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

02-28-2020 22:57 UTC-5

Chip Counts From Half the Room

Brandon Temple

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Holloway	237,000 12,000	12,000

Christian Kennedy	231,000 42,000	42,000
Henry Zou	202,000 52,000	52,000
John Sun	201,000
Nicola Ditrapani	190,000 130,000	130,000
Bryce McVay	180,000 25,000	25,000
Phil Mader	162,000 129,000	129,000
Jeffrey Hill	160,500 50,500	50,500
Andy Rogowski	110,000 2,000	2,000
Alex Ziskin	96,000 18,000	18,000

David McGowan	91,000 3,500	3,500
Marcus Yofon	79,000 51,000	51,000
Brian Opyrchal	44,000 11,000	11,000
Nadya Magnus	30,000 25,000	25,000
Jon Hanner	21,000 19,000	19,000
Jamey Kramer	19,000 38,000	38,000
Todd Sladek	14,000 70,000	70,000
Samuel Cosby	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-28-2020 22:32 UTC-5

Last Break of the Night; Registration Closing

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Brandon Temple

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.

02-28-2020 22:30 UTC-5

Shing Ousted

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Brandon Temple

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Shing	Busted

Tags: Philip Shing

02-28-2020 22:24 UTC-5

Dragan Culafic Wins First Career Circuit Ring In Event #7

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Brandon Temple

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
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

Tags: Benjamin Kramer David Thurston Gregory Smith John Holley Mariia Levseieva Michael Shanahan Paul Ewen Peter Kelly Scott Woods

02-28-2020 22:20 UTC-5

Zhou Doubles Up

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Geoff Fisk

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Song Zhou	76,000

02-28-2020 22:19 UTC-5

Schutten Finds a Good Spot to Shove

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Brandon Temple

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
Evan Bethyo	175,000 80,000	80,000

Stephen Nussrallah	146,500 13,500	13,500
Brek Schutten	42,000 4,000	4,000
Jorden Helstern	26,100 2,400	2,400

Tags: Brek Schutten Evan Bethyo Jorden Helstern Stephen Nussrallah

02-28-2020 22:13 UTC-5

Bohlman Bets River, Gets Fold

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Geoff Fisk

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
Scott Bohlman	63,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Scott Bohlman

02-28-2020 22:11 UTC-5

Zou's Axiom Proves True

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Brandon Temple

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.