Friday, March 24, 2023 1:46 AM Local Time
Turning Stone Main Event Day1A Chip Leader Scott Hosbach
The opening flight of the WSOP Circuit $1,700 Main Event saw 199 entries file into the Turning Stone Event Center including plenty of big names, some of whom were among the 21 survivors who advanced to Sunday’s Day 2.
At night’s end, it was Scott Hosbach of Rochester, NY who bagged the chip lead with 743,000 chips. He’s trailed by Ian Gavlick with 585,000 and Cindy Spier with 528,000.
Holbach earned the chip lead late in the day when he flopped quads against Anthony Runza in one of the biggest pots of the day and grew his stack from there.
Just behind the top three is the first big name who will return Sunday to continue their chase for more WSOP Circuit glory, WSOP bracelet and Circuit ring winner Jesse Lonis. He’ll bring 490,000 chips back Sunday.
Also advancing were Circuit ring winner Hayden Glassman with 307,000 chips, Matthew Wantman, who’ll bring 278,000 forward as he looks to add to his $1,100,000+ in WSOP earnings with his 101st cash, defending champion Joseph Rice who bagged 192,000, two-time ring winner Justin Carey with 135,000, and WSOP bracelet winner Greg Ostrander, who will have some work to do to spin up his 58,000 chip stack.
For the complete Day 1A chip counts, click here.
Plenty of other big names were in the field Thursday, but they’ll have to try to advance in one of the two remaining opening flights.
Among them was five-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb, who was eliminated just before dinner by Rice. All-time WSOP cashes leader Roland Israelashvili added another payday to his resume, finishing in the top 30 to earn a min-cash, but he couldn’t survive until the end of the night to continue on for more. Circuit ring winner and Western New York product DJ MacKinnon’s day was also short-lived, but he’ll be back to battle again on Friday.
The $301,485 built toward the total prize pool for the Main Event Thursday is just the tip of the iceberg as the turnouts for flights 1B and 1C are expected to far surpass the Day 1A turnout.
Flight 1B goes at 11 a.m. local time Friday and WSOP.com will be on hand again to bring you all the action from Turning Stone Resort Casino, so keep your browsers locked here for all the updates from our live reporting team.
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:39 AM Local Time
The end of level 17 has been reached with 21 players remaining.
Stay tuned for complete end of night chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:34 AM Local Time
Joseph Muldoon moved all in from the hijack for 141,000 and got called by Nir Cohen in the small blind. Jose Severino went deep into the tank for a couple of minutes, but chose to fold.
Joseph Muldoon:
Nir Cohen:
The board came , bringing no help to Muldoon who becomes the most recent elimination.
Nir Cohen - 405,000
Joseph Muldoon - eliminated
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:22 AM Local Time
Cindy Spier raised to 17,000 under the gun and was called by Brandon Lulov in the big blind.
The duo checked the flop, but on the turn, Lulov bet 14,000 which Spier called.
On the river , Lulov jammed for 83,000 and after a moment of thought, Spier called.
Lulov complimented her call as he rolled over his for ace-high, while Spier showed for a winning pair of nines.
Cindy Spier - 450,000
Brandon Lulov - eliminated
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:13 AM Local Time
Maximino Ramirez - eliminated
Roland Israelashvili - eliminated
Carl Lankin - eliminated
David Olshan - eliminated
Sharman Olshan - eliminated
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:09 AM Local Time
Defending champion Joseph Rice was among the short stacks on the bubble, but he has since rebuilt to a healthier stack which he is hoping to take through to Day 2 with just 30 minutes or five eliminations until night's end.
In a recent hand, he raised to 17,000 under the gun and was called by Ian Gavlick in middle position.
The flop came and Rice led continued for 25,000. Gavlick thought briefly then folded.
Rice showed his winning , then sent them to the dealer in exchange for the pot.
Ian Gavlick - 577,000
Joseph Rice - 203,000
Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 AM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 8000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 11:52 PM Local Time
Scott Hosbach - 575,000
Ian Gavlick - 545,000
Jesse Lonis - 435,000
Cindy Spier - 410,000
Hayden Glassman - 375,000
Alex Gladunov - 370,000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 11:43 PM Local Time
After Matthew Wantman raised to 12,000 in the cutoff, David Olshan moved all in on the button for 113,000 and Wantman called.
David Olshan:
Matthew Wantman:
The flop came immediately pairing Wantman's ace to give him the lead. Neither the turn nor the river were able to save Olshan and he was the latest post-bubble elimination.
Matthew Wantman - 260,000
David Olshan - eliminated
Thursday, March 23, 2023 11:26 PM Local Time
Zachary Dreyer moved all in from early position for 25,000 and was called by Scott Hosbach in the cutoff.
Zachary Dreyer:
Scott Hosbach:
The board came which brought Dreyer a world of straight and flush outs on the turn, but the river brought none of them in and Dreyer was the unfortunate bubble boy.
The remaining 30 players will all now collect a min-cash of $2,576, with the final 20 advancing to Day 2 unless the end of level 17 is reached before then.
Scott Hosbach - 680,000
Zachary Dreyer - eliminated
Thursday, March 23, 2023 11:11 PM Local Time
After a full level on the money bubble, hand for hand play continues as level 16 begins.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 11:11 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 3000/6000
Ante: 6000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:56 PM Local Time
The 31 remaining players have been given a break from the stress of the bubble and will return in 15 minutes.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:52 PM Local Time
After Christopher Del Grande moved all in from middle position for 75,000, Paul Ross did likewise with significantly more, over 200,000.
The cards were revealed and Del Grande appeared to be on the horrific end of a cooler.
Christopher Del Grande:
Paul Ross:
The flop came , bringing Del Grande one of the kings he'd need, plus a flush draw to boot.
The turn was the , quickly bringing Del Grande the flush to save him from impending doom.
The was inconsequential, and Ross shipped 75,000 chips across the table to Del Grande.
Christopher Del Grande - 163,000
Paul Ross - 145,000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:45 PM Local Time
Sharman Olshan moved in for 46,000 in the hijack and was called by Hayden Glassman in the cutoff.
Sharman Olshan:
Hayden Glassman:
The board came , pairing Olshan's ten on the turn to keep her alive as the bubble continues as the end of the level nears.
Hayden Glassman - 360,000
Sharman Olshan - 105,000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:24 PM Local Time
Joseph Rice - 52,000
Kevin Newman - 50,000
Nathan Torrance - 47,000
Zachary Dreyer - 37,000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:08 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 3000/5000
Ante: 5000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 10:08 PM Local Time
As level 15 is about to start, there are 31 players remaining, putting ther tournament on the stone bubble, paying 30 players.
Hand for hand play will commence until the next player is eliminated.
Thursday, March 23, 2023 9:58 PM Local Time
After a raise to 8,000 by Brandon Lulov in middle position, Cindy Spier three-bet to 20,000 in the hijack.
Joseph Rice then moved all in for 40,000 which got a fold from Lulov, but a call from Spier to put the defending champ at risk.
Joseph Rice:
Cindy Spier:
The flop gave Rice a flush draw to go with his superior king, but the on the turn left him on the brink of elimination, pairing Spier's kicker.
However, the fell on the river, giving Rice his flush to keep his hopes of surviving day 1A alive.
Cindy Spier - 485,000
Joseph Rice - 98,000
Thursday, March 23, 2023 9:48 PM Local Time
Cindy Spier - 550,000
Hayden Glassman - 380,000
Ian Gavlick - 380,000
Justin Wolf - 300,000
Alex Gladunov - 295,000
Nir Cohen - 230,000
James Gilbert - 225,000
Joseph Muldoon - 185,000
Charles Montanino - 182,000