Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
David Jackson raised to 3,500 from the cutoff, then called a three-bet shove for 19,200 from the button.
Opponent: 
David Jackson: 
Jackson's prospects looked bleak after the 
flop left him looking for running spades or sixes to earn the knockout. Sure enough, the 
turn and 
river left Jackson with the nut flush and his opponent on the rail.
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87,000
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
"Never fold Ace-King!"
That was the cry coming from the table of Henry Zou, with his 
face-up on the felt and a 
board on the felt. Two of Zou's opponents were making their exit from the table, and Zou shared that a shorter stacked player held queens, and another player jammed around 50,000 with ace-queen. Zou made the call, found his king, and busted both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000
65,000
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Scott Bohlman opened to 3,500 in the cutoff, and got a call from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop.
The big blind check-called a 5,000 bet from Bohlman on the 
turn.
The big blind checked the river, Bohlman bet 20,000, and the big blind tanked for several minutes, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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15,000
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15,000 |
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
A player limped in from middle position, as did Stephen Nussrallah in the cutoff, Evan Bethyo on the button, and Jorden Helstern in the small blind. Brek Schutten paused for a few moments, then softly said, "All in," and committed his last 34,600 to the pot. One by one, his four opponents in the hand folded, and Schutten was able to scoop in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000
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13,500
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13,500 |
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42,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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26,100
2,400
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2,400 |
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The under-the-gun player opened to 3,300, Song Zhou shoved for 36,100 on the direct left, and action folded back around to the original raiser, who called.
Song Zhou: 
Under the Gun: 
Board: 
Zhou's ace-king stayed ahead throughout, clinching the double and leaving his opponent with just 3,300 chips.
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the High Roller and Main Event, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond.
In Event #7: $400 Omaha 8 or Better, 104 runners created a $34,320 prize pool that was paid out to the top 16 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Kane Francis (10th- $696), John Holley (11th - $696), Andy Edgington (12th - $696, Paul Ewen (13th - $613), Chester Foster (14th - $613), Gregory Smith (15th- $613), and Thomas Ackmann (16th - $558)
In the end, it was Illinois native Dragan Culafic who shipped his first gold ring along with a $9,806 payday.
“It feels pretty good.” Culafic stated after his win. “I’m not really a tournament player, but winning the ring definitely feels nice.”
Culafic went into the final table near the bottom of the pack but grinded his way the heads-up battle where he way a 4:1 underdog against Mariia Levseieva.
The chip disadvantage didn’t discourage Culafic as he stayed focused and picked his spots collecting all the chips to earn his first career WSOPC ring.
Culafic’s victory secured his first WSOP cash for $9,806 along with 50 casino points towards the Global Casino Championship.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
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| 1 | Dragan Culafic | Aurora, IL | $9,806 |
| 2 | Mariia Levseieva | Cambridge, MA | $6,061 |
| 3 | Benjamin Kramer | Terre Haute, IN | $4,176 |
| 4 | Scott Woods | Miamisburg, OH | $2,958 |
| 5 | Bryant Miller | West Unity, OH | $2,155 |
| 6 | Michael Shanahan | Avon, IN | $1,616 |
| 7 | David Thurston | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,249 |
| 8 | Richard Goldman | Cary, IL | $995 |
| 9 | Peter Kelly | South Bend, IN | $819 |
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Just before break, Philip Shing three-bet shoved for 13,800 over an open from a player in middle position. The middle-position player thought for a few moments before making the call.
Philip Shing: 
Opponent: 
Shing needed to fade a host of outs after the 
flop gave his opponent a Broadway draw, and while the 
was safe for Shing, the completed Broadway for Shing's opponent.
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Players are off on their final fifteen-minute break of the day. The 100 denomination chips will be colored off during the break. When play resumes, registration for Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event will come to a close, with a final Day 1 flight kicks off tomorrow, February 29th at Noon local time.
