$2,200 High Roller | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas

12-19-2019 22:44 UTC-8

Joo Park Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,834)

Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Brett Apter opened under the gun for 40,000 and Joo Park three-bet all in for 180,000 from the small blind. Ryan Awwad folded his big blind and action was back on Apter who called.

Joo Park:
Brett Apter:

Park picked up another made hand but was trailing Apter's cowboys and couldn't find a third six with the runout ending his tournament in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	900,000 140,000	140,000

Joo Park	Busted

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12-19-2019 22:35 UTC-8

Troung Doubles Through Park

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Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Partick Truong limped in from the small blind and Joo Park raised all in, Troung called.

Joo Park:
Partick Truong:

Park was ahead with his pair of sixes until the flop fell pairing Troung's ace.

The turn was no help to Park nor was the river and he sent over 280,000 to Troung.

Player	Chips	Progress
Partick Truong	560,000 160,000	160,000
Joo Park	180,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Joo Park Partick Truong

12-19-2019 22:24 UTC-8

Apter Rockets Park for Double

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Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Brett Apter opened for 40,000 from early position and Joo Park defended his big blind to see a flop.

Park check-raised Apter's 40,000 bet all in and was snap-called by Apter.

Joo Park:
Brett Apter:

Apter was ahead with his rockets but had a sweat as Park held and open-ended staright draw along with the flush draw.

The turn was a safe card for Apter as was the river giving him the double up worth 339,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Apter	760,000 460,000	460,000

Joo Park	340,000 -470,000	-470,000

Tags: Joo Park Brett Apter

12-19-2019 22:16 UTC-8

Pavel Milanov Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,139)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Pavel Milanov open-jammed under the gun and was called by Ryan Hohner from the small blind.

Pavel Milanov:
Ryan Hohner:

Milanov was flipping for his tournament life and didn't mind the flop but the the on the turn sealed the deal giving the Hohner broadway.

The dealer then dropped the meaningless on the river and Milanov took his leave in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hohner	360,000 60,000	60,000
Pavel Milanov	Busted

Tags: Ryan Hohner Pavel Milanov

12-19-2019 22:12 UTC-8

Charlie Dawson Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,370)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ryan Hohner open-jammed from the hijack and Charlie Dawson called on the button holding less.

Ryan Hohner:
Charlie Dawson:

Dawson was in need of some help but didn't get any from the flop.

The turn gave Hohner the staright and Dawson was drawing to a chop at best.

The river sealed Dawson's fate as he took his exit in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hohner	300,000 117,000	117,000
Charlie Dawson	Busted

Tags: Ryan Hohner Charlie Dawson

12-19-2019 22:07 UTC-8

Park Spikes Gut-Shot On the River to Score Huge Chip Lead

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Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joo Park opened under the gun for 75,000 and Charlie Dawson called from the small blind.

The flop fell and Dawson check-called Park's all in bet.

Joo Park:
Charlie Dawson:

Dawson trapped Park and was looking good to score the knockout after the turn but the dealer had other plans as the fell on the river giving Park the staright and the double up worth 329,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joo Park	810,000 610,000	610,000
Charlie Dawson	70,000 -480,000	-480,000

Tags: Charlie Dawson Joo Park

12-19-2019 21:58 UTC-8

Jon Aldalur Wins First Ring In Event #3: $600 No-Limit Hold'em

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Anthony Thompson

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 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 #3: $600 NLH, 188 runners created a $100,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 29 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were David Larson (11th - $1,705), Benjamin Craig (15th- $1,449), Mark Liedtke (21st - $1,198), Joshua Turner (24th - $1,062), and Ryan Dodd (25th - $977).

In the end, it was United Kingdom native Jon Aldalur who collected every chip in play to capture his first ring along with a $24,298 payday.

Aldalur hails from Spain. He and his girlfriend are in the midst of an extended vacation to New York, and Aldalur took a few days to come to Las Vegas to play the WSOP Circuit for his birthday. Coming here on his own took a little convincing – “She was doubting,” he admitted with a slight smile.

“I’m in shock,” a joyful Aldalur said after securing his victory.

Aldalur is a recreational player who works in commercial auto sales. But he’s a fairly serious amateur. “I play a lot of tournaments,” he said. “I just like to play poker.”

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Jon Aldalur	Tolosa, Spain	$24,298
2	Steven Potashnick	San Diego, California	$15,010
3	Alex Dickson	Keizer, Oregon	$10,573
4	Ansel Smith	Plano, Texas	$7,599
5	Barbara Visher	-	$5,585
6	Rizzloe Jones	Roeland Park, Kansas	$4,199
7	Michael Souza	San Diego, California	$3,232
8	Peter Dailey	Oakland, California	$2,548
9	Isaiah Black	Mililani, Hawaii	$2,058

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

12-19-2019 21:43 UTC-8

Frederick Conforti Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,205)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Frederick Conforti open-jammed from the cutoff and Partick Truong called from the big blind.

Partick Truong:
Frederick Conforti:

Conforti was behind and needed some help but didn't receive any from the flop.

The on the turn left Conforti drawing dead and the river sealed his fate as he took his exit in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Partick Truong	400,000 200,000	200,000
Frederick Conforti	Busted

Tags: Partick Truong Frederick Conforti

12-19-2019 21:33 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Anthony Thompson

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Dawson	550,000

Ryan Awwad	520,000 -40,000	-40,000
Brett Apter	300,000 90,000	90,000

Joo Park	200,000
Partick Truong	200,000 -120,000	-120,000
Ryan Hohner	183,000 13,000	13,000
Frederick Conforti	180,000 -110,000	-110,000
Pavel Milanov	140,000 66,000	66,000