WSOPC Horseshoe Las Vegas (July) info:
Highlights from the series:
July 25
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July 25
Justin Lapka topped a field of 83 entrants to claim his fourth career WSOP Circuit ring, the $108,189 first-place prize, and a trip to the Bahamas after taking down Event #17: $5,000 High Roller.
"It was just a roller coaster. I sent ace-nine into the stratosphere for infinite big blinds early and left myself short, with like five, six left," Lapka said of his run to ring number four. "Really, it is just continuing to believe in yourself and continuing to push forward. Not giving up and moving on to the next hand. You can't do anything with the past, but you can do something about the present and the future"
With five left and Lapka holding about 50% of the chips in play (roughly 2,00,000), he five-bet jammed with ace-nine off from the blinds only for David Peters, who was second in chips with 855,000, to snap call him with ace-king.
The board ran out with two kings and two tens, giving Peters a boat, and Lapka went from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the sea as he was left with just 240,000.
Lapka grinded his way through the middling stack and scored two pay jumps when Keun Kwak (5th place for $24,315) and Brandon Wilson (4th place for $33,202) bowed out, leaving Lapka as the clear short stack against Peters and start-of-day chip leader Walter Fisher.
Things appeared to be over for the eventual champion a few hands into three-handed play when he got it all in with ace-queen against Peters' ace-jack, and the flop fell king-jack-jack, but a miracle ten on the river gave him Broadway to move back into a deadlock with Fisher for second in chips.
Lapka then took a few pots off Fisher to create some distance between the two players, and Fisher, who finished in disappointing 31st place after taking the chip lead into Day 2 of the Main Event, was once again denied a WSOP Circuit ring after Peters sent him packing in third place for $47,292.
This set the stage for round three between Peters and Lapka, and with fireworks blasting in the night sky over the Las Vegas Strip that could be heard and felt in the Normandy Ballroom, the action did not disappoint.
With the blinds at 20,000/40,000/40,000, Lapka called a three-bet of 240,000 from Peters to see a flop of 
. Peters continued for 100,000, and Lapka called as the turn 
hit the felt. Peters checked, Lapka bet 200,000, and Peters called before the river 
completed the board.
Peters checked once again, and Lapka moved all in for 715,000. Peters then exhausted his last two time extensions before flicking in the call, tabling 
for just ace-high with the nut flush blocker.
Lapka tabled 
for rockets, and with that the chip lead was once again his and while the battle continued for about another 30-minutes, Peters (2nd for $71,624) could never regain the momentum, eventually calling off the last of his chips with second pair only for Lapka to table top pair to deny him a fifth WSOP Circuit ring just a few weeks after winning bracelet #5.
Final table payouts for Event #17: $5,000 High Roller:
July 25
Justin Lapka limped the button, and David Peters checked his option from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Peters checked. Lapka bet 75,000, and Peters called.
The dealer burned and turned the 
, and Peters checked again. Lapka bet 175,000, and Peters called.
The river 
completed the board, and Peters checked again. Lapka used all of his shot clock and, at the buzzer, moved all in for 470,000 effective having Peters covered.
Peters responded by using all of his shot clock as well, and at the buzzer, he called for his tournament life, tabling 
for a pair of tens.
Lapka tabled 
for a pair of jacks and Peters hit the rail in second place for $71,624.
July 25
Justin Lapka opened to 80,000 and David Peters three-bet to 225,000. Lapka called.
The flop fell and Peters continued for 100,000. Lapka called, and the turn hit the felt.
Peters checked, and Lapka bet 200,000. Peters called, and the river completed the board.
Peters checked, and after about 29 seconds Lapka moved all in for 715,000.
Peters asked for a count and used his remaining two time extensions before he flicked in a single chip for the call, tabling .
Lapka tabled for pocket aces and secured the double into the chip lead.
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