$1,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

02-28-2020 23:01 UTC-6

Michigan's Zou and Steele Tangle

Brandon Temple

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Henry Zou checked a board from the big blind, and Patrick Steele bet 19,000 from the cutoff into a pot of 25,000. Zou called.

The hit the river, and Zou checked again. Steele fired in a bet of 52,000, a healthy portion of his remaining chips. Zou released his hand, and Steele briefly flashed his hand, but the cards were unable to be discerned by anyone at the table, leaving the table attempt to guess his holdings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Zou	200,000 2,000	2,000
Patrick Steele	130,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Henry Zou Patrick Steele

02-28-2020 23:03 UTC-6

A Look at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Winners Thus Far

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Brandon Temple

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
Event #1: $400 NLH Multi-Flight	2,169	$715,770	Sudheer Some	$103,923
Event #2: $250 NLH Double Stack	541	$108,200	Lena Zhao	$21,031
Event #3: $400 NLH Seniors	275	$90,750	Simon Philip	$21,031
Event #4: $400 NLH Bounty	167	$53,590	Brad LaPayne	$12,685
Event #6: $400 NLH Monster Stack	540	$178,200	Lukson Matthew	$34,748
Event #7: $400 Omaha 8 Or Better	104	$34,320	Dragan Culafic	$9,806
Event#9: $400 H.O.R.S.E.	86	$28,380	Brandon Nicholson	$8,593
Event #10: $400 NLH 6-Handed	190	$97,850	David Hengen	$24,364

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

02-28-2020 23:06 UTC-6

Upcoming World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Date	Location
February 25 – March 8, 2020	WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada)
February 27 – March 10, 2020	Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas)
March 5-16, 2020	Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
March 7 – 18, 2020	The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
March 12-23, 2020	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
March 19-30, 2020	Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
March 26 - April 6, 2020	Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa)
April 8-19, 2020	Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 23 – May 4, 2020	Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
May 7-18, 2020	Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
August 2020	Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee

All stops will release their event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.

02-28-2020 23:16 UTC-6

Lee Scores the Double

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Geoff Fisk

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The under-the-gun player opened to 20,000, Won Lee shoved for 157,000 from the small blind, and the under-the-gun player made the call, with Lee slightly covered.

Won Lee:
Under the Gun:

Board:

The pocket kings held up for Lee, and his opponent was left with 17,000 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Won Lee	320,000 175,000	175,000

02-28-2020 23:21 UTC-6

Hanner Shoves; Fielder Out

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player raised to 7,000 from middle position, and was called by the hijack as well as the button. Jon Hanner three-bet shoved for 72,000 in the big blind, and the middle position player folded, as did the hijack. The button tanked for a minute, then released his hand.

"Always making me sweat!" Hanner said with a grin as he brought in the pot.

Meanwhile, Jeff Fielder got his last ten big blinds in with , but couldn't catch up to to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Hanner	97,500 76,500	76,500
Jeff Fielder	Busted

Tags: Jeff Fielder Jon Hanner

02-28-2020 23:27 UTC-6

Old Schoolin'

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

John Simon raised to 8,000 from under the gun, and was called by Brad Sailor on the button and Mike Shin in the big blind.

Shin checked the flop to Simon, who bet 15,000. Both Sailor and Shin quickly folded.

"The ol' guy is schoolin' the boys!" Simon said with a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Simon	90,000 2,000	2,000
Brad Sailor	60,000 16,000	16,000
Mike Shin	50,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Brad Sailor John Simon Mike Shin

02-28-2020 23:37 UTC-6

Six More Hands

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining field will play six more hands before bagging and tagging for the evening. Stay tuned for chip counts and a full recap of the day's action.

02-28-2020 23:39 UTC-6

Tsilibiris Dispatches Mader

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Brandon Temple

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player raised to 7,500 from early position, and Angelo Tsilibiris called in middle position. Phil Mader three-bet shoved for 80,000 in the cutoff, the early-position player folded, and Tsilibiris called.

Phil Mader:
Angelo Tsilibiris:

Tsilibiris ended up on the right side of the flip after a board failed to improve Mader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Tsilibiris	190,000
Phil Mader	Busted

Tags: Phil Mader

02-29-2020 00:00 UTC-6

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Jackson	511,500 99,500	99,500

Chris Karambinis	373,000
Nicola Ditrapani	363,500 173,500	173,500
John Sun	351,500 150,500	150,500
Won Lee	335,000 15,000	15,000
Jason Alonzo	328,000 328,000	328,000
Christian Kennedy	312,000 137,000	137,000
Chad Holloway	305,500 29,500	29,500

Derek Ecenarro	282,500 282,500	282,500
Edward Recchion	280,000 30,000	30,000
David Adkison	279,500 279,500	279,500
Shiva Dudani	251,500 251,500	251,500
Evan Bethyo	246,500 94,000	94,000

Tom Bouziden	242,500 112,500	112,500
Ben Grise	237,500 237,500	237,500
Peter Palanca	229,000 131,000	131,000
Ron Bell	223,500 223,500	223,500
Henry Zou	212,000 12,000	12,000
Yung Hwang	208,500 208,500	208,500

Patrick Steele	196,000 66,000	66,000

Angelo Tsilibiris	190,500 500	500
Alex Ziskin	188,500 92,500	92,500

Jose Ortiz	187,500 187,500	187,500
Kyle Song	177,000 47,000	47,000
Royce Matheson	174,500 174,500	174,500

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