$1,700 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$793,860
Entries
524
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
8
Players Left
1
Who Will Walk Away with the $151,284 First-Place Prize?
The 2020 World Series of Poker Potawatomi $1,700 Main Event began with 524 entrants, but today just eight will return to play down to a winner who will walk away with a $151,284 first-place prize, a gold ring, and a seat into the 2020 Global Casino Championship.
James Pupillo leads the final table with a 3,365,000 chip stack. Pupillo, who finished fourth in September's WSOPC Potawatomi Main Event for $46,017, will be looking to improve on that finish and was able to pad his stack nicely in the final levels on Sunday night, including notching the final knockout of the evening, when his ace-king was able to hang on against the ace-queen of Fadi Hamad (9th - $14,514).
Cero Zuccarello (3,115,000) and Tsz Shing (2,930,000) join Pupillo as the only players above two-million. Marcus Yofon (1,775,000), who busted Javier Zarco (10th - $11,727) on the first hand of the unofficial final table, sits in the middle of the pack, while Ken Donarski (1,285,000), Mike Hartzheim (1,280,000), Day 1a chip leader Chris Roth (1,125,000), and John Gallaher (880,000) round out the remaining field.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 1 | Chris Roth | 1,125,000 |
| Final | 2 | Mike Hartzheim | 1,280,000 |
| Final | 3 | Cero Zuccarello | 3,115,000 |
| Final | 4 | James Pupillo | 3,365,000 |
| Final | 5 | Ken Donarski | 1,285,000 |
| Final | 6 | Marcus Yofon | 1,775,000 |
| Final | 7 | Tsz Shing | 2,930,000 |
| Final | 8 | John Gallaher | 880,000 |
Final Table Payouts
| Position | Name | Hometown | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | $151,284 | |
| 2 | TBD | $93,498 | |
| 3 | TBD | $68,947 | |
| 4 | TBD | $51,484 | |
| 5 | TBD | $38,937 | |
| 6 | TBD | $29,829 | |
| 7 | TBD | $23,152 | |
| 8 | TBD | $18,209 | |
| 9 | Fadi Hamad | Danvers, Illinois | $14,514 |
The final table will kick off at noon local time on Monday at the start of Level 27 (25,000/50,000/50,000). Play will continue until a winner is crowned. Be sure to stay tuned right here to PokerNews as we determine which of the eight remaining players will walk out of Potawatomi Hotel and Casino with the title.
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 3 of the Main Event is officially underway.
Shots from the Final Table
Upcoming World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| February 6–17, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida) |
| February 14-25, 2020 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| February 20 – March 2, 2020 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
| February 25 – March 8, 2020 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada) |
| February 27 – March 10, 2020 | Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas) |
| March 5-16, 2020 | Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) |
| March 7 – 18, 2020 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
| March 12-23, 2020 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| March 19-30, 2020 | Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
| March 26 - April 6, 2020 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa) |
| April 8-19, 2020 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| April 23 – May 4, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| May 7-18, 2020 | Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| August 2020 | Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee |
All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.
Pupillo Takes It with Flop Raise
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Cero Zuccarello opened for 160,000 from the cutoff and James Pupillo called from the button. Marcus Yofon came along from the big blind and it was three-way action to the 
flop.
Yofon checked, Zuccarello continued for 300,000, and Pupillo raised to 800,000.
Yofon thought long and hard before folding and Zuccarello followed suit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | 835,000 |
|
2,400,000 | -715,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -375,000 |
Marcus Yofon Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,209)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Marcus Yofon got his stack of around 1.4 million all in preflop and was flipping for his tournament life against Tsz Shing.
Marcus Yofon: 
Tsz Shing: 
Yofon needed to improve to stay alive, but instead, the flop came down 
to leave him drawing incredibly thin. The 
turn put out some chop options to a heart flush, but the 
river was of no consequence.
Shing took the pot with a set of eights and Yofon headed to the payout desk in eighth place to collect $18,209.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000 | 1,870,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Gallaher Doubles Through Pupillo
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
James Pupillo opened under the gun for 125,000 and John Gallaher three-bet jammed for 430,000 frim the cutoff, Pupillo called.
James Pupillo: 
John Gallaher: 
Gallaher had Pupillo dominated and connected with the 
flop.
The 
on the turn sealed the deal and Gallaher doubled-up after the 
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | -1,200,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 120,000 |
Mike Hartzheim Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,152)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Mike Hartzheim raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Cero Zuccarello called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down 
.
Hartzheim continued for 175,000, Zuccarello called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
to pair the board.
Hartzheim moved all in for approximately 900,000 and Zuccarello snap-called.
Mike Hartzheim:
Cero Zuccarello:
Hartzheim had flopped top pair and a flush draw, and he made the latter when the peeled off on the river. Unfortunately for him, that same card gave Zuccarello aces full of sixes for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
Busted |