Alan Cutler checked an 
board from the big blind, as did the hijack. Nicola Ditrapani bet 5,400 into a pot of 9,000 from the cutoff, and only Cutler called.
Cutler checked again on the 
river, and Ditrapani bet 11,400. Cutler called, and Ditrapani tabled 
.
"Ace is good," Cutler said before mucking.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action was already on the river of a 
board, and Michael Esquivel bet 17,300 from the cutoff into a lone opponent on the button. The button took his time, then called, and Esquivel rolled over 
for trip queens. His opponent mucked.
"I wasn't bluffing that time," Esquivel said with a smirk, referencing a recent pot, as he brought in the pot.
Ralph Massey raised to 2,200 from middle position, and Steve Wazwaz called in the cutoff.
Massey bet 2,000 on the 
flop, and Wazwaz called.
The 
fell on the turn, and Massey announced a bet of 7,500. Wazwaz thought for thirty seconds, then called.
Massey jammed for his last 18,300 on the 
river, sending Wazwaz deep into the tank. After a few minutes, he pushed his hand to the dealer, and Massey scooped in the pot.
Michael Esquivel checked a 
board from early position, and Dennis Siem bet 2,300 from the cutoff. Esquivel woke up with a check-raise to 9,300, and Siem called.
Esquivel bet 18,000 on the 
river, and Siem called. Esquivel immediately sent his hand to the muck, and Siem followed suit while raking in the pot.
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 #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha drew 166 entrants and offered up a $54,780 prize pool to the top 25 players including Ben Rock (13th - $801), Mike Hanson (15th - $801), Brad Sailor (21st - $632), and Goran Filipovic (25th - $564).
Coming out on top was 43-year-old Hao “John” Sun, a regular at Potawatomi Casino. He not only won a $14,190 first-place prize, he also laid claim to his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. What’s more, it was his second taste of victory in a month. In August, Sun topped a 324-entry field to win the MSPT Majestic Star $1,100 Main Event for $71,945, which was his second MSPT title after becoming the 2016 Iowa State Poker Champion at Meskwaki Casino.
“I feel great. Think I’ll go get a nice dinner and party like a rockstar,” Sun said after the win.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hao "John" Sun | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $14,190 |
| 2 | Kyle Adams | Chicago, Illinois | $8,771 |
| 3 | Sami Shurbaji | Dyer, Indiana | $6,091 |
| 4 | Jack Karban | N/A | $4,329 |
| 5 | Oleh Ferkalyuk | Chicago, Illinois | $3,151 |
| 6 | Ricky Arts | N/A | $2,350 |
| 7 | Donald Steiner | Littleton, Colorado | $1,798 |
| 8 | Jay Johnson | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $1,411 |
| 9 | Shawn Quinn | Middleton, Wisconsin | $1,136 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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