2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

Final Results
Winner
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 1b
Entries
320
Players Left
52

Heine Gets Value With Trips

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Keith Heine
Keith Heine

Ed Rohloff checked a {10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} board over to Keith Heine in the hijack, and Heine bet 2,500 into the pot of 4,700. Rohloff called.

Rohloff check-called a bet of 6,600 from Heine on the {2-Hearts} river, and Heine flipped over {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for trip tens.

"Nice hand," Rohloff told Heine before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
Keith Heine us
Keith Heine
39,000
7,000
7,000
Ed Rohloff us
Ed Rohloff
21,400
-8,600
-8,600

Tags: Keith Heine

"Farmboy" Rights the Ship With a Double

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

John "Farmboy" Kurfman was down to his last 4,900 on the button, and with the {3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades} board on the felt, he committed those last chips against a player in the small blind.

"I'm running real bad; ace-king or queen-jack?" Kurfman asked the small blind.

John Kurfman: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Kurfman was ahead at the moment, but his opponent could knock Kurfman out with a king or heart. The {5-Diamonds} river was safe for Kurfman, and he said, "I held!" before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Kurfman us
John Kurfman
24,000
14,000
14,000

Tags: John Kurfman

Wazwaz Flushes Away Broadway

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Rob Wazwaz
Rob Wazwaz

Igor Hot checked a {6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} flop from the small blind, and James Burns checked in the big blind. Rob Wazwaz bet 1,500 into a pot of 3,400 from the hijack, and both Hot and Burns called.

All three players checked the {k-Diamonds} turn, and Hot checked the {3-Hearts} river. Burns bet 5,000, Wazwaz called, and Hot folded.

Burns tabled {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} for a Broadway straight, but Wazwaz rivered the flush with his {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Hot us
Igor Hot
75,000
30,900
30,900
James Burns us
James Burns
68,000
18,300
18,300
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
37,500
29,600
29,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James BurnsIgor HotRob Wazwaz

Jorden Helstern Uses "Mamba Mentality" to Capture First Gold Ring

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Jorden Helstern
Jorden Helstern

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.

Event #4: $400 NLH Turbo attracted 257 runners and offered up a $84,810 prize pool to the top 39 spots. Among those to cash were Craig Trost (3rd - $8,425), Brett Reichard (4th - $6,148), Eddie Blumenthal (5th - $4,570), Andrew Robinson (6th - $3,460), Adam Goldberg (17th - $985), and Steve Buell (26th - $697).

In the end, Chicago’s Jorden Helstern beat Robert Wendt in heads-up play to win the tournament for $19,019 and his first gold ring.

The heads-up battle was over quickly, after Helstern raised holding big slick and Robert Brandt three-bet jammed with an inferior ace. Helstern snap-called and held on to claim victory.

“It feels really good to get the ring and close one out,” Helstern said after his victory. “I was saying 'Kobe' the whole time at the final table, and I went in with the Mamba Mentality – If you’re not winning, you’re losing.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Jorden HelsternChicago, Illinois$19,019
2Robert WendtMenasha, Wisconsin$11,753
3Craig TrostMadison, Wisconsin$8,425
4Brett ReichardJanesville, Wisconsin$6,148
5Eddie BlumenthalStoughton, Wisconsin$4,570
6Andrew RobinsonGeorgetown, Texas$3,460
7Cory EskoffCrystal Lake, Illinois$2,670
8Kurt TaphornWildwood, Missouri$2,101
9David BlackmonLake Charles, Louisiana$1,686

Tags: Adam GoldbergAndrew RobinsonBrett ReichardCraig TrostDavid BlackmonEddie BlumenthalJordan HelsternJorden Helstern

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Pupillo Falls to Hot

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Rob Wazwaz raised to 1,200 from the cutoff, and James Pupillo three-bet shoved for 10,500 on the button. Igor Hot called in the big blind, and Wazwaz folded.

James Pupillo: {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Igor Hot: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}

Pupillo found a gutter on the {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} flop, but improved no further on the {4-Clubs} turn and {5-Hearts} river to bust.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Hot us
Igor Hot
92,000
17,000
17,000
James Pupillo us
James Pupillo
Busted

Tags: Igor HotJames PupilloRob Wazwaz

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
James Burns us
James Burns
70,000
2,000
2,000
Michael Esquivel us
Michael Esquivel
54,000
19,000
19,000
Nikolas Stone us
Nikolas Stone
49,000
-6,700
-6,700
Zach Heiman us
Zach Heiman
39,000
18,500
18,500
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
37,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
28,000
-5,000
-5,000
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
26,000
8,100
8,100
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
25,000
-14,500
-14,500
John Kurfman us
John Kurfman
24,000
Bryan Skreens us
Bryan Skreens
19,500
-10,500
-10,500
Craig Trost us
Craig Trost
18,800
-6,700
-6,700
Andrew Rubinberg us
Andrew Rubinberg
14,500
-8,900
-8,900
Perry Ernest us
Perry Ernest
9,700
-7,300
-7,300

Landais Takes a Three-Bet Pot

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Ricky Landais
Ricky Landais

Daniel Dombrowski raised to 1,400 from middle position, and Ricky Landais three-bet to 3,400 from the hijack The button called, as did Dombrowksi.

All three players checked the {5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{a-Spades} flop, and the {6-Spades} fell on the turn. Dombrowski checked, and Landais bet 8,100. Both the button and Dombrowksi folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Landais us
Ricky Landais
65,000
Daniel Dombrowski us
Daniel Dombrowski
16,000

Tags: Daniel DombrowskiRicky Landais

More Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Garrett Riley us
Garrett Riley
83,000
58,500
58,500
Dave Grandin us
Dave Grandin
77,000
20,000
20,000
Steve Wazwaz us
Steve Wazwaz
71,000
39,000
39,000
Brent Ballentine us
Brent Ballentine
65,000
17,800
17,800
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
56,000
-14,000
-14,000
WPT 1X Winner
John Sun us
John Sun
55,000
18,800
18,800
Christopher Underwood us
Christopher Underwood
53,700
9,200
9,200
Hannah Guthrie us
Hannah Guthrie
40,000
40,000
40,000
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
36,500
7,000
7,000
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
32,500
32,500
32,500
Michael Wolff us
Michael Wolff
31,500
23,500
23,500
DJ MacKinnon us
DJ MacKinnon
28,200
28,200
28,200
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
26,500
15,600
15,600
Mike Shin us
Mike Shin
23,700
-3,800
-3,800
Sam Cosby us
Sam Cosby
21,700
William Koenig us
William Koenig
15,600
-8,400
-8,400
Voytek Glab us
Voytek Glab
15,100
-15,100
-15,100
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
10,800
-1,900
-1,900
Sultan Ahmed us
Sultan Ahmed
10,700
-22,300
-22,300