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Level 7
: 300/500, 500 ante
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$425,715
Total Entries
281
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
108
Players Left
18
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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Players are on break for 15 minutes.
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Jake Bazeley opened in middle position for 800 and Greg Wood made it 2,200 on the button. Bazeley four-bet to 6,000 and Wood came along for the 
flop. Bazeley bet 7,000 and Wood called. The turn brought a 
and 12,000 from Bazeley. Wood tanked a couple of minutes and folded.
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles, but that is just on gold ring event that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #6: $400 NLH Bounty, 136 runners created a $31,280 prize pool that was distributed amongst the top 21 players including Heather Alcorn (5th - $1,839), Melissa Bryne (8th - $842), Maurice Hawkins (10th - $581), Jeff Steele (17th - $456), Daniel Lowery (20th - $424), and Brian Nguyen (21st - $424).
In the end, St. Louis grinder Craig Welko beat Michael Lech in heads-up play to win the title for $8,336 and his first gold ring. By doing so he denied Lech his ninth ring.
“I have been waiting for this for a long time,” said Welko. “I am part of a group of friends that pretty much all have rings. I feel like I am one of the last ones to get it, so I feel like I can join that elite club. It definitely feels good.”
He added: “I felt like as long as I played my A-game and I got some cards I had a good chance, but I wasn’t exactly expecting to win even though I knew I was capable. That was one of the toughest final tables I have ever played.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Welko | St. Louis, Missouri | $8,336 |
| 2 | Michael Lech | Alma, Arkansas | $5,152 |
| 3 | Neil Patel | St. Louis, Missouri | $3,559 |
| 4 | Kelly Wolfe | Cincinnati, Ohio | $2,524 |
| 5 | Heather Alcorn | Ozark, Missouri | $1,839 |
| 6 | Laurence Weinberg | St. Louis, Missouri | $1,377 |
| 7 | Nicholas Query | Winslow, Indiana | $1,061 |
| 8 | Melissa Bryne | Hutto, Texas | $842 |
| 9 | Charlie Dawson | Owensboro, Kentucky | $689 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Ryan Anderson was already into six figures when he busted another player. On a flop of 
, Anderson bet 5,000 into 9,000 from the small blind and faced a shove by the player on his right. He got a count of 19,200 more and thought about 30 seconds before announcing a call.
His 
was good against 
, and the 
turn and 
river kept him best.
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
Jacob Phillips got it in with a large draw holding 
on a flop of 
, but he was up against 
for the nuts after the two players' raising war ended with an all-in wager. The board ran 
, 
and Phillips sent over 28,800 most of his own stack.
Level 5
: 200/300, 300 ante
