$1,700 Main Event Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

09-23-2019 00:06 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	4,200,000
Jorden Helstern	2,275,000	-25,000
James Pupillo	2,200,000	-200,000
Matthew Levin	1,450,000	210,000
Brett Apter	1,400,000	-50,000
Henry Zou	1,050,000	250,000
Nikolas Stone	875,000	-175,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

09-22-2019 23:57 UTC-5

Jack Torcolese Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,742)

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brett Apter raised to 60,000 from middle position, and James Pupillo called in the hijack. Jack Torcolese three-bet shoved for 460,000 from the small blind, and Apter four-bet shoved for 900,000.

"The more the merrier!" Torcolese said with a grin.

Pupillo tanked for two minutes, apologizing to the table at one point, before folding.

Jack Torcolese:
Brett Apter:

Torcolese caught up on the flop, but Apter took the lead right back on the turn. The river bricked off, and Torcolese, who started the final table with the chip lead, bows out in eighth.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Pupillo	2,400,000	-50,000
Brett Apter	1,450,000	370,000
Jack Torcolese	Busted

Tags: Brett Apter Jack Torcolese James Pupillo

09-22-2019 23:47 UTC-5

Bai Doubles Through Torcolese in the Biggest Pot of the Tournament

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jack Torcolese raised to 60,000 from middle position and Richard Bai three-bet to 210,000 from the big blind. Torcolese called.

On the flop, Bai checked, and Torcolese simply jammed to put Bai at risk for his last 1.8 million. Bai tanked for three minutes before a clock was called, and halfway through the clock, he called.

Richard Bai:
Jack Torcolese:

"Good call. I thought I could make you fold," Torcolese told Bai.

Torcolese still had plenty of outs to crack the aces of Bai, but the turn and river bricked off, sending nearly a third of the chips in play over to Bai.

"That's some serious s*** right there!" Brett Apter said in the aftermath of the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	4,200,000	2,000,000
Jack Torcolese	880,000	-1,820,000

Tags: Brett Apter Jack Torcolese Richard Bai

09-22-2019 23:42 UTC-5

Michael Esquivel Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,478)

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Esquivel jammed for 500,000 from early position, and Jorden Helstern called in the cutoff.

Michael Esquivel:
Jorden Helstern:

Esquivel found a jack on the flop, but improved no further on the turn and river to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	2,300,000	695,000
Michael Esquivel	Busted

Tags: Jorden Helstern Michael Esquivel

09-22-2019 23:36 UTC-5

Torcolese Stabs the River

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

James Pupillo raised to 60,000 from early position, and was called by Jack Torcolese in the cutoff and Henry Zou in the big blind.

Action checked to Torcolese on a flop, and he bet 75,000. Zou raised to 200,000, and only Torcolese called.

Both players checked the turn, and Torcolese bet 100,000 on the river. Zou folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Torcolese	2,700,000	300,000
James Pupillo	2,450,000	150,000
Henry Zou	800,000	-500,000

Tags: Henry Zou Jack Torcolese James Pupillo

09-22-2019 23:30 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Torcolese	2,400,000	-350,000
James Pupillo	2,300,000	250,000
Richard Bai	2,200,000	100,000
Jorden Helstern	1,605,000	105,000
Henry Zou	1,300,000	325,000
Matthew Levin	1,240,000	-160,000
Brett Apter	1,080,000	-120,000
Nikolas Stone	1,050,000	-265,000
Michael Esquivel	500,000	-400,000

09-22-2019 23:19 UTC-5

Zou Takes Two

BrandonTemple

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brett Apter raised to 60,000 from early position, and Henry Zou three-bet to 150,000 from the big blind. Apter called.

Zou ripped his last 525,000 in on the flop, and Apter quickly folded.

The very next hand, Nikolas Stone raised to 60,000, and Henry Zou three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. Stone folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolas Stone	1,315,000	-185,000
Brett Apter	1,200,000	-150,000
Henry Zou	975,000	275,000

Tags: Brett Apter Henry Zou Nikolas Stone

09-22-2019 23:19 UTC-5

George Pappas Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,037)

Anthony Thompson

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Richard Bai opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and George Pappas jammed for roughly 300,000 from the small blind. Action was on Nikolas Stone who called from the big blind and Bai mucked his hand.

Nikolas Stone:
George Pappas:

Pappas was ahead until the flop hit the felt.