2017 WSOP Circuit Live Updates

High Roller: Paul Domb Doubles Through Anton Wigg

$3,250 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts  | Structure
Level 24: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 133

Ian O’Hara raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Paul Domb called from the button, and Anton Wigg called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a 9c5d2c7s board where Wigg bet 78,000. O’Hara folded, Domb raised all in for 261,000, and Wigg called.

Domb: 8h7h
Wigg: 7d4d

Both players held second pair, but Domb held the better kicker and a had a straight draw.

The river was the 9d,  giving Domb two pair with the better kicker to double through Wigg.

Paul Domb – 734,000 (31 bb)
Anton Wigg – 1,400,000 (58 bb)

High Roller: Joseph Orsino – 6th Place ($20,816)

$3,250 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts  | Structure
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 133

                                                                                               Joseph Orsino

Joseph Orsino raised all in for about 160,000 from the hijack, and Jeremy White isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the button.

Orsino: Kh10c
White: Ad8d

The board came down Qc6c2sQs4c, no help to Orsino, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Jeremy White – 800,000 (40 bb)
Joseph Orsino – Eliminated in 6th Place (20,816)

Main Event: Heads-Up Underway

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 904

Asher Conniff

The heads-up battle is underway for the WSOP Circuit Main Event title with Asher Conniff leading against Joseph Gotlieb. The stacks are deep and they are settling in for a long match.

Seat 2: Joseph Gotlieb – 7,050,000 (59 bb)
Seat 3: Asher Conniff – 11,030,000 (92 bb)

Joseph Gotlieb

Main Event: Mauricio Ameller – 3rd Place ($111,619)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 904

Mauricio Ameller

Asher Conniff opened to 250,000 on the button and Mauricio Ameller shoved for 2,250,000 from the small blind. Joseph Gotlieb called in the big blind and Conniff mucked his hand.

Ameller: Ah5c
Gotlieb: 5s5d

Gotlieb held a dominating head for the knockout and held on the KcJdTd flop with Ameller adding a gutshot draw. The 6h turn was a blank and the 9d river sent Ameller out in third place.

Conniff and Gotlieb took a short break before the heads-up battle gets underway.

Joseph Gotlieb – 7,050,000 (59 bb)
Mauricio Ameller – Eliminated in 3rd place ($111,619)

High Roller: Anton Wigg Shoves Against Paul Domb

$3,250 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts  | Structure
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 133

Paul Domb raised from under the gun, Anton Wigg three-bet to 108,000 from the button, and Domb called.

They checked to the turn of a Jh10c8s4c board where Wigg bet 83,000. Domb check-raised to 225,000, Wigg called, and the Kc river completed the board.

Domb checked after about one minute, Wigg bet effectively 305,000, and Domb folded.

Anton Wigg – 1,720,000 (108 bb)
Paul Domb – 305,000 (19 bb)

Main Event: Brian Hasting – 4th Place ($88,004)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 904

Brian Hastings

Asher Conniff raised to 250,000 from the button and Brian Hastings moved all in from the small blind for ~2,600,000. Mauricio Ameller released his big blind and Conniff quickly called.

Hastings: 8d8c
Conniff: AcQh

Hastings needed his eights to hold and he was good after the KsTd4h flop. Conniff added a Broadway gutshot draw that got there on the Qs turn to leave Hastings drawing dead to the 4c river.

Asher Conniff – 11,700,000 (98 bb)
Brian Hastings – Eliminated in 4th place ($88,004)

Main Event: Brett Bader – 5th Place ($66,675)

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 904

Brett Bader

Brett Bader returned from break and didn’t wait too long to mix it up. He open-shoved for 1,350,000 and it folded to Asher Conniff in the big blind. He found a big ace and quickly called.

Conniff: AcQh
Bader: Kc7c

Bader had two live cards but Conniff improved on the AsTs3d flop. The 8s turn and 7d river finished off the hand and Bader’s roller coaster ride was over in fifth place.

Asher Conniff – 9,100,000 (76 bb)
Brett Bader – Eliminated in 5th place ($66,675)

High Roller: Jeremy White Doubles Through Ian O’Hara

$3,250 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Payouts  | Structure
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 133

Jeremy White raised all in for 224,000 from the cutoff, and Ian O’Hara called from the button.

White: AhQc
O’Hara: As10d

The board came down 9h4c3c8s8h, no help to O’Hara, locking up the double for White.

Jeremy White – 484,000 (30 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 1,020,000 (64 bb)

Main Event: Updated Counts

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 904

ASher Conniff

The five remaining players took another 10-minute break and returned with Asher Conniff back in the lead and Brett Bader on the short stack.

Seat 1: Mauricio Ameller – 3,565,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Gotlieb – 3,685,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Asher Conniff – 5,355,000 (45 bb)
Seat 7: Brett Bader – 1,800,000 (15 bb)
Seat 8: Brian Hastings – 3,640,000 (30 bb)

Remaining payouts:
1st: – $257,638 + Gold Ring and $10K GCC Seat
2nd: – $159,357
3rd: – $117,619
4th: – $88,004
5th: – $66,675