2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 4
$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 227
Prize Pool: $227,000
February 9-10, 2020

The fourth tournament on the WSOP Circuit schedule was another huge success when $1,125 buy-in Event 4 blasted its $50,000 prize pool all the way up to $227,000. Toronto’s Ryan Yu was in town for vacation and will go home with $53,725 along with a shiny new WSOP Circuit ring.

Event 4 results:

1st: Ryan Yu – $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Stephen Richardson – $33,204
3rd: Steve Brite – $23,535
4th: Ronnie Day – $17,001
5th: Justin Zaki – $12,521
6th: Duff Charette – $9,405
7th: David DiBernadi – $7,208
8th: Rakph Massey – $5,638
9th: Mark Scacewater – $4,504
10th: Loni Harwood – $3,676
11th: Brett Apter – $3,676
12th: Daniel Sepiol – $3,676
13th: Phil Hui – $3,066
14th: Srdjan Urosev – $3,066
15th: Lily Kovnik – $3,066
16th: Charles Davis – $2,616
17th: Ross Lebo – $2,616
18th: Michael Rossitto – $2,616
19th: Davin Jones – $2,283
20th: Trenton Pippin – $2,283
21st: Filipp Khavin – $2,283
22nd: Jeffrey Cunningham – $2,039
23rd: Christopher Boyle – $2,039
24th: Aleksandr Gofman – $2,039
25th: Kevin Javier – $1,866
26th: Stephen Nussrallah – $1,866
27th: Erik Christensen – $1,866
28th: Cole Sudeck – $1,750
29th: Alex Rocha – $1,750
30th: Arkadiy Tsinis – $1,750
31st: Mark Picarazzi – $1,683
32nd: John Bailey – $1,683
33rd: Weston Wells – $1,683
34th: Zachary Gruneberg – $1,661
35th: Carlos Guerrero – $1,661

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante

Ryan Yu opened his button and Stephen Richardson shipped all in for 965,000 to get a quick call.

Yu:
Richardson:

Yu picked up a monster in the heads-up match and it held on the board to send him the title. He earned $53,725 for the win and Richardson took home $33,204 for his runner-up finish.

1st: Ryan Yu – $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Stephen Richardson – $33,204

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 227

The heads-up match is underway to determine the $1,125 Event 4 champion.

Seat 5: Steven Richardson – 1,675,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: – ( bb)
Seat 7: – ( bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Yu – 3,950,000 (99 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $33,204

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 227

Stephen Richardson folded his button, Steve Brite shipped for 1,215,000 from the small blind and Ryan Yu called in the big.

Yu:
Brite:

Brite once again had two live cards to double up but this time around he blanked the board to go out in third place.

Ryan Yu – 3,950,000 (99 bb)
Steve Brite – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($23,535)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 227

It folded to Ronnie Day in the small blind, he moved all in for about 500,000, and Ryan Yu called in the big.

Yu:
Day:

Day was in a lot of trouble and found no help on the to go out in fourth place.

Ryan Yu – 1,810,000 (45 bb)
Ronnie Day – Eliminated in 4th Place ($17,001)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 227

Ronnie Day opened to 100,000 from under the gun and Steven Richardson three-bet to 245,000 from the small blind. Day called, the flop came and Richardson checked. Day announced all-in and Richardson called for his last 620,000.

Richardson:
Day:

Both players flopped a queen but Richardson was far ahead. The turn and river finished the double up for Richardson.

Steven Richardson – 1,970,000 (49 bb)
Ronnie Day – 950,000 (24 bb)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 227

The four remaining players were sent on another break The return to blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante with the average stack 1,420,000 (35 bb).

Seat 5: Steven Richardson – 945,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Steve Brite – 1,440,000 (36 bb)
Seat 7: Ronnie Day – 1,895,000 (47 bb)
Seat 8: Ryan Yu – 1,395,000 (35 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $53,725 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $33,204
3rd: $23,535
4th: $17,001

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 227

Ryan Yu opened from under the gun and Steve Brite moved all in from the small blind for 705,000. Ronnie Day folded his big blind and Yu called.

Brite:
Yu:

Brite was dominated again but found the flop when the dealer spread . The turn and river finished the board and Brite found another double.

Steve Brite – 1,470,000 (49 bb)
Ryan Yu – 1,335,000 (45 bb)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 227

Ronnie Day opened to 75,000 from under the gun and Justin Zaki moved all in from the button for about 800,000. The blinds folded and Day quickly called.

Day:
Zaki:

Zaki was in a lot of trouble but it looked good after he flopped Broadway on the board. Day flopped a set of kings that turned into a full house on the turn. The river finished the runout and Zaki was eliminated in fifth after two tough hands.

Ronnie Day – 1,740,000 (58 bb)
Justin Zaki – Eliminated in 5th Place ($12,521)

$1,125 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 227

Justin Zaki opened on the button and Steve Brite ripped his 715,000 stack in the middle from the big blind. Zaki called with a big hand on the button.

Brite:
Zaki:

Brite needed help to double but the flop was no help. He paired the turn and avoided Zaki’s outs on the river to get the big double.

Steve Brite – 1,490,000 (50 bb)
Justin Zaki – 975,000 (33 bb)