Level: 5
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,178,670
Entries
778
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 250,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
440
Players Left
90
Bryce Cox Claims Bounty Title for First Gold Ring
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report both the High Roller and Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood, but those are just two gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #3: $400 NLH Bounty, 169 entrants created a $38,870 prize pool that was paid out to the top 26 spots. Among those to cash were Edward Bashuk (10th - $662), Tyree Johnson (12th - $662), Pedro Romero (17th - $489), and Craig Luedemann (20th - $438).
In the end, 42-year-old Bryce Cox of Fountain Hills, Arizona came out on top to win a $9,967 top prize and his first gold ring.
“For me it’s more about the ring than it is about the money,” he said after the win. “I’ve learned in my life that money comes and goes. It feels good. If feels really, really good.”
Cox, who has been sober for 11 years, continued: “It’s been a frickin’ struggle for two years. In the last two months of playing poker I ran so good. I just could feel like this was literally destiny. When I first got sober I was living in an abandoned house shooting heroine. I was down in the absolute gutter. I got into AA, worked the twelve steps. I sponsor guys, I give back, I help people. My life is just so full today because of that. God’s purpose is for me to help people.”
With tears in his eyes, Cox added: “I got shot when I was 18. I had a bullet run my shoulder and stop at my jaw. The surgeon that did the tracheostomy on my throat was like, ‘This is a surgery that I’ll do once in my career.’ A lot of things had to line up in order for me to be here.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Cox | Fountain Hills, Arizona | $9,967 |
| 2 | Adam Breeden | Las Vegas, Nevada | $6,160 |
| 3 | Brandon Brock | N/A | $4,290 |
| 4 | Roy Rubin | Alpharetta, Georgia | $3,056 |
| 5 | Adnan Aidi | Tucson, Arizona | $2,228 |
| 6 | Tim Bullard | Houston, Texas | $1,663 |
| 7 | Elena Currence | Reston, Virginia | $1,272 |
| 8 | Matthew Colvin | Dallas, Texas | $997 |
| 9 | Levi Blanchette | Denver, Colorado | $802 |
Two Pair for Rice
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
The player on the cutoff limped along with James Rice on the button and the small blind. The big blind checked.
The flop came 
and the small blind bet 500. The big blind folded but the cutoff raised to 1,500. Rice called and the small blind folded.
The turn brought the 
and the cutoff continued with a bet of 1,700 that Rice called again.
The 
completed the board and both players checked. Rice tabled 
for two pair and his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 |
Aidi Grabs Chips From Waller
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Joshua Waller opened to 800 from middle position and Adnan Aidi called from the hijack along with the button.
The flop came 
and was checked through to the turn. Waller bet 2,200 and Aidi called but the button folded.
The river brought the and Waller fired another bet of 2,200. Aidi tank-called. Waller showed 
for king-high and Aidi tabled 
to win the pot with trip eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
35,000 |
Powers' Premium Pocket Pair Prevails
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
With 
showing on the board, the big blind checked, David Powers bet 1,400 under the gun, the player on Powers direct left called, and the big blind folded.
The river came 
, both players checked, and Powers showed 
for the winner, against his opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Gold Ring Winners Thus Far...
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $250 NLH | 684 | $136,800 | Tom Tran | $25,431 |
| Event #2: $400 NLH | 359 | $118,370 | Jeffrey Stephens | $25,348 |
| Event #3: $400 Bounty NLH | 169 | $38,870 | Bryce Cox | $9,967 |
| Event #4: $400 NLH | 230 | $75,900 | Luis Pauyac Martinez | $17,965 |
| Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha | 136 | $44,880 | Antonello Perrini | $11,891 |
| Event #6: $400 NLH 6-Handed | 230 | $75,900 | Tal Avivi | $17,968 |
| Event #7: $250 Tag Team | 174 | $17,400 | Dylan Ecret and Dustin Brown | $2,582 |
| Event #8: $400 NLH Double Stack | 426 | $140.580 | Gino Levrini | $29,164 |
| Event #9: $400 Monster Stack | 617 | $203,610 | Jeffrey Gotts | $38,228 |
| Event #10: $250 Seniors | 249 | $49,800 | James Clark | $11,527 |
| Event #11: $250 NLH Turbo | 267 | $53,400 | Carlos Restrepo | $12,454 |
Von Kennel's Call Pays Off
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Facing an under-the-gun open to 800, Sam Von Kennel three-bet to 2,300 from the hijack.
The big blind four-bet to 5,400, the original raiser folded, and Von Kennel made the call.
The big blind went all in for his last 25,000 on the flop, and Von Kennel made the call, putting his remaining 22,900 in the pot.
Sam Von Kennel: 
Big Blind: 
The turn was a disaster card for the big blind, as the straight came in for Von Kennel with the htting the board. The river fell , and the hand left the big blind on a very short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 |
Hansen Knocks One Out
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
The player in the big blind was all in for 14,000 against Brian Hansen who was on the cutoff.
Opponent:
Brian Hansen: 
The flop came 
improving Hansen's hand to a set of nines. The 
turn and river filled up the board and Hansen took down the pot with nines full of queens, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Badiola Bounces Opponent
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Phil Badiola, in the hijack, and an opponent on the button got all in preflop, with the button's tournament life at risk.
Button:
Phil Badiola: 
Board: 
Badiola's pocket sixex were ahead the whole way, and he's up to double the starting stack after sending the button player packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 |
Jablonsky Bets Turn, Opponent Folds
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
After a big blind check, Stan Jablonski bet 1,200 from early position on a 
flop. The hijack folded, and the big blind called.
Jablonski bet 2,200 on the 
turn, after another big blind check, prompting a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |