Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Assorted Chip Counts
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | 185,000 |
|
155,000 | 155,000 |
|
125,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 25,000 |
|
110,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 20,000 |
|
72,000 | 37,600 |
|
45,000 | -40,200 |
|
45,000 | 3,600 |
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
|
35,000 | -42,000 |
Tait Puts Himself at Risk
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The action folded around to the button who raised it up to 2,700 and Michael Tait three-bet to 6,100 in the small blind which the big blind quickly folded to and the button made the call.
On the flop of 
Tait fired in a bet of 7,700 and the button matched it.
The turn was the 
and Tait announced all-in. The button asked for a count and found out it was 20,900 and took about three minutes before eventually flinging his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,500 |
Brian McDaniel Wins Monster Stack to Claim Second Gold Ring
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
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, those are just two of more than a dozen gold ring events that will 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.
In Event #6: $400 Monster Stack, 502 runners created a $165,660 prize pool. Among the notables to cash were David To (7th - $4,886), Mike Shanahan (16th - $1,645), poker author Jim McManus (19th - $1,380), Nick Pupillo (33rd - $794), Maurice Hawkins (38th - $660), and Mike Shin (48th - $616).
In the end, Brian McDaniel bested John Colella in heads-up play to win the title for $32,864 and his second gold ring.
“It’s nice to get the monkey off my back,” said McDaniel after his win. “I’ve had a lot of deep runs at final tables but my closet to winning a ring happened two-weeks after I won my first one when I finished second, so this feels great.”
He continued: “I had an absolute heater once we got to the last two tables. I had jacks against tens, I had kings against aces and spiked a king, I cracked kings twice, it was insane."
Taking the chip lead into the final table was different from his last final table appearance just two days prior McDaniel explained, “In the last event I played I had my aces cracked with two tables left so I went into the final table middle stacked and it cuffed my play … Coming into this final table as the chip leader and could play my game with a wide range.”
McDaniel concluded: “This one feels great. I really needed this win/ Michael Esquivel was giving me crap yesterday about my fifth-place finish and how I haven’t been able to close it out, so this win just makes it that much better.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian McDaniel | Chicago, Illinois | $32,864 |
| 2 | John Colella | Oak Park, Illinois | $20,310 |
| 3 | Thomas Morris | Whiteland, Indiana | $14,885 |
| 4 | Michael Alexander | Chicago, Illinois | $11,049 |
| 5 | David Kowal | Saint Charles, Illinois | $8,308 |
| 6 | Charlie Taxman | Highland Park, Illinois | $6,330 |
| 7 | David To | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | $4,886 |
| 8 | Brian Pachciarz | Indianapolis, Indiana | $3,823 |
| 9 | Anastas Mukoski | Crown Point, Indiana | $3,032 |
Chaitin Doubles Right After Dinner Break
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
In a three-way flop of 
there was roughly 21,500 in the middle and the action was checked to Natan Chaitin on the button who shipped all of his 36,700 in the middle. After thinking it over for about 30-seconds the player in the big blind called and the third player mucked his hand.
Big Blind: 
Natan Chaitin: 
Both players had an overpair but Chaitin was in the lead with his jacks and the board completed with the 
on the turn and 
on the river giving Chaitin a set of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,900 |
Saul Takes Out Shin
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mike Shin was seen getting up from the table with all of his chips exhausted as his losing hand was swept away by the dealer.
The winning hand of 
of Kevin Saul was showing on a board that had ran out 
to be enough to give him the remainder of Shin's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000 | 67,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
The players are now on their 60-minute dinner break.
Devarapalli Triples
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
The action began with the under-the-gun player raising to 1,800 which the player next to him called before Mohan Devarapalli raised all-in from the small blind for 6,400 and both players called.
The flop came 
and the under-the-gun player bet 7,000 into the dry side pot and his opponent called.
The 
fell on the turn and he continued to fire once again for 10,500 and his opponent snap folded, forcing both his hand and Devarapalli's to be tabled.
Under-the-gun: 
Mohan Devarapalli: 
Devarapalli was way ahead with his full house, sixes full of eights and the 
on the river gave him a bigger full house to triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,800 |
Golla Triple Barrels
Level 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
Pratap Golla raised under-the-gun to 2,200 and Ryan Jones called next to act while the rest of the table got out of the way,
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Golla continued for 2,200 which Jones quickly called.
The turn was the and Golla fired once agian, this time for 3,500 which Jones matched.
The river was the and Golla was not slowing down this time with a bet of 11,100, pushing Jones out of the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,100 | |
|
|
34,400 | -30,600 |