$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit IP Biloxi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Stephen Bierman Bags Lead After Day 1a of IP Biloxi Main Event
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit IP Biloxi $1,700 Main Event is in the books with just 17 players remaining out of 94 total entries after 16 levels of play.
Out of the remaining players, Stephen Bierman of New Orleans ended the day atop the counts bagging an impressive 425,000. He was among the top stacks from the middle part of the day all the way until the end riding a steady wave of chips to the top spot.
Following him with 364,000 in chips was David “Bama” Walters, who had a more topsy-turvy day as he was one of the largest stacks but fell to as few as 70,000 after dinner before rising again all the way to the second position.
Ben Thomas ended the day in third place with 316,000 after a late level surge in chips.
Following him were Russell Boyette (235,000) and Biloxi local Joan Hartwell (193,000), who rounded out the top five stacks.
Well-known circuit grinders Irene Carey and Marshall White both found a bag and will continue on to Day 2. Carey finished with 152,000, while White ended with one of the smaller stacks at 68,000.
All 17 survivors will return to the felt for Day 2 at noon local time on Sunday, December 15 where they will be joined by the players who survive Day 1b, which gets underway promptly at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 14.
PokerNews will have full coverage of Day 1b, so make sure to tune in to find out who joins the remaining 17 to move forward to Day 2.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000 | 65,000 |
|
364,000 | 79,000 |
|
316,000 | -29,000 |
|
235,000 | 40,000 |
|
193,000 | 56,000 |
|
182,000 | 182,000 |
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
160,000 | 20,000 |
|
152,000 | -21,000 |
|
|
128,000 | -37,000 |
|
96,000 | -39,000 |
|
90,000 | 90,000 |
|
79,000 | -35,000 |
|
69,000 | 14,000 |
|
68,000 | |
|
63,000 | 63,000 |
|
|
38,000 | -29,000 |
Play Has Ended
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The 17 remaining players are now bagging and tagging for the night.
Carey Jams Flop and Gets a Double
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a flop that read 
, Irene Carey jammed her remaining amount of just over 65,000 over the bet of 25,000 from her opponent. Her opponent called.
Carey had flopped a set showing the 
which was ahead of the 
of her opponent.
The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to give Carey a double as the night draws to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
173,000 |
Walters Turns Baby Flush
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The board read 
and David Walters bet 30,000 into two opponents. Joan Hartwell folded while [Removed:321] Moeini called.
The river came the 
and action went check-check.
Walters turned over the baby flush with the 
which was the winner as Moeini mucked his hand after re-checking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
165,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
137,000 | -113,000 |
Boyette Hits River to Take Out Cartwright
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Exclamations were heard at the table and it appeared as though Kyle Cartwright's 
had gone up in flames on the river in a prefop all in to the 
of Russell Boyette.
The board read 
to give Boyette the rivered Broadway straight to crush Cartwright's set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Leading Stacks
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
345,000 | 70,000 |
WSOP Circuit IP Biloxi Gold Ring Winners Thus Far...
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $400 NLH Double Stack | 148 | $48,840 | Jonathan Honeycutt | $12,946 |
| Event #2: $400 NLH | 665 | $219,449 | Yousef "Joe" Saleh | $34,004 |
| Event #3: $250 NLH | 147 | $29,400 | Charles Brady | $7,791 |
| Event #4: $400 NLH One-Day | 90 | $29,700 | Russell Boyette | $8,815 |
| Event #5: $400 NLH 6-Handed | 107 | $35,310 | Robert Cheung | $9,921 |
| Event #6: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha | 79 | $26,070 | William Pollard | $8,068 |
| Event #7: $400 NLH 8-Handed | 153 | $50,490 | Trace Henderson | $13,382 |
| Event #8: $400 Monster Stack | 332 | $109,560 | Shawn Quillin | $24,264 |
| Event #9: $600 NLH | 145 | $74,675 | Corey Harrison | $20,027 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000