$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$743,865
Entries
491
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
341
Players Left
55
Miller Bags the Overall Lead After Day 1b in the $1,700 Main Event
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
It was another busy day inside the Horseshoe Tunica Hotel and Casino for Day 1b of the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,700 Main Event. More than double the entries were recorded from the first starting flight with 341 showing up today. There was no shortage of action at any point and Christopher Miller was the biggest beneficiary on the day.
Miller bagged up a whopping 514,000 chips, good enough for the overall chip lead heading into Day 2. Miller's day got off to a good start when his flopped straight got paid off by two pair. After the dinner break, Miller caught fire with big hand after big hand, including a monster pot with ace-king against his opponent's ace-queen. Miller flopped a pair of kings and when his opponent shoved into him on the turn, it was an easy call for the Alabama native.
Scott Stewart, former WSOP Main Event final tablist, returned for Day 1b after a disappointing finish on Day 1a that saw his above-average stack dissipate in the final level. Stewart took advantage of the long late registration period but wasted no time putting his chips to work.
A couple of early pots saw Stewart more than double his starting stack and he employed a lot of aggression to build his stack throughout the second half of the day. As the night was winding down again, the thought of losing his stack must have crossed his mind after dipping below 100,000 chips. However, Stewart kicked into high gear including a big four-bet against Brian Green to bag up a healthy 305,000 chips.
Some other big stacks moving on to Day 2 include Stephan Nussrallah (387,000), Chad Smith (376,000), Kelvin Douglas (368,000), Johnny Landreth (352,000), Bryant Kelley (347,000), and Adam Todd (331,000). Todd made his way into the chip lead with nearly 400,000 chips just after the dinner break when he coolered everyone's favorite player Chris Moneymaker. Both players made a set but Todd's was the better of the two, scoring a huge double up.
Unfortunately for Moneymaker, he was on the wrong end of another cooler in the last moments of the day when he flopped two pair against a set of eights. Moneymaker was left with just three big blinds after the hand and could not survive to make it through to Day 3. Other notables joining him on the sideline include Vincent Moscati, Brett Apter, Heather Alcorn, Irene Carey, Adam Lamphere, Denise Pratt, and Aaron Gamino.
The action will resume at 12 p.m. local time tomorrow for Day 2 with 79 players returning to their seats. They will be just five eliminations away from cracking the money and locking up at least $2,777 for a min-cash. The current schedule for Day 2 is to play ten 60-minute levels or until the final table is reached.
The PokerNews team will be back to bring you all of the live updates from the money bubble until a champion is crowned on Day 3.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
514,000 | 127,000 |
|
387,000 | 387,000 |
|
376,000 | 63,500 |
|
368,000 | 368,000 |
|
352,000 | 352,000 |
|
347,000 | -28,000 |
|
343,000 | 343,000 |
|
331,000 | -79,000 |
|
327,000 | 32,000 |
|
306,000 | 306,000 |
|
305,000 | 197,000 |
|
305,000 | |
|
|
293,000 | 293,000 |
|
288,000 | 288,000 |
|
285,000 | 285,000 |
|
269,000 | -26,000 |
|
238,000 | 238,000 |
|
|
236,000 | -44,000 |
|
228,000 | 228,000 |
|
218,000 | 218,000 |
|
|
216,000 | 216,000 |
|
|
213,000 | 213,000 |
|
203,000 | |
|
192,000 | 192,000 |
|
|
191,000 | 191,000 |
Play Concludes for the Night
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With around 16 minutes still remaining on the clock, the tournament director has paused the action at all of the tables with the field being reduced down to just 16%. Only 55 players remain and they will all bag up their chips to return for Day 2 tomorrow. A full list of chip counts and a recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
Moneymaker Bows Out Near Closing Time
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
As the night is winding down, Chris Moneymaker was on the wrong end of another cooler. After arriving at the table, Moneymaker was counting out a stack of chips that were pushed toward Clay Henry. Moneymaker flopped two pair but Henry's set of eights earned him a double up and Moneymaker was left with just 12,000 after the hand.
A couple of hands later, Moneymaker shoved all in for 10,000 on the button and was called by the big blind. Moneymaker was slightly ahead with 
against his opponent's 
. However, the board ran out 
and to give his opponent two pair and Moneymaker was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
203,000 | |
|
Busted |
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Moffitt Wins a Classic Flip
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The action folded around to Michael Moffitt in the small blind who bumped it up to 21,000. The big blind three-bet shoved for 112,000 and Moffitt confirmed the count before making the call.
Michael Moffitt: 
Opponent: 
It was a classic flip for a fair-sized pot and the flop of 
left Moffitt in the lead. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to secure the win for Moffitt with a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 |
Henderson Spikes a King
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Trace Henderson just got moved to a new table and opened to 9,000 from under the gun before his chips were even out of the rack. The hijack shipped all in for a little under 50,000 and the action folded back to Henderson who quickly called.
Trace Henderson:
Opponent: 
Henderson was desperately looking for a king and it came on the 
flop. That left his opponent drawing to the lone queen left in the deck and he couldn't find it on the 
turn or the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
202,000 | 14,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Last Break of the Night
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 73 players are heading on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, there will be one more 60-minute level or until the field reaches 55 players before the bagging and tagging process begins.