$2,200 High Roller Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

12-19-2019 01:28 UTC-7

Check-Raise Gives Apter the Pot

Anthony Thompson

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

The under-the-gun player opened for 2,800 and was called by Brett Apter from the small blind along with Tyler Phillips from the big blind.

The flop was checked to the initial raiser who fired out 3,200. Apter raised to 17,200 and got folds from both opponent's taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	42,100	800
Tyler Phillips	35,400	-4,200

Tags: Tyler Phillips Brett Apter

12-19-2019 01:22 UTC-7

Four Fours For Wilson

TylerWarken

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

Brock Wilson raised to 2,600 from under the gun and the player in the hijack three-bet to 8,600. The action got back around to Wilson who put his opponent all in for his remaining 39,500. The player in the hijack snap called.

Brock Wilson:
Opponent:

Both players flopped a set when the board came . Wilson was dead to one out and couldn't find it on the turn. But the last four in the deck fell on the river and Wilson sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	98,000	98,000

Tags: Brock Wilson

12-19-2019 01:15 UTC-7

Dawson and Conniff Duke it Out

Anthony Thompson

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

Asher Conniff opened for 2,500 from early position and was called by Charlie Dawson from middle position, Michael Rossitto from the small blind, along with the big blind player.

The flop was checked to Conniff who continued for 4,000 and he was called by Dawson while the other two players folded.

Conniff check-raised Dawson's 5,000 bet to 21,000 after the came on the turn and took down the after Dawson tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Dawson	106,400	-8,100
Asher Conniff	73,400	-27,800
Michael Rossitto	19,800	-5,900

Tags: Michael Rossitto Charlie Dawson Asher Conniff

12-19-2019 01:08 UTC-7

McKeehen Gets a Double Up

TylerWarken

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

A player on the button opened to 2,500 and Joe McKeehen three-bet all in for 8,100. The big blind folded and the button called.

Joe McKeehen:
Opponent:

There was a ten in the window but the flop also contained a queen to keep McKeehen in the lead. The turn and river completed the board and McKeehen got the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	19,000	-12,400

Tags: Joe McKeehen

12-19-2019 00:58 UTC-7

Steve Foutty Secures Sixth Ring in Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 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 #5: $400 NLH Bounty, 86 entries created a $19,780 prize pool that was paid out to the top 13 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Joris Springael (10th- $464), Nghi Tran (11th - $464), Lloyd Yamada (12th - $464), and John Nowak (13th - $444).

In the end, it was Las Vegas native Steve Foutty who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $6,042 payday.

This is Foutty’s third ring in the 2019-2020 Circuit season. Before this season, it had been four years since his last Circuit victory. Despite the hot streak, Foutty insists he’s not doing anything differently. “Just continuing to grind,” he said.

Now that he’s a member of the six-ring club, only 17 players are ahead of him on the all-time rings list.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Steve Foutty	Las Vegas, Nevada	$6,042
2	Gerald Cunniff	Saint Paul, Minnesota	$3,732
3	Alfred Atamian	Mission, Texas	$2,478
4	Paula Murphy	Hallandale Beach, Florida	$1,711
5	Gary Pagel	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	$1,230
6	Dean Yoon	Fullerton, California	$923
7	Maury Solano	El Paso, Texas	$723
8	Peter Dirksen	San Francisco, California	$594
9	Daniel Hummer	Cincinnati, Ohio	$511

Tags: Daniel Hummer John Nowak Joris Springael Lloyd Yamada Maury Solano Nghi Tran Peter Dirksen Steve Foutty

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-19-2019 00:56 UTC-7

Visher Gets Big Blind Special

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Vincent Moscati opened for 2,400 from the cutoff and Nick Riali along with Barbara Visher defended their blinds.

The flop flop was checked to the turn where Riali lead out for 3,300 from the small blind and was called by Visher from the big blind while Moscati folded.

The board paired with the river and Riali check-called Visher's 9,000 bet only to see she rivered trip fours with to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barb Visher	145,700	53,100
Nick Riali	67,400	-27,100
Vincent Moscati	26,500	-3,500

Tags: Barbara Visher Nick Riali Vincent Moscati

12-19-2019 00:53 UTC-7

Petten Fired All Three Streets

TylerWarken

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Petten raised to 2,300 and the big blind defended. The flop came and Petten put out a continuation bet of 2,500. The big blind called.

The player in the big blind check-called another bet of 4,500 on the turn. The completed the board and the action was again checked to Petten who fired out 12,000. His opponent went into the tank before eventually folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Petten	65,000	22,400

Tags: Paul Petten

12-19-2019 00:43 UTC-7

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nader Arfai	96,300	11,300
Nick Riali	94,500	-8,500
Barb Visher	92,600	45,100
Michael Marder	62,900	30,800
Jonathan Tamayo	49,700	-11,300
Jovan Sudar	43,200	900
Paul Petten	42,600	-8,600
Brett Apter	41,300	8,100
Tyler Phillips	39,600	6,400
Peter Hengsakul	32,500	2,500
Joe McKeehen	31,400	4,300
Vincent Moscati	30,000
Carlos Guerrero	30,000	16,400
Michael Rossitto	25,700
Brian Mancilla	22,400	-18,600
Chris Ferguson	19,200	-10,800
Will Berry	13,500	-10,000

12-19-2019 00:33 UTC-7

Conniff Sends Battaglia to the Rail with Ladies

Anthony Thompson

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Charlie Dawson opened for 2,300 from middle position and Blake Battaglia three-bet to 6,100 from the cutoff. Action on the table folded to Asher Conniff who four-bet to 12,000 from the big blind getting a fold from Dawson while Battaglia jammed for 21,100 and was called by Conniff.

Asher Conniff:
Blake Battaglia: