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
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$92,886
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$425,715
Entries
281
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
108
Players Left
18

More Arrivals

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Among the players to recently take seats include Hamid Izadi. A three-time WSOP Circuit ring winner who has more than $500,000 in WSOP-related cashes, Izadi has been among the most prolific Circuit players over the past few years. Last season, he ranked as one of the top points earners, and he's repeating that this season, currently sitting sixth on the leaderboard with 260 points.

Player Chips Progress
Heather Alcorn us
Heather Alcorn
30,000
Craig Welko us
Craig Welko
30,000
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
30,000

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

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Brinn Folds a Flush

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Cody Brinn bet 3,500 into 7,500 from the small blind on a board of {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. His neighbor on the left called and they saw an {a-Clubs} fall. Brinn bet 6,000 and his opponent splashed in a raise to 20,400.

"Good turn for both of us, huh?" Brinn said, removing an earphone. "King-nine of diamonds? I have a four-high flush."

After about a minute, he folded, showing {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
15,200
-14,800
-14,800

Tags: Cody Brinn

Heine Struggling

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Keith Heine was on the button and built a big pot of about 6,000 against an opponent under the gun. The board read {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and the under-the-gun player bet 3,500. Heine was in there with a fast call but he mucked in frustration after being shown {a-}{a-}.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
16,600
-13,400
-13,400

Tags: Keith Heine

Dub for Wood as He Makes Tough Call

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Greg Wood, pictured in a different event.
Greg Wood, pictured in a different event.

Greg Wood bet 1,600 from under the gun on a board of {2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{q-Spades}{10-Spades} and a player in the cutoff called. The big blind made it 5,500 and Wood called, as did the cutoff for a {2-Diamonds} river. Action checked to the cutoff, and he shoved, covering both opponents. The big blind thought briefly and folded, and Wood rubbed his hands together and counted out his chips, 19,700. After about a minute, he announced a call.

"Good call," his opponent said.

Wood slapped down {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and his opponent mucked what the dealer revealed to be {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. The third player said he had queens and tens.

"That's what I thought you might have," Wood said. "I was just hoping little card would pair because I wasn't sure if it was queens and tens or tens and eights."

Player Chips Progress
Greg Wood us
Greg Wood
59,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Greg Wood

Vance Bluffs Off a Bit

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

In a multi-way pot, Tim Vance bet 700 from early position after everyone checked the {7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop for a {4-Clubs} turn. Only a player in middle position called, bringing a {7-Spades} river. Vance bet 1,500 and his opponent frowned and thought about 30 seconds but called.

"Good call, sir," Vance said.

When his opponent didn't show, Vance turned over {10-Clubs}{8-Spades} for an airball. His opponent showed {a-Spades}{5-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
30,000
Tim Vance us
Tim Vance
25,600

Tags: Tim Vance

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

A Few Recognizables

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Keith Heine, pictured in a different event.
Keith Heine, pictured in a different event.

It's a bit of a slow start to WSOPC Ameristar St. Charles Main Event, with less than 40 players sitting in at this early hour. Despite that, we did recognize a few players sprinkled around the six tables. Among them was Keith Heine, who has twice finished top three in HPT events at this venue for about $140,000.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Wood us
Greg Wood
30,000
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
30,000
Cody Brinn us
Cody Brinn
30,000
Jacob Phillips us
Jacob Phillips
30,000