With 
on the board, the big blind checked, Bryant Miller bet 3,500, and the big blind called.
The river fell 
, the big blind checked again, and Miller bet 20,000 into the 10,000 pot. The overbet prompted a fold from the big blind, and moved Miller up to 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
63,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
63,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
62,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
40,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
36,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
31,000
5,300
|
5,300 |
|
23,000 | |
|
20,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
13,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
Charles Craig opened to 1,000 in the cutoff, Jason McQueer three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind, and Craig called.
McQueer continued for 10,000 on the 
flop, and Craig folded. McQueer is approaching the 100k mark as Level 5 winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 | |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
The small blind checked a 
board over to Sergey Sergeev on the button, who looked over the 24,000 already in the pot before electing to shove for 18,700. The small blind snap-called.
Sergey Sergeev: 
Opponent: 
Sergeev's set of eights filled up on the 
river, besting the ace-high flush of the small blind for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 |
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 #4: $400 NLH Bounty, 233 runners created a $53,590 prize pool that was paid out to the top 35 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Lloyd Crisp (10th- $868), Carter Meyers (15th - $724), Frank Maggio (20th - $1,067), Brad Sailor (23rd - $481), Matthew Levin (29th - $413) and John Sun (31st- $397).
In the end, it was Illinois native Brad LaPayne navigating the field to earn his first gold ring along with a $12,685 payday.
“I don’t really go out and play much poker,” LaPayne stated. “I normally just play on Monday nights with around 10 to 40 people, but I’ve only traveled to the series over the summer a few times.”
LaPayne’s lack of hitting the felt may have something to do with the 25 years he put into being a full-time firefighter, while working as a panoramic photographer on his days off for the past 15 years.
The non-stop work life for the past 15 years has been a blessing for the 65-year old retiree, as his hard work and dedication took him to the top stages of the sports world. LaPayne stated, “I rose to a level in the photography world that amazed even myself.”
Picking up his second job as a panoramic photographer lead to dream gigs, as he has shot 10 NFL Super Bowls, 12 NBA Finals, 8 MLB World Series and lots of college sport which you can find at lapayne.com.
LaPayne has took his hard work/dedication to the felt, achieving his largest victory in his first WSOPC final table, earning his first ring and he hopes to continue his success.
“My wife reluctantly lets me play,” LaPayne stated with a smile on his face.
“When you look at it from perspective, I haven’t made too much money playing but I’ll take the day off tomorrow to go home and give my wife some money... then I’ll be back out here.”
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad LaPayne | Champaign, IL | $12,685 |
| 2 | Michael Pariso | Elmwood Park, IL | $7,839 |
| 3 | Marco Townsend | Detroit, MI | $5,556 |
| 4 | Adrian Macarie | Niles, IL | $4,014 |
| 5 | Alex Barill | Plymouth, MI | $2,956 |
| 6 | Daniel Piela | Wheaton, IL | $2,220 |
| 7 | Mark Prentice | Howell, MI | $1,702 |
| 8 | Kenneth Baime | Glenview, IL | $1,331 |
| 9 | Yousri Ali | Chicago, IL | $1,063 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
An early-position player opened to 700, Charles Craig called in the hijack, the small blind called, and Joshua Yoo called in the big blind.
Action checked to the early-position player on the 
flop, and that player bet 1,200. Craig folded, the small blind check-raised to 2,600, Yoo called, and the early-position player called.
The small blind bet 3,300 on the turn, and only Yoo called.
The small blind checked the 
river, Yoo bet 8,500, and the small blind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
The self-proclaimed "home casino" for poker pro Ravi Raghavan treated him well in October of last year, as he was able to take down the $1,700 Main Event here at Horseshoe Hammond for $272,322 after topping a field of 1,063 entries. Raghavan just recently took his seat in today's Day 1b flight and immediately made his presence felt.
Richard Stevens limped in from early position, and Bradley Jansen raised to 1,200 from the hijack. Robert James called in the cutoff, and Raghavan three-bet to 5,500 from the big blind, quickly chasing out the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,000 | |
|
34,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
27,000 | |
|
||
|
9,500
11,000
|
11,000 |
Jamey Kramer bet 3,300 from under the gun on a 
flop into a pot of 11,000, and Matt Shepsky responded with by shoving his last 17,000 chips in the middle from the button.
"You want the action?" Kramer asked Shepsky after a minute in the tank. Kramer eventually called.
Matt Shepsky: 
Jamey Kramer: 
Shepsky couldn't catch one of his overs on the turn or 
river to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
After a raised from Robert James from under the gun, Ravi Raghavan three-bet to 3,500 in middle position. Richard Stevens called in the cutoff, and James four-bet shoved for 8,500. Raghavan five-bet shoved, and Stevens folded.
Robert James: 
Ravi Raghavan: 
James looked poised to doubled up, but the flop had other ideas. The 
turn gave James four more outs with a gutshot, but he was left wishing the table luck after the river improved Raghavan to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
