2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
173
Players Left
28

Ditrapani Hot Early

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
85,000
55,000
55,000
Mikey Esquivel us
Mikey Esquivel
50,000
20,000
20,000
Greg Jennings us
Greg Jennings
43,000
13,000
13,000
Heather Alcorn us
Heather Alcorn
33,000
3,000
3,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
30,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
25,100
25,100
25,100
Mike Rieck us
Mike Rieck
19,300
-2,700
-2,700
Rodney Spriggs us
Rodney Spriggs
17,800
3,800
3,800
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
12,300
-7,700
-7,700
Tim Vance us
Tim Vance
11,900
-11,100
-11,100
Adam Dinsmore us
Adam Dinsmore
8,400
-2,100
-2,100

Ioakimides Sets Up Nicely

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

Andros Ioakimides checked in middle position with 10,000 and {6-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} in the middle. A player in the cutoff bet 4,000 and Ioakimides made it 12,000. His opponent shoved for about 27,000 and Ioakimides quickly called with {6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for a set.

That was good against {a-}{a-} and the {10-Diamonds} river sent him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andros Ioakimides us
Andros Ioakimides
65,000

Tags: Andros Ioakimides

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

John Gallaher Nabs 4th Career Gold Ring in Event #7: $250 No-Limit Hold’em

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
John Gallaher
John Gallaher

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 #7: $250 No-Limit Hold’em, 120 runners created a $24,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players including Steven Wills (3rd - $2,825), Chris Bibb (8th - $665), Rodney Spriggs (12th - $469), and Jerod Smith (18th - $383).

In the end, John Gallaher of Lebanon, Tennessee beat Blake O’Brien in heads-up play to win the title for $6,682 and his fourth gold ring.

“You know the first one is always the most surreal and I won my first one about eight years ago when I was about eight levels worse than I am now,” Gallaher joked. “I just know I have improved so much, especially in the last year and half, it feels good.”

The 53-year-old optometrist continued: “I feel like it’s just the 10,000-hour thing where all of the sudden everything is clicking. I know where I am at in hands and I am getting the value … It doesn’t matter how good you play sometimes, you have to run good as well. My nickname is ‘Johnny rungood’ though for a reason.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1John GallaherLebanon, Tennessee$6,682
2Blake O'BrienMaryland Heights, Missouri$4,129
3Steven WillsWillow Springs, Missouri$2,825
4Ryan CollinsSeattle, Washington$1,989
5Paul FehligSt. Louis, Missouri$1,443
6Adam ElfazzaniBethlehem, Pennsylvania$1,080
7Sergei KisviantsevChicago, Illinois$836
8Christopher BibbO Fallon, Missouri$665
9Daniel GittSt. Louis, Missouri$549

Apter Doubles Through Hawkins

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Brett Apter
Brett Apter

A battle of two of the more accomplished players on the Circuit went to Brett Apter as he doubled through Maurice Hawkins in a multi-way pot. We didn't catch flop action but Hawkins bet the turn on {9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Apter called from the big blind and checked the {6-Spades} river. With 9,000 in the pot, Hawkins bet 3,000 and Apter shoved for about 9,000.

Hawkins muttered to himself about how he'd gotten himself into a bad spot but made the call. Apter showed {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a flush, and Hawkins mucked what the dealer revealed to be {a-}{q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
59,000
14,000
14,000
Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
27,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brett ApterMaurice Hawkins

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400