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

11-01-2019 11:49 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Cezer Boylan	31,000 31,000	31,000
Mike Ruter	13,000 18,000	18,000

McCarrel Doubles Up

Geoff Fisk

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

With about 20,000 already in the middle, Casey McCarrel went all in for his last 10,800 from the cutoff, with the board showing . His opponent, who checked into McCarrel from the hijack, went deep into the tank.

A call and a loss would eave the opponent with just 2,000 chips, but after a few moments the hijack indeed made that call. He wasn't pleased when McCarrel showed , giving him the better straight against the hijack's .

With the big pot, McCarrel went up to 43,000 as Level 3 plays on.,

Player	Chips	Progress
Casey McCarrel	43,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

11-01-2019 11:19 UTC-8

Top Pair Good for Bank

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Geoff Fisk

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Mitchell Bank opened from the hijack, Steve Sanzaro three-bet to 1,300 from the small blind, and Bank made the call.

Sanzaro checked on the flop, Bank bet 1,400 and Sanzaro called. Both players then checked the turn.

The river came , both players checked again, and Bank showe down , good enough to take the pot down against Sanzaro's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Sanzaro	27,000 4,000	4,000
Mitchell Bank	17,000

11-01-2019 11:14 UTC-8

Awwad Five-Bet Jams, Wilmot Folds Ace-Queen

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Geoff Fisk

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 10:58 UTC-8

More Faces in the Crowd

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Geoff Fisk

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Saklad	30,000
Lee Markholt	30,000

Ray Villaman	30,000
Dan O'Brien	30,000
Max Young	30,000
Harley Wilmot	30,000

11-01-2019 10:56 UTC-8

Day 1a Photos

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Geoff Fisk

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

11-01-2019 10:44 UTC-8

Helstein Wins Straight Over Straight Battle

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Geoff Fisk

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

An all in and call were announced in quick succession, with the board showing .

Jordan Helstern was on the better end of the battle, showing against his opponent's . The superior straight sent the pot to Helstern, who's up to 43,000 chips as Level 1 winds down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Helstern	43,000

Tags: Jordan Helstern

11-01-2019 10:40 UTC-8

In the Field

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Geoff Fisk

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Awwad	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jared Shipley	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jed Hoffman	30,000 30,000	30,000
Jarod Minghini	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mrityunjay Jha	30,000 30,000	30,000
Josh Prager	30,000 30,000	30,000
Vanessa Kade	30,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Richardson	30,000 30,000	30,000
Sam Cosby	30,000 30,000	30,000