$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino

12-08-2019 18:08 UTC-7

Mancilla Making Moves

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

With more than 40,000 already in the pot by the river, the board showed .

Brian Mancilla, from middle position, thought over his next move for a bit before putting in a bet for 19,200. His opponent, on the button, tanked for awhile, then folded.

The pot puts Mancilla among the tournament chip leaders as Day 1 rolls on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Mancilla	121,000 83,000	83,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

12-08-2019 18:25 UTC-7

Kaplan Doubles With Aces

TylerWarken

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player raised to 1,500 from the hijack and Sam Kaplan three-bet to 3,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and the hijack called.

Kaplan put out a continuation bet of 5,000 on the flop and his opponent called. The fell on the turn and when the action checked to Kaplan he moved all in for 32,500. His opponent went into the tank before deciding to make the call.

Sam Kaplan:
Opponent:

Kaplan had his opponent drawing to only two outs and managed to fade the river queen as the completed the board to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Kaplan	83,000

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12-08-2019 18:36 UTC-7

Do Drags a Big One

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

An early position player, a player in middle position, and the cutoff all had 6,000 bets in front of them preflop. Vuong Do had an all-in reraise in front of him from the hijack for around 50,000, and the cutoff was contemplating a call.

The cutoff and early position player folded, with the middle position player making the call.

Early Position:
Vuong Do:

Board:

Do's pocket tens held up, and he's up to the 100k mark in the aftermath. Do's opponent, who was covered, headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vuong Do	100,000

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12-08-2019 18:40 UTC-7

Quads and a KO for Yousefnejad

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Melina Yousefnejad, in the big blind, and a player in the hijack got all of the chips in preflop, with Yousefnejad having the opponent covered.

Hijack:
Melina Yousefnejad:

Board:

The flop was as favorable as it could possibly be for Yousefnejad, whose quad sevens left the opponent drawing dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melina Yousefnejad	66,000 8,000	8,000

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12-08-2019 18:44 UTC-7

Mancilla Maintaining Big Stack

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

The hijack opened to 1,400, and Brian Mancilla three-bet to 5,800 from the big blind.

The hijack quickly folded when action folded back around to him, and Mancilla is still keeping pace as one of the biggest stacks in the room as Level 8 winds down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Mancilla	122,000 1,000	1,000

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12-08-2019 18:44 UTC-7

Nguyen Gets Two Streets of Value From Wisdom

GeoffFisk

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Luke Nguyen opened to 1,600 from the button, and Andrew Wisdom made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the flop. Wisdom then check-called a 2,100 bet from Nguyen on the turn.

The river came , Wisdom checked again, Nguyen bet 4,000 and Wisdom made the call. Nguyen showed , taking the pot with a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loc Nguyen	46,000 46,000	46,000
Andrew Wisdom	17,000 17,000	17,000

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12-08-2019 18:48 UTC-7

Pock Gets Value on the River

TylerWarken

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position raised to 1,500 and Allen Pock called on the button. They went heads up to a flop which came . The preflop raiser put out a continuation bet of 3,000 and and Pock called.

Both players checked the turn card and Pock fired in 4,500 when the action checked to him on the river. His opponent quickly called.

Allen Pock:

Pock tabled trip queens and collected the pot after his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Pock	57,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

12-08-2019 19:05 UTC-7

Thiptinnakon Hits Quads to Get a Triple-up

TylerWarken

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Phongthep Thiptinnakon was first to act and moved all in for 7,900. The player next to act was also all in and moved his last 21,000 into the middle. The button had both players covered and called. The blinds got out of the way and the cards were flipped over.

Phongthep Thiptinnakon:
Early Position:
Button:

Thiptinnakon was well in front and improved to top set when the flop came . The turn card locked up the main pot for Thiptinnakon but it was still a sweat for the side pot. The completed the board which resulted in the side pot being chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phongthep Thiptinnakon	25,000

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