$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,007,475
Entries
665
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
262
Players Left
58
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1a of the 2019 WSOPC Main Event at Harrahs Casino has come to an end. Today saw a total of 262 entries and 58 of those players put chips in a bag and will return on Day 2 which will happen Saturday at 1:00 p.m..
Raul Martinez bagged the largest stack with 406,000. Jimmy Lee (279,000), Steve Karp (271,500), Mike Leah (254,500) and Kfir Nahum (252,500) make up the rest of the top five.
Other notables that were able to bag today include Stan Jablonski (205,000), Tim Reilly (200,000), Nipun Java (199,000), Bryan Piccioli (189,500) and Anthony Spinella (180,500) just to name a few.
Some familiar faces that were in action today but will have to try again tomorrow include Chris Ferguson, Joseph Cheong, Katie Lindsay, Chris Moorman, Scott Baumstein, Jesse Sylvia, Joe McKeehen and Jared Jaffee.
Day 1b begins tomorrow at 12:00p.m. local time.
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
406,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
|
279,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
271,500
271,500
|
271,500 |
|
254,500
49,500
|
49,500 |
|
||
|
252,500 | |
|
239,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
234,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
215,500
215,500
|
215,500 |
|
||
|
214,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
208,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
205,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
200,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
199,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
199,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
|
||
|
189,500
114,500
|
114,500 |
|
||
|
181,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
180,500
87,500
|
87,500 |
|
180,500 | |
|
|
||
|
164,500
164,500
|
164,500 |
|
156,500
156,500
|
156,500 |
|
152,000 | |
|
137,500
137,500
|
137,500 |
|
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining players will play four more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1a. Stay tuned for some chip counts along with a short recap of the day's action.
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
With 19,000 in the pot Brian Altman checked from under the gun to Jimmy Lee in middle position who bet 7,500 on a board reading 
. Altman called and they went to a turn card which was the 
. Both players checked.
The 
completed the board and Altman thought for over a minute before placing 23,000 in the middle. Lee raised all in and put Altman to a decision for his last 38,000. Altman went back into the tank for several minutes before the clock was called and he released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
38,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Bob Zeidman moved all in on the button for 46,500 and the small blind moved all in over the top. The big blind folded and the cards were flipped over.
Bob Zeidman: 
Opponent: 
Zeidman took the lead right away as the flop came 
. The 
turn and river changed nothing and Zeidman doubled up to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Rene Lazaro raised to 5,500 on the button and Mike Leah defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Leah check-called a bet of 4,000.
Both players checked the 
turn card and Leah led for 10,000 on the 
river. Lazaro wasted little time before thowing in the chips to call.
Mike Leah: 
Leah tabled top pair which was good enough to collect to pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
93,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Level 14
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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 #6: $250 NLH Seniors, 219 seniors created a $43,800 prize pool that was paid out to the top 33 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Aaron Morris (11th- $730), James Rolling (13th - $615), Jeffrey Paulson (16th - $531), Michael Johnson (19th - $470), Dennis Jones (24th - $426) and John Ernst (28th - $379).
In the end, it was Nevada native Wayne Keller who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $10,301 payday.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Keller | Mesquite, Nevada | $10,301 |
| 2 | Robert Webb | Las Vegas, Nevada | $6,357 |
| 3 | Nick Coukos | Richmond Hill, Ontario | $4,509 |
| 4 | Wilbern Hoffman | Lubbock, Texas | $3,262 |
| 5 | Harlen Miller | Bismark, North Dakota | $2,409 |
| 6 | Aaron Scheff | Tucson, Arizona | $1,817 |
| 7 | Richard Munro | Bell Canyon, California | $1,399 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Cookson | Milton, Ontario | $1,102 |
| 9 | James Worley | Spicewood, Texas | $887 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500