$1,700 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2020 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
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$425,715
Entries
281
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
108
Players Left
18
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
For almost all of Day 1a of World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles $1,700 Main Event, it seemed nearly a lock that Matthew Levin would bag the chip lead.
However, like a thoroughbred picking up speed as he thundered down the final stretch, Austin McCormick used a final charge to blast to the finish and bag the chip lead. He scored the final elimination when pocket sevens held up against ten-eight suited to wind up with 557,000, by far the most of the final 18.
That number forced a hard stop with just over 49 minutes left in the final level of the night, 2,000/4,000/4,000, as 108 entries were logged.
McCormick got his stack cooking earlier in the day with a flush-over-flush cooler of Heath Alcorn, who was no good with jack-high hearts against king-high. He has been on a roll over the course of the last couple of HPT Main Events in the St. Louis area, finishing fourth and sixth for more than $60,000 combined. He'll try to add to his $337K in tournament winnings with another deep run here at Ameristar.
Levin, meanwhile, finished with 423,000, giving him a massive cushion over third-place Jorden Helstern's 243,000. Others bagging included Greg Wood (200,000), Michael Hudson (156,000), Craig Welko (148,000) and Keith Heine (108,000).
Plenty of Circuit regs fired and bricked today as well, including Will Berry, Greg Jennings, Hamid Izadi, Brett Apter, Mike Shin and Jake Bazeley. They'll have another shot at a bag on Saturday's Day 1b, which gets going at 11 a.m. local time.
Come back to PokerNews then for more live coverage.
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
557,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
423,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
243,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
200,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
183,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
161,000 | |
|
157,000 | |
|
||
|
156,000 | |
|
|
148,000 | |
|
148,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
118,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
106,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
102,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
102,000 | |
|
77,000 | |
|
65,000 | |
|
1
-155,999
|
-155,999 |
|
1 | |
Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Mike Thompson got his remaining chips, about 40,000, in with 
and was racing against the 
of Austin McCormick. The board brought nothing but bricks, and the remaining 18 players will bag up for the night with 49:08 on the clock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players are on their last break of the night, one off the hard stop.
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
On a board of 
, Alex Pelattini shoved all in for 58,000, which looked to be a little over the size of the pot. Greg Wood was in the tank from the cutoff and ultimately opted to call but was disgusted to see how bad of shape his 
was in against 
. The 
river meant a double for Pelattini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
156,000 |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
David Davenport was all in for 30,000 or so with 
but trailed the 
of Austin McCormick. The river brought a king for Davenport, but he didn't want one by then as it gave McCormick Broadway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Brett Apter reshipped for about 40,000 over a cutoff open by Jorden Helstern, who quickly called with 
. Apter had an over with 
but bricked out on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
246,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000