| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
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77,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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71,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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65,000
17,800
|
17,800 |
|
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56,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
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|
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55,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
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53,700
9,200
|
9,200 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
36,500
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
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|
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31,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
28,200
28,200
|
28,200 |
|
|
26,500
15,600
|
15,600 |
|
|
23,700
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
|
21,700 | |
|
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15,600
8,400
|
8,400 |
|
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15,100
15,100
|
15,100 |
|
|
10,800
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
|
10,700
22,300
|
22,300 |
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
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 ![]()
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flop, and the
fell on the turn. Dombrowski checked, and Landais bet 8,100. Both the button and Dombrowksi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
16,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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70,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
54,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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49,000
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
39,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
|
37,500 | |
|
|
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|
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28,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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26,000
8,100
|
8,100 |
|
|
25,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
24,000 | |
|
|
19,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
18,800
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
14,500
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
9,700
7,300
|
7,300 |
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: ![]()
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Igor Hot: ![]()
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Pupillo found a gutter on the ![]()
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flop, but improved no further on the
turn and
river to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Players are off on their second fifteen-minute break of the day.
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
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorden Helstern | Chicago, Illinois | $19,019 |
| 2 | Robert Wendt | Menasha, Wisconsin | $11,753 |
| 3 | Craig Trost | Madison, Wisconsin | $8,425 |
| 4 | Brett Reichard | Janesville, Wisconsin | $6,148 |
| 5 | Eddie Blumenthal | Stoughton, Wisconsin | $4,570 |
| 6 | Andrew Robinson | Georgetown, Texas | $3,460 |
| 7 | Cory Eskoff | Crystal Lake, Illinois | $2,670 |
| 8 | Kurt Taphorn | Wildwood, Missouri | $2,101 |
| 9 | David Blackmon | Lake Charles, Louisiana | $1,686 |
Igor Hot checked a ![]()
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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
turn, and Hot checked the
river. Burns bet 5,000, Wazwaz called, and Hot folded.
Burns tabled ![]()
for a Broadway straight, but Wazwaz rivered the flush with his ![]()
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
30,900
|
30,900 |
|
|
68,000
18,300
|
18,300 |
|
|
37,500
29,600
|
29,600 |
|
|
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John "Farmboy" Kurfman was down to his last 4,900 on the button, and with the ![]()
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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: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Kurfman was ahead at the moment, but his opponent could knock Kurfman out with a king or heart. The
river was safe for Kurfman, and he said, "I held!" before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Ed Rohloff checked a ![]()
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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
river, and Heine flipped over ![]()
for trip tens.
"Nice hand," Rohloff told Heine before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
21,400
8,600
|
8,600 |