2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$279,431
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,040,000
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Lynskey Sends Over a Double Up

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Four players headed to the flop with around 10,000 in the middle. The dealer fanned the flop of {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{6-Spades} and the action checked to the cutoff who bet 6,000. Ian Steinman called from the small blind as did Alex Lynskey in the big blind.

The turn was the {3-Diamonds} and both of the blinds checked again. The cutoff fired out another 13,000 which got Steinman to fold but Lynskey still called. The river was the {2-Clubs} and Lynskey checked for the third time. His opponent shoved all in for 24,400 which sent Lynskey to the tank.

"This is a close one," he said as he played with his calling chips. After a couple of minutes, Lynskey dropped in a call. His opponent tabled {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a set of sixes while Lynskey flashed {k-}{j-} before they hit the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
133,500
-29,500
-29,500

Tags: Alex LynskeyIan Steinman

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
301,000
49,000
49,000
Joshua Turner us
Joshua Turner
281,600
281,600
281,600
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
234,200
98,200
98,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Mo Nuwwarah us
Mo Nuwwarah
191,400
50,400
50,400
PokerNews
Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
154,000
9,500
9,500
Maxwell Young us
Maxwell Young
139,000
-6,400
-6,400
Cosmin Joldis ro
Cosmin Joldis
138,000
48,700
48,700
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
93,800
-20,200
-20,200
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
36,500
-21,500
-21,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
Busted

Cada Pays One Off

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

It was just the two blinds in the hand on a board reading {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. The small blind led out for 3,500 into a pot of 8,000 and Joe Cada called from the big blind.

The river was the {7-Spades} and the small blind fired out another bet of 5,000. Cada went into the tank for over a minute, looking like he was going to throw his cards away. However, Cada flicked in a chip to call and his opponent turned over {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for trip queens, leaving Cada disappointed in his call.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
47,200
-16,600
-16,600
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Joe Cada

Marder's Delayed Aggression Works Out

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Michael Marder raised to 2,500 in early position and was called by Martin Ryan in the small blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {9-Diamonds} on the turn.

Ryan checked again and Marder stuck in a delayed continuation bet of 5,000. Ryan called and the {j-Diamonds} completed the board. Ryan checked again and Marder splashed in another bet of 12,000. Ryan quickly threw his cards away and Marder collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
112,500
40,000
40,000
Martin Ryan tt
Martin Ryan
83,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Martin RyanMichael Marder

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Dinner Break

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

The remaining 104 players are now heading on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to their seats at approximately 9:30 pm local time with the blinds increasing to 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante.

Lee Loses a Small Pot to Kings

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was a raise from under the gun and Bernard Lee called from the small blind. On the {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop, Lee check-called a bet of 2,200 from his opponent.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and Lee checked again. His opponent tossed in a small bet of 3,000 and Lee stuck around to see the {6-Hearts} on the river. Both players knuckled the table and Lee's opponent revealed {k-Spades}{k-Hearts} which forced Lee's cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
110,000
78,800
78,800
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
89,800
-37,400
-37,400
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Hamid Izadi us
Hamid Izadi
86,500
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
73,500
-3,800
-3,800
Daniel Lowery us
Daniel Lowery
31,200
-71,800
-71,800

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
252,000
54,000
54,000
Alex Lynskey au
Alex Lynskey
163,000
13,800
13,800
Joshua Turner us
Joshua Turner
161,500
161,500
161,500
Mo Nuwwarah us
Mo Nuwwarah
141,000
58,800
58,800
PokerNews
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
127,200
67,200
67,200
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
114,000
42,000
42,000
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
105,600
31,100
31,100
WPT 1X Winner
Kindah Sakkal us
Kindah Sakkal
91,000
25,700
25,700
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
77,300
12,300
12,300
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
72,500
-2,700
-2,700
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
63,800
15,300
15,300
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Paul Sokoloff gb
Paul Sokoloff
45,200
12,900
12,900
Stanley Lee us
Stanley Lee
41,500
-10,500
-10,500
Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
32,500
-38,800
-38,800
WSOP 3X Winner

A Couple of Tough Hands for Bunch

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Eric Bunch opened to 2,100 in the hijack and the button three-bet to 6,400. The blinds folded and Bunch called to see a flop of {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Bunch checked to his opponent who continued for 7,200 and Bunch check-raised to 21,000. His opponent shoved all in for around 40,000 and Bunch mucked his cards.

In the next hand, Bunch raised to 2,100 again and was called by the same opponent. Stephen Song re-raised to 12,400 from the small blind and only Bunch called.

The flop fell {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Song led out for 7,500. Bunch thought for a moment and then decided to lay his hand down, as he slipped down to around 30,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
136,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Bunch us
Eric Bunch
31,200

Tags: Eric BunchStephen Song

Vornicu on the Rise

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was a raise to 2,000 from early position and Valentin Vornicu called from the cutoff along with the big blind. The flop came {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and the action checked to Vornicu who bet 2,600. Both of his opponents called and the {a-Spades} landed on the turn.

Both players checked again and Vornicu doubled his bet to 5,200 this time. The big blind instantly folded and the preflop raiser also followed suit as Vornicu stacked another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
144,500
25,000
25,000