With about 8,800 in the middle the flop read and Daniel Lowery checked before Ray Villaman put out a bet of 3,800. The player in position called as did Lowery.
The hit the turn and all three players checked to the river. Lowery fired out 6,900, forcing Villaman to instantly fold. The player in position took a bit longer with his decision but ultimately decided to do the same as the dealer pushed the pot to Lowery.
Jacqueline Burkhart, who is celebrating her birthday today with everybody at her table wearing party hats, raised to 2,000 in early position and got called by one player.
Both checked all the way throughout the board and the completed the board on the river. Burkhart sent a bet for 2,500 and her opponent called with . Burkhart showed for trips and took down the pot.
Jacqueline Burkhart, who is celebrating her birthday with balloons and birthday hats at her table, is enjoying a nice Day 2abc with a stack of 115,000 at her disposal.
Day 1 chip leader Patrick Clarke has beefed up his stack up to 510,000 so far.
Meanwhile, the likes of Kitty Kuo, Paulina Loeliger, Eric Smidinger, Ryan Eriquezzo, and Jaspal Brar will have to try again next year.
Zackery Lowrie began the latest hand with a comfortable stack of around 150,000. He would end it with a lonely walk to the rail as Brent Roberts catapulted near the top of the chip leaderboard.
Lowrie and Roberts got their entire stacks in the middle before the flop, Lowrie with and Roberts with .
The flop came and Lowrie was already standing up before the turn and river came , busting right before the break.
Right before the break, George Chen raised to 6,000 and Barry Shulman put his tournament life on the line by shoving all in for 9,900. Chen called and the cards were on their backs.
Barry Shulman:
George Chen:
The board ran out hitting a ten for Schulman to win the hand and get the double up.
The schedule for the 18th season of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit was released on Wednesday and is comprised of 25 stops with 10 additional stops expected to be announced in the future. The new season will kick off immediately after the 2020 WSOP with a stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from July 20-31.
“The World Series of Poker is back with the Circuit returning in just short of a month,” said WSOP Senior Vice President and Executive Director Ty Stewart. “With record-breaking attendance so far this summer, we expect a huge response to the full-scale return of our regional mid-stakes tour.”
Most WSOP Circuit stops will begin on Thursdays, with the four-day Main Events beginning on the second Friday of the tournament. Each stop is encouraged to add Seniors and Ladies events, where the winners will qualify to participate in the “Tournament of Champions” in Las Vegas. Each stop will offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting as low as $250 with a capstone $1,700 buy-in Main Event.
Additionally, there will be monthly online circuit events scheduled for players on WSOP.com.
The prestigious $1 million freeroll will return featuring a similar format as the 2021-22 season. Beginning with the Choctaw Circuit Event, any official gold ring winners from either the live or online circuit events through May 2023, will qualify for the invitation-only “Tournament of Champions” event during the 2023 WSOP tournament in Las Vegas.
A player in the small blind three-bet to 10,200 before the flop and Karina Lima called in early position. The flop came and the small blind continued for 6,000.
Lima came back with a raise to 25,000 before the small blind shoved for around 65,000. Lima quickly called with for trip jacks, while her opponent could only show .
The small blind got no help on the turn and river to hit the rail soon after coming back from break.