-6,000
-6,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
23,600
-6,400
-6,400
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
21,600
-9,000
-9,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
21,500
21,500
21,500
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
20,800
-9,200
-9,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Hamilton Ngo us
Hamilton Ngo
16,300
-4,700
-4,700
Larry Ormson us
Larry Ormson
12,900
-15,100
-15,100

Koenig Five-Bet Jams

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player raised to 500 from middle position, and William Koenig three-bet to 1,600 from the hijack. The cutoff called, and action folded back to the middle position player, who four-bet to 7,000. Koenig paused for a moment before announcing, "All in," which quickly chased off the cutoff.

"Is that thirty-five?" the middle position player asked Koenig.

"I have over forty," Koenig responded. His stack was broken down and was revealed to be 42,600, and the middle position player folded after a few moments in the tank.

Player Chips Progress
William Koenig us
William Koenig
51,700
16,700
16,700

Tags: William Koenig

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300