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

Two Recent Ring Winners Tangle

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Craig Trost
Craig Trost

A player limped in from middle position, and Michael Moncek, who won his second WSOPC ring in last night's Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold'em raised to 1,200 from the hijack. Craig Trost, who also won his second WSOPC ring during this Circuit stop in Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em, called in the big blind, as did the middle position player.

Action checked down to the river of a {10-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} board, where Trost bet 800. The middle position player folded, but Moncek quickly called and tabled {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Trost mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
47,500
47,500
47,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
13,000
-22,000
-22,000

Tags: Craig TrostMichael Moncek

Shin Sends One Packing

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

A player raised to 800 from under the gun, and Mike Shin, who was the last player to be knocked out in yesterday's Day 1a flight, three-bet to 2,700 next to act. Steve Wazwaz called on the button, and the big blind was committed for his last 300. The under the gun raiser folded, and the remaining trio headed off to a {8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop together.

Shin bet 3,700 on the side pot, and Wazwaz tanked for a bit before saying, "All right," and folding.

Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Mike Shin: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

"I need running cards," the big blind correctly noted, but he found no help on the {3-Diamonds} turn and {9-Diamonds} river to send him out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
58,000
4,000
4,000
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
35,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Mike ShinSteve Wazwaz

Alsup Finds a Good River For Big Slick

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Rich Alsup in Day 1a action
Rich Alsup in Day 1a action

A player checked a {10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} board from middle position, and Rich Alsup bet 1,600 into a pot of 4,000. His opponent called.

The {a-Diamonds} fell on the river, and the middle position player checked again. Alsup bet 1,900, and his opponent called again. Alsup turned over {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} for aces-up, and his opponent nodded, then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
57,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Rich Alsup

Bryant Perplexes Opponent

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Jill Bryant checked a {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} flop from middle position, and her opponent in the hijack bet 3,000 into a pot of 6,000. Bryant called.

Bryant checked again on the {5-Hearts} turn, and the hijack bet 4,400. Bryant called.

The {6-Hearts} river saw Bryant lead out for 5,500, and the hijack immediately said, "Did you have eight-nine? That's a good river."

Bryant's opponent held calling chips in his hand for about a minute, oscillating between tossing his hand away and tossing his chips into the pot. Finally, he spiked his hand into the muck, and Bryant took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jill Bryant us
Jill Bryant
68,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Jill Bryant

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: Ben RockBradley JansenCarl FeltenChris BrandCody BrinnCraig TrostDuane GerlemanJames PupilloJason MirzaMichael BrunnerNik StoneShane ThorneWilliam Conway

Reichard Rising

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Ricky Landais limped in from middle position, and Brett Reichard raised to 1,800 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Landais, who called.

Landais checked the {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{a-Diamonds} flop over to Reichard, who bet another 1,800. Landais called.

Both players checked the {9-Clubs} turn and {10-Clubs} river, and Landais tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. Reichard had that crushed with his {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}, and he took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Reichard us
Brett Reichard
50,000
25,500
25,500
Ricky Landais us
Ricky Landais
11,000
-17,000
-17,000

Tags: Brett ReichardRicky Landais

Dombrowski's Aggression Pays Off

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler raised to 1,100 from the cutoff, and Scott Hall called on the button. Daniel Dombrowski, who won his first WSOPC ring in Event #2: $250 No-Limit Hold'em three-bet to 4,300 from the small blind, which chased out the big blind and Kessler. Hall thought briefly before sticking in a call.

The {9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop saw Dombrowski announce a bet of 4,000, and Hall looked over at Dombrowski momentarily, then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Hall us
Scott Hall
44,000
17,500
17,500
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
27,300
27,300
27,300
$25K Fantasy
StakeKings
Daniel Dombrowski us
Daniel Dombrowski
24,500
500
500

Tags: Allen KesslerDaniel DombrowskiScott Hall

Skreens' Good Call Goes Unrewarded

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Bryan Skreens raised to 1,200 from middle position, and Ricky Landais called next to act. Paul Elfelt three-bet to 4,800 from the hijack, Skreens called and Landais folded.

Both players checked the {5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, and SKreens checked again on the {2-Diamonds} turn. Elfelt jammed for 21,800, and Skreens thought for a few moments before tossing in a chip to call.

"Good call," Elfelt told Skreens before the cards were tabled.

Paul Elfelt: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Bryan Skreens: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Elfelt needed to hit one of his overs to survive, and did just that on the {j-Hearts} river.

"Gahhhh, come on!" a frustrated Skreens said, pacing around his chair momentarily before returning to his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
56,000
15,000
15,000
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
28,100
11,500
11,500

Tags: Bryan SkreensPaul ElfeltRicky Landais