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

07-29-2019 00:25 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	5,800,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Wood Bailey	5,400,000 -50,000	-50,000
Jordan Henegar	2,900,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Josh Prager	2,700,000 -400,000	-400,000
Mike Zimmer	1,700,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

07-29-2019 00:10 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Wood Bailey	5,450,000 -510,000	-510,000
Jordan Henegar	4,400,000 -300,000	-300,000
Mike Zimmer	3,350,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Noel Rodriguez	3,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Josh Prager	3,100,000 -100,000	-100,000

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Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

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07-28-2019 23:59 UTC-7

Prager Doubles Through Rodriguez

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Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Wood Bailey opened to 180,000 on the hijack, Josh Prager went all in for 1,500,000 from the small blind, and Noel Rodriguez reraised all in from the big blind. Bailey folded, and the two remaining players went to the showdown.

Josh Prager:
Noel Rodriguez:

Board:

Rodriguez was in great shape preflop, but the on the flop put Prager ahead. The runout held for Prager, and five players still remain in the championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Prager	3,200,000 600,000	600,000
Noel Rodriguez	2,200,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000

Tags: Wood Bailey Noel Rodriguez Josh Prager

07-28-2019 23:38 UTC-7

Rodriguez Takes Down Massive Pot

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Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Noel Rodriguez opened to 160,000 from the cutoff, Mike Zimmer three-bet to 350,000 from the cutoff, Rodriguz four-bet to 850,000,
and Zimmer called.

The flop came , and Rodriguez snap shoved, sending Zimmer deep into the tank. After several minutes, Zimmer folded, and Rodriguez pulled in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wood Bailey	5,960,000 160,000	160,000
Jordan Henegar	4,700,000 -20,000	-20,000
Noel Rodriguez	3,550,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Josh Prager	2,600,000
Mike Zimmer	2,200,000 -800,000	-800,000

Tags: Noel Rodriguez Mike Zimmer

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

07-28-2019 23:13 UTC-7

Break Time

GeoffFisk

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Players are now on a 10-minute break.

07-28-2019 23:12 UTC-7

Srini Godavarthy Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,215)

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Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Wood Bailey opened to 125,000 from the cutoff, and Mike Zimmer called from the button. Srini Godavarthy came along in the big blind, and the flop came .

The action checked to Wood, who bet 250,000. Zimmer called, and Godvarthy went all in for his last 1,000,000. Bailey raised to 2,000,000, and Zimmer folded.

Srini Godavarthy:
Wood Bailey:

Godavarthy had flush and straight possibilities, but neither came as the runout sealed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wood Bailey	5,800,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Srini Godavarthy	Busted

Tags: Wood Bailey Srini Godavarthy Mike Zimmer

07-28-2019 22:55 UTC-7

Chip Counts

GeoffFisk

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Henegar	4,720,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Wood Bailey	4,300,000 -660,000	-660,000
Mike Zimmer	3,000,000 900,000	900,000
Josh Prager	2,600,000 100,000	100,000
Noel Rodriguez	2,450,000 -150,000	-150,000
Srini Godavarthy	1,100,000