Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$743,865
Total Entries
491
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
341
Players Left
55
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Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
After the opening three levels, the players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Hank Sitton wasted no time in building up his starting stack to 60,000 after just taking his seat and once again found himself in the middle of a pot. On a flop of 
, James Abel checked from the small blind and Sitton tossed in a bet from middle position. Abel called and the 
landed on the turn.
Abel led out with a bet of 1,500 into a pot of around 4,000 and Sitton called to see the 
on the river. Abel down-sized to a bet of 1,000 this time and Sitton quickly flicked in a call. Abel turned over 
for a flush while Sitton flashed 
for a set of eights.
"If you bet bigger, I might have been able to get away from it," Sitton pointed out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,700
3,700
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3,700 |
|
24,000 |
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
The field is now up to 213 entries on Day 1b with the latest entries consisting of Brian Green, Hank Sitton, and Trace Henderson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
18,000
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18,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Horseshoe Tunica, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #11: $400 No-Limit Hold’em One-Day, 219 runners generated a $72,270 prize pool that was distributed amongst the top 33 players. Among those to cash were Aaron Gamino (4th - $5,384), Walker Miskelly (8th - $1,818), Kip Jones (17th - $877), Gregory Skye (23rd - $704), and Tiffany Keathley (31st - $614).
In the end, 32-year-old Brandon Smith of Decatur, Alabama beat Kristi Garcia in heads-up play to win the title, a $16,971 top prize, and his first gold ring.
“I’m pretty pumped. I’ve just been playing online in my free time, I never play live, so I felt like it was kind of due. It’s probably the fourth or fifth event I’ve ever played,” Smith said after his win. “I grew up playing five and seven-card stud with my dad when I was five, six years old so I’ve been playing forever. But I’ve only started really trying in the last little bit.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Smith | Decatur, Alabama | $16,971 |
| 2 | Kristi Garcia | San Antonio, Texas | $10,490 |
| 3 | Garth Whisenant | Huntsville, Alabama | $7,440 |
| 4 | Aaron Gamino | Nashville, Tennessee | $5,384 |
| 5 | Libby Wilson | Frankfort, Kentucky | $3,976 |
| 6 | Jose Cavazos | Houston, Texas | $2,998 |
| 7 | Christopher Lucas | Forest Lake, Minnesota | $2,310 |
| 8 | Walker Miskelly | Tupelo, Mississippi | $1,818 |
| 9 | Kenneth Norman | Conway, Arkansas | $1,464 |
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The field is up to 185 entries mid-way through the second level of the day and more tables are being opened as players continue to file into Horseshoe Tunica.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
In a three-bet pot, Christopher Lane in the big blind was heads-up with David Harmon on the button. The flop came 
and Lane led out for 2,500 into a pot of around 3,000 and Harmon called.
The landed on the turn and Lane fired out another bet of 3,000 which Harmon called. The paired the board on the river and Lane tossed in another bet of 6,000. Harmon deliberated for a minute before making the call. Lane flipped over 
for two pair and Harmon mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
19,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
