$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Alon Eldar Leads the Day 1b Field in the WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,700 Main Event
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The second of two Day 1 flights has concluded at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,700 Main Event. Day 1b saw a total of 257 entries come through the Harveys Casino poker room in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, with a total of 45 survivors making it through to Day 2.
At the end of the night it was Alon Eldar bagging the biggest stack, ending the flight with 374,000. Closely following on the leaderboard were Joe Burke (357,000), William Chao (319,000), Joey Weissman (316,000) and Eric Ethans (306,000).
The 45 players making it through Day 1b will join the 26 survivors of Day 1a, and the combined total of 71 players will come back for Day 2 of the Main Event. The Day 2 restart commences Sunday at noon, as the field continues to play toward the final table and eventual crowning of a Main Event champion.
With 257 entries on Day 1b, the total number of entries for the 2019 WSOPC Harveys Tahoe Main Event hit 424. The total prize pool is $642,360, with $133,285 going to the eventual winner. Of the 71 remaining players, 64 will make in into the money and earn at least a min cash of $2,553.
Other notables making through Day 1b included Lee Markholt (266,000), David Diiorio (254,000), Dann Turner (235,000), and Sam Cosby (233,000).
Notable players not making it through the end of Day 1b included defending champion Scott Sanders, Dan O'Brien, Vanessa Kade, Aram Zobian, JC Tran and Shirin Oskooi.
Play will resume at the beginning of Level 16 Sunday, with the blinds at 2000/4000/4000. Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Main Event continues at noon Sunday!
Day 2 Seat Draw and Chip Counts
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | Ron Segni | 66,000 |
| 29 | 2 | Cezer Boylan | 317,000 |
| 29 | 3 | Thomas Morris | 170,000 |
| 29 | 4 | Joe Brindle | 221,000 |
| 29 | 5 | Lester Lenart | 211,000 |
| 29 | 6 | Steve Saklad | 89,000 |
| 29 | 7 | Edwin Eng | 91,000 |
| 29 | 8 | Teng Vang | 88,000 |
| 29 | 9 | Josh Burkhalter | 88,000 |
| 30 | 1 | Paul Richardson | 198,000 |
| 30 | 2 | Brad Miller | 253,000 |
| 30 | 3 | Mike Zimmer | 158,000 |
| 30 | 4 | Wendy Freedman | 306,000 |
| 30 | 5 | Nick Pupillo | 230,000 |
| 30 | 6 | Jason Bousquet | 137,000 |
| 30 | 7 | Jared Shipley | 51,000 |
| 30 | 8 | Ming Zhu | 111,000 |
| 30 | 9 | Eoin Starr | 165,000 |
| 31 | 1 | William Chao | 319,000 |
| 31 | 2 | Anthony Winters | 110,000 |
| 31 | 3 | KC Amiraslani | 97,000 |
| 31 | 4 | Casey McCarrel | 182,000 |
| 31 | 5 | Giuseppe Pantaleo | 215,000 |
| 31 | 6 | David Diiorio | 254,000 |
| 31 | 7 | Keith Copeland | 55,000 |
| 31 | 8 | Mike Mota | 102,000 |
| 31 | 9 | Robert Angeleri | 136,000 |
| 32 | 1 | Griffin Willis | 82,000 |
| 32 | 2 | Loren Egide | 120,000 |
| 32 | 3 | Dick Hanley | 62,000 |
| 32 | 4 | Arish Nat | 290,000 |
| 32 | 5 | Bryant Miller | 424,000 |
| 32 | 6 | Kyle Cartwright | 259,000 |
| 32 | 7 | Chris Savage | 194,000 |
| 32 | 8 | Nick Harralis | 272,000 |
| 32 | 9 | Eric Ethans | 306,000 |
| 36 | 1 | Erle Mankin | 166,000 |
| 36 | 2 | Andreas Kniep | 173,000 |
| 36 | 3 | Rickey Evans | 235,000 |
| 36 | 4 | Wesley Nally | 108,000 |
| 36 | 5 | Mitchell Smith | 115,000 |
| 36 | 6 | Charlie Coultas | 154,000 |
| 36 | 7 | Vincent Moscati | 209,000 |
| 36 | 8 | Alon Eldar | 374,000 |
| 36 | 9 | Dann Turner | 235,000 |
| 37 | 1 | Greg Roberts | 102,000 |
| 37 | 2 | Bradford Jensen | 97,000 |
| 37 | 3 | Michael Pearson | 177,000 |
| 37 | 4 | Joe Burke | 357,000 |
| 37 | 5 | William Donovan | 126,000 |
| 37 | 6 | Joey Weissman | 316,000 |
| 37 | 7 | Jeff Buchman | 124,000 |
| 37 | 8 | Timothy Acker | 140,000 |
| 37 | 9 | Alex Greenblatt | 181,000 |
| 38 | 1 | DNR | 127,000 |
| 38 | 2 | Neil Scott | 244,000 |
| 38 | 3 | Mitch Garshofsky | 82,000 |
| 38 | 4 | Lee Markholt | 266,000 |
| 38 | 5 | Jarod Minghini | 211,000 |
| 38 | 7 | Sam Cosby | 233,000 |
| 38 | 8 | Cheng Lu | 101,000 |
| 38 | 9 | Mitchell Bank | 151,000 |
| 39 | 1 | Joseph Ruigomez | 181,000 |
| 39 | 2 | Daniel Barry | 151,000 |
| 39 | 3 | John Nethery | 156,000 |
| 39 | 4 | Dustin Fox | 170,000 |
| 39 | 5 | Dokyun Kim | 262,000 |
| 39 | 6 | Jeremy Kottler | 206,000 |
| 39 | 7 | Michael Yoshihara | 114,000 |
| 39 | 8 | Jordan Helstern | 150,000 |
| 39 | 9 | Mrityunjay Jha | 21,000 |
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
374,000 | -46,000 |
|
357,000 | |
|
319,000 | |
|
316,000 | 76,000 |
|
306,000 | 11,000 |
|
272,000 | |
|
266,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
262,000 | 182,000 |
|
254,000 | 49,000 |
|
244,000 | |
|
235,000 | |
|
233,000 | -12,000 |
|
230,000 | -15,000 |
|
221,000 | 11,000 |
|
211,000 | 159,000 |
|
211,000 | |
|
209,000 | 114,000 |
|
206,000 | |
|
|
181,000 | |
|
173,000 | |
|
170,000 | |
|
166,000 | 21,000 |
|
165,000 | 95,000 |
|
164,000 | |
|
158,000 | -77,000 |
Day 1b Concludes
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b has ended, with 45 players surviving to play on Day 2. A recap and end of day chip counts will follow shortly.
Three More Hands
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b will conclude after three more hands, or until two players are eliminated.
Yoshihara Doubles Up
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alon Eldar opened to 10,000 under the gun, the player in the hijack three-bet to 30,000, and Michael Yoshihara four-bet all in from the cutoff. Eldar folded, and the hijack made the call.
Michael Yoshihara: 
Cutoff: 
Board: 
Yoshihara's pocket aces held, doubling his chip stack
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 |
Eldar Takes the Chip Lead
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alon Eldar gave PokerNews the details of a three-way hand that resulted in Eldat going over the 400k mark and taking the chip lead.
Eldar called in the big blind, facing an early position open and call from Gina Stagnitto in the small blind. The flop came 
with two spades, and Stagnitto led out all in. Eldar called, and the original raiser folded pocket jacks face up.
Gina Stagnitto: 
Alon Eldar: 
Eldar ended up winning the pot with just ten-high, as the tun and river 
sealed the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 160,000 |
|
Busted |
Eng Pushes Out Diiorio
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
David Diiorio opened to 10,000 from middle position, and Edwin Eng three-bet all in for his 89,000 stack from the small blind.
Diiorio thought it over for a bit before folding, showing as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
107,000 |
More Chip Counts
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
260,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
215,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
145,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
136,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 38,000 |
|
77,000 | -95,500 |
|
|
70,000 | 15,000 |
|
20,000 | -40,500 |