Monday, April 22, 2019 1:32 AM Local Time
Dennis Brand
April 21st 2019 (Cherokee, NC) - After ten levels of play, Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Cherokee is in the books with only 10 players remaining.
The day started with a total of 136 survivors and within the first level of the day, the money bubble burst.
Many notables reached the money but couldn't make it to the final day including bracelet winners Jared Jaffee (22nd place - $11,314) and Calvin Anderson (12th place - $24,027), as well as ring winners Blake Whittington (74th place - $3,771), John Holley (66th place - $4,101), Allen Kessler (48th place - $4,973), Steven Snyder (42nd place - $,566) and Timothy Miles (19th place - $13,438)...
READ MOREMonday, April 22, 2019 12:28 AM Local Time
Play has concluded for Day 2 of this event. A full recap of the day's action will be available shortly.
Monday, April 22, 2019 12:10 AM Local Time
Andrew McIlvain opens on the button with a raise to 115,000. Noah Sherfin calls in the small blind.
Both players check on the flop and the comes on the turn. There, Sherfin leads out with a bet of 225,000. McIlvain calls.
On the river, Sherfin checks then instantly calls a bet of 100,000 from McIlvain. McIlvain shows his and Sherfin quickly mucks.
Andrew McIlvain - 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Noah Sherfin - 1,250,000 (25 bb)
Monday, April 22, 2019 12:07 AM Local Time
Jonas Wexler opens to 115,000 and action folds to Andrew McIlvain in the big blind who calls.
The flop is and McIlvain checks. Wexler puts out a bet of 150,000 and McIlvain calls.
The turn is the and McIlvain checks again. Wexler now puts out a bet of 340,000 and McIlvain calls again.
On the river, McIlvain checks a third time. Wexler goes for a third bullet, making it 400,000. McIlvain calls again but mucks when Wexler shows his for a flopped set.
Jonas Wexler - 5,050,000 (101 bb)
Andrew McIlvain - 1,250,000 (25 bb)
Monday, April 22, 2019 12:00 AM Local Time
Spencer Champlin raises to 115,000 from middle position. Jonas Wexler, in the hijack, calls. Aaron Gunn, on the cutoff, three-bets to 350,000. Champlin calls. Wexler four-bet shoves for about 5,500,000. Gunn calls, with his last 1,865,000. Champlin folds.
Aaron Gunn:
Jonas Wexler:
The board runs and Gunn doubles up.
Aaron Gunn - 4,150,000 (83 bb)
Jonas Wexler - 3,600,000 (72 bb)
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:54 PM Local Time
Noah Shefrin opens on the button with a raise to 125,000. Spencer Champlin calls in the small blind and Steven Grybas calls in the big blind.
The flop is and all three player check to see the on the turn. There, Champlin leads out with a bet of 225,000. Grybas folds but Sherfin calls.
On the river, Champlin leads out again, betting 700,000. Sherfin thinks it over for sometime before letting go and allowing Champlin to take down the pot.
Just a few hands later, Thomas Minnich-Weber opens to 115,000 and Spencer Champlin calls in the cutoff. Jonas Wexler calls in the big blind so the three take a flop.
The flop is and Wexler checks. Minnich-Weber puts out a bet of 150,000 and Champlin is the only caller.
On the turn, Minnich-Weber checks and Champlin decides to put out a bet of 130,000. Minnich-Weber calls.
The river is the and Minnich-Weber checks once more. Champlin puts out a bet of 420,000 and after some deliberation, Minnich-Weber calls. Champlin shows his and that's good enough to earn him the pot.
Spencer Champlin - 3,800,000 (76 bb)
Thomas Minnich-Weber - 2,600,000 (52 bb)
Noah Sherfin - 1,600,000 (32 bb)
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:36 PM Local Time
Only 10 players remain in the Main Event. They have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table and are all guaranteed at least $24,027
Here is a look at the final 10 chip counts:
Seat 1: Aaron Gunn - 1,985,000
Seat 2: Amy Patel - 1,950,000
Seat 3: Dennis Brand - 4,900,000
Seat 4: Thomas Minnich-Weber - 3,500,000
Seat 5: Drew McIlvain - 1,900,000
Seat 6: Noah Shefrin - 2,015,000
Seat 7: Spencer Champlin - 2,600,000
Seat 8: Steven Grybas - 3,200,000
Seat 9: Phil Hernz - 4,400,000
Seat 10: Jonas Wexler - 5,700,000
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:29 PM Local Time
Bobby Poe
Jonas Wexler opens on the button with a raise and Bobby Poe calls in the big blind.
The flop comes down and Poe checks over to Wexler who puts out a bet. Poe calls.
The turn is the and Poe checks for a second time. Wexler puts out another bet. This time Poe moves all in and Wexler thinks for a bit before he calls.
Jonas Wexler:
Bobby Poe:
Poe has a straight as well as a flush redraw, and while it looks like he might double up, the river is the filling Wexler up. Stacks are counted and with just a bit less than Wexler, Poe is sent to the rail. For his 11th place finish he will collect $24,027.
Jonas Wexler - 5,450,000 (109 bb)
Bobby Poe - Eliminated
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:25 PM Local Time
Calvin Anderson
Calvin Anderson raises from the small blind. Phil Hernz, in the big blind, three-bet shoves for around 4,100,000. Anderson calls, putting at risk his last 750,000.
Phil Hernz:
Calvin Anderson:
The board runs and Hernz rakes in the pot, eliminating Anderson in 12th place for a nice $24,027 payday.
Phil Hernz - 4,900,000 (98 bb)
Calvin Anderson - Eliminated
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:13 PM Local Time
Caleb King
Caleb King moves all in before the flop for 520,00 from the middle position. Next to act, Jonas Wexler calls. Bobby Poe is on the button and he moves all in for 1,430,000. Action folds back to Wexler who releases.
Caleb King:
Bobby Poe:
The board runs out and King is unable to improve, eliminating him from the tournament. Poe takes down the pot and chips up to just under 2,500,000 while King takes home $19,581 for his finish in the Main Event.
Bobby Poe - 2,450,000 (49 bb)
Caleb King - Eliminated
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:07 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Sunday, April 21, 2019 11:04 PM Local Time
Dinh Ba
Dinh Ba raises to 125,000 from middle position. Phil Hernz, in the small blind, three-bets to 425,000. Ba adds the remainder to call.
The dealer spreads a flop of . Hernz bets 350,000. Ba moves all in for about 1,000,000. Hernz snap-calls.
Dinh Ba:
Phil Hernz:
The turn and river complete the board and Hernz rakes in the pot, eliminating Ba.
Phil Hernz - 4,500,000 (150 bb)
Dinh Ba - Eliminated
Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:59 PM Local Time
Lakisha Slaughter
Lakisha Slaughter moves all in from middle position for her last 275,000. Thomas Minnich-Weber, on the button, calls.
Lakisha Slaugher:
Thomas Minnich-Weber:
The runout is and that is it for Slaughter, eliminated from the Main Event in 15th place for a nice $19,581 payday.
Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:54 PM Local Time
Action is three handed on a flop of and Calvin Anderson is first to act. He bets 175,00 from the hijack and is called by Lakisha Slaughter in the cutoff and Phil Hernz on the button.
On the turn, Anderson now checks to Slaughter. Slaughter bets 375,000. Hernz calls while Anderson quickly gets away.
The river is the and Slaughter slows down with a check. Hernz then moves all in for 735,000. Slaughter thinks about it for over a minute before she finally puts in the chips to call.
Hernz shows for a full house and Slaughter flashes her for trip queens, which is no good. Slaughter is cut down to just a short stack while Hernz moves to nearly three million.
Phil Hernz - 2,800,000 (70 bb)
Lakisha Slaughter - 280,000 (7 bb)
Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:47 PM Local Time
David Jun
Bobby Poe opens with a raise and is called by Spencer Champlin in the cutoff and Amy Patel on the button before David Jun moves all in from the big blind. Poe moves all in over the top and both other players fold leaving the two heads up.
Bobby Poe:
David Jun:
The board ran out and Jun was unable to catch up to Poe's kings, sending him to the rail in 15th place with $16,139 for his run.
Bobby Poe - 2,100,000 (53 bb)
David Jun - Eliminated
Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:35 PM Local Time
Table 1:
Seat 1: Spencer Champlin - 2,490,000
Seat 2: Amy Patel - 1,100,000
Seat 3: -- Empty --
Seat 4: Steven Grybas - 2,330,000
Seat 5: David Jun - 575,000
Seat 6: Caleb King - 650,000
Seat 7: Jonas Wexler - 5,500,000
Seat 8: Aaron Gunn - 950,000
Seat 9: Bobby Poe - 1,500,000
Table 2:
Seat 1: Lakisha Slaughter - 1,450,000
Seat 2: Phil Hernz - 1,000,000
Seat 3 - Thomas Minnich-Weber - 3,030,000
Seat 4 - Noah Shefrin - 2,200,000
Seat 5 - Dinh Ba - 2,00,000
Seat 6 - Dennis Brand - 2,500,000
Seat 7 - Andrew McIlvain - 575,000
Seat 8 - Calvin Anderson - 2,700,000
Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:18 PM Local Time
Timothy Miles
Timothy Miles moves all in from the hijack for 725,000. Ryan Horton, in the cutoff, calls. Jonas Wexler, on the button, reshoves for 2,800,000. Danny Wilson, in the small blind, calls with his last 1,150,000. As he folds in the big blind, Calvin Anderson flashes an ace. Thinking that all the action is closed, Wexler flashes his but Horton still has chips behind and a decision to make. Horton, with about 350,000 behind, goes deep into the tank, and proceeds to call.
Jonas Wexler:
Timothy Miles:
Ryan Horton:
Danny Wilson:
The board runs and Wexler scoops the pot with his kings, eliminating Miles, Horton, and Wilson.
Jonas Wexler - 5,500,000 (137 bb)
Timothy Miles - Eliminated
Ryan Horton - Eliminated
Danny Wilson - Eliminated
Ryan Horton
Danny Wilson
Sunday, April 21, 2019 10:02 PM Local Time
Damjan Radanov
Jonas Wexler opens with a raise in the hijack before Damjan Radanov moved all in for about 300,000 from the cutoff. On the button, Danny Wilson calls and action folds back to Wexler who lets it go.
Damjan Radanov:
Danny Wilson:
The board runs out and Wilson's eights hold allowing him to take down the pot and sending Radanov home in 20th place. For his run he'll take home $13,348.
Danny Wilson - 910,000 (23 bb)
Damjan Radanov - Eliminated
Sunday, April 21, 2019 9:54 PM Local Time
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Sunday, April 21, 2019 9:50 PM Local Time
The remaining 20 players are now gone on a 15-minute break.