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

Wilson Gets Three Streets of Value With Aces

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante

Brock Wilson raised it up preflop and got two callers.

Three players saw the flop come {2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Wilson led out with a bet of 3,000. One player folded and another called.

The turn was the {6-Clubs}. Wilson bet 7,500 which his opponent called.

The {6-Spades} on the river completed the board. Wilson again fired at the pot with a bet of 15,000 which was for his entire stack except for a few small chips left behind. His opponent called quickly.

Wilson flipped over the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} which was the winner as he collected the fill value with the rockets.

Player Chips Progress
Brock Wilson us
Brock Wilson
64,000 34,000

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Galstyan Gorging on Chips

Level 5 : 200/300, 300 ante
Karapet Galstyan
Karapet Galstyan

Action was building on a flop that read {9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Karapet Galstyan bet 1,200. His opponent raised to 3,000. Galstyan thought it out for a few moments before three-betting it to 9,000. His opponent came along for the ride.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds}. His opponent led out with a jam of about 11,500. Galstyan snap called.

Galstyan had the goods as he turned over the {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a set while his opponent simply had the {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

The river was the {j-Spades} and Galstyan busted his opponent to move his stack even higher.

Player Chips Progress
Karapet Galstyan us
Karapet Galstyan
155,000 87,000

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Level: 5

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Jaka Lands a Dime to Take Down Pot

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

The turned board read {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and there was 2,200 in the pot. A player led out for 1,500 and Faraz Jaka and one other opponent called to see the {10-Diamonds} river card.

All three players checked the river and Jaka turned over {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for a rivered pair of tens. His opponents mucked and Jaka scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
55,000 10,000

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Faith Klimczak Beats Table Full of Bracelet Winners to Win Event #9: $600 HORSE

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante
Faith Klimczak
Faith Klimczak

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 #9: $600 HORSE, 148 entrants generated a $76,220 prize pool that was paid out to the top 23 players. Among those to cash were WSOP bracelet winners Ron Ware (5th - $4,366), Tyler Gorth (6th - $3,248), and Kevin Gerhart (8th - $1,961), Omar Mehmood (11th - $1,337), Nicolas Milgrom (17th - $962), Daniel Plonsker (20th - $962), and Philip Eisman (23rd - $924).

Coming out on top to capture a $20,201 first-place prize and her first WSOPC gold ring was Faith Klimczak, who bested three-time bracelet winner Scott Clements in heads-up play.

“It’s amazing, I beat so many good players over these two days and I think it is because they underestimate the power of a girl,” said the first female winner of the Rio Las Vegas Circuit stop.

“I never play poker; I only play for fun with my friends. All my friends came to play this tournament and that is the only reason I decided to come, just to be able to hang out with my friends. It’s fantastic.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Faith KlimczakHenderson, Nevada$20,201
2Scott ClementsMount Vernon, Washington$12,486
3Onur UnsalCyrpus$8,566
4Clifford ZiffSan Francisco, California$6,033
5Ron WareLas Vegas, Nevada$6,033
6Tyler GrothLas Vegas, Nevada$3,248
7Raymond GuinN/A$2,487
8Kevin GerhartLas Vegas, Nevada$1,961
9David BagheriLas Vegas, Nevada$1,594

Tags: Faith Klimczak

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200