$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,162

Isaac Kempton opened to 160,000 from the button, Ron Rosenberg moved all in from small blind for 630,000 and Kempton called.

Kempton:
Rosenberg:

Rosenberg needed to catch to double and paired his six on the flop. His joy was short-lived because the turn put Kempton back in the lead. The river finished it up and Rosenberg was eliminated in 12th place.

One more knockout and the Main Event will reach its ten-handed final table.

Isaac Kempton – 6,050,000 (76 bb)
Ron Rosenberg – Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,353)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,162

David Berman opened the action from the button for all his chips. He shoved for 390,000 and Ron Rosenberg called from the small blind.

Rosenberg:
Berman:

Berman had only one live card and a jack never came on the to make him the next player eliminated from the Main Event.

Ron Rosenberg – 1,200,000 (15 bb)
David Berman – Eliminated in 13th Place ($19,757)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,162

Action folded to Kevin Javier in the hijack and he moved all in for about 500,000. Ioannis Patsourakis called from the cutoff and button and blinds folded.

Patsourakis:
Javier:

Javier needed a lot of help to double back into contention but whiffed the board to exit in 14th place.

Ioannis Patsourakis – 4,950,000 (62 bb)
Kevin Javier – Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,757)

$250 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  198 of 455

It only seems appropriate that we would close out our first WSOP Circuit series with another blasting of a guarantee. The $250 Double Stack Event 14 drew 455 entries to push the $50,000 up to $91,000 and we couldn’t be happier.

The last 69 players will make the money with $365 for a min-cash and $17,990 plus the ring for the champion.

2020 WSOP Circuit – February
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 14
$250 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  455
Prize Pool:  $91,000
February 17, 2020

1st: $17,990 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $11,116
3rd: $8,140
4th: $6,042
5th: $4,546
6th: $3,469
7th: $2,685
8th: $2,108
9th: $1,679
10th-12th: $1,357
13th-15th: $1,114
16th-18th: $928
19th-21st: $785
22nd-24th: $675
25th-27th: $589
28th-30th: $523
31st-33rd: $472
34th-36th: $433
37th-45th: $404
46th-54th: $383
55th-63rd: $370
64th-69th: $364

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,162

James Calderaro opened the action and Cameron Marshall shipped in for 595,000. It folded back around to Caldo and he called.

Calderaro:
Marshall:

Marshall was in a lot of trouble with serious kicker issues and was unable to make a comeback on the run out.

James Calderaro – 2,200,000 (37 bb)
Cameron Marshall – Eliminated in 15th Place ($19,757)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,162

Paul Balzano opened to 150,000 from middle position and Rob Manjura called. Michael Cohen shipped for ~1,700,000 from the button and Balzano moved all in over the top. Manjura thought for a few minutes before he folded face up.

Balzano:
Cohen:

It was a tough spot for Balzano. And for Cohen and he never had a sweat as the dealer ran it out .

Paul Balzano – 5,950,000 (99 bb)
Michael Cohen – Eliminated in 16th Place ($16,179)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,162

Rob Manjura opened to 150,000 and Thomas Boyden three-bet shipped all in for about 700,000. The rest of the table folded and Manjura quickly called.

Manjura:
Boyden:

It was a fair race but Boyden was unable to take the lead with his suited slick on the runout.

Rob Manjura – 2,500,000 (42 bb)
Thomas Boyden – Eliminated in 17th Place ($16,179)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,162

Jason Klapman was all in for 625,000 and chip leader Paul Balzano looked him up.

Balzano:
Klapman:

Klapman was in way ahead for a double up but Balzano flopped a set of tens on the board. A tough hit for Klapman and he was sent out after the turn and river.

Paul Balzano – 5,850,000 (98 bb)
Jason Klapman – Eliminated in 18th Place ($16,179)

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,162

After Patrick Serda was eliminated in 19th place, tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the last two tables. They grabbed their new seats, played a few hands, and were sent on their first break of the day.

Table 26
Seat 1: Paul Balzano – 5,200,000 (104 bb)
Seat 2: Rob Manjura – 1,850,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Brad Sailor – 2,600,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4: Jason Klapman – 700,000 (14 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Cohen – 1,200,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Fares Santana – 700,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7: Thomas Boyden – 870,000 (17 bb)
Seat 8: John Ott – 2,150,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: David Jackson – 2,950,000 (59 bb)

Table 30
Seat 1: Ioannis Patsourakis – 2,690,000 (54 bb)
Seat 2: James Calderaro – 2,100,000 (42 bb)
Seat 3: Francisco Gomez – 1,650,000 (33 bb)
Seat 4: Cameron Marshall – 650,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Isaac Kempton – 3,150,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: David Berman – 950,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Brian Ray – 2,695,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: Ron Rosenberg – 765,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Kevin Javier – 2,200,000 (44 bb)

Remaining payouts:

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

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,162

Patrick Serda was down to 400,000 and moved all in from under the gun. Action folded all the back around to Paul Balzano and he called.

Balzano:
Serda:

Serda had two live cards to double up but the board gave aces up to Balzano, sending the former chip leader out in 19th place.

Paul Balzano – 5,200,000 (104 bb)
Patrick Serda – Eliminated in 19th Place ($13,374)