2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

$2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Brett Apter
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$52,084
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$172,000
Entries
86
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
77
Players Left
30

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

$2,200 High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Fred Conforti Bags Top Stack as 30 Advance Through to Day 2

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Fred Conforti
Fred Conforti

The first day of the $2,200 High Roller at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas has come to an end after twelve levels of play. During the day, 77 entries were attracted to the biggest buy-in tournament of the series and only 30 players have made it through to Day 2.

Leading the way is Fred Conforti who had a late run at the end of the night to bag the top stack with (158,500). Following closely behind Conforti is Andrew Kaplan (137,000), Barbara Visher (131,500), WSOP bracelet winner Bob Slezak (119,000), and Pavel Milanov (115,500) round out the top five stacks.

Some players who bought in but fell short include Arkadiy Tsinis, Ben Keeline, Mark Liedtke,Blake Battaglia, and Kyung Min Lee. But they don’t have to despair, the late registration and re-entry period will remain open until the start of Day 2.

The 30 remaining players will return to the felt at 2 p.m. local time on Thursday, December 19 to continue to battle it out until a winner is crowned. Play will continue with at the beginning of Level 13 which features a small blind of 1,000, big blind of 2,000, and big blind ante of 2,000. The level duration will be 40 minutes each.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to cover covering all the action until a winner is crowned in the High Roller at the end of the day. Don’t miss out on the updates so make sure to return right here.

Tags: Andrew KaplanArkadiy TsinisBarbara VisherBen KeelineBlake BattagliaBob SlezakFred ConfortiKyung Min LeeMark Liedtke

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Frederick Conforti us
Frederick Conforti
158,500 18,500
Andrew Kaplan us
Andrew Kaplan
137,000 87,000
Barb Visher us
Barb Visher
131,500 -14,200
Bob Slezak us
Bob Slezak
WSOP 1X Winner
119,000 9,000
Pavel Milanov us
Pavel Milanov
115,500
Michael Rossitto us
Michael Rossitto
112,500 30,500
Charlie Dawson us
Charlie Dawson
101,500 -4,900
Nick Riali us
Nick Riali
98,500 31,100
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
98,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
91,000 24,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
85,500 43,400
Tyler Phillips us
Tyler Phillips
84,000 48,600
Ryan Hohner us
Ryan Hohner
83,500
Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
WPT 1X Winner
79,500 6,100
Nader Arfai us
Nader Arfai
78,000 -18,300
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
77,500 58,300
Ryan Awwad us
Ryan Awwad
74,000
Peter Park us
Peter Park
72,000
Richard Rice us
Richard Rice
71,000
Paul Petten us
Paul Petten
62,000 -3,000
Jovan Sudar us
Jovan Sudar
58,000 14,800
Partick Truong us
Partick Truong
57,500
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
WSOP 4X Winner
46,500
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
43,000 24,000
Joo Park us
Joo Park
42,500

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Christina Hill Claims First Ring in Event #7: $400 H.O.R.S.E

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Christina Hill
Christina Hill

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 #7: $400 H.O.R.S.E, 120 runners created a $39,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Adam Dembowski (10th- $915), Jeffrey Neeman (11th - $784), Haresh Thaker (12th - $784), Andrew Suszczyk (14th - $696), Michael Pope (16th - $641) and Jason Seitz (18th - $615).

In the end, it was Texas native Christina Hill who collected every chip in play to capture her first ring along with a $10,956 payday.

Hill started Day 2 in the middle of the pack with 20 players remaining. She said she played tight, which is a little different than her normal game. It paid off and helped her reach the final table. She was short-stacked throughout much of the final table. When she got heads up against Ryan Caskey, she was the short stack.

Then things changed, "I got on an incredible rush. He had me out chipped big time," said Hill.

The stud games came up in the rotation and Hill said she was hit by the deck hard, which resulted in a quick heads up battle leaving Hill as the final competitor standing. Caskey's runner-up prize amounted to $6,765.

"I don't think I made any mistakes today," said Hill. "I'm proud of that."

"I love when there are mixed games tournaments because they are not around that often,” said Hill. “I take any opportunity I can to play in those and try to get better."

This marked Hill's second career World Series of Poker cash. Her first was in 2009 at the Caesar's Palace Circuit in a No-Limit Hold'em event.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Christina HillDallas, Texas$10,956
2Ryan CaskeySugar Land, Texas$6,765
3Shirley RosarioDowney, California$4,641
4Ronald SchiffmanBensalem, Pennsylvania$3,277
5Robert GrayHenderson, Nevada$2,383
6Rafael ConcepcionLas Vegas, Nevada$1,787
7Stephen BrachLubbock, Texas$1,383
8Ben TangMesa, Arizona$1,106
9Nancy RobertsonLa Crescenta, California$915

Wayne Keller Wins $250 Seniors Event

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Wayne Keller
Wayne Keller

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 #6: $250 NLH Seniors, 219 seniors created a $43,800 prize pool that was paid out to the top 33 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Aaron Morris (11th- $730), James Rolling (13th - $615), Jeffrey Paulson (16th - $531), Michael Johnson (19th - $470), Dennis Jones (24th - $426) and John Ernst (28th - $379).

In the end, it was Nevada native Wayne Keller who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $10,301 payday.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Wayne KellerMesquite, Nevada$10,301
2Robert WebbLas Vegas, Nevada$6,357
3Nick CoukosRichmond Hill, Ontario$4,509
4Wilbern HoffmanLubbock, Texas$3,262
5Harlen MillerBismark, North Dakota$2,409
6Aaron ScheffTucson, Arizona$1,817
7Richard MunroBell Canyon, California$1,399
8Jeffrey CooksonMilton, Ontario$1,102
9James WorleySpicewood, Texas$887

Tags: Aaron MorrisDennis JonesJames WorleyMichael JohnsonRichard MunroWayne Keller

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Rossitto Gets Paid On The River

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Michael Marder raised to 2,600 under the gun and Michael Rossitto called from the small blind. They went heads up to a flop that came {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. Marder put out a continuation bet of 3,600 when the action checked to him and Rossitto called.

Both players checked the {9-Diamonds} turn card and Rossitto bombed 15,000 into the pot on the {3-Hearts} river. Marder went into the tank before tossing in the chips to call.

Michael Rossitto: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

Rossitto tabled top pair top kicker and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Rossitto us
Michael Rossitto
82,000 62,200
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
67,000 4,100

Tags: Michael MarderMichael Rossitto