$1,700 Main Event
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2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore
$1,700 Main Event
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The WSOP Circuit Baltimore $1,700 Main Event gets underway at 11 a.m. local time at the Horseshoe Casino with the first of two starting flights.
The last WSOP Circuit Baltimore Main Event was back in May 2018 and it was Mike Jukich, from Lynchburg, VA who took it down after topping a field of 513 competitors. He collected the first-place prize of $165,438 as well as his first Circuit ring.
This event features two starting flights and there is a $500,000 guarantee in the prize pool. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and they will have the option of one re-entry per flight, equaling a maximum of four entries.
Day 1 will play through 16 levels or down to 16% of the field, whichever comes first. Levels 1 to 15 will be of 40 minutes each and levels 16+ will be of 60 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the completion of Level 9. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 13.
Out of a total of 13 ring events on schedule for the WSOP Baltimore Circuit stop, The Main Event is the ninth one. Here is a look at the champions of this stop thus far.
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $250 NLH | 152 | $69,500 | John Megahan | $8,054 |
| Event #2: $400 NLH (5 Flights) | 545 | $250,000 | Patrick Lacey | $49,386 |
| Event #3: $400 NLH Turbo | 51 | $16,830 | Bob Ricciuti | $5,853 |
| Event #4: $400 NLH 8-Handed | 103 | $33,990 | Justin Liberto | $9,712 |
| Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed | 101 | $33,330 | Michael Wang | $9,522 |
| Event #6: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha | 76 | $39,140 | Stan Yang | $12,112 |
| Event #7: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 227 | $74,910 | A.J. Kelsall | $17,730 |
| Event #8: $600 NLH | 103 | $53,045 | Michael Wang | $15,156 |
| $135 Ladies Event | 79 | $7,900 | Dorothy Adams | $2,444 |
| $250 Seniors Event | 121 | $24,200 | Bernard Maiden | $6,595 |
The Pokernews Live Reporting Team will be on the felt to provide you with all the action throughout the Main Event so stay tuned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has now informed all dealers to shuffle up and start pitching the cards.
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Aviel Rubin opened to 400 from the hijack and Michael Bills three-bet to 1,300 from the button. Action folded back to Rubin who added the remainder to call.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Rubin checked. Bills bet 1,200 and Rubin check-called.
The turn brought the 
and was checked through to the 
river. This time, Rubin led out with a bet of 3,000 and Bills took a few seconds of reflection, then called. Rubin turned over 
for a set of tens and Bills showed 
before sending his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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35,500
35,500
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35,500 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Robert Woods raised to 300 from the button and Scott Drobes called from the small blind along with Behroo Jamshid in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Drobes checked. Jamshid bet 600 and Woods folded but Drobes check-called.
The dealer burned and turned the 
and Drobes check-called another bet of 1,100 from Jamshid.
The 
filled up the river and both players opted to check.
"Six," muttered Drobes, but that wasn't good enough as Jamshid turned over 
to rake in the pot with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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29,000
29,000
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29,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Ian Davis opened to 300 from the hijack and the player on the cutoff called. Derrick Knipe three-bet to 1,200 from the small blind and Davis and the player on the cutoff stuck around with a call.
The dealer spread a flop of 
that was checked around to the river. Knipe threw in a bet of 1,200, that was enough to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000 | |
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27,000
3,000
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3,000 |
