Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:35 PM Local Time
Asher Conniff Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,745)
Pavel Milanov opened for 16,000 on the button and Asher Conniff jammed for 51,000 from the small blind, Milanov called.
Pavel Milanov:
Asher Conniff:
Conniff was ahead and paired his jack on the flop but it also gave Milanov a gut-shot staright draw.
The turn improved Conniff's hand to trips but the river fell the ending his tournament run in 13th place.
Pavel Milanov | 225,000 | 45,000 |
Asher Conniff | 0 | -27,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:26 PM Local Time
Upcoming World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule
Date | Location |
January 2-14, 2020 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
January 9-20, 2020 | Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California) |
January 16-27, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
January 30 - February 10, 2020 | Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
February 6–17, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida) |
February 14-25, 2020 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
February 20 – March 2, 2020 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
February 25 – March 8, 2020 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada) |
February 27 – March 10, 2020 | Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas) |
March 5-16, 2020 | Harrah's Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) |
March 7 – 18, 2020 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
March 12-23, 2020 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
March 19-30, 2020 | Bally's (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
March 26 - April 6, 2020 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa) |
April 8-19, 2020 | Harrah's Cherokee (North Carolina) |
April 23 – May 4, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
May 7-18, 2020 | Harrah's New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
August 2020 | Global Casino Championship Harrah's Cherokee |
All stops will release their series' event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.
Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:10 PM Local Time
Park Hooks Another Quick Double
Ricky Guan opened from middle position and Peter Park three-bet jammed for 138,000 next to act. Action on the table folded back to Guan who called.
Peter Park:
Ricky Guan:
Park was in front but the added outs to Guan'shand with an open-ended staright draw.
The turn wasn't what Guan wanted nor was the river and Park found another quick double right after the dinner break.
Peter Park | 270,000 | 150,000 |
Ricky Guan | 180,000 | -200,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:05 PM Local Time
Park Doubles Through Conniff
Asher Conniff opened under the gun for 16,000 and Peter Park three-bet jammed for 59,00 on the button. Action folded back to Conniff who called.
Peter Park:
Asher Conniff:
Both players had live cards but neither could connect with the runout giving Park the double up with ace-high.
Asher Conniff | 160,000 | -10,000 |
Peter Park | 120,000 | -10,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:31 PM Local Time
Break Time
Players are on their extended break, action will resume in 30-minutes.
Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:22 PM Local Time
Hohner Wins Flip to Double Through Troung
Partick Truong opened with a raise from the small blind and Ryan Hohner three-bet jammed from the small blind for 134,500, Troung snap-called.
Ryan Hohner:
Partick Truong:
Hohner was ahead with his made hand but Troung held two overcards and picked up a broadway draw with the flop.
The board paired with the turn then doubled paired with the river to give Hohner the double.
Ryan Hohner | 270,000 | 205,000 |
Partick Truong | 130,000 | 20,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:07 PM Local Time
Michael Marder Bubbles
Michael Marder open-jammed for 40,500 from the hijack and was called by Pavel Milanov from the big blind.
Michael Marder:
Pavel Milanov:
Marder was behind and couldn't find another deuce with the runout ending his tournament run on the bubble.
Pavel Milanov | 180,000 | 50,000 |
Michael Marder | 0 | -50,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:58 PM Local Time
Hand For Hand
Players are now in the hand for hand process as 14 players remain and 13 will be getting paid.
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:56 PM Local Time
Udorpim Eliminated by Cunniff
Kenny Guan opened for 12,000 from early position and Asher Conniff called on the button. Action was on Nitis Udorpim who three-bet all in for 81,000 from the small blind and action folded back around to Conniff who called.
Asher Conniff:
Nitis Udorpim:
Udorpim was live but couldn't connect with the runout ending his tournament just three spots away from the money.
Ricky Guan | 380,000 | 30,000 |
Asher Conniff | 170,000 | 75,000 |
Nitis Udorpim | 0 | -91,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:47 PM Local Time
Milanov Sets-Up Dawson for Double
Charlie Dawson opened for 10,000 from middle position and Kevin Ayow called from the small blind. Action was on Pavel Milanov who three-bet jammed 59,500 from the big blind and Dawson came over the top as Ayow mucked face up.
Pavel Milanov:
Charlie Dawson:
Milanov was ahead and improved on the flop.
The turn gave Milanov a sweat but the river sealed his much needed double.
Charlie Dawson | 150,000 | -80,000 |
Pavel Milanov | 130,000 | 80,000 |
Kevin Ayow | 130,000 | 20,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:34 PM Local Time
Conniff Spikes River to Double Through Dawson
Asher Conniff open-jammed for 46,000 on the button and was called by Charlie Dawson from the big blind.
Asher Conniff:
Charlie Dawson:
Conniff was dominated but the flop gave him a gut-shot staright draw to the nine.
The turn was no help to Conniff as it paired the board but the river was what he wanted to see and he got the much needed double through Dawson.
Charlie Dawson | 230,000 | -60,000 |
Asher Conniff | 95,000 | 64,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:25 PM Local Time
A Look at the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas Ring Winners Thus Far
Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
Event #1: $250 NLH Multi-Flight | 362 | $72,400 | Joe Walters | $14,838 |
Event #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight | 219 | $75,000 | Haresh Thaker | $17,520 |
Event #3: $600 NLH Multi-Flight | 188 | $100,000 | Jon Aldalur | $24,298 |
Event #4: $400 NLH Monster Stack | 225 | $74,250 | Mark Liedtke | $17,309 |
Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty | 86 | $19,780 | Steve Foutty | $6,042 |
Event #6: $250 Seniors Event | 219 | $43,800 | Wayne Keller | $10,301 |
Event #7: $400 HORSE | 120 | $39,600 | Christina Hill | $10,956 |
Event#8: $400 NLH Double Stack | 331 | $109,230 | Ashraf Chehata | $23,575 |
Event#9: $400 NLH Turbo | 170 | $56,100 | Al Cutler | $14,100 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:12 PM Local Time
2 Table Redraw
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
2 | 1 | Ryan Hohner | 65,000 |
2 | 2 | Frederick Conforti | 305,000 |
2 | 3 | Ryan Awwad | 140,000 |
2 | 4 | Brett Apter | 380,000 |
2 | 5 | Joo Park | 125,000 |
2 | 6 | Marle Cordeiro | 220,000 |
2 | 7 | Patrick Troung | 110,000 |
2 | 8 | Bob Slezak | 70,000 |
| | | |
3 | 1 | Nitis Udorpim | 91,000 |
3 | 2 | Charlie Dawson | 290,000 |
3 | 3 | Michael Marder | 50,000 |
3 | 4 | Ricky Guan | 310,000 |
3 | 5 | Peter Park | 130,000 |
3 | 6 | Kevin Ayow | 110,000 |
3 | 7 | Pavel Milanov | 32,000 |
3 | 8 | Asher Conniff | 31,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:56 PM Local Time
Big Slick Scores Monster Double Up for Apter
Calvin Anderson opened for 8,500 from the cutoff and Brett Apter three-bet to 25,500 on the button. Action folded back to Anderson who four-bet all in and was snap-called by Apter.
Brett Apter:
Calvin Anderson:
Anderson was dominated and things got worse after the flop that paired Apter's king.
The turn sealed the deal and Apter got a 199,500 double up after the completed the board on the river.
Brett Apter | 410,000 | 260,000 |
Calvin Anderson | 30,000 | -75,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:48 PM Local Time
Milanov Doubles Through Rossitto Leaving Him with Dust
Michael Rossitto open-jammed from the hijack and Pavel Milanov called for less from the cutoff.
Pavel Milanov:
Michael Rossitto:
Rossitto was ahead with his made hand but didn't like the flop that gave Milanov the nut-flush draw.
The fell on the turn pairing Milanov but it also gave Rossitto hope drawing to the wheel.
Unfortunately for Rossitto the river came the leaving him with only 2,000 while Milanov snagged the double.
Pavel Milanov | 50,000 | 25,000 |
Michael Rossitto | 2,000 | -48,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:41 PM Local Time
Rossitto Doubles Through Cordeiro
Action on the table folded around to Marle Cordeiro who raised all in from the small blind and Michael Rossitto called from the big blind putting his 25,000 stack at risk.
Marle Cordeiro:
Michael Rossitto:
Rossitto was ahead and nothing changed after the flop that paired his three.
The turn however gave Cordeiro the flush draw but she couldn't complete as the board completed with the river to give Rossitto the much needed double.
Marle Cordeiro | 162,300 | 2,300 |
Michael Rossitto | 50,000 | 35,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:30 PM Local Time
Petten Eliminated by Conforti
There was all in action preflop between Frederick Conforti and Paul Petten with Petten's stack at risk.
Paul Petten:
Frederick Conforti:
Petten had two overcards but didn't receive any help from the flop.
The turn left Petten drawing dead as it gave Conforti a full house and Petten was eliminated after the completed the board on the river.
Frederick Conforti | 300,000 | 20,000 |
Paul Petten | 0 | -40,000 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:25 PM Local Time
Haresh Thaker Wins Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we'd be remiss if we didn't tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas.
In Event #2: $400 NLH, 219 runners created a $75,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 34 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Michael Hanelin (11th - $1,243), Mike Shin (17th - $904), Jason Seitz (20th - $797), Arkadiy Tsinis (27th - $668), and Melissa Bryne (33rd - $604).
In the end, it was United Kingdom native Haresh Thaker who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $17,520 payday.
Thaker survived a final table that included five-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Steve Foutty and he also survived a grueling three-handed battle against Jaime Edmondson Longoria and Ryan Dodd that lasted more than two hours long.
Thaker's only other career World Series of Poker cash came in 2014 when he finished in 8th place and just two spots shy of the final table in the $1,500 10-Game Mix 6-Handed event at the World Series of Poker at the Rio.
As soon as Thaker was pushed the final winning pot, he max late-registered in Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em to try to keep his winning momentum going. Event #3 also missed its guarantee by a few thousand dollars.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
1 | Haresh Thaker | London, United Kingdom | $17,520 |
2 | Ryan Dodd | Runnemede, New Jersey | $10,823 |
3 | Jaime Edmondson Longoria | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | $7,676 |
4 | Steve Foutty | Las Vegas, Nevada | $5,555 |
5 | Isidro Sifuentes | Houston, Texas | $4,102 |
6 | Victor Pang | Foster City, California | $3,093 |
7 | Sterling Lopez | Anchorage, Arkansas | $2,383 |
8 | Jared Kingsbury | Portland, Oregon | $1,876 |
9 | Jeffrey Davis | Oakland, California | $1,510 |
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:06 PM Local Time
Take 15
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:01 PM Local Time
Conforti Doubles Through Visher Right Before Break
There was all in action after a flop between Barb Visher from under the gun and Fred Conforti from the cutoff with Conforti's 114,500 stack at risk.
Barb Visher:
Fred Conforti:
Visher was out-flopped by Conforti and couldn't catch up as the board completed with the turn along with the river to give Conforti the massive double up.
Frederick Conforti | 280,000 | 120,000 |
Barb Visher | 50,000 | -110,000 |