$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Welcome to Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Horseshoe Hammond
The second and final starting flight of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event kicks off at Noon local time, and a slew of new and familiar faces are expected to hit the felt today, all vying to earn a bag to Day 2 and contend for a piece of the $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
In yesterday's Day 1a flight, 372 entrants descended on the Horseshoe Hammond Convention Center, and 67 of them ended up putting chips in a bag. David Jackson, fresh off a runner-up performance at the WSOP Circuit Seminole Hard Rock Tampa $1,700 Main Event, continued his Circuit dominance by bagging 511,000 chips and the chip lead. Chris Karabinis (373,000) and Nicola Ditrapani (363,500) round out the top 3, while John Sun (351,500), Chad Holloway (305,500), Alex Ziskin (188,500), Brad Sailor (96,000), and Scott Bohlman (59,000) were some of the notables that advanced as well.
Today's Day 1b flight starts players with 30,000 in chips, and the blinds will start off at 100/100. Levels will be 40-minutes in length throughout the day, and the field will play 15 levels, or until 13% of the field remains, whichever comes first. Registration and a single re-entry option will be available until Level 13 (approximately 9:45 p.m.). All players that manage to find a bag will return tomorrow, March 1st at 11 a.m. to play ten one-hour levels, and the final day kicks off on Monday, March 2nd at Noon.
With the $1 million guarantee well on the way to being surpassed, how many players will join the 67 survivors from Day 1a? Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as we come one step closer to crowning our newest WSOP Circuit champion.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,700 Main Event!
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 |
Sudheer Some Turns First Final Table Appearance Into Gold
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 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 #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
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudheer Some | Wheeling, IL | $103,923 |
| 2 | Samuel Serdar | Bristol, WI | $64,225 |
| 3 | Benjamin Luber | Chicago, IL | $48,325 |
| 4 | Adric High | Bloomington, IL | $36,692 |
| 5 | Robert Deverney | Grand Haven, MI | $28,115 |
| 6 | Daniel Mocanu | - | $21,743 |
| 7 | Guillermo Vargas | Austin, TX | $16,972 |
| 8 | Sergei Gurtov | Hawthorn Woods, IL | $13,374 |
| 9 | Ruslan Sladkov | - | $11,205 |
Mallette's Turn Bet Succeeds
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Quin Mallette raised to 300 from under the gun, and picked up a lone caller in the big blind.
The big blind checked a 
flop to Mallette, who bet 500. The big blind called.
Mallette bet 800 on the 
after the big blind checked, and Mallette's opponent had enough and quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,900
900
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900 |
More Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Abro Up Early
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The cutoff opened to 300, and both blinds called.
All three players checked the 
flop.
The small blind bet 600 on the 
turn, Ronnie Abro called in the big blind, and the cutoff folded.
The small blind check-folded to a 1,200 bet from Abro on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000 |