$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
414
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Entries
156
Players Left
25
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles is in the books. The day attracted 156 entries and when the dust settled after 16 levels of play just 25 remained. Bagging the lead was HB Sablotney, who ended the night with 377,000. He was spotted early in the day collecting chips and gained a considerable amount as play progressed throughout the night.
Following close behind Sablotney was WPT champ Ravi Raghavan (374,000), who got 100,000 of that with the last elimination of the night. Rounding out the top fives stacks for the night include Zackary Estes (340,000), Jeffery Trudeau Jr. (303,000), and Edward 'EDUB' Dixon (293,000).
Also among the notable players to also find a bag were Nate Bandy (205,000), Kyle Cartwright (151,000), Gil George (119,000), Greg Wood (105,000) and Keven Stammen (75,000).
However, the majority of the field was unable to make it through such as Maurice Hawkins, Cory Borget, Vincent Moscati and Carlos Loving.
Day 1b will begin Saturday, September 7 at 11 a.m. local time and PokerNews will be here all catching all the action straight from the tournament floor, so be sure to stay tuned as the action unfolds here at Ameristar St. Charles
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
377,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
374,000 | |
|
||
|
340,000 | |
|
303,000 | |
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
277,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
239,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
207,000 | |
|
||
|
205,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
194,000 | |
|
185,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
181,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
|
156,000 | |
|
151,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
||
|
143,000 | |
|
139,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
|
119,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
107,000 | |
|
105,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
91,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
75,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
58,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
28,000 | |
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ravi Raghavan was all in preflop against his opponent.
Ravi Raghavan: 
Opponent: 
The flop fell 
giving Raghavan a broadway draw, along with the nut flush draw.
The 
fell on the turn to give Raghavan broadway and he improved after the 
fell on the river eliminating his opponent, ending play for the night.
Hand credit Maurice Hawkins.
End of day chip counts and recap will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
379,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
|
||
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament director has just told the dealers to deal the final five hands for the night.
It will be a hand-for-hand process as 26 players remain and play will stop once 25 players are reached or the last five hands are played out, which ever comes first.
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kyle Cartwright was all in under the gun for 75,000 and was called by Thomas Alcorn from the cutoff.
Thomas Alcorn: 
Kyle Cartwright: 
Cartwright was ahead and Alcorn didn't set up as the board ran out 
to give Cartwright the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jeffrey Trudeau opened under the gun for 12,000 and Shawn McCracken defended his big blind.
The 
flop was checked to the turn where McCracken moved all in and was called by Trudeau.
Jeffrey Trudeau: 
Shawn McCracken: 
Trudeau turned trips but still had cards to dodge as McCraken held the nut flush draw.
Luckily for Trudeau, the river fell the 
and he eliminated McCracken from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
On a board that read 
, Jeremy Pekarek moved all in for his remaining stack and was called by Melissa Bryne holding less.
Jeremy Pekarek: 
Melissa Bryne: 
Bryne was behind but didn't have much of a sweat as the turn fell the 
giving her the flush and Pekarek sent over 37,000 to Bryne after the board completed with the 
river, leaving him with 14,000.
Not too long after, Pekarek would be eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Scott Sisler opened for 14,000 from middle position and Hunter Barnett called from late position.
The flop fell 
and Sisler check-raised all in after Barnett fired out 6,000, Barnett called.
Scott Sisler: 
Hunter Barnett:
Sisler got the best hand but at the wrong time as he was out flopped by Barnett's cowboys.
The 
turn was no help to Sisler nor was the river and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
236,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
220,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
203,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
181,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
|
170,000 | |
|
|
125,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
100,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
95,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
77,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted | |