2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
Final Results
Winner
Tsz Shing
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$151,284
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$793,860
Entries
524
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
204
Players Left
32
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Kyle Klett Beats Byron Ziebell to Win Event #2: $400 PLO

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Kyle Klett
Kyle Klett

PokerNews is in town to report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.

In Event #2: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, 164 runners created a $54,120 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 25 players, including Chris Roth (5th - $3,089), Alexander Hill (8th - $1,411), Dan Bekavac (10th - $958), Kirby Rogers (17th - $730), Gary Herstein (23rd - $628), and Nick Pupillo (24th - $628).

In the end, Kyle Klett defeated former WSOPC Potawatomi Casino Champ Byron Ziebell in heads-up play to win the title for $13,723 and his first gold ring a year after finishing runner-up in a tournament at the WSOPC Potawatomi stop.

“I didn’t want to get it all in with the short stacks, I wanted to bleed them,” said Klett, a 27-year-old broker. “I feels really good. Last year when I got second it stung a lot and the outcome of this event just feels a lot better … I just want to shoutout to my rail, Monkey and Bruger for taking a half-day to come watch me play.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Kyle KlettMadison, Wisconsin$13,723
2Byron ZiebellHales Corners, Wisconsin$8,483
3James KellyMukwonago, Wisconsin$5,913
4Douglas TimmerMequon, Wisconsin$4,222
5Chris RothWaukesha, Wisconsin$3,089
6Justin LeeN/A$2,318
7Shawn QuinnMiddleton, Wisconsin$1,785
8Alexander HillMadison, Wisconsin$1,411
9John AmesElkhorn, Wisconsin$1,147

Tags: Kyle Klett

Alexander Wins Four-Way Clash

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Hannah Guthrie raised to 600 from early position, and was called by Bradley Jansen next to act, as well as Steve Wazwaz in the cutoff. Spencer Alexander three-bet to 1,500 from the button, and Guthrie, Jansen and Wazwaz all made the call.

Action checked to Alexander on an {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop, and he bet 2,500. Guthrie and Jansen quickly folded, and Wazwaz looked over at Alexander and said, "Nice hand," before folding as well.

Player Chips Progress
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Hannah Guthrie
59,000
29,000
29,000
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Spencer Alexander
25,600
25,600
25,600
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Bradley Jansen
22,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Steve Wazwaz
17,500
12,500
12,500

Tags: Bradley JansenHannah GuthrieSpencer AlexanderSteve Wazwaz

More Day 1a Entrants

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Simon us
John Simon
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Nicholas Maieritsch us
Nicholas Maieritsch
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Cheryl Choon us
Cheryl Choon
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Hannah Guthrie us
Hannah Guthrie
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Michael Banducci us
Michael Banducci
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dennis Siem us
Dennis Siem
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Michael Perrone us
Michael Perrone
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joel Gilmore us
Joel Gilmore
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
30,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

Iowa Boxing Hall of Famer Darin Utley Captures Second Gold Ring

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Darin Utley
Darin Utley

PokerNews is in town to report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit at Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, but that is just one of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.

The stop kicked off with Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that attracted 313 runners and offered up a $103,290 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 47 players including Cody Brinn (4th - $7,299), Bryan Skreens (7th - $3,133), Andy Rogowski (12th - $1,586), PokerNews’ Chad Holloway (24th - $840), Ken Baime (29th - $693), and David “The Maven” Gutfreund (35th - $623).

In the end, Darin Utley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa bested Canada’s Li Ding in heads-up play to win the title for $22,642 and his second ring. His first came a year before in January 2019 when he won the WSOPC Choctaw Durant Event #3: $400 NLH Multi-Flight for $50,557.

Utley, 49, is a former amateur boxer with eight golden glove titles on his résumé.

"I started [boxing] when I was eight years old and I did it for like 20 years or so; but I just got inducted into the Iowa Boxing Hall of Fame this summer,” Utley revealed. “I think you see a lot of ex-athletes that play poker because you’re used to being competitive your whole life.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Darin UtleyCedar Rapids, Iowa$22,642
2Li DingMontreal, Canada$13,995
3Daniel BoutonMilwaukee, Wisconsin$10,021
4Cody BrinnAlgonquin, Illinois$7,299
5Kenneth DonarskiWillow Brook, Illinois$5,409
6Clinton ComptonBeaver Dam, Wisconsin$4,080
7Bryan SkreensWinfield, Illinois$3,133
8David WattersNeenah, Wisconsin$2,451
9Sergei GurtovHawthorn Woods, Illinois$1,953

Tags: Darin Utley

Miscue Pays Dividends For Wazwaz

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Rob Wazwaz checked a {q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{a-Hearts} flop from the big blind, and Voytek Glab bet 5,000 into a pot of around 1,100 from middle position. Wazwaz called.

The {7-Hearts} turn and {8-Clubs} river were checked down, and Wazwaz tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Glab mucked.

"I knew you meant to bet 500," Wazwaz told Glab, who nodded.

Player Chips Progress
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Rob Wazwaz
37,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Voytek Glab
24,000

Tags: Rob WazwazVoytek Glab

Altman Chips Up Through Helstern

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

The small blind checked a {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} board over to Jorden Helstern in the big blind, who fired in a bet of 1,100. Brian Altman, who won the 2020 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open two weeks ago, made the call on the button, and the small blind folded.

Helstern checked the {8-Clubs} river over to Altman, who bet 2,000. Helstern folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Altman
38,000
8,000
8,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
27,500
3,300
3,300

Tags: Brian AltmanJorden Helstern

Broadway For Bracelet Winner Reading

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

John Reading, who won Event #6: $1,000 Hyper Hold'em at the 2015 WSOP, checked an {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} board from middle position, and his opponent in the hijack bet 2,300 into a pot of around 4,500. Reading check-raised to 6,300, and the hijack called.

Reading bet 12,500 on the {8-Diamonds} river, leaving himself 10,800 behind. The hijack tanked for a minute before announcing, "Call."

Reading turned over {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for a Broadway straight, and the hijack nodded and said, "Good hand," before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
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John Reading
53,000
53,000
53,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John Reading

Helstern Looking For Back-To-Back Final Tables

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Jorden Helstern at last year's Final Table
Jorden Helstern at last year's Final Table

A player limped in from the small blind, and Jorden Helsern, who finished in fifth-place in September's WSOP Circuit Main Event here at Potawatomi, raised to 600 from the small blind. The button called.

Helstern led out for 1,000 on the {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop, and the button called.

Both players checked the {5-Clubs} turn, and Helstern bet 1,500 on the {10-Spades} river. The button spent a few moments in the tank, then folded, sending the pot to Helstern, who also notched his first WSOP Circuit ring earlier in the series.

Player Chips Progress
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Jorden Helstern
30,800
800
800

Tags: Jorden Helstern

Faces in the Crowd

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Niel Mittelman us
Niel Mittelman
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
30,000
Profile photo of Yoon Kim us
Yoon Kim
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ken Komberec us
Ken Komberec
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Travis Lauson us
Travis Lauson
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Andy Rogowski us
Andy Rogowski
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Rich Alsup us
Rich Alsup
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bradley Jansen us
Bradley Jansen
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brian Altman us
Brian Altman
30,000
30,000
30,000
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Cero Zuccarello us
Cero Zuccarello
30,000
30,000
30,000