2019 World Series of Poker

Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,147,449
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$13,509,435
Entries
28,371
Level Info
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Taylor Gets Bailed Out by Runner Runner

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Raymond Taylor got it all in on a flop of {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, but it was looking bad for Taylor's {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}, as his opponent called with {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The {j-Diamonds} on the turn gave Taylor some added hope, and the flush came in on the river {2-Diamonds}, much to the angst of Taylor's opponent. Taylor now sits on 92,700 chips after the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Taylor us
Raymond Taylor
92,700
92,700
92,700

Tags: Raymond Taylor

Barbosa Fires, Fires, Fires

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Action checked to Juan Barbosa on a {3-Spades}{j-Hearts}{k-Hearts} flop, and he bet 4,000 into a pot of 11,300. The big blind called, as did a player in middle position.

The {10-Spades} hit the turn, and action checked to Barbosa again. He cut out a bet of 13,000, and the big blind called. The middle position player gave it a moment of thought before folding.

The big blind quickly checked the {2-Spades} river, and Barbosa jammed for 32,000. His opponent instantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Juan Barbosa us
Juan Barbosa
81,300
81,300
81,300

Tags: Juan Barbosa

Heimiller Picks a Bad Time to Call Three Barrels

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Dan Heimiller
Dan Heimiller

Dan Heimiller still has a positive stack for the day, sitting on 65,500 chips. He said his stack was up to 95,000 at one point, but called off about 30,000 chips in a hand where the opponent had {k-}{k-} and the board was queen-high with three to a flush on the table.

Heimiller reports that he called down on all three streets in this hand, and saw the bad news when his opponent turned over the pocket kings. When asked what he had, Heimiller said "not pocket kings."

Player Chips Progress
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
65,500
19,500
19,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dan Heimiller

Friedman's Out a Buck

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Adam Friedman with last year's $10,000 Dealer's Choice bracelet
Adam Friedman with last year's $10,000 Dealer's Choice bracelet

"Didn't you win a bracelet last year?" a player at the table asked two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Adam Friedman.

Friedman replied, "Yeah."

"Gimme a dollar so I can tip the waitress." A bemused Friedman reached into his pocket and tossed the gentleman a dollar, to the delight of his tablemates.

A few hands later, after an early position raise, Sal Busacca three-bet to 4,500 in middle position, and the benefactor of Friedman's generosity four-bet to 10,000 next to act. Action folded back to Busacca, who called.

Busacca bet 11,500 on the {q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop, then snap-called when his opponent jammed for 30,000.

Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Sal Busacca: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

A cooler flop left Busacca's opponent drawing to a lone out, that wouldn't materialize on the {3-Clubs} turn or {6-Clubs} river.

"I got nobody to pick on me now! And I'm out the dollar!" Friedman said with a chuckle.

"You're welcome," Busacca told Friedman.

Player Chips Progress
Sal Busacca us
Sal Busacca
110,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
55,000
6,500
6,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Adam FriedmanSal Busacca

Embleton Makes a Huge Hero Call

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

With 1983 Main Event champion Tom McEvoy looking on at the table, Daniel Embleton just chipped up to 87,000 after making an ambitious hero call.

Embleton and his opponent arrived at the river on a {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{j-Clubs} board, and Embleton faced a sizeable river bet on the very dynamic board. After a couple minutes of though Embleton made the call and showed {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, and in this case his hero call with second pair was the right decision.

Several other players at the table reacted with strong approval, and Embleton's stack is looking good after the gutsy call.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Embleton au
Daniel Embleton
87,000
87,000
87,000
Tom McEvoy us
Tom McEvoy
77,000
77,000
77,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings

Tags: Daniel EmbletonTom McEvoy

Eichendorf Straightens Out Buhler

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Canada's Sean Eichendorf raised to 1,200 from early position, and was called by a player in the cutoff.

"Four thousand," Sun Prairie, Wisconsin's Matt Buhler said before tossing in a single 5k chip from the small blind. Both Eichendorf and the cutoff called.

Buhler bet 3,500 on the {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{a-Clubs} flop, and both of his opponents called.

The {j-Clubs} fell on the turn, and Buhler jammed for 15,000. Eichendorf called, and the cutoff said, "Wow!" then turned up his {q-Clubs} and said, "I gotta put one of you on the king of clubs," before folding.

Matt Buhler: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Sean Eichendorf: {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Eichendorf's turned straight still had to dodge the nut flush draw of Buhler, and the {k-Spades} river did just that, leaving Buhler telling his tablemates, "Good luck," before taking his leave.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Eichendorf ca
Sean Eichendorf
88,000
Matt Buhler us
Matt Buhler
Busted

Tags: Sean EichendorfMatt Buhler

Assorted Chip Counts From The Rest of the Rio

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Utley us
John Utley
177,000
177,000
177,000
Thomas Bouziden us
Thomas Bouziden
125,000
-30,000
-30,000
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
90,000
90,000
90,000
Aaron Frei us
Aaron Frei
88,000
88,000
88,000
Jared Griener us
Jared Griener
78,000
28,000
28,000
Mikey Mecum us
Mikey Mecum
54,000
4,000
4,000
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
43,000
43,000
43,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
35,100
35,100
35,100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
27,200
27,200
27,200
Travis Northrope us
Travis Northrope
19,000
-31,000
-31,000
Loki Abboud us
Loki Abboud
9,400
-40,600
-40,600