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

Gelman Applies Maximum Pressure

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Dennis Gelman
Dennis Gelman

On a board that read {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades} there was roughly 17,000 in the middle and both the blinds had checked to Dennis Gelman who bet out 8,500 and both players called.

The river was the {3-Diamonds} and after the small blind checked the big blind bet out 11,000, which Gelman wasted little time announcing all-in causing both opponents to instantly fold.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Gelman us
Dennis Gelman
278,000 19,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Kaleel Leaves Cutler Short

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

After a series of raises David Kaleel found himself all-in preflop against Alan Cutler for 42,000 and both hands were tabled.

Alan Cutler: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
David Kaleel: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Cutler had one over to Kaleel's pocket kings and the flop came {10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} giving him a back door flush draw, the {q-Diamonds} on the turn gave Cutler some hope but the {5-Clubs} on the river was a brick, doubling Kaleel up and leaving Cutler with just over three big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
David Kaleel us
David Kaleel
87,000
Alan Cutler us
Alan Cutler
6,500 -52,900

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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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Kovacevic Takes Two-Thirds of Jones' Stack

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

On the river with roughly 20,000 chips in the middle and a board that read {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} Ryan Jones bet 20,000 and Anes Kovacevic raised to 69,000. After going in the tank for about 30-seconds Jones' moved all-in and Kovacevic snap-called his 137,000. Jones tabled {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for top set on the river and Kovacevic tabled {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a straight, earning him a full double up and taking two-thirds of Jones' stack

Player Chips Progress
Anes Kovacevic us
Anes Kovacevic
294,000 137,000
Ryan Jones us
Ryan Jones
62,000 -159,500

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Mercer Shoves Big

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The board read {6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Bradley Mercer shoved his remaining amount of about 115,000 all in into a pot of about 55,000. He had his opponent covered who went deep into the tank.

After about 30 seconds his opponent tossed his cards into the muck and Mercer took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Mercer us
Bradley Mercer
170,000 95,000

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Sarreshteh's Pocket Nine's Hold

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Kian Sarreshteh raised in early position to 3,700 and Anes Kovacevic called next to act and the action folded around to the big blind who announced all-in. Sarreshteh asked for a count and after finding out it was 22,000 he made the call and Kovacevic folded behind him.

Big blind: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Kian Sarreshteh: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

It was a flip until the flop came {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Spades} giving Sarreshteh a set of nines and leaving his opponent drawing thin, the {2-Diamonds} sealed his fate and the {6-Clubs} on the river was just a formality giving Sarreshteh a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Anes Kovacevic us
Anes Kovacevic
157,000 112,000
Kian Sarreshteh us
Kian Sarreshteh
93,500

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