Tuesday, October 22, 2019 2:09 AM Local Time
Javier Zarco Takes Down the $2,200 High Roller at the WSOPC Horseshoe Hammond ($70,931)
The World Series of Poker Horseshoe Hammond $2,200 High Roller is in the books and after two full days of play Javier Zarco came out on top as the champion.
Javier Zarco defeated an extremely tough field of 132 entries to take him $70,931 and his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring. He is no stranger to tournament play, having over $2,400,000 in poker earnings, and almost winning his first WSOP Bracelet in the 2015 $1,500 Millionaire Maker when he finished 2nd place for $791,690.
"It feels amazing, I won a Venetian Deepstack once but I finally won a ring after finishing second four times in Main Events" Said Zarco with excitement after defeating WSOP Bracelet winner and two-time WSOP Circuit ring leader Michael Wang heads up. "It honestly just went my way, doubling up the first hand" he explained.
He does travel around to play poker most of the time with only a few Circuit stops along the way, "I mostly just play here, I like this one, and the ones in Florida." He says he plans to play the Montreal World Poker Tour next before heading back to where he lives in London, England.
Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Hometown | Prize Money |
| 1 | Javier Zarcov | Madrid | $70,931 |
| 2 | Michael Wang | Livingston, NJ | $43,839 |
| 3 | Brad Albrinck | Cincinnati, OH | $30,349 |
| 4 | Artem Zverkhovskyy | Ukraine | $21,567 |
| 5 | Nadya Magnus | Palatine, IL | $15,744 |
| 6 | Srinivasa Vadlamudi | Saint Charles, MO | $11,816 |
| 7 | Alexander Ziskin | Vernon Hills | $9,123 |
| 8 | Jake Bazeley | Cincinnati, OH | $7,253 |
| 9 | Steven Sarmiento | Forest Hills, NY | $5,943 |
Early Action of the Day
Day 3 started with many of the 40 players that advanced busting out at a rapid pace with only just over two hours of play before there were only 27 players remaining.
Many well-known Circuit grinders were eliminated early in the day including, Nick Pupillo, Irene Carey, Marshall White, and Ben Grise.
The steady pace would continue as Zarco kept up with his aggressive style and building his stack, getting value when he made a set of jacks and also keeping the pressure on near the bubble when he bet enough to cover all of Artem Zverkhovskyy's stack on the river with just king-high and was snap-called by Zverkhovskyy's full house..
FInal Table Action
The final table continued with the day's pace when only a few minutes in Wang sent bothSteven Sarmiento out in ninth place andJake Bazeley out in eighth place in the same hand after all three players had been all-in preflop and Wang rivered an ace.
Not even 10-minutes later it wasAlex Ziskin who was eliminated in seventh place when he turned a straight and flush draw along with his flopped pair against Srinivasa Vadlamudi who flopped two pairs and he couldn't connect.
The action slowed down for the first time all day and it wasn't for another two-hours that Vadlamudi lost most of his chips to Zarco when his pocket pair couldn't hold against Zarco's two overcards and was eliminated in sixth place shortly after when he shoved into Artem Zverkhovskyy's pocket queens.
Nadya Magnus was next to go in fifth place after a long battle of building her short-stack up but eventually fell short when she couldn't win the race with pocket nines against Michael Wang's ace-ten.
Artem Zverkhovskyy had quite the roller-coaster of a day losing most of his chips on the bubble before doubling up when he made tens full. Ultimately he ended up finishing in fourth place though when he moved all-in with queen-jack and lost to Brad Albrinck's pocket nines.
Albernick avoided disaster when he checked back a full house against Zarco's quads but finished third place when he turned trips and shoved into Wang's flush on the river.
Heads-up was quite the battle with Wang coming in with more than a 5:1 chiplead but Zarco managed to double up the first hand and continue the fight. A little while later Wang and Zarco ended up getting all of the chips in the middle preflop and Zarco was dominating Wang with a better kicker on his ace-high which turned into two pairs to give him a massive chiplead. It was only a few hands later that Wang was eliminated in second place when he turned a double gutshot straight draw and missed the river against Zarco's pair.
That wraps up the PokerNews coverage of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond High Roller. Stay tuned for more WSOP Circuit coverage in the final months of 2019 to be provided by PokerNews.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:21 AM Local Time
Michael Wang Eliminated in 2nd Place ($43,839)
Javier Zarco limped the button and Michael Wang checked his option. The flop came and Wang led for 45,000 which Zarco called.
The turn was the and Wang fired again for 125,000. Zarco raised all-in and Wang made the call.
Michael Wang:
Javier Zarco:
Zarco was ahead with his pair of eights and he managed to dodge Wang's overcards and double gutshot when the board completed with the on the river, Eliminating Michael Wang in 2nd Place for $43,839.
| Javier Zarco | 3,960,000 | 360,000  |
| Michael Wang | 0 | -360,000  |
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:14 AM Local Time
Huge Double for Zarco
All the chips landed in the middle before the flop and Javier Zarco was at risk for his tournament life with 1,815,000 against Michael Wang.
Michael Wang:
Javier Zarco:
Zarco had Wang dominated and the flop came giving him an even larger lead with a pair of queens, and the on the turn meant he could no longer lose the hand and the board completed with the on the river sealing his double up.
| Javier Zarco | 3,600,000 | 1,815,000 |
| Michael Wang | 360,000 | -1,815,000 |
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 12:02 AM Local Time
Wang Gets Caught Bluffing
Javier Zarco limped on the button before Michael Wang raised to 100,000 and he called.
The flop came and Wang continued for 90,000 which Zarco called.
On the turn both players checked to see the on the river. Wang bet out 180,000 and Zarco threw in one chip to call. Wang mucked his hand quickly and Zarco did the same.
| Michael Wang | 2,175,000 | -435,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 1,785,000 | 435,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 11:52 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Monday, October 21, 2019 11:38 PM Local Time
15-Minute Break
The final two players are now on a break.
| Michael Wang | 2,610,000 | -380,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 1,350,000 | 380,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 11:31 PM Local Time
Trips for Wang
On a flop of , Javier Zarco checked and Michael Wang checked back. The turn was the and Zarco checked once more and Wang bet out 75,000.
Zarco called and the river was the . Zarco checked for the third time and Wang fired out a bet of 215,000.
Zarco took a few seconds before putting the chips in to call. Wang tabled for trip kings and Zarco mucked his hand.
| Michael Wang | 2,990,000 | 130,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 970,000 | -130,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 11:12 PM Local Time
Zarco Doubles Early in Heads-Up Match
All the chips went in the middle before the flop and Javier Zarco was at risk for his tournament life against Michael Wang.
Michael Wang:
Javier Zarco:
Zarco had two overcards to Wang's pair of sevens and the flop came giving him a gutshot as well, the turn made his straight when the hit and the was the river.
| Michael Wang | 2,860,000 | -505,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 1,100,000 | 505,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 11:08 PM Local Time
Brad Albrinck Eliminated in 3rd Place ($30,349)
Brad Albrinck limped the small blind before Michael Wang raised his option to 80,000 and Albrinck came along.
The dealer fanned a flop of and Albrinck check-called a bet of 100,000.
The turn was the and Albrinck check-raised Wang's bet of 130,000 to 300,000 and Wang called fairly quickly.
On the river Albrinck moved all-in and was snap-called by Wang and both hands were tabled. Albrinck tabled for trip eights but was shown the bad news when Wang tabled for a rivered flush, eliminating Brad Albrinck in 3rd Place for $30,349.
| Michael Wang | 3,365,000 | 944,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 595,000 | -108,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 0 | -836,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:55 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:46 PM Local Time
Four-Bet Jam From Albrinck
Brad Albrinck raised the button to 45,000, Michael Wang three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind forcing Javier Zarco to fold the big blind before Albrinck four-bet jammed all of his chip and Wang folded quickly.
| Michael Wang | 2,421,000 | 76,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 836,000 | 218,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 703,000 | -243,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:36 PM Local Time
Albrinck Doesn't Take the Bait
Javier Zarco limped the small blind and Brad Albrinck raised to 60,000 which Zarco called.
The dealer spread a flop of and Zarco check-called a bet of 35,000.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river, Zarco checked for the third time and Albrinck checked back, quickly tabling and Zarco tabled for quad jacks to scoop the pot.
| Michael Wang | 2,345,000 | 221,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 946,000 | 222,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 618,000 | -66,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:26 PM Local Time
Maximum Pressure From Zarco
In a limped pot blind vs blind the flop came and Javier Zarco bet 20,000 which Brad Albrinck called.
The turn was the and Zarco fired again, this time for 82,000 and Albrinck called once again.
On the river Zarco counted his chips and decided to move all-in putting maximum pressure on Albrinck's stack. Albrinck went in the tank for a little over a minute and ultimately decided to pick a better spot.
| Javier Zarco | 724,000 | -205,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 684,000 | -156,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:19 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:19 PM Local Time
Artem Zverkhovskyy Eliminated in 4th Place ($21,567)
All the chips went in the middle before the flop and Artem Zverkhovskyy was at risk against Brad Albrinck for roughly 340,000.
Artem Zverkhovskyy:
Brad Albrinck:
Zverkhovskyy was looking to hit his two overcards but his outs were reduced on the flop of giving him only a gutshot straight draw against Albrinck's set of nines. The was the turn card changing nothing and the fell on the river completing the board and eliminating Artem Zverkhovskyy in fourth Place for $21,567.
| Michael Wang | 2,124,000 | -41,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 929,000 | -55,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 840,000 | 467,000 |
| Artem Zverkhovskyy | 0 | -451,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:10 PM Local Time
Nadya Magnus Eliminated in 5th Place ($15,744)
Michael Wang raised in the cutoff to 36,000 and Nadya Magnus moved all-in in the small blind. Artem Zverkhovskyy folded his big blind and Wang eventually made the call.
Nadya Magnus:
Michael Wang:
It was a race and it was looking promising for Magnus when the flop came . The turn was the giving Wang extra outs with a flush draw and the river completed his flush when the landed eliminating Nadya Magnus in fifth place for $15,744.
| Michael Wang | 2,165,000 | 281,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 984,000 | 42,000 |
| Artem Zverkhovskyy | 451,000 | -119,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 373,000 | 33,000 |
| Nadya Magnus | 0 | -426,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 10:04 PM Local Time
Albrinck Dodges and Ace to Stay Alive
Brad Albrinck moved all in on the button for 158,000 and Javier Zarco called in the big blind.
Javier Zarco:
Brad Albrinck:
Albrinck was dodging one over and he improved to a full house when the board ran out .
| Javier Zarco | 942,000 | -158,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 340,000 | -30,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 9:58 PM Local Time
Big Pot for Zarco
On a flop of Javier Zarco check-called a bet of 55,000 from Michael Wang and the turn was the . Zarco checked once again and Wang fired a second bullet of 130,000 which Zarco called.
The river was the and both players checked. Zarco tabled for top pair top kicker and Wang mucked his hand.
| Michael Wang | 1,884,000 | -250,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 1,100,000 | 355,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 9:50 PM Local Time
Wang Stays Agressive
Javier Zarco raised under-the-gun to 33,000 and the action folded to Michael Wang in the big blind who opted to three-bet to 115,000 which Zarco called.
On the flop of Wang continued for 105,000 and that was enough for Zarco to let his hand go.
| Michael Wang | 2,134,000 | 175,000 |
| Javier Zarco | 745,000 | -116,000 |
Monday, October 21, 2019 9:35 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000