$1,700 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,007,475
Entries
665
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
143
Players Left
13
Raul Martinez Last Hand Elimination Gives Him the Lead Heading into Final Day of WSOPC Harrah's Las Vegas Main Event
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The pinnacle of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas series has arrived, as the $1,700 Main Event is down to the final 13 competitors. The field trimmed down from 143 players with the final 13 restarting at 1:00 PM on Sunday, December 22nd.
Bagging the chip lead at the end of Day 2 was Raul Martinez (3,780,000). Martinez, who was also the chip leader of Day 1a, coasted most of the second day until the final two tables where he dropped down to under 400,000 in chips, From there he found a few doubles and then scored an elimination in the last hand of the night putting him back on top of the chip counts.
Kfir Nahum (3,285,000) bagged second in chips having a very successful day. Nahum caught momentum at the later stages of the tournament and also had a lat night double-up after his ace-queen held against Stephen Graner's ace-ten securing his second place spot to end the night.
Bagging third-place chips was WSOP Gold bracelet winner Anthony Spinella (2,750,000) who started to gain traction after he turned the nut-staright against Gueorgui Gantchev and got a healthy payday catapulting him into the top three spots.
Many other well-known players found a bag at the end of Day 2 including WSOPC ring winner Stephen Graner (1,905,000), 2x WSOPC ring winner Adam Owen (1,350,000), 2x WSOP bracelet winner and WSOPC ring winner Nipun Java (785,000) and Matt Affleck (630,000)
Notables making it into the money but not making it to Day 3 include Allen Kessler (16th - $9,4501) Mark Liedtke(19th - $7,862), Eric Salazar (20th - $7,862), Robert Mizrachi (24th - $6,627), and Aaron Massey (27th - $5,562).
All 13 players remaining are guaranteed a payout of $11,509 but will be playing for the first-place prize of $192,199, a WSOP Circuit gold ring and a seat into the 2020 Global Casino Championship.
Play will resume on level 26 with blind 20,000/40,000/40,000 at 1:00 PM on Sunday, December 22nd.
Keep it here at PokerNews as the Harrah's Las Vegas Main Event Champion will be crowned tomorrow!
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,780,000 | 280,000 |
|
3,285,000 | 885,000 |
|
2,575,000 | -225,000 |
|
1,905,000 | 705,000 |
|
1,350,000 | -350,000 |
|
1,340,000 | 240,000 |
|
1,015,000 | -685,000 |
|
980,000 | -520,000 |
|
940,000 | 240,000 |
|
850,000 | 150,000 |
|
785,000 | 85,000 |
|
630,000 | -870,000 |
|
515,000 | -385,000 |
Play Has Ended for the Day
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
End of day chip counts and recap will follow.
Jonathan Job Eliminated in 14th Place ($11,509)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Rene Lazaro opened for 65,000 and Raul Martinez called next to act. Action was on Jonathan Job who three-bet to 185,000 from the hijack getting a fold from Lazaro while Martinez four-bet jammed Job called putting his stack at risk.
Jonathan Job: 
Raul Martinez: 
Job was racing for his tournament life and connected with the 
but it also gave Martinez the flush draw.
The 
turn added more outs to Martinez's hand which he spiked with the 
river ending Job's tournament in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 1,250,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | 1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Nahum Ahead the Whole Way
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kfir Nahum raised to 75,000 from the hijack and Matt Affleck defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Affleck check-called a bet of 75,000.
The fell on the turn and Nahum bet 225,000. Affleck check-raised to 500,000 and Nahum snap called.
The 
completed the board and both players checked.
Matt Affleck: 
Kfir Nahum: 
Nahum was ahead the whole way and but improved to a straight on the river and took down the pot.
Owen Takes from Job
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jonathan Job opened under the gun for 60,000 and Adam Owen three-bet to 180,000 next to act. Action on the table folded back around to Job who called.
The 
flop was checked to the 
turn where Job lead out for 110,000 and Owen called.
The completed the board and Job fired out a 160,000 bet and Owen raised to 425,000.
Owen glared at Owen then let his hand go into the muck giving Owen the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | |
|
|
900,000 | -800,000 |
Nahum Doubles Through Graner
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Stephen Graner opened for 65,000 on the button and Kfir Nahum three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. Action folded back around to Graner who four-bet jammed and Nahum snap-called.
Kfir Nahum:
Stephen Graner: 
Nahum had Graner dominated and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The turn however, fell the 
giving Graner the nut-flush draw but the board completed with the 
on the river giving Nahum the double for 1,175,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | 1,650,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | -1,400,000 |
Wayne Keller Wins $250 Seniors Event
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 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 |
Affleck Doubles Through Graner
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Matt Affleck opened for 50,000 from late position and Stephen Graner three-bet to 180,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to Affleck who called.
The flop fell 
and Affleck check-called Graner's 100,000 continuation bet.
The turn brought the and Affleck checked his option once again to Graner who moved all in. Affleck snap-called and both players tabled their hands.
Matt Affleck:
Stephen Graner:
Affleck turned two-pair and Graner needed an ace, three, or six to win the hand.
The wasn't what Graner wanted to see and he sent over 425,000 to Affleck for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | -600,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | 1,100,000 |