Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Pollard Keeps Hitting Huge Hands
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A player raised to 300 from the hijack, and Bill Pollard three-bet to 900 from the big blind. The hijack called.
Pollard led for 900 on a 
flop, and the hijack called.
The 
fell on the turn, and Pollard bet 2,000. The hijack thought for a moment, then flashed the 
and mucked.
"You folded that?" Pollard said, showing his 
for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 1,000 |
Rogowski Scores the Knockout
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Facing a hijack open to 600 and and small blind call, Andy Rogowski three-bet to 2,800 from the big blind. Both opponents called.
Rogoswki continued for 2,500 on the 
flop, the hijack min-raised to 5,000, and the small blind folded.
Rogowski three-bet to 12,500, the hijack shoved, and Rogowski called.
Hijack: 
Andy Rogowski:
The turn 
and 
preserved the win for Rogowski, as his pocket aces held against the opponent's pair of nines. Rogowski had his opponent slightly covered, and he now sits at 60,000, while his opponent's first Day 1a bullet has expired.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | 31,000 |
Pollard Hits Straight, Gets Paid
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
With 
on the board, the small blind bet 1,500, into Bill Pollard in the cutoff.
Pollard raised to 3,500, got a call, and showed 
for a king-high straight. Pollard's hand was the winner, shipping an early pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
More Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Brooks Flops a Full
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A player raised to 200 from under the gun, and Harry Brooks three-bet to 700 from the cutoff. Action folded back to the under-the-gun player, who called.
The under-the-gun player check-called bet of 500 and 800 on the 
flop and 
turn respectively. The 
hit the river, and the under-the-gun player checked again. Brooks bet 1,800, and the under-the-gun player said, "I'm gonna go oh-for-three against you," but called nonetheless, while asking Brooks, "You have ace-king?"
Brooks tabled 
for kings-full, and the under-the-gun player smirked and said, "That's even better; I had the case king!" before flashing the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | 39,000 |
Faces In the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1a of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0