$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 Seating Assignments
| Table | Player | Count | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Josh Taff | 117,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Oleh Ferkalyuk | 103,000 | 2 |
| 4 | Howard Hankin | 133,000 | 3 |
| 4 | Leon Gao | 56,000 | 4 |
| 4 | Jane Magnuson | 373,000 | 5 |
| 4 | James Pupillo | 320,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Henry Zou | 193,000 | 9 |
| 5 | Michael Esquivel | 335,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Jim Kaspotis | 319,000 | 3 |
| 5 | Johnny Elliott | 265,000 | 4 |
| 5 | Brent Barfield | 310,000 | 5 |
| 5 | Frank Cerminara | 371,000 | 6 |
| 5 | Jamey Kramer | 120,000 | 7 |
| 5 | Daniel Sepiol | 128,000 | 8 |
| 6 | Alex Ziskin | 334,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Max Jepson | 51,000 | 3 |
| 6 | Scott Hall | 150,000 | 4 |
| 6 | Matt Porter | 209,000 | 5 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Lehouillier | 187,000 | 6 |
| 6 | Jill Bryant | 376,000 | 7 |
| 6 | Niel Mittelman | 193,000 | 8 |
| 6 | Brian Altman | 73,000 | 9 |
| 10 | Ravi Raghavan | 481,000 | 1 |
| 10 | Andrija Solovjex | 125,000 | 2 |
| 10 | John Kurfmann | 67,000 | 3 |
| 10 | Edward Dixon | 42,000 | 4 |
| 10 | Todd Sladek | 97,000 | 5 |
| 10 | Dan Goepel | 197,000 | 6 |
| 10 | Wai Kit Ngui | 101,000 | 7 |
| 10 | Cody Brinn | 183,000 | 8 |
| 11 | Ken Biame | 92,000 | 1 |
| 11 | Josh Reichard | 132,000 | 2 |
| 11 | Kou Vang | 164,000 | 3 |
| 11 | Jeremy Brown | 311,000 | 4 |
| 11 | Trauis Lauson | 174,000 | 5 |
| 11 | Massimo Dirienzo | 80,000 | 6 |
| 11 | Forrest Raloish | 171,000 | 8 |
| 11 | Michael Perrone | 324,000 | 9 |
| 12 | Michael Wolff | 51,000 | 1 |
| 12 | Richard Bai | 205,000 | 2 |
| 12 | Bruce Knee | 66,000 | 4 |
| 12 | James Karamanis | 277,000 | 5 |
| 12 | Greg Palecek | 83,000 | 6 |
| 12 | Gerald Heath | 30,000 | 7 |
| 12 | Nicola Ditrapani | 176,000 | 8 |
| 12 | Brett Apter | 339,000 | 9 |
| 16 | Albert Chiozzi | 187,000 | 2 |
| 16 | Kevin Stammen | 90,000 | 3 |
| 16 | Richard Crystal | 255,000 | 4 |
| 16 | Nikolas Stone | 106,000 | 5 |
| 16 | Kevin Maahs | 155,000 | 6 |
| 16 | Jonathan Lawson | 278,000 | 7 |
| 16 | Jacob Rich | 158,000 | 8 |
| 16 | Thomas Koral | 246,000 | 9 |
| 17 | Hyup Ku | 66,000 | 1 |
| 17 | Dennis Siem | 215,000 | 2 |
| 17 | George Pappas | 167,000 | 3 |
| 17 | Marius Toderici | 50,000 | 4 |
| 17 | Natan Chaitin | 129,000 | 6 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Tredeau Jr. | 42,000 | 7 |
| 17 | Kyle Swanson | 259,000 | 8 |
| 17 | Michael Hudson | 148,000 | 9 |
| 18 | Quin Mallette | 362,000 | 1 |
| 18 | Jack Torcolese | 163,000 | 3 |
| 18 | Randall Dargin | 56,000 | 4 |
| 18 | Sohale Khalili | 621,000 | 5 |
| 18 | Matthew Levin | 382,000 | 6 |
| 18 | Paul Freitag | 145,000 | 7 |
| 18 | Jorden Helstern | 297,000 | 8 |
| 18 | Jeff Olson | 157,000 | 9 |
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi Main Event!
After two Day 1 flights at the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi Main Event, 70 of 447 players will return to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Day 2 action, which kicks off at noon local time. Action resumes with 32:56 remaining in Level 16 (2,000/4,000/4,000), and the plan is to play ten more one-hour levels after, ending play for the day after Level 26 is complete.
Sohale Khalili returns to Day 2 with a commanding chip lead of 624,000, more than 100,000 ahead of his nearest competitor, Ravi Raghavan, who has 481,000. Rounding out the top five are Matthew Levin (382,000), Day 1b chip leader Jill Bryant (376,000), and Janae Magnuson (373,000).
Two former WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Main Event champs also return to the felt as February's Main Event champ Michael Hudson (148,000) and 2018 champ Keven Stammen (90,000) both survived Day 1a. Another WSOPC Main Event winner, Scott Hall (150,000), who shipped the WSOPC Ameristar St. Charles Main Event two weeks ago also returns for Day 2 action. WSOP Bracelet winners Brett Apter (339,000) and Alex Ziskin (334,000), as well as 12-time WSOPC ring winner Josh Reichard (132,000) also are in the hunt.
With 447 total entries, the Main Event eclipsed the $500,000 guarantee with a total prize pool of $677,602. The eventual champ will earn $138,317, along with a seat in the 2020 WSOPC Global Championship. The tournament pays 68 places, meaning just two players have to bust before players earn a min-cash of $2,533.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the WSOPC Potawatomi Main Event rolls on with Day 2 action!
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2019 WSOPC Potawatomi Main Event!
Nick DiTrapani Wins Monster Stack for Second Career Ring
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 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.
In Event #7: $400 NLH Monster Stack – a tournament that drew 353 entries and created a $116,490 prize pool – Nick DiTrapani prevailed to capture a $25,400 first-place prize and his second career ring.
DiTrapani bagged up a big chip lead among the surviving 11 players on Day 1.
“I wanted to try and apply pressure with my stack to the shorter and it was working out until we got five handed,” said DiTrapani, who won his first ring five years ago.
“I try and play as much as I can when the Circuit comes through and this was close enough to home to come play,” DiTrapani added, “It’s been a been a long time coming since my first one and it feels great to get the monkey off my back.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick DiTrapani | Rolling Meadows, Illinois | $25,400 |
| 2 | Perry Ernest | Lisle, Illinois | $15,698 |
| 3 | Yao "YY" Yin | Onalaska, Wisconsin | $11,282 |
| 4 | Darin Utley | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | $8,235 |
| 5 | Byron Ziebell | Hales Corners, Wisconsin | $6,107 |
| 6 | Steven Sanzaro | Naples, Florida | $4,603 |
| 7 | Brian Altman | Longmeadow, Massachusetts | $3,526 |
| 8 | Edward Flattery | Madison, Wisconsin | $2,746 |
| 9 | Nik Stone | Auburndale, Wisconsin | $2,175 |
Slow Going as the Bubble Looms
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With just two players remaining that will go home empty-handed, action has been slow to start the day. Most pots have been of the raise and take it variety, with a few three-bet shoves going through uncalled. Stay tuned as the bubble continues.
Chaitin Shakes off Mallette
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Quinterol Mallette raised to 10,000 from the button, and Natan Chaitin three-bet to 32,000 from the small blind. Mallette called after a few moments in the tank.
Chaitin bet 35,000 on the 
flop, leaving himself just 55,000 behind. Mallette considered it briefly, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | -42,000 |
|
160,000 | 31,000 |
Trudeau Bubbles the Bubble
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Natan Chaitin raised to 11,000 from the cutoff, and Jeffrey Trudeau three-bet shoved for 32,000 on the button.
"I have a s***ty hand," Chaitin told Trudeau, but called nonetheless.
Jeffrey Trudeau: 
Natan Chaitin: 
"But they're live," Chaitin said after seeing Trudeau's hand.
The 
flop gave Chaitin a gutshot, but the 
turn swapped some outs between the pair. The 
river completed a straight for Chaitin, and the remaining field is now hand-for-hand as we've reached the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted |
Bubble Counts
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | -24,000 |
|
565,000 | 84,000 |
|
485,000 | 146,000 |
|
430,000 | -3,000 |
|
430,000 | 119,000 |
|
410,000 | 37,000 |
|
395,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
345,000 | 25,000 |
|
205,000 | 73,000 |