$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Day 1b of the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Main Event Starts at 11 a.m.
The World Series of Poker Circuit touched down at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa for the first time this season and all tournaments in this venue have been a great success thus far with the Day 1a flight of the $1,700 Main Event keeping on that pace yesterday, pulling in 450 entries and after 15 levels only 88 secured a birth into Day 2 with Isaac Kempton sitting as the current overall chipleader.
Day 1b is the second of the two starting flights for this event and is slated to begin today at 11 p.m. local time. Players will receive a starting stack of 30,000 and will have one re-entry available per flight, during the late registration period that lasts up until the beginning of level 13.
Levels are 40 minutes in length on Day 1 with a 15-minute break after every three levels of play and a 40-minute dinner break at the end of level 9. The day will end at the conclusion of level 15 where players will bag and tag, moving onto Day 2 on Sunday, February 16, at noon.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be providing all of the updates throughout this event, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The cards are in the air on Day 1b of the Main Event.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Players in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Raji Takes an Early Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The board read 
and there was around 2,500 in the pot when Farzad Raji bet 2,000. His opponent called and Raji tabled 
for a boat and his opponent mucked, sending an early pot to Raji.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Moses Chips Up Amidst Bizarre Pot
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
A player was already all in on the flop that read 
. David Moses and another player were still in the hand, playing a side pot. They checked it to the turn which came the 
, they again checked to the river which came the 
to put a full house on the board.
Moses then bet 3,000. His opponent thought for a good while before eventually calling. Moses showed 
which would be chopping with the 
of his opponent. But the all in player revealed the 
for quads as he took the small main pot stay alive.
Moses chopped the side pot with his opponent as his stack has had a good start to the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 |
Hosseini Takes from Raji
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The turned board read 
and the pot was about 4,000. Farzad Raji bet 2,000 which was quickly called by Seyed Hosseini and the 
completed the board.
Raji bet 3,500 and Hosseini again snap-called. Raji tabled 
for just a pair of fours and it was not enough when Hosseini showed his 
, giving him a pair of kings and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
32,000 | -5,000 |