$1,700 Main Event Day 1b | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Potawatomi

02-08-2020 17:06 UTC-5

Blind on Blind Warfare Propels Rock

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BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Ben Rock limped in from the small blind, and Byron Ziebell checked his option in the big blind.

Rock checked the flop to Ziebell, who bet 600. Rock check-raised to 1,600 and Ziebell called.

Rock bet 3,200 on the turn, and Ziebell called.

The completed the board on the river, and Rock bet 3,100. Ziebell called, then mucked after Rock showed for a flopped set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Byron Ziebell	43,000
Ben Rock	28,000 13,800	13,800

Tags: Byron Ziebell Ben Rock

02-08-2020 17:10 UTC-5

Ditrapani's Ace-Queen Busts Two

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BrandonTemple

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

Zach Heiman jammed for 3,600 from middle position, and Nicola Ditrapani three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. The small blind four-bet shoved for 23,600, and DItrapani said, "Are you the type of guy to shove nines or tens?" before calling a short time later.

Zach Heiman:
Opponent:
Nicola Ditrapani:

Ditrapani found help on the flop, but Heiman picked up outs for the main pot on the turn. The river was a brick, and Ditrapani scored the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Ditrapani	60,000 32,000	32,000
Zach Heiman	Busted

Tags: Nicola Ditrapani Zach Heiman

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-08-2020 17:12 UTC-5

Ken Donarski Claims Second Ring After Coming Up Short In Event #1

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BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event, 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 Potawatomi.

In Event #5: $400 NLH Turbo, 155 runners created a $55,155 prize pool that was paid out to the top 24 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the official final table were Thai Dinh (10th- $915), Jason Alonzo (13th - $787), Gerald Heath (14th - $787), James Pupillo (18th - $699) and Cole Sudeck (23rd - $604).

In the end, it was Illinois native Ken Donarski who collected every chip in play to win his second gold ring along with a $13,127 payday.

The one-day event was moving fast-paced as most turbo events are and bodies kept flying to the payout desk even after the final table was reached. It wasn’t until three players were remaining until chips were evened out and play slowed down.

Once Donarski eliminated Jeff Halcomb in third place, he took a sizable chip advantage into the heads-up match against Gordie Jones.

The heads-up battle lasted didn’t look like it was going to last very long as all the chips were in the middle the very first hand. Donarski flopped top-pair and was ahead until Jones turned his open-ended straight leveling the playing field.

The back-and-forth battle continued to a point where Jones took the commanding chip lead and the two players were all in once again. It was a race for Donarski’s tournament life as he held big slick while Jones held a made hand of nines. Jones was looking good to secure the title until an ace fell on the river giving Donarski the double-up and turning the tides once more in his favor.

The heads-up match continued with one more all in where Jones got his stack in on the turn holding two-pair while Donarski flopped his ace. Jones got his money in good once more, but it was like he was in a bad dream playing over as Donarski rivered a third ace to send Jones out the door in second place.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Ken Donarski	Willow Brook, IL	$13,127
2	Goride Jones	Nekoosa, WI	$8,114
3	Jeffrey Halcomb	Chicago, IL	$5,649
4	David Tyler	Oconomowoc, WI	$4,030
5	Jeremy Johnson	Green Bay, WI	$2,947
6	Joseph Reiman	Waukesha, WI	$2,210
7	David Watters	Neenah, WI	$1,701
8	Fredrick Bailey	N/A	$1,346
9	Kyungmin Park	Northbrook, IL	$1,094

Tags: Cole Sudeck Gerald Heath Gordie Jones James Pupillo

02-08-2020 17:22 UTC-5

Another Round of Chip Counts

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BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcus Yofon	147,000 80,000	80,000
Melissa Bryne	137,000 105,000	105,000
Andy Rogowski	123,000 -5,000	-5,000
Bradley Jansen	110,000 40,000	40,000

Kenneth Brunette	87,000 -12,000	-12,000
Ian Matakis	85,000 54,900	54,900

Jeremy Brown	68,000 68,000	68,000
Quin Mallette	55,000 16,000	16,000
Michael Younan	53,500 9,500	9,500
Ryan Scully	53,000 53,000	53,000
Brett Reichard	52,100 26,100	26,100
Yoon Kim	47,000 29,500	29,500
Samuel Vizza	42,400 17,800	17,800
Mo Nuwwarah	39,600 39,600	39,600

Jon Hanner	33,000 5,500	5,500
Jerod Smith	33,000 5,800	5,800
Keith Heine	31,000 -8,000	-8,000
Sam Cosby	30,000 8,300	8,300
John Reading	29,000 11,500	11,500

Nick Pupillo	26,200 -9,800	-9,800

Brian Altman	26,000 -29,000	-29,000

Jeremy Pekarek	23,200 23,200	23,200

Michael Perrone	20,200 -5,800	-5,800

Brant Graves	20,000 2,800	2,800
Allen Kessler	15,300 15,300	15,300

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02-08-2020 17:29 UTC-5

Wagner Ousted by Blevins

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BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Garrett Riley limped in on the button, and Dan Wagner raised to 2,800 from the small blind. Joseph Blevins called in the big blind, and Riley folded.

Wagner checked the flop to Blevins, who bet 3,500. Wagner check-raised all in for 17,400, and Blevins quickly called.

Dan Wagner:
Joseph Blevins:

Wagner was drawing thin to the flopped set of Blevins, and the turn and river earned Blevins the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Blevins	50,000
Dan Wagner	Busted

Tags: Dan Wagner Garrett Riley

02-08-2020 17:38 UTC-5

Barrels of Fun For Sladek

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BrandonTemple

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Todd Sladek raised to 1,500 from under the gun, and found a lone caller in the big blind.

On the flop, the big blind check-called a bet of 1,800 from Sladek.

The big blind check-called 2,300 from Sladek on the turn, and the fell on the river. The big blind checked, and Sladek fired 3,600. The big blind folded, and Sladek tabled for a busted gutshot before pulling in the pot.