2019 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$477,401
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$2,553,714
Entries
1,083
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dillon Ott us
Dillon Ott
230,000
145,000
145,000
Neil Blumenfield us
Neil Blumenfield
200,000
45,000
45,000
Benjamin Ludlow us
Benjamin Ludlow
135,000
4,000
4,000
Uriel Levy fr
Uriel Levy
115,000
70,200
70,200
Kevin Andriamahefa us
Kevin Andriamahefa
110,000
-25,000
-25,000
Forouzan Sotoudeh ca
Forouzan Sotoudeh
100,000
50,000
50,000
Chris Grigorian us
Chris Grigorian
88,800
-91,200
-91,200
François Tosques
François Tosques
44,000
8,000
8,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
41,000
-24,000
-24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Calenzo us
Kevin Calenzo
32,000
22,300
22,300
Jeremie Sarda fr
Jeremie Sarda
30,000
-58,000
-58,000
Roger Taieb fr
Roger Taieb
29,000
-32,000
-32,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Enselme Runs Good in the Marathon

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player opened to 2,700 and it was three-bet to 8,3000. Arnaud Enselme, who registered late in the event today, thought about his move for a minute and four-bet to 39,000. The initial player folded but the second player announced all in for a stack around 120,000 and Enselme snap-called for a stack of 52,000.

Arnaud Enselme: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
His opponent: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

It was a typical flip situation and the flop fell {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}, giving a set of queens to Enselme's opponent. The turn {9-Diamonds} didn't change anything but a {j-Hearts} showed up on the river, giving the straight to Enselme as well as the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Arnaud Enselme fr
Arnaud Enselme
130,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Arnaud Enselme

Pham Has the Goods

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With around 7,000 in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Harald Sammer led out for 5,000 from under the gun and David Pham called on the button.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and both players checked to the {10-Diamonds} on the river. Sammer fired out another 5,500 and Pham raised to 22,000. Sammer instantly called and Pham flipped over {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a full house to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
David Pham us
David Pham
103,500
50,200
50,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Harald Sammer at
Harald Sammer
35,000
-7,000
-7,000

Tags: David PhamHarald Sammer

Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
267,800
165,800
165,800
Artem Metalidi ua
Artem Metalidi
238,000
64,000
64,000
Stoyan Obreshkov bg
Stoyan Obreshkov
206,500
84,500
84,500
Christopher Frank de
Christopher Frank
199,000
-9,000
-9,000
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
195,000
141,000
141,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
194,300
-17,700
-17,700
Daniel Dizenzo us
Daniel Dizenzo
152,000
51,000
51,000
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
128,000
91,000
91,000
Sergio Fernandez es
Sergio Fernandez
118,000
71,500
71,500
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
94,000
94,000
94,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
77,500
-14,500
-14,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
70,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lauren Roberts us
Lauren Roberts
41,000
14,800
14,800
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
37,000
-18,000
-18,000
$25K Fantasy

Farrell Bluffs It Off

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

"Let's go Firaldo!" a bystander shouted throughout the Pavillion room as he strolled by Niall Farrell's table. Farrell was quietly going about his business on Day 2 but that might have just woke him up to bluff his chips away moments later.

With the board reading {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, Farrell tossed in a bet of 13,200 from the small blind into a pot of around 15,000. His opponent called on the button and the {2-Clubs} completed the board.

Farrell thought for a minute before shoving all in for 27,100. His opponent quickly called and Farrell stood up from his seat as he tabled {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}. His opponent revealed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} and Farrell was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Niall Farrell

Flush Over Flush for Hallaert

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Kenny Hallaert
Kenny Hallaert

The player in the cutoff opened and Kenny Hallaert made the call from the big blind. Both players checked throughout the board {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

On the river {7-Hearts}, Hallaert bet 2,000 and his opponent re-raised to 8,000. Hallaert thought about his move for a minute and pushed all in, putting his opponent's tournament at risk. The latter quickly called, showing {8-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, only to see {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} in Hallaert's hand for the nut flush and was eliminated.

Hallaert, who final tabled the Main Event in 2016, now has a stack above 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Hallaert be
Kenny Hallaert
212,000
144,000
144,000

Tags: Kenny Hallaert

Dong Way Ahead of the Field

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Thus far, Day 2 in The Marathon has solely belonged to Yu Dong who has built up a massive stack compared to the rest of the field. Dong just recently eliminated a couple of players at his table and has stacks upon stacks of chips in front of him.

He is showing no signs of slowing down as he continues to apply pressure to his opponents. There was a raise to 2,500 from middle position and Dong three-bet to 8,500 in the small blind. His opponent called and the two players saw a flop of {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}.

Dong led out for 6,500 and his opponent still called to see the {6-Diamonds} on the turn. Dong splashed in another bet of 18,000 this time which prompted a quick fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Yu Dong cn
Yu Dong
407,500

Tags: Yu Dong