Sunday, March 26, 2017 12:27 AM Local Time
Ben Armstrong
With the two starting flights in the
books, the WSOP Circuit $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event at the Hard
Rock Tulsa is nearing the money and Ben Armstrong is leading the field
as they head to Day 2.
The first-ever Circuit stop at the
Tulsa Hard Rock drew 225 entries on Friday for Day 1A and another 349
entries on Saturday afternoon for Day 1B, making the main event a
574-entry field. There were 44 players that survived Day 1A with Ben
Armstrong finishing atop the heap with 287,000. Armstrong finished Day
1A with the biggest stack and will also start Day 2 with the overall
chip lead...READ MORE
Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:32 PM Local Time
Play is now complete, and players are bagging up their chips. A full recap will be posted shortly.
Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:14 PM Local Time
With the board reading and a pile of chips in the middle, Judy Breedlove bets 20,000 from the big blind and her opponent in early position calls.
Breedlove shows for two pair, aces and tens with a king kicker, and her opponent mucks. Breedlove is now over 200,000, and her opponent is left with just 8,000 chips.
Judy Breedlove - 220,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:06 PM Local Time
The clock has been stopped with 10 minutes remaining, and each table will now play seven more hands before players bag up their chips for Day 2.
Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:06 PM Local Time
The player in the hijack raises to 5,400 and the player on the button calls. Jett Schenker calls out of the small blind and Katherine Bowen moves all in out of the big blind for 30,800. The hijack folds, the button folds, and Schencker calls.
"I have absolutely nothing," says Bowen. "I was just making a move."
Bowen shows and is dominated by Schenker's . The board runs out and Bowen rivers a straight to double up near the end of the night.
Katherine Bowen - 74,400
Jett Schenker - 85,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:50 PM Local Time
According to players at the table, Lou Barlow opened in middle position, Shawn Rice three-bet in late position, the remaining players folded and Barlow called.
They were heads up to the flop of and Barlow checked. Rice bet 10,000, Barlow raised to 20,000, Rice made it 30,000, and Barlow went all in with Rice covered. Rice called and they showed down.
Barlow had for a pair of aces with a king kicker, and Rice had for the nut flush.
The turn gave Barlow trips, and the river gave Barlow a full house to eliminate Rice and put Barlow at the top of the counts.
Lou Barlow - 217,000
Shawn Rice - Eliminated
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:35 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:32 PM Local Time
There is about 65,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of and Jeff Fielder bets 20,000 from the big blind. The hijack calls and Jose Anaya calls on the button.
Fielder shows , Anaya shows and the hijack mucks his hand. Fielder and Anaya split the pot with a straight and chop up the hijack's money.
"I wanted the ten," said Fielder. "That would've been sweet."
Jeff Fielder - 152,000
Jose Anaya - 181,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:26 PM Local Time
Steve Bierman opens to 4,000 in middle position, the cutoff calls, and the big blind calls, making it three ways to the flop.
The flop is and the small blind checks. Bierman bets 8,000, the cutoff raises to 18,000, the big blind folds, and Bierman asks to see his opponent's stack. He has 30,000 behind the 18,000 raise.
Bierman puts forward a stack of 5,000-denomination chips to put his opponent to an all-in decision, and his opponent calls.
Bierman:
Opponent:
Bierman's middle set is ahead of his opponent's top two pair. The turn and the river give Bierman a full house and he knocks another one out.
Steve Bierman - 215,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:20 PM Local Time
Jett Schencker goes all in for 28,000 under the gun and the big blind calls to put him at risk.
Schencker:
Big blind:
The board comes . Schencker stands up on the flop and immediately gets an ace on the turn.
"I'm going to keep standing up. That's the only time I win," he says, and he collects the pot.
Jett Schencker - 59,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:12 PM Local Time
The player in the cutoff moves all in for about 13,000 and Sal DiCarlo calls on the button. DiCarlo shows and has the cutoff's dominated.
The board runs out and the cutoff hits a three-outer on the river to stay alive and double up through DiCarlo, who won his second ring yesterday in a $580 no-limit hold'em.
Sal DiCarlo - 61,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:05 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:04 PM Local Time
Michael Sanders raises to 3,400 in middle position, Jose Anaya calls in late position, and the small blind calls. The big blind folds and it is three to the flop.
The flop is . The small blind checks, Sanders checks, and Anaya bets 5,000. The small blind calls and Sanders calls.
All three players check the turn, and the river is the .
The small blind checks, Sanders checks, and Anaya bets 10,000. The small blind folds, and after giving it some thought, Sanders calls.
Anaya shows for tens full on the river to win the pot.
Jose Anaya - 150,000
Michael Sanders - 9,500
Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:01 PM Local Time
The player under the gun opens to 3,500, Mark Beard calls in late position, the button calls, and Tai Du raises to 23,500 in the big blind. The initial raiser folds and Beard goes into the tank. He eventually announces he is all in, and the count is 45,600 total.
The button folds and Du calls to put Beard at risk.
Beard:
Du:
Beard's ace-king is ahead and it holds up on the board. He doubles up and tablemate Maurice Hawkins says, "You were down to 8,000. You are the double up master."
Mark Beard - 107,000
Tai Du - 32,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:55 PM Local Time
The cage has calculated the payouts and they have released the payout information. With a field of 574 entries over the two starting flights, they will pay out the top 63 players.
A min-cash is worth $2,815, but the eventual winner will take home $180,806, a Circuit ring and a seat into the Global Casino Championship, which is held in August at Harrah's Cherokee. A complete look at the payouts can be found in the "Prizepool" tab above.
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:43 PM Local Time
Scotty Nguyen raises to 4,000 from under the gun and the player in middle position calls. The player in the big blind calls as well and they are three-handed to a flop of . The big blind checks and Nguyen bets 2,000.
Middle position calls and the big blind folds. They are heads-up to the turn card. Nguyen bets 2,000 his lone opponent folds face-up and Nguyen flashes as he takes the pot.
Scotty Nguyen - 53,000
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:31 PM Local Time
Steve Bierman opens to 4,000 in middle position and David Lee goes all in for 43,800 in late position. The remaining players fold and action is back on Bierman, who goes into the tank.
Someone at the table calls the clock, and after the floorperson starts the clock, Bierman announces a call, putting Lee at risk.
Lee:
Bierman:
Bierman's queens are in the lead. The board runs out , giving both players a flush. Bierman's queen-high flush is best and Lee is eliminated.
Steve Bierman - 123,000
David Lee - Eliminated
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:18 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:00 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break. The tournament will resume at roughly 9:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 25, 2017 8:53 PM Local Time
John Heckencamp
There's about 13,000 in the pot on the flop, and the board reads .
The small blind checks, and John Heckencamp moves all in for 10,200. Jett Schencker calls from the button and the small blind calls.
Heckencamp:
Schencker:
The turn is the , giving Heckencamp a straight, and river is the . Heckencamp wins with his straight to double up.
John Heckencamp - 34,000
Jett Schencker - 96,000