2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$144,313
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$743,865
Entries
491
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Blake Whittington Eliminate din 18th Place ($7,536)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Blake Whittington
Blake Whittington

The action folded to Blake Whittington who shipped all in for his last 190,000 in the hijack. Walker Miskelly re-shoved all in from the small blind and the two hands were tabled.

Walker Miskelly: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Blake Whittington: {10-Spades}{8-Spades}

Whittington had two live cards but the flop of {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} whiffed him. The turn was the {a-Clubs} to give Miskelly a pair of aces and Whittington was left drawing dead to the {6-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Walker Miskelly us
Walker Miskelly
500,000
150,000
150,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
Busted

Tags: Blake WhittingtonWalker Miskelly

Massive Double Up Sends Cartwright Into the Lead

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Kyle Cartwright
Kyle Cartwright

Kyle Cartwright and Kelvin Douglas were heads-up in a pot with the flop reading {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}. With around 200,000 in the middle already, Douglas check-called a bet from Cartwright to see the {j-Clubs} on the turn.

Douglas checked again and Cartwright moved all in for 620,000. Douglas asked for a count but eventually made the call. Cartwright turned over {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} for a set of eights while Douglas was drawing to two outs with {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}. The river brought the {2-Hearts} and Cartwright held on for a massive double up into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
1,800,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kelvin Douglas us
Kelvin Douglas
385,000
-500,000
-500,000

Tags: Kelvin DouglasKyle Cartwright

"The Barry Greenstein"

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Trace Henderson
Trace Henderson

Trace Henderson limped in from the hijack and Blake Barousse also called on the button. Blake Whittington jammed all in for 580,000 in the big blind and Trace Henderson also pushed all in for 314,000 which got Barousse to fold.

Trace Henderson: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Blake Whittington: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

The two players were off to the races and the flop of {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} left Whittington in the lead. The {6-Clubs} on the turn was also good for Whittington but the {a-Diamonds} on the river gave Henderson the best hand. It's known as "The Barry Greenstein" when the ace hits the river and this time it resulted in a double up for Henderson.

Player Chips Progress
Trace Henderson us
Trace Henderson
660,000
265,000
265,000
Blake Whittington us
Blake Whittington
270,000
-97,000
-97,000

Tags: Blake BarousseBlake WhittingtonTrace Henderson

Stewart Bounces Miller from the Tournament

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Chris Miller
Chris Miller

Scott Stewart made it 20,000 to go from the cutoff and Christopher Miller three-bet to 110,000 from the big blind. Stewart called and the dealer fanned the flop of {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Miller announced all in for 241,000 and Stewart asked for a count before dipping into the think tank. After a couple of minutes, Stewart called and the cards were tabled.

Scott Stewart: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Christopher Miller: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Stewart made the right call and now it was all up to the fate of the cards. The {3-Spades} and {5-Diamonds} run-out proved to be safe for Stewart who barely had the start-of-day chipleader covered.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
720,000
78,000
78,000
Christopher Miller us
Christopher Miller
Busted

Tags: Scott StewartChristopher Miller

Straight Flush Launches Barousse Into the Lead

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blake Barousse
Blake Barousse

Benjamin Thomas opened to 17,000 from under the gun and picked up four callers along the way. Five players saw a flop of {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and what an action flop it was. It checked to Blake Barousse in the cutoff who bet 64,000 and only Earle Schwarz called on his right.

The {k-Spades} landed on the turn and Schwarz checked again. Barousse announced all in and Schwarz wasted no time in calling off his stack of just under 300,000. Schwarz flipped over {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for top pair and a flush draw and Barousse needed some help with {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

The river brought the {7-Clubs} which gave Schwarz a flush but Barousse improved to a straight flush. "That's sick," some players at the table agreed. The monster pot sent Schwarz to the payout desk and moved Barousse to the top of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Barousse us
Blake Barousse
895,000
450,000
450,000
Earle Schwarz us
Earle Schwarz
Busted

Tags: Benjamin ThomasBlake BarousseEarle Schwarz

Kelley Eliminates Bartlett on the Money Bubble

Level 17 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bryant Kelley bursts the bubble
Bryant Kelley bursts the bubble

Todd Bartlett raised it up from middle position and Bryant Kelley defended from the big blind. The flop fell {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Spades} and Kelley checked to Bartlett who tossed in a continuation bet. Kelley check-raised to 40,000 only to have Bartlett shove all in for 217,000. Kelley quickly called and the cards were tabled once all of the other action was completed.

Bryant Kelley: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}
Todd Bartlett: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Bartlett flopped a set of sevens but wasn't out of the weeds yet as Kelley had top pair with the nut flush draw. The {9-Clubs} on the turn was safe for Bartlett but it was the {3-Spades} on the river that gave Kelley a flush. Bartlett exited the tournament as the bubble boy and the remaining 74 players have all locked up a min-cash of $2,777.

Player Chips Progress
Bryant Kelley us
Bryant Kelley
570,000
223,000
223,000
Todd Bartlett us
Todd Bartlett
Busted

Tags: Bryant KelleyTodd Bartlett

Welcome Back for Day 2 of the $1,700 Main Event

Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller

There will be 79 players returning to the felt for Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Tunica $1,700 Main Event. After two starting flights that attracted a total of 491 entries, both days played down to a minimum of 16% of the field.

Leading the way when the players take their seats will be Christopher Miller from Decatur, Alabama. It was quite the day for the amateur player who has yet to record a cash according to the Hendon Mob, as Miller bagged up a whopping 514,000 chips. He is well ahead of his next closest competitor Stephan Nussrallah with 387,000 chips.

They will have their hands full with a very strong field looking to chase them down in order to reach the final table. Some of the big names to keep an eye on as the day unfolds include Greg Jennings (326,000), Scott Stewart (305,000), Warren Sheaves (224,000), and defending champion Kyle Cartwright (204,000).

It will be an exciting start the day as the field is only five eliminations from bursting the money bubble. There will be 74 places paid with a min-cash being worth $2,777. While that will be the first goal for many of the players, they will all have their sights set on the first-place prize of $144,313.

The action will get underway at 12 p.m. local time with around 15 minutes remaining in level 16 at 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. After that, the schedule will consist of ten 60-minute levels or until the final table is reached. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on site to bring you all of the updates from the first pitch of the cards until the final table is formed.

Tags: Christopher MillerGreg JenningsKyle CartwrightScott StewartStephan NussrallahWarren Sheaves