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

Gregg in the Field

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Tony Gregg
Tony Gregg

The tournament is now up to 125 entries and one player, in particular, to take part in today's flight is Tony Gregg who has almost $12 million in live tournament earnings, with over $5 million coming in WSOP events.

Gregg has one bracelet to his name but has yet to capture a ring. Look for Gregg and all of his experience to make a deep run here in the main event as he seeks his first WSOP Circuit ring.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
30,000

Tags: Tony Gregg

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Johnson Doubles Up

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson raised to 2,200 under the gun and the player in middle position called.

The dealer spread a flop of {8-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and the player under the gun moved all in for 16,200. The player in middle position thought for a long while then made the call.

Randy Johnson: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponnet:l {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

The {3-Hearts} turn and the {3-Spades} filled up the board and Johnson doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Johnson us
Randy Johnson
33,500
-9,500
-9,500

Tags: Randy Johnson

Ace-High is Good for Harder

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 1,400 and Christian Harder called from the big blind.

The flop fell {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} and Harder checked. His opponent bet 1,500 and Harder check-called. The turn was the {7-Hearts} and was checked through tot he {j-Clubs} river. Both players opted to check once more. Harder turned over {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} for ace-high and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
81,000
-1,000
-1,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Christian Harder

Poker Pro Justin Liberto Captures 4th Career Gold Ring

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto

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 #4: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed, 103 entrants created a $33,990 prize pool that was paid out to the top 16 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Alan Lee (10th - $812), Robert Morton (13th - $635), and Steven Baysa (16th - $597).

In the end, well-known poker pro Justin Liberto, 31, defeated fellow pro Christian Harder in heads-up play to win the title for $9,712 and his fourth gold ring to go along with his WSOP gold bracelet.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Justin LibertoFallston, Maryland$9,712
2Christian HarderAnnapolis, Maryland$6,003
3Lance GordonCorte Madera, California$4,086
4Sean O'CallaghanGermantown, Maryland$2,869
5Esa Al-HanootiN/A$2,081
6Filippos StavrakisForest Hill, Maryland$1,560
7Iverson SnufferMilton, West Virginia$1,210
8William ZgorskiHampstead, Maryland$973

Tags: Justin Liberto

Verderamo Sails His Way to a Triple

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

The flop read {10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and there was around 6,400 in the pot. Action checked to a player in middle position who bet 3,200 and Carlton Tartar called.

The small blind opponent check-raised all in for 5,000 total and Nicholas Verderamo quickly shoved over the top, making it 27,800 to go.

The original better folded and Tartar called, all three tabled their hands with Tartar putting both of his opponents at risk of elimination.

Opponent: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Nicholas Verderamo: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Carlton Tartar: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

A {q-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn, giving Tartar a flush draw that would take down the pot but a {k-Clubs} river changed nothing as Verderamo scooped with his set of sailboats shortly after joining the table.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Verderamo us
Nicholas Verderamo
70,800
Carlton Tartar us
Carlton Tartar
18,600
-23,400
-23,400

Tags: Carlton TartarNicholas Verderamo

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800