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

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Patrick Lacey Wins First Ring in Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Patrick Lacey
Patrick Lacey

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 #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, 545 entrants competed over five flights, which resulted in a $250,000 prize pool. The top 84 players got a piece of it including Louis Amos (13th - $3,037), Roland Israelashvili (22nd - $1,782), Andrew Bart (35th - $1,065), and Mike Wang (57th - $845).

In the end, it was 32-year-old Patrick Lacey originally from Mundlelein, Illinois but now living in New Jersey besting Esa Al-Hanooti in heads-up play to win the title for $49,386 and his first gold ring.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Patrick Lacey$49,386
2Esa Al-Hanooti$30,510
3John Leathart$22,521
4Lawrence Zerolnick$16,757
5Scott Rouk$12,647
6Aaron Pinson$9,662
7Wendy Cooper$7,474
8Arjun Khosla$5,881
9Alexander Durkee$4,680

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Two Pair for Gilliam

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

The player on the cutoff opened to 600 on the cutoff and Jonathan Gilliam called from the button.

The flop fell {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and the cutoff bet 800. Gilliam called. The dealer burned and turned the {j-Diamonds} and the cutoff checked. This time Gilliam led out with a bet of 1,200. His opponent check-called.

The {7-Spades} completed the board and the cutoff checked once more. Gilliam fired a bet of 3,000 and his opponent tank-called. Gilliam turned over {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for two pair and his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Gilliam us
Jonathan Gilliam
30,500

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McKnight Pulls in a Pot

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Ryan McKnight
Ryan McKnight

Ryan McKnight raised to 500 from middle position and a player in the cutoff called. The dealer fanned out {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} on the flop and both players checked to the {10-Hearts} turn card.

McKnight bet 700, his opponent called and an {8-Hearts} completed the board. McKnight threw in a 5,000 chip and his opponent quickly threw in their hand, shipping the pot to McKnight.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan McKnight us
Ryan McKnight
28,000
28,000
28,000

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Burnham Takes it on the Turn

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Scott Burnham raised to 600 from middle position and the small blind and the big blind called.

A flop reading {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs} was dealt and the blinds checked. Burnham bet 1,200 and the small blind check-called but the big blind folded.

The turn wad the {q-Spades} and the small blind checked once more. Burnham continued with another bet of 2,400 and his opponent let it go.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Burnham
47,000

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Nines Are Good for Patel

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Sunny Patel
Sunny Patel

Sunny Patel opened to 900 from middle position and the player in the small blind called.

The dealer fanned a flop of {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} and the small blind checked. Patel bet 1,600 and the small blind check-called.

The turn was the {2-Hearts} and the small blind check-called another bet of 4,600 from Patel.

The {a-Hearts} filled the river and both players opted to check. The player in the small blind showed {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a pair of sevens but Patel tabled {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Sunny Patel
31,000
31,000
31,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300