2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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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
Total Entries
281
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
173
Players Left
28
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Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

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
Profile photo of Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
59,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Brett Apter us
Brett Apter
27,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brett ApterMaurice Hawkins

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
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