$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  155 of 712

Day 1B of the WSOP Circuit comes to an end with about 170 players remaining, and the chipleader appears to be Orville Story, who bagged up 498,000. Here’s an unofficial look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Orville Story  –  498,000  (125 bb)
2.  Aaron Gunn  –  474,000  (119 bb)
3.  David Tuthill  –  473,500  (118 bb)

The full list of official chip counts and the seat draw for Day 2 will be posted later tonight.

With 450 entries on Day 1A, and another 712 today, the total field is 1,162, which smashed the $1 million guarantee to create a total prizepool worth $1,760,430 — the largest prizepool in the history of Tampa, Florida.

The final 175 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $2,547, while the winner will earn $290,974 plus a WSOP Circuit ring.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  180 of 712

Gianna Puerini raised from middle position to 3,000, the player on the button went all in for about 40,000, and Puerini called with . The button turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Puerini flopped a set of tens to win the pot and eliminate her opponent from the tournament.

Gianna Puerini  –  107,000  (36 bb)

At another table, a player min-raised from UTG+1, Matthew Kern called from middle position, and the player on the button moved all in for 21,000. Both players called, and any additional betting would create a side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of . The UTG+1 player checked, Kern bet about 12,000, and the UTG+1 player folded.

The all-in player on the button showed for two pair, kings and nines, but Kern turned over to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Matthew Kern  –  160,000  (53 bb)

With about 180 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 119,000 (40 big blinds). This is the last level of the night, and action should end around 10:45 pm.

2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  1,162
Prize Pool:  $1,760,430
February 14-17, 2020

With 450 entries on Day 1A, and another 712 on Day 1B, the WSOP Circuit Main Event attracted a huge field of 1,162 entries, creating the largest prizepool in the history of Tampa, Florida — $1,760,430, which crushes the $1 million guarantee.

The final 175 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $2,547 each, while the winner will earn $290,974 along with a coveted WSOP Circuit ring.

1st:  $290,974 + WSOP Circuit Ring
2nd:  $179,833
3rd:  $135,794
4th:  $103,434
5th:  $79,480
6th:  $61,616
7th:  $48,195
8th:  $38,039
9th:  $30,297
10th-12th:  $24,353
13th-15th:  $19,757
16th-18th:  $16,179
19th-21st:  $13,374
22nd-24th:  $11,161
25th-27th:  $9,405
28th-30th:  $8,002
31st-33rd:  $6,875
34th-36th:  $5,966
37th-45th:  $5,229
46th-54th:  $4,630
55th-63rd:  $4,141
64th-72nd:  $3,742
73rd-81st:  $3,417
82nd-90th:  $3,154
91st-99th:  $2,941
100th-126th:  $2,773
127th-153rd:  $2,643
154th-175th:  $2,547

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  205 of 712

Massimo Dirienzo moved all in from the button for exactly 40,000, and Patrick Hagenlocher tanked for a while before calling all in from the big blind for about 36,000 with .

But Dirienzo turned over , and Hagenlocher needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Dirienzo won the pot with his ten kicker to eliminate Hagenlocher from the tournament.

Massimo Dirienzo  –  80,000  (32 bb)
Patrick Hagenlocher  –  Eliminated

With about 205 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 104,000 (42 big blinds). The field is playing 15 levels today, with action scheduled to end around 10:45 pm.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  712

The players return from their break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 and a 2,000 ante. Registration has closed, and unofficially, the tournament clock shows 712 entries here on Day 1B, which would make a total field of 1,162. As soon as the official payouts are released, they will be posted here in the live updates.

Now back to the action on the felt.

With the final board showing on the river, James Calderaro bet 20,200 from UTG+1, and Lytle Allen called from the cutoff.

Calderaro showed for a queen-high bluff, but Allen turned over to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Lytle Allen  –  109,000  (55 bb)
James Calderaro  –  25,000  (13 bb)

A short while later, Calderaro got it all in from the big blind with against another player’s .

The board came — Calderaro’s opponent paired his ace on the flop, but Calderaro spiked a five on the turn to win the pot with a full house and double up in chips.

James Calderaro  –  50,000  (25 bb)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries:  705

Jason Young raised under the gun to 3,500, Blair Miller reraised UTG+1 to 12,000, and Young called. The flop came , Young checked, Miller bet 8,000, and Young called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , and they checked again. Miller showed to win the pot, and Young mucked.

Blair Miller  –  111,000  (69 bb)
Jason Young  –  109,000  (68 bb)

The next hand, Zhen Cai got it all in from UTG+1 for 26,800 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Jason Young’s in the big blind.

The board came , and the jacks held up for Cai to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zhen Cai  –  56,000  (35 bb)
Jason Young  –  81,000  (51 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 705 entries (total field is up to 1,155), and the field is about to take a break. When they return at 8:45 pm, registration will be closed.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Entries:  697

With the board showing on the turn, three players put in 4,100 each to see the river card.

The river card was the . Brett Apter checked under the gun, the player in the cutoff checked, and Matt Silva bet 6,600 from the button. Apter thought for a while before he called, and the cutoff thought for a while before he called as well.

Silva showed for two pair, aces and eights, and the player in the cutoff mucked. Apter showed one card — the — and then mucked his hand as well. Silva won the pot.

Matt Silva  –  75,000  (47 bb)
Brett Apter  –  55,000  (34 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 697 entries (total field is up to 1,147), and this is the last level before registration closes around 8:45 pm.

$400 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  500/1,000
Players Remaining:  126 of 247

While Day 1B of the WSOP Circuit Main Event is today’s headlining event, Event 11 still managed to draw a very nice field of 247, which is 30% larger than last week’s turbo event. The total prizepool is worth $81,510, and the final 38 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $600 each.

First prize is $18,417, and the winner will also receive a coveted WSOP Circuit ring.

2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$400 No Limit Hold’em Turbo (Re-Entry)
Entries:  247
Prize Pool:  $81,510
February 15, 2020

1st:  $18,417 + WSOP Circuit Ring
2nd:  $11,382
3rd:  $8,142
4th:  $5,932
5th:  $4,403
6th:  $3,331
7th:  $2,570
8th:  $2,022
9th:  $1,623
10th-12th:  $1,330
13th-15th:  $1,113
16th-18th:  $952
19th-21st:  $832
22nd-24th:  $743
25th-27th:  $680
28th-30th:  $636
31st-33rd:  $610
34th-38th:  $600

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  665

There is a three-way preflop all-in situation involving a big stack in middle position, Richard Rice (UTG+1 with 126,100), and Jake Dollinger (small blind, ~17,000).

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Middle Position:  
Richard Rice:  
Jake Dollinger:  

The board came . Dollinger flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a club flush draw, but he improved no further. Rice paired his king on the turn to scoop the entire pot, doubling up thru the big stack and eliminating Dollinger.

Richard Rice  –  271,000  (271 bb)
Jake Dollinger  –  Eliminated

Notable local player Andra Zachow won her seat into this event in one of yesterday’s satellites, but her day came to an end after the dinner break when she got it all in after the flop with an ace-high diamond flush draw against a player who had flopped a pair of kings.

Unfortunately, the turn and river brought no aces and no diamonds, and Zachow was eliminated. Her husband Mark Winchell will have to carry the torch for the family for the rest of the day, as he is still in the field.

Andra Zachow  –  Eliminated

The Day 1B field is up to 676 entries (total field is up to 1,126), with registration open until 8:45 pm.

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,000 with an 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  639

Level 9 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 6:30 pm.

The field is currently up to 639 entries today, creating a total field size of 1,089, generating a prizepool worth more than $1.6 million. Registration remains open until the start of Level 13, around 8:45 pm.