2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Casino Coconut Creek

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$188,158
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Entries
617
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
296
Players Left
57

Alan Katsnelson Wins Opening Event for First Gold Ring

Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante
Alan Katsnelson
Alan Katsnelson

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is at Florida’s Seminole Coconut Creek to live report action from both the $2,200 High Roller and $1,700 Main Event, but is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop. As such, we thought we’d profile some of the preliminary tournaments and those who struck it big.

In Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em (One-Day), 199 entrants created a $65,670 prize pool that was paid out to the top 30 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Martin Ryan (11th - $1,090), Paul Balzano (13th - $916), Eric Brewster (21st - $696), and Nick Yunis (26th - $587).

In the end, it was Alan Katsnelson besting Vigorn Dancharnjitt in heads-up play to win the title, a $16,189 first-place prize, and his first gold ring.

“It means a lot. I had my family members put up for me so I’m just happy to do it for them. I won it for my family,” Katnelson said after the win. “I just had to pick my points. I was kind of card dead at the beginning. I finally got a hand, doubled up, then I pushed all in with ace-seven and I got two callers. Luckily nobody had an ace. I hit the ace and I tripled up.”

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHometownPrize
1Alan KatsnelsonBoynton Beach, Florida$16,189
2Vigorn DancharnjittPort St. Lucie, Florida$10,008
3Nicholas ViscontiDelray Beach, Florida$7,036
4Howard MashCoconut Creek, Florida$5,049
5Brandon MillerPalm Bay, Florida$3,700
6Neal CorcoranN/A$2,771
7Marcelo GarzoziN/A$2,121
8Thomas BieleckyPalm Beach Gardens, Florida$1,660
9Richard WhitebrookMiami Beach, Florida$1,329

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