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2019/20 WSOP Circuit - HARRAH'S LAS VEGAS The Official WSOP Live Updates

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 to Thursday, December 19, 2019

Event #10: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller

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  • Buy-in: $2,200
  • Prizepool: $172,000
  • Entries: 86
  • Remaining: tbd

EVENT UPDATES

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Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:35 PM Local Time
Asher Conniff Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,745)

Asher Conniff

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 Milanov225,00045,000
Asher Conniff0-27,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:26 PM Local Time
Upcoming World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule
DateLocation
January 2-14, 2020Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
January 9-20, 2020Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California)
January 16-27, 2020Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
January 30 - February 10, 2020Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
February 6–17, 2020Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
February 14-25, 2020Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
February 20 – March 2, 2020Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
February 25 – March 8, 2020WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada)
February 27 – March 10, 2020Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas)
March 5-16, 2020Harrah's Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
March 7 – 18, 2020The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
March 12-23, 2020Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
March 19-30, 2020Bally's (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
March 26 - April 6, 2020Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa)
April 8-19, 2020Harrah's Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 23 – May 4, 2020Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
May 7-18, 2020Harrah's New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
August 2020Global 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 Park270,000150,000
Ricky Guan180,000-200,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 7:05 PM Local Time
Park Doubles Through Conniff

Peter Park

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 Conniff160,000-10,000
Peter Park120,000-10,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:31 PM Local Time
Break Time

Players are on their extended break, action will resume in 30-minutes.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
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 Hohner270,000205,000
Partick Truong130,00020,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 6:07 PM Local Time
Michael Marder Bubbles

Michael Marder

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 Milanov180,00050,000
Michael Marder0-50,000
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

Nitis Udorpim

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 Guan380,00030,000
Asher Conniff170,00075,000
Nitis Udorpim0-91,000
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 Dawson150,000-80,000
Pavel Milanov130,00080,000
Kevin Ayow130,00020,000
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Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:34 PM Local Time
Conniff Spikes River to Double Through Dawson

Asher Conniff

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 Dawson230,000-60,000
Asher Conniff95,00064,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:25 PM Local Time
A Look at the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas Ring Winners Thus Far
TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #1: $250 NLH Multi-Flight362$72,400Joe Walters$14,838
Event #2: $400 NLH Multi-Flight219$75,000Haresh Thaker$17,520
Event #3: $600 NLH Multi-Flight188$100,000Jon Aldalur$24,298
Event #4: $400 NLH Monster Stack225$74,250Mark Liedtke$17,309
Event #5: $400 NLH Bounty86$19,780Steve Foutty$6,042
Event #6: $250 Seniors Event219$43,800Wayne Keller$10,301
Event #7: $400 HORSE120$39,600Christina Hill$10,956
Event#8: $400 NLH Double Stack331$109,230Ashraf Chehata$23,575
Event#9: $400 NLH Turbo170$56,100Al Cutler$14,100
Thursday, December 19, 2019 5:12 PM Local Time
2 Table Redraw
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
21Ryan Hohner65,000
22Frederick Conforti305,000
23Ryan Awwad140,000
24Brett Apter380,000
25Joo Park125,000
26Marle Cordeiro220,000
27Patrick Troung110,000
28Bob Slezak70,000
    
31Nitis Udorpim91,000
32Charlie Dawson290,000
33Michael Marder50,000
34Ricky Guan310,000
35Peter Park130,000
36Kevin Ayow110,000
37Pavel Milanov32,000
38Asher Conniff31,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:56 PM Local Time
Big Slick Scores Monster Double Up for Apter

Brett 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 Apter410,000260,000
Calvin Anderson30,000-75,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:48 PM Local Time
Milanov Doubles Through Rossitto Leaving Him with Dust

Pavel Milanov

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 Milanov50,00025,000
Michael Rossitto2,000-48,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:41 PM Local Time
Rossitto Doubles Through Cordeiro

Michael Rossitto

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 Cordeiro162,3002,300
Michael Rossitto50,00035,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:30 PM Local Time
Petten Eliminated by Conforti

Paul Petten

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 Conforti300,00020,000
Paul Petten0-40,000
Thursday, December 19, 2019 4:25 PM Local Time
Haresh Thaker Wins Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold'em

Haresh Thaker

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

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Haresh ThakerLondon, United Kingdom$17,520
2Ryan DoddRunnemede, New Jersey$10,823
3Jaime Edmondson LongoriaFt. Lauderdale, Florida$7,676
4Steve FouttyLas Vegas, Nevada$5,555
5Isidro SifuentesHouston, Texas$4,102
6Victor PangFoster City, California$3,093
7Sterling LopezAnchorage, Arkansas$2,383
8Jared KingsburyPortland, Oregon$1,876
9Jeffrey DavisOakland, 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

Fred Conforti

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 Conforti280,000120,000
Barb Visher50,000-110,000
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