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

12-19-2019 00:30 UTC-7

Slezak Finds an Eight

TylerWarken

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

Mark Liedtke was in the cutoff and got his last 26,000 in the middle against Bob Slezak who was in the hijack.

Bob Slezak:
Mark Liedtke:

Liedtke was in good shape and the flop changed nothing. Slezak picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river wasn't a spade but it was the , improving Slezak to a set and eliminating Liedtke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Slezak	110,000	46,800
Mark Liedtke	Busted

Tags: Mark Liedtke Bob Slezak

12-19-2019 00:18 UTC-7

Mark Liedtke Claims First Ring in Event #4: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack

Anthony Thompson

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

Tags: Brenda DeWitt Brian Green Jesse Jones Mark Liedtke Nicholas Haynes Patrick Testoni Robert Cote Saad Ghanem Trygve Leite

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-18-2019 23:47 UTC-7

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are on their extended break, play will resume in 30-minutes.

12-18-2019 23:35 UTC-7

Nines Hold for Phillips to Eliminate Opponent

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Tyler Phillips opened for 1,700 from middle position and action folded around to the button player who three-bet jammed. The blinds folded and Phillips called after getting a confirmed amount of 9,000.

Tyler Phillips:
Opponent:

It was a race with Phillips ahead with his made hand of nines and nothing changed after the flop that gave both players a flush draw with Phillips opponent holding the better diamond.

The turn added more outs to Phillips opponents' hand but luckily for Phillips the river fell a brick with the to send his opponent out the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	33,200

Tags: Tyler Phillips

12-18-2019 23:27 UTC-7

River Saves Arfai

TylerWarken

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Nader Arfai limped in from under the gun, the small blind completed and the big blind raised to 3,800. Arfai re-raised to 9,000, the small blind folded and the big blind moved all in for 37,000. Arfai snap called.

Nader Arfai:
Oppoennt:

Arfai was in good shape but the flop left him behind with two cards to come. The turn changed nothing but the river improved Arfai to top set and he sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nader Arfai	85,000	35,000

Tags: Nader Arfai

12-18-2019 23:21 UTC-7

Riali Bluffs Lee and Eclipses 100k in the Process

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Nick Riali opened for 2,300 from the cutoff and was called by Kyung Min Lee on the button.

The flop fell and Riali check-called Lee's 2,500 bet.

The turn brought the and Riali check-raised Lee's 4,700 bet to 16,500.

Lee quickly called and watched the complete the board on the river.

Riali moved all in putting Lee at risk and Lee folded while Riali showed as he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Riali	103,000	53,200
Kyung Min Lee	27,400	-7,600

Tags: Nick Riali Kyung Min Lee

12-18-2019 23:15 UTC-7

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

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 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

Tags: Benjamin Craig David Larson Joshua Turner Mark Liedtke Michael Souza Ryan Dodd

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

12-18-2019 23:07 UTC-7

Arfai Flops It

TylerWarken

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Nader Arfai limped in on the button, the small blind completed and the big blind checked his option. All three players checked the flop of and went to a turn card.

The big blind led out for 2,000 on the turn card and Arfai clicked it to 4,000. The small blind folded and big blind moved all in for 9,000. Arfai quickly called.

Nader Arfai:
Opponent:

The river was a brick and Arfai sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nader Arfai	50,000	50,000

Tags: Nader Arfai