$2,200 High Roller | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

12-19-2019 21:38 UTC-7

Peter Park Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,447)

Anthony Thompson

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

Brett Apter opened for 24,000 from early position and Peter Park three-bet all in for 112,000 from late position. Action folded around to Ryan Awwad who called from the big blind while Apter mucked his hand.

Peter Park:
Ryan Awwad:

Awwad was ahead and nothing changed after the flop the gave him the flush draw.

The on the turn changed nothing and Awwad completed his flush with the river eliminating park in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Awwad	560,000 240,000	240,000
Brett Apter	350,000 -50,000	-50,000

Peter Park	Busted

Tags: Ryan Awwad Peter Park Brett Apter

12-19-2019 21:44 UTC-7

Conforti Doubles Through

Anthony Thompson

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

Pavel Milanov opened for 24,000 from the cutoff and Frederick Conforti three-bet jammed for 146,000 from the big blind, Milanov called.

Frederick Conforti:
Pavel Milanov:

Conforti was ahead and connected with the flop.

The turn added outs to Milanov's hand but the river fell another with the to give Conforti the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederick Conforti	290,000 118,000	118,000
Pavel Milanov	74,000 -216,000	-216,000

Tags: Frederick Conforti Pavel Milanov

12-19-2019 21:55 UTC-7

Tens Hold for Troung to Snag Double Through Apter

Anthony Thompson

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

Brett Apter open-jammed on the button and Partick Truong called for less from the big blind.

Brett Apter:
Partick Truong:

Truong's made hand of tens were ahead and nothing changed after the runout giving him the double up for 160,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Partick Truong	320,000 110,000	110,000
Brett Apter	210,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Brett Apter Partick Truong

12-19-2019 22:03 UTC-7

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

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

The remaining eight players are on a 15-minute break.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

12-19-2019 22:30 UTC-7

There's a New Chip Leader

Anthony Thompson

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

Charlie Dawson opened under the gun with an all in raise of 265,000 and was called by Joo Park from middle position.

Joo Park:
Charlie Dawson:

It was a race with Dawson holding the made hand of hooks which improved on the flop.

The turn left Park drawing dead and Dawson doubled up after the completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Dawson	550,000 220,000	220,000
Joo Park	200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Charlie Dawson Joo Park

12-19-2019 22:33 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Dawson	550,000
Ryan Awwad	520,000 -40,000	-40,000
Brett Apter	300,000 90,000	90,000

Joo Park	200,000
Partick Truong	200,000 -120,000	-120,000
Ryan Hohner	183,000 13,000	13,000
Frederick Conforti	180,000 -110,000	-110,000
Pavel Milanov	140,000 66,000	66,000

12-19-2019 22:43 UTC-7

Frederick Conforti Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,205)

Anthony Thompson

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

Frederick Conforti open-jammed from the cutoff and Partick Truong called from the big blind.

Partick Truong:
Frederick Conforti:

Conforti was behind and needed some help but didn't receive any from the flop.

The on the turn left Conforti drawing dead and the river sealed his fate as he took his exit in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Partick Truong	400,000 200,000	200,000
Frederick Conforti	Busted

Tags: Partick Truong Frederick Conforti

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

12-19-2019 22:58 UTC-7

Jon Aldalur Wins First Ring In Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em

Anthony Thompson

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

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas.

In Event #3: $600 NLH, 188 runners created a $100,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 29 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were David Larson (11th - $1,705), Benjamin Craig (15th- $1,449), Mark Liedtke (21st - $1,198), Joshua Turner (24th - $1,062), and Ryan Dodd (25th - $977).

In the end, it was United Kingdom native Jon Aldalur who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $24,298 payday.

Aldalur hails from Spain. He and his girlfriend are in the midst of an extended vacation to New York, and Aldalur took a few days to come to Las Vegas to play the WSOP Circuit for his birthday. Coming here on his own took a little convincing – “She was doubting,” he admitted with a slight smile.

“I’m in shock,” a joyful Aldalur said after securing his victory.

Aldalur is a recreational player who works in commercial auto sales. But he’s a fairly serious amateur. “I play a lot of tournaments,” he said. “I just like to play poker.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Jon Aldalur	Tolosa, Spain	$24,298
2	Steven Potashnick	San Diego, California	$15,010
3	Alex Dickson	Keizer, Oregon	$10,573
4	Ansel Smith	Plano, Texas	$7,599
5	Barbara Visher	-	$5,585
6	Rizzloe Jones	Roeland Park, Kansas	$4,199
7	Michael Souza	San Diego, California	$3,232
8	Peter Dailey	Oakland, California	$2,548
9	Isaiah Black	Mililani, Hawaii	$2,058