$2,200 High Roller Day 1 | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

03-02-2020 00:15 UTC-5

Cosby, Brachowski Moving Up

GeoffFisk

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Sam Cosby recently added to the stack with a big pot in a flush-over-flush situation, with Cosby's getting the best of an opponent's on a three-flush board.

A few minutes later, Tom Brachowski got the best of Nadya Magnus, with Brachowski's cracking the of Magnus.

With half of Level 9 remaining, Brachowski has the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Brachowski	157,000
Sam Cosby	93,000

03-02-2020 00:18 UTC-5

McVay Takes Small Pot From Helstern

GeoffFisk

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Bryce McVay opened to 1,600 from the cutoff, and got a call from Jorden Helstern on the button.

Both players checked through the flop, as well as the turn.

The river came , McVay bet 2,000, and Helstern folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	45,000 -5,000	-5,000
Bryce McVay	31,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Bryce Mcvay Jorden Helstern

03-02-2020 00:35 UTC-5

Capretta Folds Out Pappas

GeoffFisk

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

George Pappas opened to 2,000 in early position, Tim Capretta called in the small blind, and the big blind called.

The three players went to the flop, the big blind checked, Pappas bet 3,700, Capretta check-raised to 13,000, the big blind folded, and Pappas called.

Capretta bet 20,000 on the turn, and Pappas tanked for several minutes, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Capretta	160,000 14,000	14,000
George Pappas	52,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: George Pappas Tim Capretta

03-02-2020 00:39 UTC-5

Break Time

GeoffFisk

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are on their last 15-minute break of the night.

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-02-2020 01:21 UTC-5

Down, Then Back Up for Holloway

GeoffFisk

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chad Holloway was down to 7,000 after losing with ace-king versus ace-four in an all in preflop hand, but within another orbit won a couple of hands to chip back up to 19,000

The first saw Holloway open shove for that 7,000, and get a call from George Pappas.

Chad Holloway:
George Pappas:

Board:

Holloway's two pair aces and fours were the winner, and on the following hand Holloway open shoved from under the gun and got no callers, getting back to 19,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Holloway	19,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Chad Holloway George Pappas

03-02-2020 01:26 UTC-5

Sladek Emerges Victorious in Four-Way Battle

GeoffFisk

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kevin Andriamahefa opened to 2,300 from early position, Todd Sladek called on the button, and both blinds called.

All four players checked the flop.

Action checked to the big blind on the turn, the big blind bet 8,000, Sladek called, and the small blind called.

All three remaining players checked the river, and Sladek's was the winner, with the playing for the flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Sladek	74,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Todd Sladek Kevin Andriamahefa

03-02-2020 01:39 UTC-5

Brachowski Squeezes, Finds Success

GeoffFisk

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

David Moses opened to 2,200 from the button, the small blind called, Tom Brachowski squeezed to 10,000 from the big blind, and both opponents called.

The small blind checked the flop, Brachowski bet 15,000, and both opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Brachowski	139,000 -18,000	-18,000
David Moses	113,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: David Moses Tom Brachowski

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-02-2020 01:59 UTC-5

Sladek Goes Over 100k

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With the board showing , Kevin Andriamahefa checked from under the gun, and Todd Sladek checked back from the cutoff.

The river came , Andriamahefa checked, Sladek bet 12,500, and Andriamahefa folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Sladek	102,000 28,000	28,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	53,500 22,000	22,000

Tags: Todd Sladek Kevin Andriamahefa