2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$192,199
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,007,475
Entries
665
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
403
Players Left
85

Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit Harrahs $1,700 Main Event Begin at Noon

WSOPC Ring and the Cash
WSOPC Ring and the Cash

The World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrahs $1,700 Main Event Day 1b starts at 12:00p.m. local time. Day 1a pulled in 262 entries with just 58 remaining at the end of the night. Raul Martinez bagged the largest stack with 406,000.

Players will begin with 30,000 starting chips, and Day 1b is scheduled to play through 15 40-minute levels before wrapping up for the night. All players are allowed one re-entry per flight, and late registration is available up through the beginning of Level 13.

The blinds begin at 100/100, with a big blind ante kicking in at Level 2. Those blind/ante levels will go up to 2000/3000/3000 at Level 15, the last level of play on Day 1.

The ultimate prize on the line is the WSOP Circuit ring, and the right to be called the WSOP Circuit Harrahs Main Event champion.

After today's action the survivors of Day 1a and Day 1b will come back as a combined field for Day 2 Saturday. Day 3 commences on Sunday, and the tournament will play down to a champion.

Main Event Day 1 Structure

Day 1 Structure

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindBB Ante
140100100-
240100100100
340100200200
Break 15    
440100200200
540200300300
640200400400
Break 15    
740300500500
840300600600
940400800800
Dinner Break 45    
10405001,0001,000
11406001,2001,200
12408001,6001,600
Break 15    
13401,0002,0002,000
14401,0002,5002,500
15401,5003,0003,000

The 2019/20 WSOP Circuit Season At Harrah's Las Vegas

There has been plenty of action that has taken place over the past week here at Harrah's casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here is a list of all the winners that have won events so far.

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $250 NLH Multi-Flight362$72,400Joe Walters$14,838
Event #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight219$75,000Haresh Thaker$17,520
Event #3: $600 NLH Multi-Flight188$100,000Jon Aldalur$24,298
Event #4: $400 NLH Monster Stack225$74,250Mark Liedtke$17,309
Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty86$19,780Steve Foutty$6,042
Event #6: $250 Seniors Event219$43,800Wayne Keller$10,301
Event #7: $400 HORSE120$39,600Christina Hill$10,956
Event#8: $400 NLH Double Stack331$109,230Ashraf Chehata$23,575
Event#9: $400 NLH Turbo170$56,100Al Cutler$14,100
Event #10: $2,200 NLH High Roller86$172,000Brett Apter$52,084

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Main Event continues today!

Visher Shows The Bluff

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Barbara Visher
Barbara Visher

Barbara Visher opened her button to 400 and the small blind three-bet to 2,000. Visher called and they went heads up to a flop.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and the preflop aggressor put out a continuation bet of 2,600. Visher called.

The {8-Spades} fell on the turn and Visher called a bet of 6,000. The {k-Clubs} completed the board and the small blind led out for 7,000. Visher gave it some thought before she put in a raise to 15,000. The small blind quickly folded and Visher tabled {6-Spades}{4-Hearts} for just six-high as she collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Barb Visher
50,000

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Lenart Cracks Morrison's Aces with Broadway

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Lester Lenart
Lester Lenart

There were three players that saw a {j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop after an initial preflop raise.

Action was checked to Lester Lenart who fired out a 1,200 bet from late position and Jeremy Pekarek called on the button. Action was on Bryant Morrison who raised to 3,200 from the big blind and was called by Lenart while Pekarek folded.

The {q-Clubs} turn wad checked to the {10-Diamonds} river where Morrison called Lenart's 4,000 bet after he checked his option.

Lenart tabled {a-Spades}{k-Spades} for the nuts and Morrison tossed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Lester Lenart
49,800
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Jeremy Pekarek
35,400
5,400
5,400
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bryant Morrison
15,500

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Haresh Thaker Wins Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Haresh Thaker
Haresh Thaker

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 #2: $400 NLH, 219 runners created a $75,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Michael Hanelin (11th - $1,243), Mike Shin (17th - $904), Jason Seitz (20th - $797), Arkadiy Tsinis (27th - $668), and Melissa Bryne (33rd - $604).

In the end, it was United Kingdom native Haresh Thaker who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $17,520 payday.

Thaker survived a final table that included five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Steve Foutty and he also survived a grueling three-handed battle against Jaime Edmondson Longoria and Ryan Dodd that lasted more than two hours long.

Thaker's only other career World Series of Poker cash came in 2014 when he finished in 8th place and just two spots shy of the final table in the $1,500 10-Game Mix 6-Handed event at the World Series of Poker at the Rio.

As soon as Thaker was pushed the final winning pot, he max late-registered in Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em to try to keep his winning momentum going. Event #3 also missed its guarantee by a few thousand dollars.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Haresh ThakerLondon, United Kingdom$17,520
2Ryan DoddRunnemede, New Jersey$10,823
3Jaime Edmondson LongoriaFt. Lauderdale, Florida$7,676
4Steve FouttyLas Vegas, Nevada$5,555
5Isidro SifuentesHouston, Texas$4,102
6Victor PangFoster City, California$3,093
7Sterling LopezAnchorage, Arkansas$2,383
8Jared KingsburyPortland, Oregon$1,876
9Jeffrey DavisOakland, California$1,510

Tags: Jeffrey DavisJason SeitzHaresh ThakerArkadiy TsinisMelissa BryneMichael HanelinMike ShinRyan DoddSteve Foutty

Mancilla Rivers the Nuts and Gets Paid

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Brian Mancilla
Brian Mancilla

There was heads-up action between Brian Mancilla from middle position and Matthew Omeara from the big blind with a {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} board showing.

With over 5,000 already in the middle, Omeara check-called Mancilla's 3,200 bet and was the {8-Hearts} complete the board on the river.

Omeara checked his option once more to Mancilla who fired out 7,000 sending Omeara into the tank.

After a minute or so, Omeara called and Mancilla tabled {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for the nut-staright to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Mancilla
26,700
-3,300
-3,300
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Matthew Omeara
21,500
21,500
21,500

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Garshofsky Clocks Opponent Out the Door

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Mitchell Garshofsky
Mitchell Garshofsky

Mitchell Garshofsky opened under the gun and the button player three-bet to 3,200. The blinds folded and action was back on Garshofsky who four-bet jammed sending his opponent deep into the tank. After roughly eight minutes a clock was finally called and Garshofsky's opponent called once the five-second countdown began.

Mitchell Garshofsky: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Garshofsky had his opponent crushed and improved to a set on the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop but it also gave his opponent a broadway draw.

The {7-Diamonds} turn changed nothing and Garshofsky sent his opponent to the rail after the {q-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Mitchell Garshofsky
51,200

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

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Jon Aldalur
Jon Aldalur

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

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Jon AldalurTolosa, Spain$24,298
2Steven PotashnickSan Diego, California$15,010
3Alex DicksonKeizer, Oregon$10,573
4Ansel SmithPlano, Texas$7,599
5Barbara Visher-$5,585
6Rizzloe JonesRoeland Park, Kansas$4,199
7Michael SouzaSan Diego, California$3,232
8Peter DaileyOakland, California$2,548
9Isaiah BlackMililani, Hawaii$2,058

Tags: Benjamin CraigDavid LarsonJoshua TurnerMark LiedtkeMichael SouzaRyan Dodd

Desai's Boat is Better

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Sanket Desai
Sanket Desai

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 {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop was checked to the button player who fired out 3,500, both and Desai called.

All three players checked the {6-Hearts} turn to the {3-Spades} river where Lenart lead out for 4,000 and was called by Desai while the button player mucked.

Lenart tabled {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for sixes full of sevens but it was no good as Desai rolled over {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} to scoop the pot with sixes full of eights.

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

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

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Mark Liedtke
Mark Liedtke

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

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Mark LiedtkeManassas, Virginia$17,309
2Michael MacarlePhoenix, Arizona$10,683
3Brad JarrettOrlando, Florida$7,595
4Kyle BirdwellFort Worth, Texas$5,506
5Nathaniel AdamsSalt Lake City, Utah$4,072
6Thomas KornechukAuburn, Washington$3,074
7Saad GhanemLaurel, Maryland$2,369
8Jesse JonesSpringfield, Missouri$1,864
9Trygve LeiteOslo, Norway$1,500

Tags: Brenda DeWittBrian GreenJesse JonesMark LiedtkeNicholas HaynesPatrick TestoniRobert CoteSaad GhanemTrygve Leite

Ferguson Flops Top-Set and Improves on River for Double

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

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: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Chris Ferguson: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}

Hecht was behind and needed help to eliminate Ferguson but things got worse after the case ace fell on the {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{a-Spades} flop giving Ferguson top-set.

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

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Ferguson
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Mitchell Hecht
30,000
-2,600
-2,600

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