2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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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 1b
Entries
617
Players Left
117
Players Left 1 / 989
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Patel Sends One Home

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Neil Patel
Neil Patel

Neil Patel raised to 1,500 from the cutoff, and was called by a player on the button.

Patel checked the {j-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop to the button, who bet 2,700, leaving himself just 5,000 back. Patel jammed to put the button at risk, and the button called it off.

Opponent: {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Neil Patel: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Patel's aces held for the knockout after the {4-Diamonds} turn and {8-Hearts} river failed to improve the button.

Player Chips Progress
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Neil Patel
32,000
2,000
2,000

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Rogowski Takes From Sergeev

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Andy Rogowski
Andy Rogowski

Sergey Sergeev raised to 1,500 from the hijack, and was called by Andy Rogowski in the big blind.

Both players checked the {3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, and the {4-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Rogowski bet 3,000 and Sergeev called.

The {j-Hearts} fell on the river, and Rogowski bet 6,000. Sergeev folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergey Sergeev
75,000
11,000
11,000
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Andy Rogowski
47,000
8,000
8,000

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Lukson Matthew Tames Monster Stack For First Circuit Ring

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante
Lukson Matthew
Lukson Matthew

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 #6: $400 NLH Monster Stack, 540 runners created a $178,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 81 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Daniel Sepiol (11th- $2,619), Yoon Kim (13th - $2,135), Jim Kilarjian (19th - $1,477), Oleh Ferkalyuk (23rd - $1,082), Robert Dunn (25th - $1,080) and John Sun (34th- $753).

In the end, it was Illinois native Lukson Matthew who won his first gold ring, along with a $34,748 payday.

“I woke up Monday morning and out of the blue decided to come play this tournament and no one is going to believe me, this is so unbelievable!” Matthew said after his win.

Matthew, a primary house/cash game player, had an uphill battle to make the run he did as he came in ranked 37th out of the 45 players returning to for Day 2 action.

“Man, I tell you what, it was a grind to get here and some luck definitely helped,” stated Matthew.

From coming into the final day near the bottom of the list, Matthew turned things around as he went into the unofficial final table as the chip leader thanks to a lucky river.

Things continued to favor Matthew’s good run as he collected every chip in play to win his first WSOPC ring, and his voyage to Horseshoe Hammond has proven profitable for Matthew so far. Not only does this mark his first/largest career cash, he added 50 casino points for the 2020 Global Casino Championship.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Lukson MatthewHinsdale IL$34,748
2Frank SwierczynskiPlainfield, IL$21,485
3Timothy HengSkokie, IL$15,806
4Giedrius BagdonasBristol, CT$11,771
5Kenni NguyenChicago, IL$8,876
6Jason TrezakPortage, IN$6,777
7Thomas MullenIndianapolis, IN$5,240
8Vince BonBurbank, IL$4,105
9Glen JosephOak Lawn, IL$3,257

Tags: Daniel SepiolFrank SwierczynskiGiedrius BagdonasJason TrezakJohn SunKenni NguyenOleh FerkalyukRobert DunnYoon Kim

Shammas' Four-Bet Gets No Takers

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Joe Shammas opened to 1,200 under the gun, an early-position player three-bet to 3,000, and the big blind cold called.

Shammas four-bet to 26,200, which caused both opponents to fold. With that pot, Shammas is up to 90,000 as Level 9 approaches.

Player Chips Progress
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Joe Shammas
90,000
58,000
58,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Faustman Folds Out Opponent

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

With more than 30,000 in the pot, the small blind checked, and Jeff Faustman bet 16,000 from the big blind.

After a few moments, the small blind folded, sending the pot Faustman's way.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Faustman
83,000
83,000
83,000

Raghavan Can't Miss

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ravi Raghavan raised to 1,800 from middle position, and was called by Richard Stevens in the cutoff and Bradley Jansen in the big blind.

Jansen checked the {8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop to Raghavan, who bet 2,200. Both Stevens and Jansen called.

The {9-Clubs} fell on the turn, and Jansen checked again. Raghavan bet 3,000 and only Stevens called.

Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} river, and Stevens tabled {a-Spades}{q-Spades}. Raghavan rolled over {9-Spades}{5-Spades} for nines-up and the winner.

Player Chips Progress
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Ravi Raghavan
82,000
7,000
7,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Richard Stevens
42,500
13,500
13,500

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Big Draw Pays Dividends For Magnus

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Nadya Magnus checked a {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop from the big blind, and her opponent in middle position bet 2,000 into a pot of 5,000. Magnus check-raised to 8,000, then called off her last 11,100 after the middle-position player three-bet shoved.

Nadya Magnus: {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

"Well, I'm live," Magnus's opponent said after seeing that Magnus held two live cards, a flush draw and a straight draw. The {7-Hearts} turn paired Magnus, leaving the middle-position player dead to four outs, and the {2-Diamonds} river bricked off to send the double to Magnus.

Player Chips Progress
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Nadya Magnus
45,000
10,000
10,000

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Yoo Squeezes, C-Bets, Takes Pot

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Facing an under-the-gun open and a call from Charles Craig in early position, Josh Yoo three-bet to 9,000 from the button, and both opponents called.

Action checked to Yoo on the {3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop, Yoo bet 13,000, and both opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Yoo
57,000
2,000
2,000

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Smith Bets, Bets, Bets

Level 9 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ernest Smith raised to 1,800 from middle position, and was called by the hijack, the cutoff, and Bill Pollard in the big blind.

Pollard checked the {10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop to Smith, who bet 2,800. Both the hijack and cutoff called, while Pollard folded.

Smith bet 6,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn, and the hijack folded. The cutoff thought for a minute, then called.

The {9-Clubs} completed the board on the river, and Smith emptied the clip with a bet of 12,000. The cutoff didn't take long to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Ernest Smith
70,000
33,000
33,000
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Bill Pollard
65,000
65,000
65,000

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