2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
447
Players Left
7
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Dirienzo Derailed by Raleigh

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jeremy Brown raised to 12,000 from the hijack, and Massimo Dirienzo three-bet shoved for 25,000 from the button. Forrest Raleigh four-bet shoved for 61,000 in the big blind, and Brown folded.

Massimo Dirienzo: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Forrest Raleigh: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Dirienzo picked up a gutshot on the {6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop, but would improve no further on the {4-Spades} turn and {j-Clubs} river to bust.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Brown
341,000
89,000
89,000
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Forrest Raleigh
110,000
61,000
61,000
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Massimo Dirienzo
Busted

Tags: Forrest RaleighJeremy BrownMassimo Dirienzo

John Gallaher Shows Why He's "Johnny Run-Good" with 3rd Gold Ring Win

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
John Gallaher
John Gallaher

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.

In Event #8: $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em – a tournament that drew 121 entries and created a $121,000 prize pool – 53-year-old optometrist John Gallaher of Lebanon, Tennessee bested Lee Rzentkowski in heads-up play to win the title and $32,964 first-place prize. It marked his third career gold ring but first since 2014.

“Tournaments can always be super swingy, so it feels good to be able to validate my game and get number three.” said Gallaher. “I’m not typically a player to bag heaps at the end of the day. When I won my first two rings I didn’t bag anywhere near the top. I like to grind it out and pick my spots.”

He added: “My nickname is Johnny Run-Good so I usually do run pretty well, especially heads-up, it was just ridiculous.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1John GallaherLebanon, Tennessee$32,964
2Lee RzentkowskiMadison, Wisconsin$20,373
3Mitchell BankArlington, Virginia$14,173
4Darren MartinLexington, North Carolina$10,106
5James PupilloGilbert, Arizona$7,392
6Mark HarmonCarterville, Illinois$5,550
7Michael ShanahanAvon, Indiana$4,279
8Will SoutherBiloxi, Mississippi$3,392
9Nik StoneAuburndale, Wisconsin$2,765

Tags: John Gallaher

Assorted Chip Counts

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Esquivel us
Michael Esquivel
830,000
435,000
435,000
Profile photo of Frank Cerminara us
Frank Cerminara
340,000
31,000
31,000
Profile photo of Scott Hall us
Scott Hall
320,000
170,000
170,000
Profile photo of Jill Bryant us
Jill Bryant
310,000
81,000
81,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Kou Vang
300,000
20,000
20,000
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Jeremy Brown
290,000
51,000
51,000
Profile photo of Natan Chaitin us
Natan Chaitin
275,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Dennis Siem us
Dennis Siem
255,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Alex Ziskin us
Alex Ziskin
250,000
84,000
84,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Josh Reichard
170,000
107,000
107,000
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Brian Altman
140,000
67,000
67,000
WPT 3X Winner
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Ken Baime
90,000
2,000
2,000
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Travis Lauson
80,000
122,000
122,000

Former WSOPC Potawatomi Champ Stammen's Got One For His Parents

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Keven Stammen in previous action
Keven Stammen in previous action

"I got a hand for you," Keven Stammen told us during a recent trip to the felt. "My parents will love this!"

According to Stammen, a player had opened to 10,000, and Al Chiozzi called, before Stammen jammed his last 58,000 with {k-}{k-}. A player in late position called with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, and everyone else folded.

Stammen got a big sweat on a {j-}{6-}{3-} flop with two clubs, as his opponent flopped the nut flush draw. But luckily for Stammen (and his parents at home), the {8-Spades} turn and {7-Spades} river bricked off, giving Stammen's hopes of becoming a two-time WSOPC Potawatomi champ a boost.

Player Chips Progress
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Keven Stammen
150,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Keven Stammen

Solovjey Sets Brinn With Hooks to Send Him Packing

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Cody Brinn
Cody Brinn

There was heads-up action between Cody Brinn from late position and Andrija Solovjey on the button.

The board read {8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and Brinn lead out for 35,000 into a 50,000 pot. Solovjey announced "all-in," and was snapped off by Brinn.

Cody Brinn: {a-}{k-}
Andrija Solovjey: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Brinn turned top-two pair but needed help as he was behind Solovjey's set of jacks.

Unfortunately for Brinn the river fell a brick with the {5-Hearts} and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrija Solovjey
220,000
95,000
95,000
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Cody Brinn
Busted

Tags: Cody BrinnAndrija Solovjey

More Chip Counts

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
685,000
65,000
65,000
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sohale Khalili us
Sohale Khalili
650,000
50,000
50,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Profile photo of James Pupillo us
James Pupillo
480,000
160,000
160,000
Profile photo of Janae Magnuson us
Janae Magnuson
470,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Quinterol Mallette us
Quinterol Mallette
350,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Kevin Maahs us
Kevin Maahs
240,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Henry Zou us
Henry Zou
150,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Todd Sladek us
Todd Sladek
120,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Jacob Rich us
Jacob Rich
105,000
53,000
53,000
Profile photo of Howard Hankin us
Howard Hankin
55,000
78,000
78,000
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Leon Gao
50,000
6,000
6,000

Crystal Flops Ace and Doubles Through Koral

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nikolas Stone opened with a raise under the gun and Thomas Koral called from the hijack. Action was on Richard Crystal who jammed for 127,000 from the big blind and was called by Koral after Stone mucked his hand.

Thomas Koral: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Richard Crystal: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

Koral was ahead with his made hand of jacks until the {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop hit the felt pairing Crystal's ace.

The {k-Hearts} turn brought Broadway draws for both players but the {8-Diamonds} fell on the river to give Crystal the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Crystal
250,000
5,000
5,000
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Nikolas Stone
115,000
9,000
9,000
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Thomas Koral
85,000
161,000
161,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Nikolas StoneRichard CrystalThomas Koral

Porter Gets Lucky to Double

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Matt Porter jammed for 50,000 from middle position, and Alex Ziskin called on the button.

Matt Porter: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Alex Ziskin: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

"That's a nice card," Porter said after the {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop gave him a pair and the lead. The {4-Clubs} turn put chop outs in play for Ziskin, but the {k-Spades} river ensured Porter would double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Ziskin
195,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Matt Porter
112,000
62,000
62,000

Tags: Alex ZiskinMatt Porter

Josh Reichard Captures Ring at Potawatomi for Fourth Stop in a Row

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Josh Reichard
Josh Reichard

For the fourth straight WSOP Circuit Potawatomi stop, Josh Reichard added a ring to his swelling collection. This time around, Reichard won Event #9:$400 No-Limit Hold'em (1 Day) for $12,921. The ring win is Reichard's 12th, putting him one back of Maurice Hawkins for the lead and tied with Val Vornicu for second all time.

In his latest win, Reichard held a sizable chip lead heading to the final table out of a field of 146 entries, according to the WSOP coverage. Reichard continued to roll at the final table and victory seemed all but assured as he had about 2 million out of about 2.2 million heads up against Yoon Kim, following the eliminations of a slew of Circuit regs like Byron Ziebell, Jorden Helstern and Bryan Skreens.

However, rough waters hit at that point and Kim mounted a large comeback. Reichard said Kim doubled his last few big blinds with {8-}{6-} over {9-}{7-} then called another shove with {q-}{8-} in the big blind for about 420,000 at 20,000/40,000/40,000. He was in a dominating spot and held against queen-four and suddenly it was game on. Another double followed with ace-queen over ace-five, and Reichard found himself outchipped.

No sweat for Janesville's finest as he found his own dominating ace for a double back through then closed things out when his ace-three held on against king-jack.

"He's a great player and he almost came back to take the win," Reichard said.

Click here for more on Reichard's historic victory.

WSOPC Potawatomi Event #9 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Josh ReichardJanesville, Wisconsin$12,921
2Yoon KimCaledonia, Wisconsin$7,986
3George DietzOak Park, Illinois$5,504
4Bryan SkreensWinfield, Illinois$3,889
5Jorden HelsternChicago Illinois$2,820
6Bryan MankeWindsor, Wisconsin$2,100
7Marius TodericiChicago, Illinois$1,606
8Clinton WolcynSavage, Minnesota$1,264
9Byron ZiebellHales Corners, Wisconsin$1,023

Tags: Josh Reichard

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000