Sunday, December 4, 2022 12:51 AM Local Time
The second starting flight of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Harrah's Cherokee has wrapped up.
Day 1b saw large field of 889 participants, adding $1,346,835 and after the hard stop was reached in Level 17, just 89 players remained to find Day 2 birth.
Leading the surviving players was Deividas Daubaris who bagged a staggering 927,000 and will take the overall chip lead into Day 2.
Close on Daubaris's tail is Christopher Mo who finished the night as the only other player to eclipse the 900k mark with 907,000, while Amy Patel (863,000), Donovan Dean (797,000), and Kareem Marshall (643,000) round out the top five stacks.
Play will begin at noon local time with blinds picking back up at level 17, where blinds are 4,000/8,000/8,000.
The plan is to play ten 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks between every two.
A 60-minute dinner break will take place at the end of level 23 and all remaining by night's end will bag up for the final day.
The survivors of Day 2 will come back for Day 3 on Monday at noon local time and will play down to an eventual champion.
Follow along with the WSOP.com live reporting team throughout the rest of the Main Event!
Day 1b Chip Counts
Sunday, December 4, 2022 12:14 AM Local Time
After his brutal loss, Arthur tossed his final 32,000 in the middle from early position and was looked up by the player in middle position.
Arthur:
Opponent:
Arthur was behind holding live cards but neither came on the flop.
The turn, however, came the , giving him a little hope that was short-lived as the dealer dropped the on the river ending his Main Event run.
Arthur - Eliminated
Sunday, December 4, 2022 12:03 AM Local Time
Arthur raised to 12,000 and found two callers which included Christopher Mo from the big blind.
The flop was checked to Arthur who continued for 37,000 and Mo check-raised to 100,000.
Action was back on Arthur who jammed for 425,000 and Mo called off his stack holding 32,000 less.
Christopher Mo:
Arthur:
Arthur was feeling good after flopping top set, until the dealer dropped the case on the turn giving Mo quads.
The river didn't change a thing and Mo collected the massive double-up.
Christopher Mo - 752,000
Arthur - 32,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:49 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:49 PM Local Time
Will Givens raised to 18,000 from middle position and Elanit Hasas called form the small blind.
The flop was checked by both players to the turn where Hasas check-called a 19,000 bet from Givens.
Once the completed the board on the river, both players checked and Givens showed to win the pot with a set of kings while Hasas tossed into the muck.
Will Givens - 348,000
Elanit Hasas - 330,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:39 PM Local Time
Amy Patel - 806,000
Kareem Marshall - 600,000
Ryan Van Sanford - 545,000
Donovan Dean - 517,000
Youssef Aly - 440,000
Christopher Mo - 413,000
Elanit Hasas - 337,000
Brett Apter - 331,000
Eric Salazar - 320,000
Ryan Phan - 302,000
Will Givens - 287,000
Donnie Phan - 170,000
Gediminias Uselis - 170,000
Hamid Izadi - 145,000
Vincent Ciarrocchi - 130,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:18 PM Local Time
Action on the table quickly folded to the small blind who raised all in for 65,000 and Matthew Wantman, who took 2nd in the Main Event here this past August, looked them up from the big blind.
All-In Player:
Matthew Wantman:
Wantman was dominated and the flop didn't change a thing.
The paired the board on the turn and just as Wantman was getting ready to count out his chips, the dealer dropped the on the river to secure him the pot and burst the money bubble.
Matt Wantman - 135,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:01 PM Local Time
With 135 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has begun.
Saturday, December 3, 2022 11:01 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 10:46 PM Local Time
The remaining 135 Day 1b players are on their final 15-minute break and will be nearing the money bubble once they return as 134 places are paid.
Saturday, December 3, 2022 10:29 PM Local Time
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli was seen sticking in his last 100,000 with a completed board of board showing.
With over 200,000 already in the middle, Scott Davis called but didn't like to see his was way behind Piccioli who held quads with .
Bryan Piccioli - 404,000
Scott Davis - 30,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 10:19 PM Local Time
Chris Conrad raised from middle position and then called the 69,000 three-bet jam the big blind made.
All-In Player:
Chris Conrad: [as,ac[
Conrad held the better made hand and the runout secured him the elimination.
Chris Conrad - 235,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 10:06 PM Local Time
Over the past week, players have been capturing WSOP gold at Harrah's Cherokee Series, with each ring winner earning their seat into the Tournament of Champions being held next Summer in Las Vegas.
In Event #10: $400 No-Limit Hold'em, 556 entries generated a $183,480 prize pool that was reserved for the top 84 players.
Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Kim Lanphear (10th - $2,703), Rafell Parker (13th - $2,212), Albert Peterlin (27th - $1,138), and Kenneth Baime (84th - $602).
Coming out on top was Andrew Brinkley, who took the title for $34,398 along with his second gold ring.
Final Table Results
1) Andrew Brinkley - $34,398
2) Jeremiah Pierce - $21,261
3) Mark Wright - $15,731
4) Robert Girardin - $11,781
5) Ralph Robinson - $8,932
6) John Courtney - $6,856
7) Anthony Wheatley - $5,329
8) Michael Peters - $4,195
9) Montez Rogers - $3,345
Full Results
Saturday, December 3, 2022 10:05 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:52 PM Local Time
Nathan Hobbs open-jammed under the gun for 55,000 and Steven Snyder called off his stack for less from the cutoff.
Action was on Lee Broquet who tried to isolate from the small blind with a four-bet, but then ended up calling off his 164,000 after the big blind jammed over the top for 166,000.
Steven Snyder:
Nathan Hobbs:
Lee Broquet:
Big Blind:
A pair of queens was the best tabled and the flop didn't change a thing.
The turn left everyone at risk sweating the river and luckily for Broquet, the dealer chose him as they dropped the on the river to secure him the massive pot.
Lee Broquet - 430,000
Nathan Hobbs - Eliminated
Steven Snyder - Eliminated
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:40 PM Local Time
Brandon Butler open-jammed under the gun for 40,000 and was looked up by Edward Sanchez from the small blind.
Brandon Butler:
Edward Sanchez:
Butler was racing for his tournament life but fell way behind after a four appeared in the window on the flop.
The turn left Butler drawing dead, and the river ended his Main Event.
Brandon Butler - Eliminated
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:34 PM Local Time
Michael Lech - Eliminated
BJ McBrayer - Eliminated
Steven Buckner - Eliminated
Warren Sheaves - Eliminated
Donald Crabtree - Eliminated
Jack Shea - Eliminated
Cody Stanford - Eliminated
John Gallaher - Eiminated
Kristen Deardorff - Eliminated
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:26 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:19 PM Local Time
Kareem Marshall - 450,000
Adam Ney - 355,000
Elanit Hasas - 270,000
Charles Johnson - 230,000
Will Givens - 222,000
Shiva Dudani - 110,000
Matt Wantman - 101,000
Bryan Piccioli - 83,000
Marshall White - 80,000
Scott Davis - 70,000
Charlie Dawson - 30,000
Saturday, December 3, 2022 9:12 PM Local Time
Elanit Hasas raised to 6,000 from early position and action folded to Vincent Ciarrocchi who defended his big blind.
The flop saw Ciarrocchi check-call a 10,000 continuation bet from Hasas and the turn was checked to the river.
Ciarrocchi led out for 15,000 and Hasas quickly called only to muck her hand after Ciarrocchi rolled over for two-pair.
Elanit Hasas - 270,000
Vincent Ciarrocchi - 100,000