2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$188,158
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Total Entries
617
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
617
Players Left
11
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Four-Time Bracelet Winner Brian Hastings Ships First WSOP Circuit Ring

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Brian Hastings
Brian Hastings

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at Florida’s Seminole Coconut Creek to live report action from both the $2,200 High Roller and $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

In Event #7: $1,125 Pot-Limit Omaha, 45 runners created a $45,000 prize pool that was paid out to the final seven players.

The title came down to a pair of WSOP champs in Brian Hastings and Howard Mash. The former is a four-time bracelet winner and noted PLO grinder, and the latter topped a 5,916-entry field earlier this summer to win the 2019 WSOP Event #32: $1,000 Seniors NLH for $662,594 and his first bracelet.

In the end, Hastings came out on top to win the title, a $16,248 first-place prize, and his first gold ring.

“It feels good. I don’t go out of my way too much to grind the Circuit but it’s nice to be here. I live nearby,” Hastings said after his victory. “We were both playing pretty fast and loose. I think the last hand was pretty normal. He had queens and an open-ended straight draw which is pretty good heads-up.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Brian HastingsHanover Township, Pennsylvania$16,248
2Howard MashCoconut Creek, Florida$10,043
3James LopkerN/A$6,735
4Sterling SavillDover, Florida$4,626
5Andrew LauerGranby, Connecticut$3,256
6Farid DhananiMiramar, Florida$2,351
7Artem MaksimovKrasnoyarsk, Russia$1,741

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McVay Folds Cowboys to McClanahan

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Shawn McClanahan opened to 14,000 from under the gun and Bryce McVay three-bet to 40,000 in middle position.

McClanahan called and the dealer fanned out {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Spades} on the flop. Both players checked to the {j-Spades} turn card where McClanahan bet 85,000.

McVay quickly folded and showed {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} as he sent his cards into the muck. McClanahan tabled {a-Spades} while he pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Shawn McClanahan
465,000
265,500
265,500
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Bryce McVay
230,000
59,500
59,500

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Yunis The Unit

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis

Nick Yunis was spotted with an even more massive stack as made a river bet of about 45,000 over to his opponent Luke Graham, who was forced to give up his hand and give a decent sized pot to Yunis as the Florida local player via Chile continues to crush on Day 2.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Yunis
765,000
305,000
305,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Luke Graham
330,000
132,000
132,000

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Sarmiento Puts Amaral to the Test

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the wet board displaying {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Steven Sarmiento put together an assortment of chips that equalled a bet of 53,000. Mark Amaral studied the board that featured three to a flush and three to a straight and replayed the action in his head.

After a while his confusion was not alleviated and he folded the {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} face up while shaking his head. Sarmiento took in the pot and did not reveal the contents of his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Sarmiento
260,000
15,000
15,000
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Mark Amaral
145,000
92,000
92,000

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Yunis Climbing Near the Top

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nick Yunis limped from the small blind and Hunter Cichy raised to 15,000. Yunis called and the dealer spread out {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Clubs} on the flop.

Yunis check-called a bet of 8,000 on the flop and an {a-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn. Both players checked to the {3-Spades} river card and Yunis fired in 65,000. Cichy quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Yunis
460,000
115,000
115,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Hunter Cichy
95,000
58,000
58,000
Run It Once

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Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Top Set Holds On For Kalivas

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chase Kalivas found himself all in on the flop of {2-}{8-}{a-} against Sean Small. Kalivas turned over the hammer with {a-}{a-} which was well ahead of the {10-}{10-} of Small. The turn was a {6-}.

The set was needed for Kalivas to survive as a {10-} hit the river to give Small the useless set of tens.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Small
135,000
10,500
10,500
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Chase Kalivas
105,000
500
500

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Garcia Grabs Value

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Cord Garcia (from Day 1)
Cord Garcia (from Day 1)

Action was on the river of a board that read {7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}. Daniel Couzens was facing a bet of 28,000 from Cord Garcia, Couzens looked to be deep in thought and took about thirty seconds before making the calll.

Garcia turned over the {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for trips which had Couzens beat as all he could do was muck.

"Lucky start" said Garcia to the table with a smile as he collected chips for his early day chip up.

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Cord Garcia
242,000
153,500
153,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Daniel Couzens
175,000
23,000
23,000

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