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

11-01-2019 11:56 UTC-7

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

Awwad Five-Bet Jams, Wilmot Folds Ace-Queen

GeoffFisk

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 12:19 UTC-7

Top Pair Good for Bank

GeoffFisk

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

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

11-01-2019 12:44 UTC-7

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

11-01-2019 12:49 UTC-7

Boylan Finds a Flush

GeoffFisk

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Mike Ruter put out a bet for 3,700 from the small blind on the river, with the board showing .

Cezer Boylan, from the hijack, didn't take too long to make the call, turning over against Ruter's . The pot puts Biylan back to around starting stack as the first break of Day 1a approaches.

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

11-01-2019 13:02 UTC-7

Villaman Correct on Three-Street Call

GeoffFisk

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 .