$1,650 Main Event | 2019 Ante Up World Championship

07-28-2019 15:39 UTC-7

Givens Gets the Chips

GeoffFisk

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

William Givens is nearing the 1 million chip mark after scoring a double knockout.

Givens provided the details of the hand, in which he opened to 30,000 from the cutoff, a player on the button three-bet all in for 275,000, and another player in the big blind went all in for 330,000. Givens called, and the three players went to the showdown.

Button:
Big Blind:
William Givens:

Givens' pocket queens held up through the runout, sending both of the shorter stacks to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Givens	950,000 950,000	950,000

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07-28-2019 15:31 UTC-7

Goulart Scores a Knockout

GeoffFisk

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Nick Goulart opened to 30,000 on the button, an opponent in the small blind reraised all in, and Goulart called. Goulart had the opponent covered.

Small Blind:
Nick Goulart:

The board ran out and the flush came in on the turn for Goulart. The small blind found no help on the river and headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Goulart	550,000 145,000	145,000

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07-28-2019 15:20 UTC-7

Henegar Has Piles of Chips

GeoffFisk

Level 19 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Teng Vang bet 65,000 into an already massive pot from the small blind, with the board showing .

Jordan Henegar reraised all in, with well over 800,000 chips behind. A call would have put Vang at risk, but after thinking over for a bit, Vang elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Henegar	1,310,000 510,000	510,000
Teng Vang	350,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Jordan Henegar Teng Vang

07-28-2019 14:57 UTC-7

Cohen Chipping Up Big; Table 3 Chip Counts

GeoffFisk

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Gabriel Josset opened to 38,000 from early position, Jon Cohen three-bet to 92,000 from the hijack, and Josset folded.

With that pot, Cohen is now over 1.1 million chips as the tournament goes to break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wood Bailey	1,200,000 140,000	140,000
Jon Cohen	1,130,000 360,000	360,000

Thu Tran	940,000 390,000	390,000
Gabriel Josset	437,000 74,000	74,000
Dinh Le	410,000 162,000	162,000
Paul Lentz Jr.	400,000 240,000	240,000
Jon Des Pois	280,000 -170,000	-170,000
Bryant Miller	235,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Jon Cohen

07-28-2019 14:22 UTC-7

Bailey Knocks Out Scott

GeoffFisk

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Wood Bailey opened to 27,000 from under the gun, and Jason Scott three-bet all in for his last 167,000. Bailey made the call.

Jason Scott:
Wood Bailey:

Board:

The flop was immediate trouble for Scott, with top two pair coming in for Bailey. The runout sealed the elimination, and Bailey is now up over the 1 million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wood Bailey	1,060,000 669,000	669,000
Jason Scott	Busted

Tags: Jason Scott Wood Bailey

07-28-2019 13:00 UTC-7

Rodriguez Closing in on a Million

GeoffFisk

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez bet 75,000 from the big blind, on the turn with the board showing . Robert Angeleri folded from the cutoff, and the pot puts Rodriguez within reach of the 1-million chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	968,000 118,000	118,000
Robert Angeleri	290,000 -28,000	-28,000

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07-28-2019 09:00 UTC-7

Day 2 of the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship Begins at Noon

GeoffFisk

The $1,650 Ante Up World Championship reaches its climax today, as the 60 players who made it through the Day 1 flights return to the Thunder Valley Poker Room for Day 2. A winner will be crowned at the end of play today, and that player will go home with the championship and first-place prize of $135,798.

Play resumes at Noon today, with 38 minutes and 20 seconds remaining in Level 15 and the blinds at 3000/6000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.

Day 1b chip leader Srini Godavarthy (952,000) comes into Day 2 with the overall chip lead. Closely following are Martin Verdegaal (741,000), Noel Rodriguez (733,000), Alfie Poetra (615,000), Day 1a chip leader Jeff Griffiths (609,000) and Jon Cohen (557,000).

Imad Allahham (260,000), last year's champion in this event, is also still in the hunt for back-to-back championships.

With 469 total entries, the Ante Up World Championship far exceeded the advertised $500,000 guarantee, with an overall prize pool of $685,678.

Today's field will play 40-minute levels, with a 10-minute break after every three levels and a 70-minute dinner break after the ninth level of the night.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to see who comes away with the championship.

Tags: Alfie Poetra Imad Allahham Jon Cohen Martin Verdegaal Noel Rodriguez Srini Godavarthy