According to the table, Asher Conniff opened and called a three-bet from the player next to him.
The flop came and Conniff check-called his opponent's continuation to see a on the turn. Conniff checked once more and his opponent sent a bet worth 8,000. Conniff shoved for 24,800 and his opponent went deep into the tank before folding his hand.
Three-way action was on the turn with a pot of about 24,000 in the middle and the board showing . Sean Ragozzini checked the small blind, Jason Somerville checked the big blind and the button thought a while before also checking.
The river was the . Ragozzini led out by tossing forward three 25,000 chips to put the stacks of his two opponents at risk. Somerville had about 38,000 behind and thought for about two minutes before he released his cards slowly. The button had about 27,000 left and checked his cards before making what looked like a somewhat reluctant call.
Ragozzini tabled the nuts with the broadway. The button got up like he was expecting just that and showed his and walked away briskly.
Somerville exclaimed that he folded and was relieved to see that he had made the right lay down.
Heads-up on the river with the board showing , a player in middle position shoved all in and action was on Josh Payne.
Payne, with 25,000 behind, eventually called and showed . His opponent turned over for ace-high and a missed flush draw as Payne doubled up.
"You couldn't give me an ace, king or a spade? All night you haven't given me anything," the defeated player angrily told the dealer.
"You think it's her fault," Keith Lehr, who has had a contentious relationship with his table neighbor all day to the point that the floor had to be called on multiple occasions, replied.
The schedule for the 18th season of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit was released on Wednesday and is comprised of 25 stops with 10 additional stops expected to be announced in the future. The new season will kick off immediately after the 2020 WSOP with a stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from July 20-31.
“The World Series of Poker is back with the Circuit returning in just short of a month,” said WSOP Senior Vice President and Executive Director Ty Stewart. “With record-breaking attendance so far this summer, we expect a huge response to the full-scale return of our regional mid-stakes tour.”
Most WSOP Circuit stops will begin on Thursdays, with the four-day Main Events beginning on the second Friday of the tournament. Each stop is encouraged to add Seniors and Ladies events, where the winners will qualify to participate in the “Tournament of Champions” in Las Vegas. Each stop will offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting as low as $250 with a capstone $1,700 buy-in Main Event.
Additionally, there will be monthly online circuit events scheduled for players on WSOP.com.
The prestigious $1 million freeroll will return featuring a similar format as the 2021-22 season. Beginning with the Choctaw Circuit Event, any official gold ring winners from either the live or online circuit events through May 2023, will qualify for the invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event during the 2023 WSOP tournament in Las Vegas.
The player under the gun raised to 2,000 and it folded to the small blind who called before Alain Medesan three-bet for 12,400 in the big blind. Only the under the gun called.
The duo checked on the flop and a paired the board on the turn. Medesan sent 25,000 in the middle, with only 5,800 chips left behind. After some thinking, his opponent mucked his cards.
Five players, including Schuyler Thornton, Robin Hegele, Mitchell Halverson, and Andrew Ostapchenko, went to the turn on a board of .
Thornton, in middle position, bet 4,000 and only Hegele called. The river was the and Thornton bet again, this time for 10,000. Hegele called once more.
Thornton quickly turned over for quad queens as Hegele flashed a king and mucked.
Humberto Brenes has recently taken a seat at this table.