Welcome to Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Potawatomi Hotel and Casino!
The second and final starting flight of the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event here at Potawatomi Hotel and Casino is set to kick off at 11 a.m. starting time, and a host of players both new and returning are slated to hit the felt in hopes of joining the 32 players that bagged up chips in yesterday's Day 1a flight.
Chris Roth ended the day as chip leader, bagging up 420,000, while Spencer Alexander (380,000), Gerald Siemienas (320,000), Fadi Hamid (319,000), and Hank Sitton (313,000) all managed to crest the 300k marker. They were joined by the likes of defending champ Richard Bai (280,000), Spain's Javier Zarco (212,000), Nadya Magnus (168,000), and 12-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Josh Reichard (83,000).
Sam Cosby managed to earn his second WSOP Circuit ring yesterday by topping a field of 151 entrants in Event #9: $1,125 No-Limit Hold'em, and will be looking to parlay that success in today's Day 1b flight. Other players expected to join Cosby today include Brian Altman, Ian Matakis, Todd Sladek, and Ricky Landais.
Today's Day 1b flight will play 16 levels or down to 16% of the field, whichever comes first. Players will start the day with 30,000 in chips, and blinds start at 100/100. Big blind ante kicks in at Level 2. Registration and a single re-entry option are available up through the beginning of Level 13, which is approximately 8:45 p.m. local time.
With 204 entrants in yesterday's flight, the guarantee is all but certain to be met. How big will the prize pool get, and who will make it through to Day 2 action? Stay tuned to PokerNews as Day 1b play gets underway here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
flop together, and action checked to Quin Mallette on the button. He bet 400, and Rich Alsup check-raised to 800 in the small blind. Bradley Jansen folded in the big blind, as did the cutoff, and Mallette called.
turn, and Mallette called.
hit the river, and Alsup made a small bet of 500. Mallette folded.
flop, and he bet 900. Both blinds called.
turn, the blinds checked again to Israelashvili, who announced a bet with a 5k chip, but both blinds quickly folded.
flop over to Alonzo, who bet 600. Underwood called.
fell on the turn, and Underwood led out for 3,500, overbetting the pot. Alonzo paused for a few moments, then flung his hand to the muck.
flop, and the 
turn and 
board over to Keith Heine in the hijack, and Heine bet 2,500 into the pot of 4,700. Rohloff called.
river, and Heine flipped over 
for trip tens.
river. Burns bet 5,000, Wazwaz called, and Hot folded.
for a Broadway straight, but Wazwaz rivered the flush with his 
to take down the pot.
for trip tens.
turn.
fell on the river, and Ditrapani checked again. Trost bet 9,500, and Ditrapani check-raised to 35,000. Trost shoved, and Ditrapani said, "I know you have kings, but..." and called for Trost's last 30,000 or so in chips. Trost indeed held 
