2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas

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

2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$209,216
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,131,705
Entries
747
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
290
Players Left
57

Hutter Showers Livingston

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Alex Livingston open-shoved 35,000 from the button and Barry Hutter snap-called in the big blind, putting Hutter at risk of elimination.

Alex Livingston: {q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Barry Hutter: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The flop came down {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Livingston took the lead with his two pair.

A {9-Spades} landed on the turn and the Canadian needed to dodge one more card to double up but the {9-Hearts} completed the board, shifting the lead back to Hutter who now had a higher two pair and Livingston was sent out the door.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000 115,000
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Alex LivingstonBarry Hutter

Wilson Adds More

Level 14 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On the turn the board read {5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Brock Wilson called a 12,000 bet from his opponent to see the {8-Spades} come off on the river.

On the river his opponent checked and Wilson checked behind after about ten seconds of thought.

Wilson showed the {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} which bested the two picture cards that his opponent flashed as Wilson took in the pot to add to his growing stack.

Player Chips Progress
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson
175,000 67,000

Tags: Brock Wilson

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Late Registration has Closed

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament has now seen the late registration option come and go. A total of 290 entry slips for the first flight of this event and just 90 remain at the end of level 13.

Imsirovic Takes Down a Double

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was uncertain but Ali Imsirovic had {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades} face-up with a board of {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. His opponent had already mucked their hand and Imsirovic's pair of kings was good for the pot, sending him a complete double.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
60,000 16,000

Worthington-Reese Gets Set Value

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The completed board read {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. Leo Worthington-Leese made a bet of 34,000 over to Javier Zarco who thought for about 15 seconds before calling.

Worthington-Leese turned over the {7-Clubs}{7-Spades} for a turned set and collected the pot as Zarco mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese gb
Leo Worthington-Leese
310,000 310,000
Javier Zarco es
Javier Zarco
73,000 -39,000

Tags: Leo Worthington-Reese

Canada's Russell Serion Captures First WSOPC Gold Ring

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Russell Serion
Russell Serion

PokerNews is in town to live report both the $1,700 Main Event and $2,200 High Roller here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas, but those are just three of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.

In Event #8: $600 NLH Black Chip Bounty, 168 runners created an $86,520 prize pool that was paid out to the top 26 players including Stephen Song (3rd - $7,557), Noam Muallem (6th - $2,969), Michael Rossitto (9th - $1,463), Ian Steinman (15th - $1,045), Jason Seitz (20th - $838), and Lamar Lee (25th - $759).

In the end, Canada’s Russell Serion beat Matt Leecy in heads-up play to win the title for $17,517 and his first gold ring.

“It feels good, I have been on a heater. Last couple of years have been pretty good,” said the 37-year-old Serion.

He continued: “I got lucky once when I made a bad call, but other than that I think I played pretty well. I was down 3-to-1 in chips, but I’ve played a lot of heads-up and I felt like I had a lot of chips still. I could still chip away at him, so I never felt uncomfortable.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Russell SerionVancouver, British Columbia, Canada$17,517
2Matthew LeecyOttawa, Kansas$10,820
3Stephen SongGreenwich, Connecticut$7,557
4Ryan HollowayN/A$5,403
5Barry RaymosFairfield, California$3,956
6Noam MuallemLas Vegas, Nevada$2,969
7Raanan YacovgamN/A$2,285
8Mace ReedColorado Springs, Colorado$1,805
9Michael RossittoBrooklyn, New York$1,463

Tags: Russell Serion

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000