$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe

11-01-2019 09:19 UTC-7

Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,700 Main Event Begins at Noon

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The Main Event of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe series has arrived! The $1,700 Main Event kicks off today with the first of two Day 1 flights, and the cards will go in the air for Day 1a at 11 a.m. from Harveys Lake Tahoe.

The field is scheduled to play through 11 hours of poker today, structured as 40-minute levels though Level 15, and going up to a 60-minute level for Level 16, the final level of Day 1a. Players will get 15-minute breaks after every three levels, and a one-hour dinner break at the end of Level 9.

The blinds will start at 100/100, with a big blind ante kicking in at Level 2 (100/100/100). Players will start with 30,000 chips, and this event allows for one re-entry per player, per flight. Late registration will be open until the beginning of Level 13.

Last year's WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event drew 442 entries and amassed a total prize pool of $669,630. Scott Sanders came away with the win, taking home the first place prize of $147,314 and the WSOP Circuit ring.

This year's champion will not only take home what's likely to be a six-figure payday and a WSOP Circuit ring, but also a seat in the 2020 WSOP Global Players Championship.

On both Day 1a and Day 1b, play will continue through the end of Level 16, or when 16 percent of the field remains, whichever comes first.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Main Event gets underway.

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11-01-2019 12:14 UTC-7

Awwad Five-Bet Jams, Wilmot Folds Ace-Queen

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Facing an open raise to 300 and a call, Ryan Awwad three-bet to 1,300 from the cutoff. Harley Wilmot four-bet to 7,000 in the big blind, getting folds from the original raiser and the first caller.

Awwad went all-in, to the frustration of Wilmot.

"Ace-queen," said Wilmot, and backed up that claim by tossing his hand face up in the muck. Awwad showed as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Awwad	36,000 6,000	6,000
Harley Wilmot	20,000 -10,000	-10,000

11-01-2019 13:02 UTC-7

Villaman Correct on Three-Street Call

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Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

With showing on the flop, Dan O'Brien bet 1,700 from the small blind, and Ray Villaman made the call.

O'Brien continued for 4,500 on the turn, and Villaman called again. O'Brien down bet to 2,000 on the river, getting a smirk from Villaman. Villaman made the call, and showed to outkick O'Brien's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Villaman	37,000 7,000	7,000
Dan O'Brien	17,000 -13,000	-13,000

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11-01-2019 14:39 UTC-7

Freedman Doubles Up

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Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

With a considerable amount of chips already in the middle, and the board showing , Wendy Freedman and an opponent went all in and call from the hijack and cutoff.

Wendy Freedman:
Opponent:

Freedman's nut straight was the winner, and the inconsequential on the river sealed the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wendy Freedman	70,000 26,000	26,000

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11-01-2019 15:03 UTC-7

Iris Angeleri Lays Claim to Her Second WSOP Circuit Gold Ring

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Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the $1,700 Main Event, 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 Harveys Lake Tahoe.

In Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, 196 entrants created a $64,680 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 players including Scott Caldwell (10th - $1,074), Jed Hoffman (17th - $776), and Barry McKnight (27th - $578), just to name a few.

In the end, 32-year-old realtor Iris Angeleri bested Shawn Van Asdale in heads-up play to win the title, $15,947 in prize money, and he second gold ring. She previously won the 2013 WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Event #1: $365 NLH for $15,757.

Angeleri was cheered on by her husband, Robert, who has a gold ring himself.

“We’re always back and forth on who has the better record,” Angeleri said after the victory.“I play as much as I can here and there between work. I just try to study when I can and play online. I study as much as I can. Just blogs online, videos, YouTube and Instagram.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Iris Angeleri	Kelseyville, California	$15,947
2	Shawn Van Asdale	Reno, Nevada	$9,857
3	Ian Steinman	Mountain View, California	$6,930
4	Neil Scott	Mammoth Lakes, California	$4,973
5	Michael Dutra	Salinas, California	$3,644
6	Jordan Lindstrom	Reno, Nevada	$2,729
7	Jeffrey Brock	Manteca, California	$2,089
8	Ryan Ko	Fremont, California	$1,635
9	Brenton Gill	San Diego, California	$1,309

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11-01-2019 15:55 UTC-7

Defending Champ Sanders in the Hunt

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Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Scott Sanders is the defending champion in the WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event, and he's in the hunt in the Day 1a field with a 53,000 stack as Level 7 plays on.

Sanders topped a field of 442 entries in November 2018, taking down the WSOPC ring and the first-place prize of $147,314. Sanders has a total of $461,121 in career earnings, including a quarter of five-figure scores within the last 12 months.

The latest of those big paydays came after a fourth-place finish in the $560 Monster Stack event at the Bay 101 Fall Poker Classic, which netted $11,960.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Sanders	53,000

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11-01-2019 19:03 UTC-7

Georato Busts Murray

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

Brett Murray went all in preflop for 11,200 under the gun, and Robert Georato made the call in the small blind, having Murray covered.

Brett Murray:
Robert Georato:

Board:

The ace on the flop left Murray drawing thin, and no further help came on the turn or river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Georato	46,000 16,000	16,000

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11-01-2019 19:29 UTC-7

McCarrel KOs Sanders

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

Scott Sanders opened to 3,000 under the gun, the button flat called, and Casey McCarrel three-bet to 12,200 from the big blind. Sanders called, as well as the button.

The flop came , McCarrel bet 15,000, Sanders called, and the button folded.

The turn came , McCarrel checked, and Sanders went all in for his last 60,000, with McCarrel calling.

Scott Sanders:
Casey McCarrel:

Sanders found himself on the wrong end of the aces versus kings cooler, and the river fell a harmless , sending Sanders to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey McCarrel	210,000 90,000	90,000
Scott Sanders	Busted

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11-01-2019 21:09 UTC-7

Quad Aces for Kertland

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

Mitchell Smith opened to 4,500 in the cutoff, Kyle Cartwright three-bet to 11,500 from the small blind, Jesse Kertland four-bet all in from the big blind, Smith called, and Cartwright folded. Smith had Kertland covered going to the showdown.

Jesse Kertland:
Mitchell Smith:

Board:

Smith could only shake his head when the cards turned over, and the on the flop left Smith drawing nearly dead. Another ace came in on the turn for Kertland, giving him quads and ensuring the big scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Kertland	99,000 49,000	49,000
Mitchell Smith	18,000 -22,000	-22,000

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11-01-2019 23:17 UTC-7

Bryant Miller, Cezer Boylan Bag Big on Day 1a of the $1,700 WSOPC Harveys Tahoe Main Event

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

The opening flight of the World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Tahoe $1,700 Main Event is a wrap! A total of 157 entries made it to the Harveys Tahoe poker room in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, for the first of two Day 1 flights in the centerpiece event of this WSOPC series, and played down to 26 players.

At the end of the night, it was Bryant Miller bagging the biggest stack, finishing the night with 424,000. Closely following on the chip leaderboard are Cezer Boylan (317,000), Wendy Freedman (306,000), and Arish Nat (290,000).

The 26 surviving players from Day 1a will come back Sunday, and join the survivors of Saturday's Day 1b flight in a combined field for Day 2.

Other notable players putting chips in a bag at the end of Day 1a include Kyle Cartwright (259,000), Brad Miller (253,000), Rickey Evans (235,000), and Giuseppe Pantaleo (215,000).

Some of the notables playing on Day 1a, but not making it through, included Scott Sanders, the defending champion in this event. Other big names coming through Harveys on Day 1a, but not making it to the end of the night, included JC Tran, Aram Zobian, Sam Cosby,Ian Steinman, Lee Markholt, Brett Murray and Vanessa Kade.

All of those names are eligible to fire another bullet and enter the Day 1b flight, as the WSOPC Harveys Tahoe Main Event allows one entry and re-entry per flight.

Day 1a play ended with no time remaining in Level 15, as the original field of 157 had trimmed down to 26 players, or 16 percent of the field. Day 1b will operate under the same rules, with play ending when 16 percent of the field remains, or at the end of Level 16, whichever comes first.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team, as Day 1b of the Main Event commences at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Tags: Aram Zobian Arish Nat Brad Miller Brett Murray Bryant Miller Cezer Boylan Giuseppe Pantaleo Ian Steinman JC Tran Kyle Cartwright Lee Markholt Rickey Evans Sam Cosby Scott Sanders Wendy Freedman