$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Giedrius Bagdonas Leads the Day 1b Field in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The second of two opening-day flights is complete in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event, and with Day 1a and Day 1b finished it's time for the tournament to move forward to Day 2.
Day 1b saw a total of 617 entries register at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Indiana and when the dust settled only 117 players found a bag.
Giedruis Bagdonas bagged the biggest of all, ending the night with 814,500 after spending most of the latter half of the day as the Day 1b chip leader. Bagdonas will return for Day 2 as the overall chip leader in the Main Event.
Others bagging big on Day 1b included Yousef Saleh (369,000), Jake Bazeley (356,000), Firas Sadou (326,000), Josh Reichard (280,000) and Craig Trost (276,000).
The 617 entries on Day 1b brought the total number of entries for the Main Event to 989, with the prize pool totaling $1,498,335. First place in this event will result in a $258,078 payday for the eventual winner.
Some of the names coming through for Day 1b, but not surviving the flight, included Keven Stammen, Jorden Helstern, Samuel Cosby, Todd Sladek, and Jeremy Smith.
The survivors of Day 1b will join the 67 players that made it through on Day 1a, and the combined survivors of the two starting flights will come back for Day 2 Sunday. The restart is scheduled for 11 a.m., and the tournament will play out with 60-minute levels for the duration.
The Main Event will resume at Level 16 Sunday, with the blinds at 2000/4000/4000.
Follow along with the PokerNews live blog as the Main Event continues!
End Of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
814,500 | 199,500 |
|
429,500 | 158,500 |
|
402,500 | 402,500 |
|
382,500 | 382,500 |
|
369,000 | 134,000 |
|
366,000 | 81,000 |
|
|
365,500 | 365,500 |
|
365,000 | 226,000 |
|
356,000 | 76,000 |
|
331,000 | 331,000 |
|
326,000 | -49,000 |
|
|
326,000 | 326,000 |
|
|
289,500 | -10,500 |
|
283,500 | 225,500 |
|
280,000 | 105,000 |
|
276,000 | -12,000 |
|
271,500 | 271,500 |
|
262,500 | 195,500 |
|
246,000 | 246,000 |
|
245,500 | 198,500 |
|
226,000 | 226,000 |
|
|
223,500 | -11,500 |
|
218,500 | 88,500 |
|
217,000 | 217,000 |
|
215,500 | 149,500 |
Six More Hands
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The tournament will play through six more hands before night's end.
Bunce Gets a Late Night Dub With Kings
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Bunce got his last 108,500 in preflop from the button, and was in good shape to double up against a player in middle position.
Dan Bunce: 
Opponent: 
Bunce hit top set on the 
flop to take a commanding lead, but the 
turn gave him a sweat, as his opponent now had a Broadway draw. The 
fell on the river, and Bunce said, "My heart's beating so fast!" as he counted up his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000 | 170,000 |
Fielder Finds a Double
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jeff Fielder got his last 32,000 in preflop from middle position, and was up against a player in the hijack.
Jeff Fielder: 
Opponent: 
Fielder's prospects dimmed on the 
flop, leaving him with just two safe jacks to survive. The 
turn was one of them, and after the 
river, Fielder notched the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | 40,000 |
Current WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Casino Championship Leaderboard
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The player with the most points at the end of this Circuit stop will receive a free seat into the 2020 Global Casino Championship. Points are updated overnight based on results from completed events.
The winner of the Main Event and the Casino Champion will earn a seat to the 2020 Global Casino Championship. There they will compete for a coveted gold bracelet. To become the Casino Champion a player must earn the most points at a given Circuit stop. Players earn points based on how well they finish in a tournament.
| Place | Player | Points | Rings | Cashed | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Vargas | 82.5 pts | 1 | 4 | $63,514 |
| 2 | David Hengen | 67.5 pts | 1 | 3 | $28,337 |
| 3 | Tyler Phillips | 52.5 pts | 0 | 3 | $18,268 |
| 4 | Sudheer Some | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $103,923 |
| 5 | Lukson Matthew | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $34,748 |
| 6 | Emanuel Manioudakis | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $22,053 |
| 7 | Lena Zhao | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $21,031 |
| 8 | Brad LaPayne | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $12,685 |
| 9 | Dragan Culafic | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $9,806 |
| 10 | Brandon Nicholson | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $8,593 |
Three-Way Pot for Thomas
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Facing a middle-position limp and a raise to 8,000 from the button, Brian Thomas called in the big blind.
All three players checked the 
flop.
Thomas bet 11,000 on the turn, and only the middle-position player called.
Both players checked the river, and Wilson took down the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000 | 53,000 |
Two Three-Bet Shoves, Two Different Results
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nadya Magnus raised to 6,000 from the hijack, and Ralph Massey three-bet shoved for 40,000 in the small blind. Magnus tanked for a minute, then folded, and Massey brought in the much-needed chips.
At the same time, Ryan Van Sanford three-bet shoved for 42,000 over a raise from the hijack with , but the hijack was waiting with 
and Van Sanford couldn't improve to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 30,000 |
|
52,500 | -44,500 |
|
Busted |
A Few Chip Counts
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000 | |
|
|
288,000 | -27,000 |
|
|
130,000 | |
|
|
118,000 | 46,000 |
|
85,000 | -62,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -85,000 |