The action was picked up on a board with around 4,000 in the middle. Monika Zukowicz bet 5,000 from the big blind and faced a raise worth 15,000 from her opponent. Zukowicz went deep into the tank but ended up folding.
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.
With 1,013 entries showing on the tournament clock, the remaining ladies have been sent for a 75-minute dinner break. Play should resume at approximately 7:03 p.m. local time.
Nika Futterman started the action with a raise to 2,000 and the player next to her shoved for 11,000. Ashley Frank, on the button, reshoved for around 30,000 and the small blind also jammed with the highest stack. Futterman let it and they tabled their cards:
Ashley Frank:
Third Player:
Wendy Beckers:
The board didn't bring any surprise with , improving Beckers's hand into a set of aces on the river to bust her two opponents in the same hand.
It folded to Natalie Hof on the button who raised to 1,200 and the big blind called.
Both checked all the way throughout a board and a paired the board on the river. After a last check from her opponent, Hof bet 2,300 and it was enough to claim the pot as her opponent folded.
The flop read in a three-way pot when Gargee Sharma checked in the blinds to Maria Konnikova who bet 2,000, which was folded by the hijack and called by Sharma.
The turn brought the and Sharma check-called Konnikova for 4,500.
Both checked on the river and Konnikova quickly sent her cards into the muck when Sharma tabled .