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

07-28-2019 00:18 UTC-7

Srini Godavarthy Bags the Overall Chip Lead in the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship

GeoffFisk

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.

Tags: Alfie Poetra Imad Allahham Jeff Griffiths Jon Cohen Martin Verdegaal Srini Godavarthy

07-27-2019 22:38 UTC-7

Rodriguez Tops the Leaderboard

GeoffFisk

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
Noel Rodriguez	711,000 299,000	299,000

Tags: Noel Rodriguez

07-27-2019 22:36 UTC-7

Pham Flies up the Charts

GeoffFisk

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
Bobby Pham	473,000 88,000	88,000

Tags: Bobby Pham

07-27-2019 21:26 UTC-7

Duong Takes Down Massive Pot

GeoffFisk

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Adam Duong opened to 9,000 on the cutoff, and Samuel Cosby three-bet to 36,000 from the small blind. Duong called.

The flop came , and Cosby led out with a 24,000 bet, getting the call from Duong.

Cosby checked the turn, and Duong put out a 78,000 bet, which Cosby called. With nearly 300k in the pot, Cosby checked the river , and Duong checked back.

Duong dragged one of the biggest pots of the tournament, taking it down with against Cosby's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Duong	430,000 430,000	430,000
Samuel Cosby	200,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Adam Duong Samuel Cosby

07-27-2019 20:59 UTC-7

Bailey Forces Fifield Fold

GeoffFisk

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

From under the gun, Richard Fifield check-called a 15,000 bet from Wood Bailey on a flop.

Fifield led out for 27,000 on the turn, and Bailey raised it to 59,000, sending Fifield into the tank.

"If I fold will you show your hand?" asked Fifield, but no response came from Bailey. Fifield eventually folded, and Bailey didn't show.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Fifield	265,000 115,000	115,000
Wood Bailey	260,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Richard Fifield Wood Bailey

07-27-2019 20:23 UTC-7

Vang Folds Out Petsche, Shows the Bluff

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The board showed , and Teng Vang bet 30,000 from the big blind into Kameron Petsche in middle position. Petsche thought it over for a while before making the fold.

"I'll show you one time," said Vang, as he tabled . Vang is approaching the 200k mark in chips after the successful bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teng Vang	190,000
Kameron Petsche	53,000 -25,500	-25,500

Tags: Teng Vang

07-27-2019 19:32 UTC-7

Early Street Aggression Pays for Karnofsky

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The under-the-gun player limped, and Harlan Karnofsky raised to 7,000 on his immediate left. The action folded back around to the under the gun player, who called.

Facing a check, Karnofsky bet 7,500 on a flop, and got called. Both players checked on each of the final two streets, and Karnofsky showed , which was good for the win against his opponent's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Harlan Karnofsky	70,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Harlan Karnofsky

07-27-2019 15:57 UTC-7

Can't Bluff Gorenc

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

An early position player opened to 2,100, Martin Gorenc called on his direct left, and the cutoff also called.

The button player three-bet to 10,500, and only Gorenc called.

"You can't bluff me," said Gorenc as the flop came out . Gorenc checked, and the button thought it over for a few seconds before checking back.

The turn came , and Gorenc went all in for his remaining 43,000. The button player tanked for a bit before folding.

Gorenc told the table he had , while the button player said he held pocket queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Gorenc	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Martin Gorenc

07-27-2019 15:56 UTC-7

Haletky Bests Lyons in a 100k Pot

GeoffFisk

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Pat Lyons shared the details of a hand that saw one of the biggest pots of the day go down between him and Jaime Haletky.

Haletky opened to 2,000 preflop, Lyons three-bet to 7,000, Lyons four-bet to 20,000, and Haletky went all in for 49,000 total. Lyons called the addional 29,000, leaving him with just 10,000 behind.

The two players went to a showdown with more than 100,000 in the pot.

Jaime Haletky:
Pat Lyons:

Board:

The coin flip went Haletky's way, chipping him over the six-figure mark. The hand left Lyons with 10,000 but he's battled back to 30,000 as Level 7 rolls on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaime Haletky	100,600
Pat Lyons	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Pat Lyons Jaime Haletky

07-27-2019 15:14 UTC-7

Dickson Turns the Nuts

GeoffFisk

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Alex Dickson was on the cutoff against an opponent on the button, with the board reading . Dickson check-called a 2,500 bet from the opponent, bringing the on the river.