2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
303
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
4,545,000
Total Chips
9,090,000
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
141
Players Left
23

Udornpim Continues to Run Well

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Nitis Udornpim is having a career year and is showing no sign of slowing down here today as he is already off to another hot start.

The board read {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and there was about 20,000 in the pot. Udornpim bet 16,000 and Ian Davis hit the tank. Ultimately Davis folded and Udornpim took down the pot, adding a healthy-sized pot to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Nitis Udornpim
66,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Ian Davis
21,000
-36,000
-36,000

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Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Software Engineer Shizhe Zhou Claims First Gold Ring

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Shizhe Zhou
Shizhe Zhou

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 #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo, 51 runners created a $16,830 prize pool that was paid out to the top eight players.

In the end, 25-year-old software engineer Shizhe Zhou of Rockwell, Maryland came out on top to win the title, a $5,853 top prize, and his first gold ring. All that in his first tournament at the Horseshoe Baltimore.

Zhou, who graduated from Stevens College in New Jersey, is originally from China.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Shizhe ZhouRockwell, Maryland$5,853
2Erik GreenBuffalo, New York$3,617
3Justin ArwineN/A$2,393
4Peter PiorkowskiBowie, Maryland$1,646
5Ronald BowenBel Air, Maryland$1,180
6Chao HuongN/A$883
7Jeffrey FotakisGlen Burnie, Maryland$691
8Mark HarrisBaltimore, Maryland$567

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Boker Wins One With No Showdown

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Torsten Boker
Torsten Boker

Torsten Boker raised to 1,100 from middle position and the player in the big blind was the only caller.

The flop fell {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} and the player in the big blind checked. Boker bet 1,100 and his opponent check-called.

The dealer burned and turned the {9-Hearts} and both players checked it to the {q-Diamonds} river. The player in the big blind fired 2,600 and Boker took a few seconds of reflection, then called. His opponent directly mucked his hand and Boker raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Torsten Boker
57,000
57,000
57,000

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Davis Finds a Monster of a Fold from Gorsuch

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

John Gorsuch opened from late position and Ian Davis three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Gorsuch called and the dealer spread out {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades} on the flop.

Davis bet 4,500 and Gorsuch quickly bumped it up to 10,000. Davis moved Gorsuch all-in for his remaining 19,900 and Gorsuch hit the tank.

"I know where I'm at," said Gorsuch as he threw his hand into the muck face up, showing {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a set of nines. Davis looked stunned as he slowly pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Ian Davis
59,000
38,000
38,000
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John Gorsuch
19,900
WSOP 1X Winner

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