Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Hitchcock Doubles Up
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Jane Hitchcock was all in for 7,500 from the big blind against the player on the button.
Jane Hitchcock: 
Opponent: 
The flop fell 
giving the player on the button the lead with two pair but that didn't last long as the turn brought the 
giving Hitchcock a set of aces. The 
river completed the board improving Hitchcock's hand to aces full of fives and she raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | -40,000 |
Cashen Continues to Steamroll
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The flop read 
when a player moved all in for their remaining 18,000 and Joseph Cashen called, putting his opponent at risk.
Opponent: 
Joseph Cashen: 
Both players had a straight draw but it was Cashen who took down the pot when a 
turn and 
river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | 30,000 |
McKnight Doubles Through Ryan
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Kevin Ryan opened to 5,500 from the hijack and Ryan McKnight three-bet jammed for 42,000 from the button. Action folded back to Ryan who made the call.
Ryan McKnight: 
Kevin Ryan: 
The flop came 
giving Ryan a set of tens but McKnight a flush draw. The turn was just what McKnight needed to take the lead with a flush and the river completed the board for him to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 35,000 |
|
7,000 | -64,000 |
Arnold Drops a Player with Dimes
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The flop showed 
and two players moved all over their chips in the middle, Pierce Arnold being one of them with his 74,000 stack that just barely covered his opponents 73,500.
Opponent: 
Pierce Arnold:
The board ran out 
and Arnold's set of dimes took down the pot, eliminating one player from the tournament in the process of doing so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,000 |
Johnson Sends One Out
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The player in middle position opened to 6,000 and Charles Johnson called from the cutoff along with the small blind and the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
and the blinds checked. The player in middle position bet 17,000 and Johnson called but the blinds folded.
The turn brought the 
and this time, the player in mid-position checked. Johnson fired 27,000 and the player in mid-position check-raised all in for about 75,000. Johnson snap-called and the players revealed their hands.
Opponent:
Charles Johnson:
The filled up the river and johnson raked in the pot with his set of tens, sending his opponent to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 88,000 |
Cashen Continues to Prosper Late in the Day
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player under the gun opened to 6,000 and found two callers, one of them being Joseph Cashen. The flop rolled out and the preflop aggressor put in a 6,000 continuation bet.
Cashen was the only player to call and the dealer peeled over an 
as a turn. The bettor pushed in 14,500, Cashen called and the 
completed the board.
Action checked to Cashen who bet 15,000 and his opponent quickly called. Cashen tabled for two pair and his opponent released their hand into the muck, shipping another pot to Cashen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000 | 35,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Updated Chip Counts
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
98,500 | 47,600 |
|
92,000 | 34,000 |
|
75,000 | -23,000 |
|
55,000 | 3,000 |
|
40,000 | -59,000 |
McKnight Doubles Up
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The player in middle position opened to 7,000 and Ryan McKnight three-bet jammed for 26,000 from the button. Action folded back to the original raiser who made the call.
Ryan McKnight: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and McKnight doubled up with threes full of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | 25,000 |