2019 World Series of Poker

Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,484,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,280,000
Entries
110
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 2nd Place ($917,232)

Level 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger
Andrew Lichtenberger

Hand #172: Starting the hand with 14 million against the 19 million of Ben Heath, Andrew Lichtenberger opened his button for 650,000.

Heath three-bet to 2.4 million and Lichtenberger shoved all in. Heath didn't waste too much time calling to put Lichtenberger at risk. Heath was trailing, though.

Andrew Lichtenberger: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Ben Heath: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

After the dealer was instructed to go ahead and deal a flop, the burn card disappeared under the pot and she fanned {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}.

With his jack paired, Heath took the lead and was on the verge of winning his first WSOP tournament. The {10-Hearts} on the turn gave Lichtenberger some outs but the {10-Diamonds} on the river that paired the board wasn't one of the cards he was looking for.

Suffering a bad beat in the final hand of play, Lichtenberger had to do with second place and a payday of $917,232.

Ben Heath, meanwhile, got ready to pose for the winner photos, soon to receive his first gold bracelet and the accompanying $1,484,085, almost twice as big as his previous biggest score.

An extended recap of today's action is to follow.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Ben HeathUnited Kingdom$1,484,085
2Andrew LichtenbergerUnited States$917,232
3Sam SoverelUnited States$640,924
4Dmitry YurasovRussia$458,138
5Nick PetrangeloUnited States$335,181
6Chance KornuthUnited States$251,128
7Elio FoxUnited States$192,794
8Cary KatzUnited States$151,755
9David EinhornUnited States$122,551
Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
33,000,000
14,000,000
14,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerBen Heath