$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

12-21-2019 01:34 UTC-7

Aaron Massey Bags Chip Lead as 85 Players Advance From Day 1b of the WSOPC Harrahs $1,700 Main Event

TylerWarken

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Day 1b of the 2019 WSOPC Main Event at Harrahs Casino has come to an end. Today saw a total of 403 entries and 85 of those players put chips in a bag and will join the 58 players that bagged on Day 1a. Day 2 will happen tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. local time.

Aaron Massey bagged the largest stack of the day with 462,000 which is also good for the overall chip lead. Adam Owen (423,500), Stephen Graner (418,500), Terry Fleischer (417,000) and Nitis Udornpion (410,000) make up the rest of the top five.

Other notables that were able to bag today include Jared Jaffee (254,000), Katie Lindsay (236,500), Allen Kessler (213,500), Dylan Linde (144,500), Joseph McKeehen (137,500), Ben Yu (108,000) and Manig Loeser (69,500) just to name a few.

Some familiar faces that were in action today but were unable to bag a stack for Day 2 include Faraz Jaka, Chris Moorman, Nick Pupillo, Jesse Sylvia, Marle Cordeiro and Joseph Cheong.

The 2019 WSOPC Main Event at Harrahs Casino drew in 665 total entries and 143 will come back tomorrow at 1:00p.m. to battle for a spot in Day 3 which will happen Sunday at 1:00p.m. local time.

Tags: Aaron Massey

12-21-2019 00:30 UTC-7

Alan Cutler Wins Second Ring in Event #9: $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 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 #9: $400 NLH Turbo, 170 runners created a $56,100 prize pool that was paid out to the top 26 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Ryan Awwad (10th- $981), Andrew Donabedian (14th - $841), Calvin Harris (19th - $674), and Charlie Dawson (20th - $674).

In the end, it was Illinois native Alan Cutler who collected every chip in play to capture her first ring along with a $14,100 payday.

This is Cutler’s second career WSOP ring, and he’s been working for it for a long time. His first ring came over seven years ago, in December 2012. The Chicago native is a regular on the Circuit, with seven cashes so far this season alone.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Alan Cutler	Chicago, Illinois	$23,575
2	James Lushin	Russiaville, Indiana	$8,706
3	Ryan Gentry	La Jolla, California	$16,080
4	JJ Liu	Las Vegas, Nevada	$4,347
5	Peter Field	North Haven, Connecticut	$3,183
6	Karthik Ramakrishnan	Johnson City, Tennessee	$2,389
7	Daniel Rincones	Culiacan, Mexico	$1,839
8	Jason Holdinski	Buckeye, Arizona	$1,452
9	Aaron Wallace	Carmel, Indiana	$1,177

Tags: Alan Cutler Andrew Donabedian Calvin Harris Charlie Dawson James Lushin Karthik Ramakrishnan Ryan Awwad Ryan Gentry

12-21-2019 00:15 UTC-7

Ashraf Chehatal Claims First Ring in Event #8: $400 NLH Double Stack

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 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 #8: $400 NLH Double Stack, 331 runners created a $109,230 prize pool that was paid out to the top 50 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were John Nowak (12th- $1,668), John Caldwell (15th - $1,378), Leif Force (23rd - $872), Maury Solano (24th - $872), Joo Park (26th - $779) and Arkadiy Tsinis (27th - $779).

In the end, it was Florida native Ashraf Chehatal who collected every chip in play to capture her first ring along with a $23,575 payday.

The victory not only marked Chehatal's first Circuit ring, but also his first career WSOP Circuit cash.

“I feel great,” he said after the tournament was over. “It was a long day, today and yesterday. I just had a good time and turned $400 into 23 grand. Can’t complain about that!”

Chehata’s win came after a fairly lengthy heads-up battle against runner-up finisher Mikes Bairamis. At more than one point, Chehata held a substantial lead, only to see Bairamis win a key hand to even the stacks. But eventually, Chehata wore down his opponent and collected the last of the chips.

“At this stage of the game, getting cards definitely helps out a lot, and I think the cards went my way a little bit.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Ashraf Chehata	St. Augustine, Florida	$23,575
2	Mikes Bairamis	Homer, Arkansas	$14,554
3	Bradley Coultas	Estero, Florida	$10,461
4	Steven Powers	Chesapeake, Virginia	$7,644
5	Bryant Morrison	Edinburg, Texas	$5,679
6	Jacob Miller	Sleepy Hollow, New York	$4,291
7	Ofir Shmuel	Jerusalem, Israel	$3,299
8	Brett Shaffer	Beloit, Kansas	$2,581
9	Joshua Kieval	Denver, Colorado	$2,056

Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis Ashraf Chehata Bradley Coultas Brett Shaffer Bryant Morrison Jacob Miller John Caldwell John Nowak Joo Park Leif Force Maury Solano Ofir Shmuel

12-20-2019 23:30 UTC-7

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

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 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 #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

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Christina Hill	Dallas, Texas	$10,956
2	Ryan Caskey	Sugar Land, Texas	$6,765
3	Shirley Rosario	Downey, California	$4,641
4	Ronald Schiffman	Bensalem, Pennsylvania	$3,277
5	Robert Gray	Henderson, Nevada	$2,383
6	Rafael Concepcion	Las Vegas, Nevada	$1,787
7	Stephen Brach	Lubbock, Texas	$1,383
8	Ben Tang	Mesa, Arizona	$1,106
9	Nancy Robertson	La Crescenta, California	$915

Tags: Adam Dembowski Ben Tang Haresh Thaker Jason Seitz Ryan Caskey Stephen Brach

12-20-2019 22:43 UTC-7

Wayne Keller Wins $250 Seniors Event

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 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 #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

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Wayne Keller	Mesquite, Nevada	$10,301
2	Robert Webb	Las Vegas, Nevada	$6,357
3	Nick Coukos	Richmond Hill, Ontario	$4,509
4	Wilbern Hoffman	Lubbock, Texas	$3,262
5	Harlen Miller	Bismark, North Dakota	$2,409
6	Aaron Scheff	Tucson, Arizona	$1,817
7	Richard Munro	Bell Canyon, California	$1,399
8	Jeffrey Cookson	Milton, Ontario	$1,102
9	James Worley	Spicewood, Texas	$887

Tags: Aaron Morris Dennis Jones James Worley Michael Johnson Richard Munro Wayne Keller

12-20-2019 21:11 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

12-20-2019 20:51 UTC-7

Ferguson Flops Top-Set and Improves on River for Double

Anthony Thompson

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

There was all in action preflop between Chris "Jesus" Ferguson on the button and Mitchell Hecht from the small blind with Ferguson's stack at risk.

Mitchell Hecht:
Chris Ferguson:

Hecht was behind and needed help to eliminate Ferguson but things got worse after the case ace fell on the flop giving Ferguson top-set.

The turn gave Hecht two-pair and the dealer added salt on top of the wound dropping another with the on the river giving both players full house's but Ferguson held the better of it snagging the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	50,000	50,000
Mitchell Hecht	30,000	-2,600

Tags: Chris Ferguson Mitchell Hecht

12-20-2019 19:03 UTC-7

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

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 #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

12-20-2019 18:35 UTC-7

Desai's Boat is Better

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Sanket Desai opened for 1,500 from the cutoff and was called by the button player along with Lester Lenart from the big blind.

The flop was checked to the button player who fired out 3,500, both and Desai called.

All three players checked the turn to the river where Lenart lead out for 4,000 and was called by Desai while the button player mucked.

Lenart tabled for sixes full of sevens but it was no good as Desai rolled over to scoop the pot with sixes full of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sanket Desai	88,700	4,200
Lester Lenart	45,200	-4,600

Tags: Lester Lenart Sanket Desai

12-20-2019 17:44 UTC-7

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

Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 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