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

07-28-2019 12:30 UTC-7

Miller Wins Three-Way Pot

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action checked to Bryant Miller on the button, with the board showing . Miller bet 15,000, and got calls from Teng Vang under the gun and Joseph Spanne on the cutoff.

Vang and Spanne both checked again, and Miller continued for 40,000, getting both opponents to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teng Vang	505,000 -24,000	-24,000
Joseph Spanne	318,000 -54,000	-54,000
Bryant Miller	265,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Bryant Miller Teng Vang Joseph Spanne

07-28-2019 12:13 UTC-7

Rodriguez Sends Wagner to a Quick Exit

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

On one of the first hands of the day, Greg Wagner check-raised all in against Noel Rodriguez' 15,000 bet on a flop, and Rodriguez made the call.

Greg Wagner:
Noel Rodriguez:

The turn and river and brought no help to Wagner, who goes out in 60th place for the min cash of $2,480.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Rodriguez	850,000 117,000	117,000
Greg Wagner	Busted

Tags: Noel Rodriguez Greg Wagner

07-28-2019 12:03 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tournament Director Matt Savage has just announced that's it's time to shuffle up and deal! Day 2 of the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship Main Event is underway.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

07-28-2019 09:00 UTC-7

Table	Seat	Player	Hometown	Count
1	1	Mousa Helo	n/a	126,000
1	2	Srini Godavarthy	Mtn. House, CA	952,000
1	3	Amir Lehavot	SF, CA	281,000
1	4	Al Sanchez	Penryn, CA	284,000
1	5	Chee Cheong	Milpitas, CA	140,000
1	6	Toko Luu	San Jose, CA	475,000
1	7	Charles Maddalena	Chowchilla, CA	317,000
1	8	Kameron Petsche	n/a	105,000
1	9	Shahin Shojaeyan	Newark, CA	367,000

2	1	Jackson Chasengnou	Sacramento, CA	280,000
2	2	Ryan Awwad	Ann Arbor, MI	110,000
2	3	Hong Zhang	Moraga, CA	80,000
2	4	Sasha Sabbaghian	n/a	212,000
2	5	Josh Prager	Yuba City, CA	468,000
2	6	Loren Cloninger	Salinas, CA	147,000
2	7	Alan Mastic	Reno, NV	126,000
2	8	William Givens	Denver, CO	458,000
2	9	Jordan Henegar	Chico, CA	299,000

3	1	Teng Vang	Sacramento, CA	529,000
3	2	Paul PB Brown	Auburn, CA	197,000
3	3	Jeffrey Griffiths	Alameda, CA	609,000
3	4	Sarath Ravipati	lafayette, CA	141,000
3	5	Joseph Spanne	Sanville, CA	372,000
3	6	Bryant Miller	W. Unity, OH	186,000
3	7	Terry Wheeler	Granite Bay, CA	214,000
3	8	Seymond Pon	Oakland, CA	389,000
3	9	Charles Mendoza	Sacramento, CA	202,000

4	1	Nick Goulart	Travis AFB, CA	136,000
4	2	Zeev Malkin	San Jose, CA	145,000
4	3	OPEN
4	4	Anthony An	Beaverton, OR	464,000
4	5	Abdulaziz Alaquil	Menol Pk., CA	239,000
4	6	David Mallet	Pt. Roberts, WA	85,000
4	7	Martin Verdeggal	Hanford, CA	741,000
4	8	Lee Guan	SF, CA	158,000
4	9	Wood Bailey	Rocklin, CA	391,000

5	1	Bobby Phan	Elk Grove, CA	554,000
5	2	Jon Cohen	n/a	557,000
5	3	Mike Zimmer	SF, CA	246,000
5	4	Eric Matulis	Modesto, CA	107,000
5	5	Jon Des Pois	Auburn, CA	345,000
5	6	Alfie Poetra	San Jose, CA	615,000
5	7	Travis Fujisaka	Walnut Crk, CA	449,000
5	8	Richard Fifiled	Yuba City, CA	206,000
5	9	OPEN

6	1	Brian Mintz	Penngrove, CA	548,000
6	2	Beast Valdez	Vacaville, CA	89,000
6	3	Greg Wagner	Redding, CA	79,000
6	4	Damlieng Xayasounthone	Modesto, CA	354,000
6	5	Robert Angeleri	Kelseyville, CA	318,000
6	6	Sam Cosby	Portland, OR	116,000
6	7	Allan Fernando	Elk Grove, CA	506,000
6	8	Sok Chean	Sacramento, CA	107,000
6	9	Noel Rodriguez	Ukiah, CA	733,000

7	1	Gabriel Josset	Davis, CA	363,000
7	2	Jason Scott	Portsmouth, NH	354,000
7	3	OPEN
7	4	Marty Gorenc	Reno, NV	280,000
7	5	Jed Hoffman	Reno, NV	202,000
7	6	Imad Lahham	Redwood City, CA	260,000
7	7	Thu Tran	Stockton, CA	550,000
7	8	Paul Lentz, Jr.	SF, CA	160,000
7	9	Dinh Le	Suisun City, CA	248,000

Day 1a and 1b Combined Chip Counts (full)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Srini Godavarthy	952,000
Martin Verdegaal	741,000
Noel Rodriguez	733,000
Alfie Poetra	615,000
Jeffrey Griffiths	609,000
Jon Cohen	557,000

Bobby Pham	554,000
Thu Tran	550,000
Brian Mintz	548,000
Teng Vang	529,000
Exequiel Fernando	506,000
Toko Luu	475,000
Josh Prager	468,000
Anthony An	464,000
Travis Fujisaka	449,000
Wood Bailey	391,000
Seymond Pon	389,000
Joseph Spanne	372,000
Shahin Shojaeyan	367,000
Gabriel Josset	363,000
Jason Scott	354,000
Damlieng Xayasounthone	354,000
Jon Des Pois	345,000
Robert Angeleri	318,000
Charles Maddalena	317,000

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07-28-2019 09:00 UTC-7

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

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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