| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Staats | 785,000 |
| 2 | Montana Bills | 4,665,000 |
| 3 | Mark Newton | 5,000,000 |
| 4 | Dustin Schoonover | 3,800,000 |
| 5 | Brant Jolly | 4,300,000 |
| 6 | Allen Brivic | 3,940,000 |
| 7 | Trung Pham | 1,135,000 |
| 8 | Austin Lewis | 2,400,000 |
| 9 | John Skrovan | 4,700,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
The remaining nine players are on a 15-minute break.
John Skrovan opened under the gun for 120,000 and it was a family pot headed to the 
flop.
Action was checked to Allen Brivic who fired out 400,000 on the button, Brant Jolly folded from the small blind, Maurice Hawkins tossed in his last 20,000, Skrovan called and Montana Bills folded.
The turn came the 
, Skrovan check-called Brivic's 400,000 bet to the 
river and did the same after Brivic fired out 60,000.
Brivic tabled 
for two-pair to scoop the pot and eliminate the all-time ring winner in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000,000 | |
|
4,800,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
4,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
3,200,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Mark Newton opened under the gun for 125,000 and Rick Braun defended his big blind to see a 
flop.
Bruan check-jammed after Newton continued for 175,000 and was called.
Rick Braun: 
Mark Newton: 
Newton connected on the flop but Braun held the open-ended staright draw with an over.
The 
turn gave Newton trips and Braun needed to connect on the river but it fell a brick with the 
ending his tournament in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
The player with the most points at the end of this Circuit stop will receive a free seat into the 2020 Global Casino Championship. Points are updated overnight based on results from completed events.
The winner of the Main Event and the Casino Champion will earn a seat to the 2020 Global Casino Championship. There they will compete for a coveted gold bracelet. To become the Casino Champion a player must earn the most points at a given Circuit stop. Players earn points based on how well they finish in a tournament.
| Place | Player | Points | Rings | Cashed | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven McCartney | 140 pts | 1 | 5 | $41,635 |
| 2 | Cory Bogert | 77.5 pts | 1 | 4 | $23,773 |
| 3 | Alan Percal | 75 pts | 1 | 5 | $22,099 |
| 4 | Sam Murphy | 72.5 pts | 1 | 2 | $21,466 |
| 5 | Shawn Rice | 62.5 pts | 0 | 3 | $12,064 |
| 6 | Maurice Hawkins | 60 pts | 1 | 4 | $18,966 |
| 7 | Cody Coffman | 57.5 pts | 0 | 4 | $10,521 |
| 8 | Richard Chance | 55 pts | 1 | 2 | $38,494 |
| 9 | Ron Robinson | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $58,615 |
| 10 | Adeeb Al Nazer | 50 pts | 1 | 1 | $36,423 |
Maurice Hawkins opened for 125,000 from late position and Jack Peterson three-bet jammed for 845,000 from the cutoff. Action was on Montana Bills who four-bet all in putting Hawkins in a big position for all his chips. After some careful thought in the tank Hawkins mucked 
.
Jack Peterson: 
Montana Bills: 
Hawkins made a great fold while Peterson needed some help as he was way behind the pocket kings of Bills but didn't receive it from the 
runout ending his tournament in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
Busted |
Jack Peterson opened under the gun for 125,000 and Maurice Hawkins three-bet jammed for 635,000 from the small blind, Peterson called.
Jack Peterson:
Maurice Hawkins: 
Hawkins had Peterson crushed and nothing changed after the 
runout securing Hawkins double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
|
700,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| January 2-14, 2020 | Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma) |
| January 9-20, 2020 | Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California) |
| January 16-27, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| January 30 - February 10, 2020 | Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| February 6–17, 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida) |
| February 14-25, 2020 | Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| February 20 – March 2, 2020 | Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois) |
| February 25 – March 8, 2020 | WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada) |
| February 27 – March 10, 2020 | Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas) |
| March 5-16, 2020 | Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey) |
| March 7 – 18, 2020 | The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California) |
| March 12-23, 2020 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| March 19-30, 2020 | Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada) |
| March 26 - April 6, 2020 | Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa) |
| April 8-19, 2020 | Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina) |
| April 23 – May 4, 2020 | Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi) |
| May 7-18, 2020 | Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| August 2020 | Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee |
All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.
There was all in action preflop between Mark Newton from the small blind and Jacob Haller from the big blind with Haller's stack at risk.
Jacob Haller:
Mark Newton: 
Haller was ahead with his made hand and nothing changed after the 
flop.
The 
turn was safe for Haller and he was looking good to score the double until the fell on the river eliminating him in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted |
