2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

Final Results
Winner
Ravi Raghavan
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$272,322
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,610,445
Entries
1,063
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
475
Players Left
94

Jordan Jayne Bags Chip Lead After Day 1a of Horseshoe Hammond Main Event

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jordan Jayne
Jordan Jayne

Day 1a of the $1,700 Horseshoe Hammond Main Event accumulated a total of 475 entries and at the end of the day after 15 levels of play just 95 remained.

Action was hot and heavy all day and the player who emerged as the chip leader was Jordan Jayne with 489,500. He was spotted around the middle part of the day with a large stack and just continued to add from there and ended the day in first place.

Also bagging large in 2nd was Davis Moses with 407,500, who had the chip lead for much of the day and was able to finish strong before being eclipsed only by Jayne.

Some other notables to survive to Day 2 with big stacks were Andrew Ostapchenko with 366,500, Michael Rossitto with 365,000 and Artem Zverkhovskyy who bagged 286,500.

The majority of players did not make it to the end of the day however and will have to attempt to make it though again tomorrow if they wish to make it to Day 2. Those of who include Michael Wang, Kelly Minkin, Alan Cutler, Nick Pupillo and Maurice Hawkins.

The 95 remaining will join those who survive on Day 1b, (which starts at noon local time Saturday) to return to the felt to battle on Day 2 at 11am on Sunday.

PokerNews will provide all the live updates of this popular WSOP Circuit stop.

Tags: Alan CutlerAndrew OstapchenkoArtem ZverkhovskyyJordan JayneKelly MinkinMaurice HawkinsMichael RossittoMichael WangNick Pupillo

Ryan Abelseth Claims First Gold Ring in Event #2: NLH Double Stack

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ryan Abelseth
Ryan Abelseth

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Hammond to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $2,200 High Roller; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

Event #2: NLH Double Stack saw 464 runners create a $92,800 prize pool. It took two long days, including 15 hours on Day 2, for 34-year-old Ryan Abelseth of Orlando Park, Illinois to finish as the last player standing for $18,810 and his first gold ring.

"I’m tired it was long day, but I stuck it out and I’m excited to grab this first win," he said after the win. "It was a battle to get here but heads-up the cards just ran me over pretty much."

He added: “I just want to thank my girlfriend Molly for putting up with me and spending the weekend alone to let me go play, my buddy Dave who has always supported me to keep playing through all the bad beats.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Ryan AbelsethOrland Park, Illinois$18,810
2Randall MadlSchaumburg, Illinois$11,625
3George DietzOak Park, Illinois$8,487
4Matthew PorterMchenry, Illinois$6,279
5Brian McDanielChicago, Illinois$4,708
6Dion LuisiCarmel, Indiana$3,579
7Thomas RudaitisLombard, Illinois$2,758
8Aree HardestyChampaign, Illinois$2,156
9Wayne SchwaigerMahomet, Illinois$1,709

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Wang Pays Nguyen at Buzzer to Cause Seismic Chip Shift

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante
Zach Nguyen
Zach Nguyen

Action was captured on the river as Michael Wang was in the middle of a huge river decision. The board read {3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and it appeared as though Wang had beat about 27,000 into the pot and was raised all in by Zach Nguyen for his remaining 68,500.

Wang was already deep in the tank as a few of the players at the table were standing up to stay loose during the long decision. After a fe moments the clock was called. The floor came over and administered the countdown. As the countdown reached 1, Wang put in a stac of chips for the call.

Nguyen turned over the nuts the {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, while Wang was forced to show his {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and cut out the large portion of his stack to be sent across the table to the now large stacked Nguyen

Player Chips Progress
Zach Nguyen us
Zach Nguyen
158,000 158,000
Michael Wang us
Michael Wang
WSOP 2X Winner
18,000 -72,000

Tags: Michael WangZach Nguyen

David Larson Captures 5th Gold Ring in Kickoff Event

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
David Larson
David Larson

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at the Horseshoe Hammond to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $2,200 High Roller; however, that is just one of more than a dozen gold ring events that have taken place over the past week. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

The stop kicked off with Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, which attracted 1,701 entries over five starting flights and created a $561,330 prize pool.

Coming out on top was 49-year-old David Larson, who captured a $76,589 first-place prize and his fifth career gold ring.

“There were so many people in this tournament,” explained Larson, “I was lucky enough to through to the last three tables let alone the final table.”

He added: “Anytime you have this many people in one field and you make it to the final table, there aren’t any weak players, they are all really good … You not only have to stay focused but also get lucky while playing your best game.”

The heads-up battle between Stephen Seim and Larson would see Seim hold the chip advantage but that only lasted one-hand after Larson flopped the flush with Seim holding a set of ducks. The board didn’t pair for Seim and the heads-up battle wouldn’t last longer than ten minutes after the first hand.

“This is so amazing,” Larson exclaimed after his victory, “It was a long day and I’m exhausted.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1David LarsonLas Vegas, Nevada$76,589
2Stephen SeimLouisville, Kentucky$51,931
3Blake O'BrienMaryland Heights, Missouri$36,045
4Kamran JamalN/A$25,576
5Eric PhillipsGlenview, Illinois$18,860
6Steven DascottCrystal Lake, Illinois$14,482
7Gerald BauerOak Lawn, Illinois$11,473
8Aaron NickeasDowners Grove, Illinois$9,262
9Garry KalmanovichSkokie, Illinois$7,593

Tags: David Larson

Shammas Wins Huge Four Way All In

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante
Joe Shammas
Joe Shammas

Joe Shammas was spotted with a huge stack of already over 100,000 and action was retold to PokerNews.

Shammas held {a-}{a-} from the button. The first player in the hand min raised and two other players with shorter stacks called. Shammas then three-bet, and the first player raised all in and the other two players called and Shammas snap called with his aces.

The raiser held {a-}{k-} while the short stacked players held {q-}{10-} and {j-}{10-}. The board ran out clean for the aces to give Shammas the huge pot and soar his stack in the early part of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Shammas us
Joe Shammas
120,000 120,000

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Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe, Hammond, Indiana Main Event!

WSOP Ring
WSOP Ring

The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana has been hosting the World Series of Poker Circuit over the last two weeks, and the $1,700 Main Event with a $1,000,000 Guaranteed prizepool is set to kick off today at 12:00 p.m. with the first of two starting flights.

Day 1a will play a total of fifteen 40-minute levels, with a break after every third level, including a one-hour dinner break after level 9. Registration will remain open until the beginning level 13, and during this period players may re-enter once if they are so unfortunate to be eliminated. Players who are unable to advance in today's flight will have one more chance in Day 1b on Saturday, October 19th at 12:00 p.m loclal time. The remaining players at the end of each starting day will combine on Sunday, October 20th and 11:00 a.m. Day 3 will continue on Monday, October 21st at 12:00 p.m and play down until a winner is crowned.

In last year's Main Event, Elik Vodovoz navigated his way through a field of 1,050 players to earn the first-place prize of $294,290, defeating Derek Hanauer heads up who took home $181,950 for his second-place finish.

Be sure to stay tuned right here on PokerNews as we begin the journey to crown the latest WSOPC Main Event Champion here in Hammond, Indiana!

Tags: Derek HanauerElik Vodovoz