Timothy Faro raised to 4,000 from the hijack and the player on the cutoff three-bet to 11,000. Faro stuck around with a call.
The flop came 
and was checked through to the 
turn and to the 
river. Faro fired 7,000 and his opponent called.
Faro showed 
for fives and deuces and his opponent tossed his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
236,000 |
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Baltimore to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $3,250 High Roller; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha had 76 runners and offered up a $39,140 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 12 players including Erik Green (10th - $856), Juan Hope (11th - $856), and Michael Connelly (12th - $856).
The last player standing wound up being 46-year-old Stan Yang of Reston, Virginia, who took down a $12,112 top prize and his first ring. Meanwhile, Event #2: $400 NLH champ Patrick Lacey finished as runner-up for $7,487, which put him back in the lead in the race for Horseshoe Baltimore Casino Champ.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Yang | Reston, Virginia | $12,112 |
| 2 | Patrick Lacey | Mundelein, Illinois | $7,487 |
| 3 | Vincent Moscati | Verplanck, New York | $5,112 |
| 4 | Robert Meyer | Parkville, Maryland | $3,595 |
| 5 | Jane Hitchcock | Washington DC | $2,607 |
| 6 | Pearce Arnold | Washington DC | $1,950 |
| 7 | James Toling | N/A | $1,507 |
| 8 | Warren Wiggins | Woodstock, Maryland | $1,205 |
| 9 | Jason Tang | El Cajon, California | $997 |
Sang Kim moved all in for 17,000 from under the gun and found one caller. Players tabled their hands as Kim was at risk of elimination.
Sang Kim: 
Opponent: 
The flop rolled out 
and Kim now turned a flush draw from what was sure to be a split pot. A turn card completed the flush for Kim as he now had his opponent drawing dead to the 
river card, doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,200 |
Lara Eisenberg raised to 3,500 under the gun and Carlton Tartar three-bet to 9,000 from the button. Eisenberg added the remainder to call.
The flop was 
and Einsenberg checked. Tartar bet 6,200 and Einsenberg check-called.
The turn brought the 
and Einseberg check-called another bet of 11,000 from Tartar.
The completed the board and was checked around. Eisenberg showed 
but that wasn't good enough as Tartar tabled 
to win the pot with his better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000 | -51,000 |
|
97,000 | 27,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 72,000 |
|
112,000 | -26,000 |
|
92,000 | 17,000 |
|
85,000 | -9,000 |
|
75,000 | -10,000 |
|
74,000 | 36,000 |
|
50,000 | 12,000 |
|
40,000 | -10,000 |
The player in middle position raised to 2,400 from middle positon and the player in the small blind called along with Christian Harder in the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
that was checked around to the turn. The player in the small blind bet 4,200 and Harder called but the player in middle position folded.
The completed the board and both players checked. The player in the small blind showed 
and Harder revealed 
to win the pot with eights and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 4,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
130,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
96,000 | 17,000 |
|
90,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
90,000 | 15,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
25,000 | 18,000 |
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Baltimore to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $3,250 High Roller; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.
In Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, 101 runners created a $33,330 prize pool that was paid out to the top 16 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were An Huang (10th - $869), Justin Liberto (13th - $586), John Gorsuch (14th - $586), and Richard Cresiski (16th - $586).
In the end, WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang bested Anthony Robert in heads-up play to win the title, $9,522 in prize money, and his first gold ring. The 31-year-old poker pro from New Jersey previously won the 2015 WSOP Event #2: $5,000 NLH for $466,120.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Wang | Livingston, New Jersey | $9,522 |
| 2 | Anthony Robert | N/A | $5,886 |
| 3 | Stephen Miller | Reisterstown, Maryland | $3,987 |
| 4 | Nitis Udornpim | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | $2,776 |
| 5 | Sean Small | Douglasville, Georgia | $1,987 |
| 6 | Iverson Snuffer | Milton, West Virginia | $1,464 |
| 7 | Nicholas Verderamo | Baltimore, Maryland | $1,111 |
| 8 | William Hovis | Winston Salem, North Carolina | $1,111 |
| 9 | William Zgorski | Hampstead, Maryland | $869 |
Action fell on a player in the small blind who raised to 3,000 and Daniel Fisher then moved all in, totaling 14,900. His opponent called and the two tabled their hands with Fisher at risk.
Daniel Fisher: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Fisher took down the pot with his ace, securing a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |