$1,650 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 Ante Up World Championship
$1,650 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Ante Up World Championship
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$685,678
Entries
469
Level
28
Blinds
75,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Srini Godavarthy Bags the Overall Chip Lead in the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The second of two Day 1 flights is complete in the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship, as Day 1b is a wrap from the Thunder Valley Poker Room. A total of 316 entries registered for Day 1b, which played down to the money as 40 players made it through the night.
Those 40 players will advance to Sunday’s Day 2 flight, along with the 20 survivors of Day 1a. The combined field of 60 total players will return Sunday for a noon restart as the tournament plays down to a winner. The first-place prize of $135,798 will be on the line, and all players in the field will earn at least a min-cash of $2,480.
The combined Day 1a and Day 1b fields added up to a total of 469 entries for the tournament. That brought the total prize pool to $685,678, well over the $500,000 guarantee.
Bagging the biggest stacks at the end of Day 1b were Srini Godavarthy (952,000), Martin Verdegaal (741,000), Noel Rodriguez (733,000) and Alfie Poetra (615,000) . Those players will join Day 1a big stacks such as Jeff Griffiths (609,000) and Jon Cohen (557,000) to lead the field at the start of Sunday’s action.
Other notables making it through Day 1b includedImad Allahham (260,000), last year's champion in this event.
Play will begin at Level 15 Sunday, with the blinds at 3000/6000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship plays to its conclusion.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
952,000 | 532,000 |
|
741,000 | |
|
733,000 | 22,000 |
|
615,000 | |
|
554,000 | 81,000 |
|
550,000 | |
|
548,000 | 48,000 |
|
529,000 | 479,000 |
|
506,000 | 176,000 |
|
464,000 | 9,000 |
|
449,000 | |
|
391,000 | -50,000 |
|
372,000 | 132,000 |
|
367,000 | -8,000 |
|
363,000 | |
|
|
354,000 | |
|
299,000 | |
|
280,000 | 135,000 |
|
260,000 | 48,000 |
|
248,000 | 96,000 |
|
246,000 | |
|
239,000 | -82,000 |
|
212,000 | |
|
206,000 | 166,000 |
|
197,000 | -73,000 |
Day 1b Complete
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The Day 1b flight is a wrap, as 40 players remain. Those players are all in the money and will join the 20 survivors of the Day 1a flight for a noon restart Sunday. A recap and full chip counts will follow shortly.
Alaquil Gets the Best of Mintz
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Abdulaziz Alaquil raised to 17,000 under the gun, and got calls from Brian Mintz to his dtrect left and Srini Godavarthy in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Alaquil checked, Mintz bet 25,000 and Godavarthy folded. Alaquil made the call.
The turn came 
, and Alaquil check-called a 38,000 bet from Mintz. Both players checkd through the 
river, and Alaquil showed down 
to take down the pot.
Two eliminations remain before the money bubble bursts and Day 1b is complete.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | -117,000 |
|
|
321,000 |
Mintz Eliminates Bowman
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Keith Bowman went all in for 100,000 from middle position, and Brian Mintz made the call from the button.
Keith Bowman: 
Brian Mintz: 
Board: 
Bowman found no help on the runout, and Mintz is over the 600k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
617,000 | 266,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Break Time
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
Rodriguez Tops the Leaderboard
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Noel Rodriguez is the first to 700k on Day 1b, and after two recent knockouts sits with 711,000 chips in front of him.
Rodriguez looks to be in great shape to go into Day 2 with a massive stack. With 52 players left, the Day 1b flight is 12 eliminations away from the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
711,000 | 299,000 |
Pham Flies up the Charts
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Bobby Pham and a short-stacked opponent got all of the chips in preflop, with Pham having the opponent well covered.
Bobby Pham: 
Opponent: 
Board: 
The favorable preflop situation held up for Pham, who is now near the half-million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
473,000 | 88,000 |