Action was heads up and Eugenio Giordano was going for a knockout with a full board of . His ppponent turned over , but Giordano had for queens and eights to take the pot and pick up the bounty. It was Giordano's second bounty of the afternoon.
Gabriel "Black_Mamba" Nastasa was in a four-bet pot against Manuel Fritz and another player on a flop of . Fritz continuation bet on the flop and the third player in the hand moved all in. Nastasa moved in behind him and Friz snap-called.
Manuel Fritz:
Opponent:
Gabriel Nastasa:
Nastasa had just a gutshot and the on the turn gave him the straight before the bricked off on the river to earn him the pot and send both opponents to the rail.
"Let's f***ing go! Let's f***ing go!" Nastasa yelled multiple times before the dealer asked him to stop.
"You won the tournament!" someone across the room yelled sarcastically.
"You would think this was the Main Event," someone at Nastasa's table added.
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.
Action was heads up with 16,000 in the middle and on the board when Dyego Matielo checked from the small blind. Eric Nathan bet 3,000 from the big blind and Matielo called to see on the turn.
Both players checked the turn and dropped on the river. Matielo fired 13,000 and Nathan tossed in a chip to call.
"That's good," Nathan said as he mucked while Matielo turned over for three fives.