Event 5: Kammar Andries Adds Second WSOPC Ring

2019 February WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut  Creek
Event 5
$400 Double Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 188
Prize Pool: $62,040
February 11, 2019

Kammar Andries

Kammar Andries came out of nowhere last February to become an unlikely champion in the February 2018 Coco WSOP Circuit Main Event. After several four-digit cashes, he won the Main Event for more than $240K and a nice bankroll boost for the poker amateur. Andries backed up that title today when he conquered the $400 Double Stack Turbo tournament for his second WSOPC ring.

The fast-paced tournament attracted 188 entries and it more than doubled its $30,000 guaranteed prize pool. They combined to put $62,040 in the pool and, as one would expect in a turbo, they quickly hit the money after the dinner break.

Andries nearly gave away the tournament once it reached the final table. Wearing his headphones, he live-misclick called a shove and lost the majority of his stack. Andries was facing some tough competition with his shorter stack including former SHRP champions Ory Hen, Zoltan Czinkota, and Carlos Loving.

Andries regained the lead late and caught aces when he was heads-up with Loving to earn the title. He took home $16,131 for the victory, his second biggest score behind only the $241,000 he won last year in the WSOPC Main Event, and he now owns a second ring.

Event 5 results:

1st: Kammar Andries – $16,131 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Carlos Loving – $9,964
3rd: Gary Thill – $7,195
4th: Ory Hen – $5,284
5th: Zoltan Czinkota – $3,948
6th: Rodney Tullock – $3,000
7th: Michael Azzaro – $2,317
8th: David Nowling – $1,820
9th: Obdulio Melo – $1,452
10th: Andrew Daire – $1,177
11th: David Shmuel – $1,177
12th: Jeremy Sussman – $1,177
13th: Daryl Kaiser – $969
14th: Errol Rosen – $969
15th: Roberto Bendeck – $969
16th: Sean Gardiner – $810
17th: Carlos Vasquez – $810
18th: Wayne Lovell – $810
19th: Miriam Macwilliams – $687
20th: Loni Harwood – $687
21st: Brian Soja – $687

Event 5: Kammar Andries Finds HU Aces to Win 2nd Ring

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante

Kammar Andries

A few hands into the heads-up match, Kammar Andries limped his button and Carlos Loving checked to see a JsTc6c flop. Loving checked, Andries bet 150,000 and Loving check-raised all in for 915,000 to get a quick call.

Andries: AhAc
Loving: Td5c

Loving was in trouble with middle pair against the rockets, picked up a flush draw on the 9c turn, but the 4h river ended the tournament with Andries earning his second WSOPC ring.

1st: Kammar Andries – $16,131 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Carlos Loving – $9,964

Carlos Loving

Event 5: Heads-Up Counts

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 188

Kammar Andries (left) versus Carlos Loving (right)

Everything is set, the WSOPC ring is on the table, and the heads-up match for the title is underway with Kammar Andries in the lead.

Seat 6: Kammar Andries – 4,200,000 (53 bb)
Seat 9: Carlos Loving – 1,445,000 (18 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $16,131 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $9,964

Event 5: Quick to Heads Up

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 32: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 188

Ory Hen

Once the floodgates were opened, the eliminations came at a steady stream until the tournament went heads-up between Kammar Andries and Carlos Loving. SHRP regulars Zoltan Czinkota and Ory Hen went out in back-to-back hands followed by Gary Thill a short time later.

That set the heads-up match between Loving and Andries, both looking for another major SHRP title.

3rd: Gary Thill – $7,195
4th: Ory Hen – $5,284
5th: Zoltan Czinkota – $3,948

Zoltan Czinkota
Gary Thill

Event 5: Rodney Tulluck – 6th Place ($3,000)

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 31: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 188

Rodney Tullock

Ory Hen open-shoved for 1,100,000 and it folded to Rodney Tullock in the big blind.

“Take your time sir,” Zoltan Czinkota joked. “Hurry up!”

That got a laugh and then a call from Tullock for his last 370,000.

Tullock: JcTc
Hen: As6c

Tullock needed to hit but it was Hen improving on the Ad9c8s flop. Tullock had an open-ended straight draw but blanked the 6h turn and 9s river to exit in sixth place.

Ory Hen – 1,570,000 (16 bb)
Rodney Tullock – Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,000)

Event 5: Michael Azzaro – 7th Place ($2,317)

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 30: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 188

Michael Azzaro

The turbo event lost two quick players at the final table when Obdulio Melo and David Nowling hit the payout desk and then the last seven players settled in for a long grind. They played more than an hour of seven-handed poker until the average stack hit ten big blinds.

There were a lot of shoves but everything was getting through until Michael Azzaro open-shoved for 545,000. Kamar Andries thought for a few minutes and called in the big blind for his 550,000 stack.

Andries: Jh9h
Azzaro: 3h3c

Azzaro was ahead with the small pair, faded the AhQsTs flop, but Andries added a lot of outs. The Jc turn put the Coco WSOPC Main Event champ in the lead and Azzaro was eliminated to break the stalemate.

Kammar Andries – 1,100,000 (14 bb)
Michael Azzaro – Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,317)
David Nowling – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,820)
Obdulio Melo – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,452)

Event 5: Double Knockout Sets Nine-Handed Final Table

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 26: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 188

The $400 Double Stack turbo was on the verge of setting the ten-handed final table then lost a player on each table. David Shmuel was eliminated in 11th place to prompt tournament staff to get ready to pause the clock when Andrew Daire was sent on in tenth place on the other table.

That leaves nine players remaining with a chance for the ring with some South Florida wizards including Zoltan Czinkota, Carlos Loving, David Nowling, former SHRP Player of the Year Ory Hen, and defending WSOP Circuit Main Event champion Kammar Andries.

Seat 1: Gary Thill – 825,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: Obdulio Melo – 124,000 (4 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Azzaro – 1,000,000 (33 bb)
Seat 4: Ory Hen – 272,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5: Zoltan Czinkota – 1,093,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Kammar Andries – 660,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Rodney Tullock – 647,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: David Nowling – 384,000 (13 bb)
Seat 9: Carlos Loving – 635,000 (21 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st – $16,131 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd – $9,964
3rd – $7,195
4th – $5,284
5th – $3,948
6th – $3,000
7th – $2,317
8th – $1,820
9th – $1,452

Results so far:

10th: Andrew Daire – $1,177
11th: David Shmuel – $1,177
12th: Jeremy Sussman – $1,177
13th: Daryl Kaiser – $969
14th: Errol Rosen – $969
15th: Roberto Bendeck – $969
16th: Sean Gardiner – $810
17th: Carlos Vasquez – $810
18th: Wayne Lovell – $810
19th: Miriam Macwilliams – $687
20th: Loni Harwood – $687
21st: Brian Soja – $687

Event 5: One-Day Double Stack Turbo Prize Pool and Payouts

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 79 of 188

Registration is closed in today’s 11am one-day $400 buy-in double stack turbo ring event and the field is final. A total of 188 entries generated a prize pool $62,040 — more than double the $30,000 guarantee. The final 21 players are slated to finish in the money with a min-cash worth $687. Payouts escalate from there and top out in the form of a $16,131 first prize. In addition, the tournament’s champion will earn a gold ring.

Details:

2019 February WSOP Circuit
Seminole Casino Coconut  Creek
Event 5
$400 Double Stack Turbo (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 188
Prize Pool: $62,040
February 11, 2019

1st – $16,131 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd – $9,964
3rd – $7,195
4th – $5,284
5th – $3,948
6th – $3,000
7th – $2,317
8th – $1,820
9th – $1,452
10th-12th – $1,177
13th-15th – $969
16th-18th – $810
19th-21st – $687

At present, 79 players remain including Loni Harwood, Martin Ryan, Ory Hen and Wally Maddah.

We will provide another update when play reaches the 10-handed final table.

Event 5: Monday Locals’ Game at Coconut Creek

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Entries: 122

Unofficial chip leader Francis Margaglione (left) and Loni Harwood

The big opening weekend of play has resided and it’s a more intimate gathering in The Pavilion for today’s $400 double stack turbo. A quick stroll between the tables reveals a number of locals in the action.

Carlos Loving
Ory Hen
Ido Ashkenazi

Late in Level 6, the clock shows 124 entries playing and registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 13.

Event 5: Defending Main Event and Casino Champions Side by Side

$400 Double Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Entries: 80

Kammar Andries (right) and Karthik Ramakrishnan

Each World Series of Poker Circuit stop reveals two headline players — 1) the Main Event champion, and 2) the Casino Champion. It was 12 months ago when Kammar Andries laid claim to this series’ Main Event and Karthik Ramakrishnan donned Casino Champion honors. Both players earned $10,000 entries in the WSOP’s season-ending Global Casino Championship and represented Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in the exclusive event.

Fast forward to today’s play and the duo is back in action hungry for more accolades. They’re both in the game in this morning’s $400 turbo ring event and find themselves side-by-side early on Table 16.

The field has more than doubled over the first couple levels of play with the clock showing 80 registered to start Level 3.