$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Potawatomi Casino!
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
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30,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Rob Wazwaz raised to 300 from under the gun, and was called by Michael Wolff on the button, as well as the player in the big blind.
The big blind checked a 
flop to Wazwaz, who bet 600. Wolff folded and the big blind called.
The 
fell on the turn, and the big blind checked again. Wazwaz bet 1,200 and the big blind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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29,800
-200
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-200 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
A player raised to 300 from under the gun, and Ricky Landais three-bet to 900 from the button. The under-the-gun player four-bet to 2,400, and Landais called.
The under-the-gun player bet 1,600 on the 
flop, and Landais quickly announced "Raise," and put in 5,700. The under-the-gun player went deep into the tank.
"Kings?" Landais asked his opponent.
After three minutes, Landais called the clock, and with just a few seconds left in the countdown, the under-the-gun player folded.
"I had two aces, obviously," Landais said, rolling over his hand. It was actually 
, and Landais said, "Oh, I thought it was aces!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000
2,000
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2,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Four players limped in to see an 
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.
Alsup bet 1,000 on the 
turn, and Mallette called.
The 
hit the river, and Alsup made a small bet of 500. Mallette folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,500
6,500
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6,500 |
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36,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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23,900
-6,100
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-6,100 |