Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas
$2,200 High Roller
Day: 2
Updated Chip Counts After Break (full)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
880,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
Apter Takes Two
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
In the first hand back from break, Partick Truong opened for 120,000 and Brett Apter defended to see a 
flop.
Both players checked to the 
turn where Apter check-called Truong's 100,000 bet.
The 
completed the board on the river and both players checked to showdown.
Truong tabled 
but he was out-kicked by Apter's 
.
A few hands later saw a limped pot see a 
flop.
Truong check-called Apter's 60,000 bet and the 
turn was checked to the 
river where Truong check-called Apter's 125,000 bet.
Apter flipped over 
for two-pair and Truong mucked his hand giving Apter the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
1,280,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
Mark Liedtke Claims First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 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 #4: $400 NLH Monster Stack, 225 runners created a $74,250 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Patrick Testoni (11th - $1,233), Robert Cote (13th- $1,037), Nicholas Haynes (18th - $893), Brenda DeWitt (21st - $787), and Brian Green (23rd - $711).
In the end, it was Virginia native Mark Liedtke who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $17,309 payday.
“It feels pretty good,” he said after the event. This is Liedtke’s 40th career Circuit cash, and he’s come close to victory before, but until today always fell short of a ring. “I got second twice this year,” he recalled. “And a couple other final tables.”
Liedtke is primarily a cash game player. Tournaments are “more of a fun thing for me,” he said
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Liedtke | Manassas, Virginia | $17,309 |
| 2 | Michael Macarle | Phoenix, Arizona | $10,683 |
| 3 | Brad Jarrett | Orlando, Florida | $7,595 |
| 4 | Kyle Birdwell | Fort Worth, Texas | $5,506 |
| 5 | Nathaniel Adams | Salt Lake City, Utah | $4,072 |
| 6 | Thomas Kornechuk | Auburn, Washington | $3,074 |
| 7 | Saad Ghanem | Laurel, Maryland | $2,369 |
| 8 | Jesse Jones | Springfield, Missouri | $1,864 |
| 9 | Trygve Leite | Oslo, Norway | $1,500 |
A Third Lady for Apter Turns the Tide
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Brett Apter limped in and Partick Truong raised which was called by Apter.
The flop fell 
and Truong continued for 180,000, Apter called.
The 
came on the turn and Truong fired out 355,000, Apter called.
The 
completed the board on the river and Truong moved all in putting Apter at risk.
With no hesitation, Apter called and turned over 
for trip queens. Truong tossed 
into the muck and sent over 375,000 to Apter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,175,000
895,000
|
895,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
405,000
-895,000
|
-895,000 |
Truong Finds a Double
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Brett Apter open-jammed and Partick Truong called putting his stack at risk.
Brett Apter: 
Partick Truong: 
Truong was ahead but had a sweat after the 
flop gave Apter a gut-shot staright draw.
The 
turn changed nothing nor the 
river and Truong doubled up for 805,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,770,000
-405,000
|
-405,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
810,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Apter Turns the Nuts
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
There was no initial raise before the 
flop that was checked to the 
turn where Partick Truong check-called Brett Apter's 40,000 bet.
The 
completed the board on the river and Truong check-called Apter's 195,000 bet.
Apter turned over for the nut-staright to scoop the pot and add to his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,980,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
The Battle Continues
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Partick Truong limped in and Brett Apter raised all in, Truong called putting his stack at risk.
Brett Apter:
Partick Truong:
Truong was ahead and nothing changed after the 
runout giving Truong the double up for 670,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,340,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
|
1,240,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
|
|
||
Truong Ships It On the River
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Brett Apter limp-called Partick Truong's 80,000 min-raise to see a flop.
Apter check-called Trungs 60,000 bet and did the same for 300,000 after the fell on the turn.
The completed the board on the river and Truong took down the pot after he lead out with an all in bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,580,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
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