Break Time
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Players are off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Assorted Chip Counts From Half The Room
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
|
82,400
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
58,000 | |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
54,500
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
51,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
42,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
39,000
15,400
|
15,400 |
|
|
38,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
34,000
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
31,000
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
29,000 | |
|
24,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
23,700
-6,300
|
-6,300 |
|
10,200
-24,800
|
-24,800 |
Esquivel Over Six-Figures
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player limped in from under the gun, and a player in middle position raised to 2,000. Michael Esquivel three-bet to 4,400 from the button, and only the middle position player called.
The middle position player checked an 
flop, and Esquivel bet 2,000. The middle position player called.
On the 
turn, the middle position player checked again, and Esquivel bet 5,000. That did the trick as Esquivel's opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
85,800
|
85,800 |
Assorted Chip Counts From the Other Half
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
88,800
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
||
|
|
84,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
81,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
71,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
67,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
63,600
-18,400
|
-18,400 |
|
57,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
57,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
57,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
54,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
50,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
45,200
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
42,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
37,400
10,100
|
10,100 |
|
||
|
36,400
36,400
|
36,400 |
|
34,000
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
31,500
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
31,200
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
25,200
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
25,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
24,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
20,600
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
19,200
-1,600
|
-1,600 |
|
|
||
Sam Rameshk Wins Gold in Seniors Event #1: $250 No-Limit Hold'em
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
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.
The stop featured two Senior Events, both of which cost $250 to enter. The first attracted 258 entries and saw a $51,600 prize pool distributed to the top 39 players. Among those to make the money were Jon Driver (35th - $341), Harvey Bundy (30th - $372), John Taylor (20th - $503), James Tessier (14th - $686), and Paul “Big Daddy” Elfelt (7th - $1,626), who actually won a ring in a Seniors event the last time the Circuit visited the venue.
In the end, Sam Rameshk of Milwaukee, Wisconsin bested Illinois’ Gerald Heath in heads-up play to win the title for $11,856 and a gold ring.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Rameshk | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | $11,856 |
| 2 | Gerald Heath | La Grange, Illinois | $7,329 |
| 3 | Andrew Kiely | Lindenhurst, Illinois | $5,232 |
| 4 | Todd Adler | Middleton, Wisconsin | $3,801 |
| 5 | Dawn Zimmerman | Eagle, Wisconsin | $2,812 |
| 6 | Richard Kotiw | McHenry, Illinois | $2,119 |
| 7 | Paul Elfelt | Brookfield, Wisconsin | $1,626 |
| 8 | Jerry Miller | Nappanee, Indiana | $1,272 |
| 9 | Phillpi Cataldo | New Berlin, Wisconsin | $1,015 |
Johnson's Straight Bests Sun's
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
Aaron Johnson checked a 
flop from the big blind, and Hao "John" Sun bet 2,000 from under the gun. Johnson called.
Johnson checked again on the 
turn, and Sun announced a bet of 5,000. Johnson called again.
The 
fell on the river, and Johnson checked a third time. Sun bet 8,000, and Johnson looked over Sun's stack before raising to 35,000, more than enough to put Sun in for his last 23,300 total. Sun eventually made the call, and Johnson tabled 
for Broadway.
"Nice hand," Sun told Johnson while turning up his 
, and he headed to the cage to re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,000
35,800
|
35,800 |
|
|
30,000
-27,500
|
-27,500 |
Sepiol Puts His Opponent in the Tank
Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player raised to 1,300 from the hijack, and Nicola Ditrapani, who won Event #7: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack here this week for his first WSOPC ring, called on the button. Daniel Sepiol three-bet to 7,700 from the big blind, and only the hijack called.
Sepiol led out for 5,000 on the 
flop, and his opponent quickly raised to 10,000. Sepiol jammed for 26,000 total, and his opponent went deep into the tank. After about two minutes, he released his hand.
"Wow...I'm really surprised," tablemate Alan Cutler told Sepiol while he was stacking his chips up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
54,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Trost Picks Up One
Level 8
: 300/600, 600 ante
Craig Trost raised to 1,400 from early position, and found a lone caller in the cutoff.
Trost bet 1,200 on the 
flop, and his opponent called.
Both players checked the turn, and Trost bet 1,600 on the 
river. His opponent considered his options for just a moment before folding, and Trost shrugged slightly as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,600
2,600
|
2,600 |