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2018/19 WSOP Circuit - HORSESHOE HAMMOND (Chicago area)

Friday, March 01, 2019 to Monday, March 04, 2019

Event #13: $1,700 MAIN EVENT

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  • Buy-in: $1,700
  • Prizepool: $1,590,750
  • Entries: 1,050
  • Remaining: 0

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Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:34 PM Local Time

Damjan Radanov opens from the hijack to 12,000, a player in the small blind moves all in for around 30,000 and Radanov calls.

Damjan Radanov:   
Opponent:   

The board runs out      , Radanov's aces pull in the pot and send his opponent out the door.

Damjan Radanov - 295,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:28 PM Local Time

With a substantial pot already in the middle of the table and board showing      , Stephen Nussrallah moves all in first to act against Daniel Sepiol. Nussrallah shoves for right around 45,000 and Sepiol drops into the tank. He thinks for a bit, but eventually decides to call. 

Nussrallah stands up from his seat and ables    for no pair and Sepiol tables his    earning him the pot and allowing him to chip up to over 300,000 while Nussrallah hits the rail. 

Daniel Sepiol - 310,000
Stephen Nussrallah - Eliminated

Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:24 PM Local Time

All the money gets in before the flop between Heinz Schluter in the big blind and Michael Hudson in late position with Hudson having the covering stack and Schluter at risk. 

Heinz Schluter:   
Michael Hudson:    

The board runs out       and Schluter is unable to catch up. With that, Hudson takes down the put and moves to just under 500,000 in chips. 

Michael Hudson - 475,000
Heinz Schluter - Eliminated

Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:19 PM Local Time

Ricky Ali opens to 10,000 from early position, Amanda Heidbrick moves all in for 33,500 in the hijack and Ali calls, players turn over their hands with Heidbrick at risk.

Amanda Heidbrick:   
Ricky Ali:   

The flop comes down     and Heidbrick moves into the lead with a flopped straight. The   on the turn and   on the river changes nothin as Heidbrick secures a double through Ali.

Amanda Heidbrick - 73,500
Ricky Ali - 34,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:15 PM Local Time

Vladas Tamasauskas moves all in for his last 43,500, Kevin Eyster is the only person to hook him up and the two turn over their hands.

Kevin Eyster:   
Vladas Tamasauskas:   

The board runs out       and Eyster's turned pair of cowboys takes down the pot, eliminating Tamasauskas from the tournament.

Kevin Eyster - 181,000
Vladas Tamasauskas - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, March 3, 2019 12:03 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:57 AM Local Time

With a board of      on the table, Michael Foley is first to act from the blinds and he checks over to Warren Sheaves who puts out a bet of 27,000. Scotty Mio is on the button and he calls before Foley jams all in for roughly 60,000. Sheaves thinks for a bit, then makes it 100,000. Mio folds and it's on to a showdown.

Michael Foley:   

Warren Sheaves:   

The river is a   and Sheaves doesn't fill up so Foley earns a double.

Michael Foley - 220,000
Warren Sheaves - 80,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:55 AM Local Time

Dominic Roti opens , Babak Rahimisaeidi moves all in and Roti calls, players turn over their hands with Rahimisaeidi at risk of elimination. 

Babak Rahimisaeidi:   
Dominic Roti:   

The dealer fans out     on the flop and Roti is still ahead with his big slick. A   falls on the turn, shifting the lead to Rahimisaeidi with his paired up queen. The river comes a   and Rahimisaeidi secures the pot, doubling through Roti.

Babak Rahimisaeidi - 156,000
Dominic Roti - 28,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:53 AM Local Time

The board is     and Michael Hudson checks over to Brian Berlin. Berlin puts out a bet of 9,000 and Hudson check-raises to 55,000. Berlin thinks for a bit then moves all in for the rest of it, roughly 100,000 and Hudson shrugs and calls.

Michael Hudson:   

Brian Berlin:   

The turn is the   and the river is the   and Berlin holds on to earn the double up to over 200,000 chips.

Brian Berlin - 240,000
Michael Hudson - 235,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:37 AM Local Time

Matthew Porter moves all in before the flop for 7,500 and Andy Philachack calls on the button. Tony Calabrese is in the small blind and he raises, making it 30,000. Very quickly, Philachack moves all in and Calabrese calls even quicker.

Matthew Porter:   

Andy Philachack:   

Tony Calabrese:   

The board runs out       and Calabrese holds with his pocket kings to take down the pot and send two players to the rail.

Tony Calabrese - 550,000
Andy Philachack - Eliminated
Matthew Porter - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:33 AM Local Time

Anthony Kalin got all in with    against the    of Matthew Porter.

The board ran out       and Kalin doubled up.

Anthony Kalin - 220,000
Matthew Porter - 50,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:30 AM Local Time

Josh Reichard opens with a raise to 9,000 from middle position and action folds to the small blind where Michael Ermie three-bets, making it 28,000. Action folds back to Reichard who thinks for bit, then jams all in for right around 100,000. Ermie calls quickly.

Michael Ermie:   

Joshua Reichard:   

The flop is bad for Reichard when it comes    giving Ermie top pair and the   on the turn is no help either. The river is the   though, giving Reichard his two-outer and that earns him the double up.

Joshua Reichard - 200,000
Michael Ermie - 195,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:29 AM Local Time

The reigning Global Casino Championship winner Warren Sheaves opens for 9,000 from the cutoff. David Linquist calls on the button.

The flop comes     and Sheaves checks. Linquist bets 11,000.

Sheaves thinks for a moment and then raises to 28,000. Linquist doesn't take long before folding.


Warren Sheaves - 149,000
David Linquist - 290,000

Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:20 AM Local Time

Jason Herron raises to 10,000 after a limp from Fikret Kovac who moves all in before the flop. Herron calls putting Kovac at risk.

Fikret Kovac:   

Jason Herron:   

The board runs out with an   on it and with that, Kovac is sent to the rail very early in the day.

Jason Herron - 220,000
Fikret Kovac - Eliminated


Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:19 AM Local Time

Keith Thurman opens from the cutoff, Xiaofei Wen three-bets to 30,000, Thurman four-bets to 75,000 and Wen moves all in for 232,500. Thurman snap-calls and players turn over their hands.

Keith Thurman:   

Xiaofei Wen:   

The board runs out       and Thurman's bullets hold on for the pot, eliminating Wen in the process of doing so.

Keith Thurman - 484,000
Xiaofei Wen - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:02 AM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Sunday, March 3, 2019 11:01 AM Local Time


 

It's time for Day 2 of the Horseshoe Hammond Main Event. The final 204 players will resume play at noon and play ten one-hour levels.

The top 108 players will make the money and take home a min-cash of $2,927. Peter Kelly is the overall chip leader to start the day, after bagging 578,000 on Day 1A. He's currently tied for third on the Casino Championship leader board.

Follow all the updates right here as the WSOP moves closer to crowning its newest Circuit Main Event Champion.

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