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

09-22-2019 20:42 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

BrandonTemple

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	1,580,000	-120,000
Jorden Helstern	1,450,000	-50,000
Matthew Levin	1,400,000	100,000
Natan Chaitin	1,180,000	-110,000
Jack Torcolese	1,050,000	150,000
Nikolas Stone	1,015,000	-235,000
Richard Bai	925,000	-65,000
Michael Esquivel	815,000	74,000
James Pupillo	800,000	-30,000
Scott Hall	690,000	290,000
Ravi Raghavan	650,000	150,000
George Pappas	540,000	-50,000
Michael Perrone	505,000	35,000
Sohale Khalili	495,000	-265,000
Jonathan Lawson	350,000	-140,000
Henry Zou	280,000	-10,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-22-2019 19:42 UTC-5

Time For the Dinner Break

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The remaining sixteen players are off on a one-hour dinner break. During this break, the 1,000 denomination chips will be raced off.

09-22-2019 19:41 UTC-5

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

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09-22-2019 19:35 UTC-5

Perrone Dodges Broadway to Double Through Lawson

Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jonathan Lawson opened for 40,000 from the cutoff and Michael Perrone jammed for 232,000 on the button. Action folded back around to Lawson who called after getting the confirmed amount.

Michael Perrone:
Jonathan Lawson:

The flop was no help to Perrone but he was able to find a pair with the turn that also brought broadway outs for Lawson.

Unfortunately for Lawson the river fell a brick with the and he doubled up Perrone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Lawson	490,000	140,000
Michael Perrone	470,000	155,000

Tags: Michael Perrone Jonathan Lawson

09-22-2019 19:34 UTC-5

Torcolese's Kings Earn a Pot

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jack Torcolese raised to 35,000 from under the gun, and was called by Ravi Raghavan in the hijack, and Jorden Helstern in the small blind.

Helstern checked a flop to Torcolese, who bet 30,000. Raghavan called and Helstern folded.

Torcolese checked the turn, and Raghavan bet 50,000. Torcolese called.

On the river, Torcolese checked again, and Raghavan bet 75,000. Torcolese called, and after Raghavan tabled for a pair of queens, Torcolese revealed his for kings and the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	1,500,000	-190,000
Jack Torcolese	900,000	310,000
Ravi Raghavan	500,000	-200,000

Tags: Jack Torcolese Jorden Helstern Ravi Raghavan

09-22-2019 19:29 UTC-5

Levin Takes From Esquivel

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Matthew Levin raised to 40,000 from the hijack, and was called by Jonathan Lawson on the button, as well as Michael Esquivel in the big blind.

Esquivel checked the flop to Levin, who bet 47,000. Lawson folded, but Esquivel check-raised to 122,000. Levin called.

Esquivel bet 150,000 on the turn, and Levin called again.

On the river, Esquivel checked, then quickly folded to a bet of 200,000 from Levin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Levin	1,300,000	350,000
Michael Esquivel	741,000	-259,000
Jonathan Lawson	350,000	-110,000

Tags: Jonathan Lawson Matthew Levin Michael Esquivel

09-22-2019 19:23 UTC-5

Bai's River Bet Succeeds

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Matthew Levin limped in from the small blind, and Richard Bai checked his option in the big.

On the flop, Levin bet 25,000 and Bai called.

Levin bet 46,000 on the turn, and Bai called again.

On the river, Levin checked, and Bai bet 110,000. Levin folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	990,000	10,000
Matthew Levin	950,000	-200,000

Tags: Matthew Levin Richard Bai

09-22-2019 19:22 UTC-5

Esquivel Fires Back at Apter

Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Michael Esquivel opened for 32,000 on the button and Brett Apter three-bet to 132,000 from the small blind. James Pupillo tossed his hand into the muck from the big blind and Esquivel called after getting a confirmed amount.

The flop fell and Apter lead out for 78,000. Esquivel popped it to 228,000 and after a minute or so of some glares, Apter mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	1,700,000	-50,000
Michael Esquivel	1,000,000	150,000

Tags: Brett Apter James Pupillo Michael Esquivel

09-22-2019 19:10 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts From Table 4

BrandonTemple

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	1,690,000	-210,000
Natan Chaitin	1,290,000	390,000
Nikolas Stone	1,250,000	250,000
Ravi Raghavan	700,000	50,000
George Pappas	590,000	275,000
Jack Torcolese	590,000	245,000
Scott Hall	400,000	-350,000
Henry Zou	290,000	-10,000