2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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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 
flop, and SKreens checked again on the 
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: 
Bryan Skreens: 
Elfelt needed to hit one of his overs to survive, and did just that on the 
river.
"Gahhhh, come on!" a frustrated Skreens said, pacing around his chair momentarily before returning to his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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28,100
11,500
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11,500 |
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 
flop saw Dombrowski announce a bet of 4,000, and Hall looked over at Dombrowski momentarily, then mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
17,500
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17,500 |
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27,300
27,300
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27,300 |
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24,500
500
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500 |
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 
flop over to Reichard, who bet another 1,800. Landais called.
Both players checked the 
turn and 
river, and Landais tabled 
. Reichard had that crushed with his 
, and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
25,500
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25,500 |
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11,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 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.
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
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Jansen | West Bend, Wisconsin | $12,065 |
| 2 | Jason Mirza | Fitchburg, Wisconsin | $7,456 |
| 3 | Carl Felten | Richfield, Wisconsin | $5,032 |
| 4 | Chris Brand | N/A | $3,496 |
| 5 | Shane Thorne | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | $2,502 |
| 6 | Duane Gerleman | Ridgeway, Iowa | $1,847 |
| 7 | Kathryn Lovrich | Wetmore, Michigan | $1,407 |
| 8 | William Conway | Bartlett, Illinois | $1,407 |
| 9 | Michael Brunner | Madison, Wisconsin | $1,108 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Jill Bryant checked a 
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 
turn, and the hijack bet 4,400. Bryant called.
The 
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 |
|---|---|---|
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68,000 | |
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Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
A player checked a 
board from middle position, and Rich Alsup bet 1,600 into a pot of 4,000. His opponent called.
The fell on the river, and the middle position player checked again. Alsup bet 1,900, and his opponent called again. Alsup turned over 
for aces-up, and his opponent nodded, then mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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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 
flop together.
Shin bet 3,700 on the side pot, and Wazwaz tanked for a bit before saying, "All right," and folding.
Opponent: 
Mike Shin: 
"I need running cards," the big blind correctly noted, but he found no help on the 
turn and river to send him out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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35,000
1,000
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1,000 |
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
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 board, where Trost bet 800. The middle position player folded, but Moncek quickly called and tabled 
. Trost mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,500
47,500
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47,500 |
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13,000
22,000
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22,000 |
