2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

Final Results
Winner
Shiva Dudani
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$258,078
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
989
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
372
Players Left
67

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 {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{a-Spades} flop, and the hijack called.

The {2-Spades} fell on the turn, and Pollard bet 2,000. The hijack thought for a moment, then flashed the {a-Clubs} and mucked.

"You folded that?" Pollard said, showing his {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} for top set.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Pollard us
Bill Pollard
41,000 1,000

Tags: Bill Pollard

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
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Kim Slows Down Rogowski

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

A player raised to 400 from under the gun, and was called by Eric Kim in the small blind. Andy Rogowski three-bet to 1,800 in the big blind, and only Kim called.

Both players checked the {3-Spades}{a-Hearts}{j-Spades} flop, and Kim bet 1,500 on the {8-Spades} turn. Rogowski called.

Kim bet 2,500 on the {8-Hearts} river, and Rogowski called again. Kim tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for aces-up, and Rogowski showed his {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts} before sending them to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
66,000 5,000
Eric Kim us
Eric Kim
49,000 49,000

Tags: Andy RogowskiEric Kim

Miezala Leads Turn, Gets Fold

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Bill Pollard opened to 300 from early position, the hijack called, and Mike Mieszala called in the big blind.

Action checked to the hijack on the {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop, the hijack bet 300, Mieszala called, and Pollard folded.

Mieszala led out for 700 on the {3-Clubs} turn, and the hijack folded.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Mieszala us
Mike Mieszala
44,000
Bill Pollard us
Bill Pollard
30,000 -11,000

Tags: Bill PollardMike Mieszala

Nickeas Nicks Porter

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Three players built up a pot of 1,000 to see a {3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop together, and Matt Porter bet 500 from the small blind. Aaron Nickeas called in the big blind, and Jamey Kramer called in the hijack.

Porter bet 1,200 on the {6-Clubs} turn, and only Nickeas called.

The {2-Spades} fell on the river, and Porter checked. Nickeas bet 2,000, and Porter gave Nickeas a staredown for a minute, before electing to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Porter us
Matt Porter
40,900 10,900
Jamey Kramer us
Jamey Kramer
37,000
Aaron Nickeas
Aaron Nickeas
34,100

Tags: Aaron NickeasJamey KramerMatt Porter

Stroud Makes Correct Call

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Kevin Stroud opened to 400 under the gun, the two players on the direct left both called, and the button three-bet to 1,700. Stroud and one other player called, with the hand going three-ways to the flop.

That flop came {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, and action checked to the button, who bet 1,200. Only Stroud called.

Stroud check-called a bet for 1,500 on the {j-Spades} turn, and another bet for 1,000 on the {8-Diamonds} river. Stroud turned over {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for third pair, and the button mucked without showing.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Stroud us
Kevin Stroud
26,000

WSOP Circuit Potawatomi Main Event Champ Shing Sniffs Out a Bluff

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Philip Shing
Philip Shing

A player limped in from the cutoff, as did Philip Shing, who triumphed over a 524-player field earlier this month at the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi $1,700 Main Event for $151,284, on the button. The small blind raised to 500, and both the cutoff and Shing called.

Action checked down to the river of a {2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{q-Hearts} board, and the small blind checked again. The cutoff bet 1,700, Shing called and the small blind folded. The cutoff flung his {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} up on the felt, and Shing tabled {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Shing us
Philip Shing
32,000 2,000

Tags: Philip Shing

Sudheer Some Turns First Final Table Appearance Into Gold

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Sudheer Some
Sudheer Some

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 #1: $400 NLH, five starting flights saw 2,169 runners create a $715,770 prize pool that was paid out to the top 290 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Andy Rogowski (10th- $8,544), David Gonia (14th - $6,929), Ken Donarski (18th - $5,674), Matt Porter (26th - $3,307), Greg Baird (28th - $3,386) and Matthew Koch (39th - $1,857).

In the end, it was Illinois native Sudheer Some who collected every chip in play to win his first gold ring along with a $103,923 payday.

Some's road to victory was a long and arguably grueling one but the 40-year-old found a way to capture his first ring in his first-ever final table appearance.

“I’m really lost for words,” stated Some. “This was my first final table I have made and am just really excited to win my first ring.”

The $103,923 victory marks the largest of Some’s career and he adds a shiny new piece of hardware to go along with it.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Sudheer SomeWheeling, IL$103,923
2Samuel SerdarBristol, WI$64,225
3Benjamin LuberChicago, IL$48,325
4Adric HighBloomington, IL$36,692
5Robert DeverneyGrand Haven, MI$28,115
6Daniel Mocanu-$21,743
7Guillermo VargasAustin, TX$16,972
8Sergei GurtovHawthorn Woods, IL$13,374
9Ruslan Sladkov-$11,205

Tags: Adric HighAndy RogowskiBenjamin LuberDavid GoniaGreg BairdGuillermo VargasKen DonarskiRuslan SladkovSudheer Some