$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$737,805
Entries
487
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
296
Players Left
63
Thomas Emerson Bags the Chip Lead on Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit Bicycle $1,700 Main Event
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The opening day flights are complete in the WSOP Circuit Bicycle $1,700 Main Event. A total of 296 entries made it to the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, for Day 1b, with 63 players surviving to bag chips by the end of the night.
At the conclusion of the night, Thomas Emerson came away with the chip lead, coming away with 391,000 chips. Closely following on the Day 1b chip leaderboard are Fadi Hamad (361,000), and John Canter (303,000).
With 63 Day 1b survivors, along with the 37 players who made it through Day 1a, a total of 100 players will return to the Bicycle for Day 2. The Day 2 restart kicks off at Noon Tuesday, and play will begin at Level 16, with the blinds at 2000/4000/4000.
Some of the other notable names making it through on Day 1b included Marco Johnson (274,000), Sandeep Pulusani (203,000), Mohsin Charania (170,000) and Bill Klein (115,000).
Other players that played Day 1b, but didn't make it to bagging, included Phil Laak, Nipun Java, Kevin Song, Alex Greenblatt, Craig Varnell, and Upeshka de Silva.
The 100 total players will come back Tuesday and play 10 one-hour levels, and the field that remains at the end of the night will return for Day 3 Wednesday, and play down to a winner. The final table will be streamed on Live at the Bike.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $1,700 Main Event continues!
Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
445,000 | |
|
391,000 | 95,000 |
|
365,000 | |
|
361,000 | 361,000 |
|
347,000 | |
|
334,000 | |
|
310,000 | |
|
308,000 | |
|
303,000 | 303,000 |
|
300,000 | |
|
299,000 | 209,000 |
|
285,000 | 123,000 |
|
274,000 | 274,000 |
|
265,000 | -19,000 |
|
261,000 | |
|
231,000 | |
|
228,000 | 228,000 |
|
220,000 | 220,000 |
|
216,000 | |
|
213,000 | -17,000 |
|
208,000 | 48,000 |
|
205,000 | 65,000 |
|
203,000 | 146,000 |
|
202,000 | 202,000 |
|
194,000 | 194,000 |
Day 1b Done
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The Day 1b flight has concluded; end-of-day chip counts and a recap will follow shortly.
Four More Hands
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The field will play four more hands, then Day 1b will wrap for the night.
McClintock's Shove Shuts Shin Down
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ari Shin opened to 7,000 from the button, and Ryan McClintock three-bet all in for his last 55,000.
Shin thought it over for several moments, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 32,000 |
|
66,000 | 8,000 |
Mariani Makes Opponent Exit
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
An early position player went all in preflop for 43,000, Frank Mariani raised to 90,000 from middle position, and Craig Chait thought it over from the big blind before folding 
.
Early Position: 
Frank Mariani: 
Board: 
Mariani improved to a set of nines on the turn, sealing the elimination and chipping him up to 185,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 |
Toye Doubles Nearing End of Day 1b
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player opened to 7,000 in the cutoff and Bobby Toye three-bet all in for 43,000 from the big blind. The cutoff called and they flipped their cards over.
Bobby Toye: 
Opponent: 
Toye got the run out he was looking for as he remained in the lead on the 
flop, 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 12,000 |
Brach Flops Trips
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player raised to 6,000 under the gun. The small blind called and Stephen "Turtle" Brach came along from the big blind. The flop came 
and the action checked to the preflop raiser who bet 11,000. The small blind folded and Brach put in a check-raise to 30,000. His opponent then moved all in and Brach quickly called off for his remaining 70,500.
Stephen Brach: 
Opponent:
Brach was able to fade a jack as the board completed and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000 | 162,000 |
Carroll's River Shove Shuts Down Jaka
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The hijack opened to 5,500, Taylor Carroll three-bet to 18,000, and Faraz Jaka, in the hijack, called.
Carroll bet 13,000 on the 
flop, and 25,000 on the turn, getting called both times.
Carroll shoved on the river, getting the fold from Jaka.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
184,000 | 30,300 |