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

09-22-2019 17:03 UTC-6

Karamanis Loses a Flip

Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nikolas Stone raised to 26,000 from under the gun, and James Karamanis three-bet shoved for 250,000 from the cutoff. Stone tanked for a bit, then called.

James Karamanis:
Nikolas Stone:

Stone found an ace on the flop, and Karamanis wished the table luck after the turn and river failed to deliver him a nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolas Stone	900,000 150,000	150,000
James Karamanis	Busted

Tags: James Karamanis Nikolas Stone

09-22-2019 17:14 UTC-6

Helstern Makes Correct Call

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Anthony Thompson

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Jorden Helstern opened for 28,000 from the cutoff and Jack Torcolese three-bet to 52,000 on the button. Action folded back around to Helstern who four-bet to 178,000 and Torcolese called to see a flop.

Helstern check-called Torcolese's 100,000 bet to see the turn which both players checked to see the river.

Helstern checked one more time and Torcolese tossed out another 100,000 bet that was looked up by Helstern.

Jorden Helstern:
Jack Torcolese:

After both players tabled their hands Helstern saw he made the correct call and scooped the pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Jack Torcolese	345,000 465,000	465,000

Tags: Jack Torcolese Jorden Helstern

09-22-2019 17:23 UTC-6

Hall Takes a Three-Bet Pot; Updated Chip Counts From Table 4

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Perrone raised to 28,000 from the cutoff, and Scott Hall three-bet to 80,000 on the button. Perrone called.

Perrone checked the flop over to Hall, who bet 71,000. Perrone tanked for a bit, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	1,750,000

Sohale Khalili	910,000

Jonathan Lawson	910,000
Scott Hall	900,000
Frank Cerminara	390,000
Michael Perrone	390,000

Paul Freitag	240,000

Tags: Michael Perrone Scott Hall

09-22-2019 17:25 UTC-6

Barfield Eliminated; Two Table Redraw

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With the elimination of Brent Barfield, just two tables remain. Stay tuned for an updated seat draw after the players finish moving to their new seats.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Barfield	Busted

Tags: Brent Barfield

09-22-2019 17:33 UTC-6

Two Table Redraw

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Anthony Thompson

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count
4	1	Scott Hall	850,000
4	2	Natan Chaitin	350,000
4	3	Ravi Raghavan	770,000
4	4	Frank Cerminara	360,000
4	5	Nikolas Stone	540,000
4	6	George Pappas	380,000
4	7	Jorden Helstern	1,700,000
4	8	Henry Zou	200,000
4	9	Jack Torcolese	620,000

5	1	Michael Esquivel	475,000
5	2	Brett Apter	1,800,000
5	3	James Pupillo	740,000
5	4	Sohale Khalili	900,000
5	5	Matthew Levin	1,000,000
5	6	Richard Bai	800,000
5	7	Michael Lawson	800,000
5	8	Michael Perrone	340,000

09-22-2019 17:35 UTC-6

Helstern Raises and Takes It

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ravi Raghavan raised to 25,000 from early position, and was called by Jorden Helstern in the cutoff and Scott Hall in the big blind.

All three players checked the flop, and Hall bet 68,000 on the turn. Raghavan called, and Helstern raised to 265,000. Hall tanked for a bit before folding, and Raghavan quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	1,900,000 600,000	600,000
Scott Hall	750,000 150,000	150,000
Ravi Raghavan	650,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jorden Helstern Ravi Raghavan Scott Hall

09-22-2019 17:40 UTC-6

Paul Freitag Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,793)

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Brandon Temple

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On the turn of a board, Paul Freitas jammed for 190,000 from middle position, and Michael Esquivel made the call from the hijack.

"Good call," Freitas told Esquivel.

Paul Freitag:
Michael Esquivel:

Freitag's sevens were well behind the pair of queens of Esquivel, and the river proved to be the last card in the tournament for Freitag.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Esquivel	725,000 345,000	345,000
Paul Freitag	Busted

Tags: Michael Esquivel Paul Freitag

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

09-22-2019 17:56 UTC-6

Frank Cerminara Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,793)

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Anthony Thompson

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

Frank Cerminara open-jammed under the gun for his last 135,000 and Nikolas Stone called sitting directly to his left.

Nikolas Stone:
Frank Cerminara:

Cerminara needed some help but Stone flopped a set sending Cerminara to the payout desk after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolas Stone	1,000,000 100,000	100,000
Frank Cerminara	Busted

Tags: Frank Cerminara Nikolas Stone

09-22-2019 17:57 UTC-6

Bai Forces a Fold; Updated Chip Counts From Table 5

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Brandon Temple

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

Sohale Khalili raised to 35,000 on the button, and Richard Bai called in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop, and Bai bet 60,000 on the turn. Khalili called.

Bai bet 225,000 on the river, and Khalili tanked for a few minutes before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	1,750,000

Matthew Levin	1,150,000 170,000	170,000
Richard Bai	980,000 180,000	180,000
Michael Esquivel	850,000 125,000	125,000
James Pupillo	830,000 250,000	250,000
Sohale Khalili	760,000 150,000	150,000

Jonathan Lawson	460,000 450,000	450,000
Michael Perrone	315,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Richard Bai Sohale Khalili