2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi

Final Results
Winner
Boris Kasabov
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$98,044
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$425,715
Entries
281
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Better Kicker For Izadi

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, Hamid Izadi bet 300,000, and Brett Apter called.

The {2-Clubs} rolled off on the turn and Izadi loaded up again firing a bet of 500,000 which Apter quickly called.

The river came the {q-Diamonds} and action went check-check. Izadi turned over the {a-Spades}{10-Hearts} which pipped the {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs} of Apter to give Izadi the nice pot and leave Apter low again.

Player Chips Progress
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
Day 1 Chip Leader
3,400,000 800,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
575,000 -875,000

Tags: Brett ApterHamid Izadi

Apter Finds River to Survive

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

It was an all-in preflop situation blind on blind. From the small blind Ben Thomas held the {2-Clubs}{2-Spades} while Brett Apter was at risk holding the {k-Spades}{5-Spades} in the big.

The {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop gave Apter a gutshot while the {9-Hearts} turn kept Thomas ahead. However, the river binked off the {k-Clubs} to give Apter another double.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Thomas us
Ben Thomas
1,600,000 -220,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
1,450,000 810,000

Tags: Ben ThomasBrett Apter

Kasabov Sinks Apter Low

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Boris Kasabov
Boris Kasabov

Brett Apter moved all in preflop and was called by Boris Kasabov.

It was a coinflip as Apter had the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} against hte {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} of Kasabov.

The flop came {2-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to give Kasabov more outs. The turn was the {q-Diamonds} to hit Kasabov and the river came the {a-Hearts} to send Apter to the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Boris Kasabov us
Boris Kasabov
2,400,000 1,520,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
150,000 -1,370,000

Tags: Boris KasabovBrett Apter

Apter Rebuilds

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After suffering a loss of chips to Hamid Izadi, Brett Apter shoved all in from under the gun for 760,000 and found a call from Jeremy Eyer in the small blind.

Apter was at risk holding the {a-Spades}{2-Spades} against the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} of Eyer.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{k-Clubs}, while the turn gave Apter the lead as the {a-Diamonds} came off.

The safe {4-Spades} on the river then gave Apter the big double up.

Player Chips Progress
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
1,520,000 785,000
Jeremy Eyer us
Jeremy Eyer
WSOP 1X Winner
1,485,000 -740,000

Tags: Brett ApterHamid IzadiJeremy Eyer

Kings For Thomas

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ben Thomas
Ben Thomas

The flop read {6-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Ben Thomas made a bet that was called by Hamd Izadi.

The turn was the {8-Hearts}, both players checked, and the river came the {j-Clubs}. Izadi bet of 300,000 which Thomas called quickly.

Izadi showed {5-}{4-} and Thomas showed the winner with the {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} for the decent pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
Day 1 Chip Leader
2,600,000 -420,000
Ben Thomas us
Ben Thomas
2,055,000 400,000

Tags: Ben Thomas

Izadi Gets Immediate Double

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brett Apter raised from the button, Hamid Izadi jammed all in from the small blind, and Apter called. Izadi was at risk and behind.

Hamid Izadi: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Brett Apter: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The flop put Izadi ahead as it came {6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, while the turn opened a flush draw for Izadi as well as it came the {5-Spades}. The river was the {a-Clubs} to confirm a double for Izadi.

Player Chips Progress
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
Day 1 Chip Leader
3,020,000 1,510,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
WSOP 1X Winner
735,000 -1,400,000

Tags: Brett ApterHamid Izadi

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Circuit Ring Regulars Make Up a Final Five Battle for New Ring In IP Biloxi Main Event

Brett Apter
Brett Apter

It is time for the final day of the WSOPc IP Biloxi Main Event where a ring winner will be determined out of a final five and a grand prize of $98,044 will be handed out.

It is a loaded field as four of the five players left have already won a WSOP circuit ring in their career.

Final Table Players

SeatPlayerChip CountBig BlindsHometownDay 2 Starting Chip Position
1Ben Thomas1,655,00033Baton Rouge, LA7th (of49)
2Brett Apter2,135,00043St.Petersburg, FL40th
4Hamid Izadi1,510,00030Marietta, GA1st
5Boris Kasabov880,00018Houston, TX38th
7Jeremy Eyer2,225,00045Gulfport, MS5th

Jeremy Eyer, a Gulport local, who comes in as chip leader won his circuit ring earlier this year in Tunica for $19,603. He has already secured his largest WSOP cash of his career as his previous largest was for $21,750 in the 2018 WSOP main event.

Brett Apter won his circuit ring earlier this year in Potawatomi for $16,356. Apter is also the owner of a WSOP bracelet, that he won this summer in a $1,500 Shootout event which is by far his largest WSOP cash of his career. A win today would make for the second largest of his career and the largest on the circuit.

Ben Thomas is looking to bring home another ciruit ring from Biloxi as he won his previous ring in IP Biloxi in 2018. His largest score of his WSOPc career thus far was for $42,687, so any finish third or better would secure his biggest score of his career.

Final Table Player WSOP Circuit Stats (Circuit Only)

PlayerCashesFinal TablesRingsEarnings
Ben Thomas44121$232,087
Brett Apter37131$255,248
Hamid Izadi70193$444,321
Boris Kasabov54130$261,290
Jeremy Eyer1321$42,425

Hamid Izadi is the owner of three circuit rings, two of them coming in 2019, one in Coconut Creek and one in Hammond Horseshoe. A win today would create for Izadi’s largest score of his WSOPc career, the previous largest being for $82,626.

Boris Kasabov, the short stack, is the only player remaining who does not own a circuit ring. He will be looking to finish the job this time around as he has a handful of 2nd and 3rd place finishes on his WSOPc resume.

The table dynamics will be interesting with the first level being critical, as Eyer and Apter lead the field and are neck in neck with each other with only two big blinds separating their stacks. Thomas and Izadi are some distance behind and are very close to one another for third place, while Kasabov is the clear short stack, but could easily catch up to the group with a few pots.

Play will begin at 12 p.m. local time and will not finish until a winner is crowned. As per usual, PokerNews will provide all the coverage

Tags: Ben ThomasBoris KasabovBrett ApterHamid IzadiJeremy Eyer