2018/19 WSOP Global Casino Championship

Main Event
Day: 2
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

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Sheaves Decides to Keep it Small

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

Marius Conan raised to 6,500 in middle position and Warren Sheaves re-raised to 25,500 from the big blind. Conan called and the two players saw a flop of {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

Both players checked to the {6-Diamonds} on the turn and the {3-Hearts} on the river. Sheaves finally tossed in a small bet of 13,000 and Conan went into the tank for a minute before making the call. Sheaves turned over {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} and Conan sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Warren Sheaves us
Warren Sheaves
295,000
107,000
107,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marius Conan fr
Marius Conan
205,000
-126,000
-126,000

Tags: Warren SheavesMaruis Conan

Kornechuk Flops Straight

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

Action was picked up at the very end of the hand as Thomas Kornechuk made a bet and was called by Irene Carey. The board read {7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. Kornechuk turned over the {5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to show that he flopped the straight and Carey took a while before mucking her cards in frustration.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Kornechuk us
Thomas Kornechuk
230,000
103,500
103,500
Irene Carey us
Irene Carey
65,000
-26,000
-26,000

Remaining 2019/20 World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
DateLocation
August 1-12, 2019Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
August 15-26, 2019Foxwoods Resort Casino (Connecticut)
August 29 – September 9, 2019Ameristar St. Charles (St. Louis, Missouri)
September 5-16, 2019Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California)
September 12-23, 2019Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
September 17-29, 2019WSOP.com Online Circuit (New Jersey)
September 19-30, 2019Seminole Casino Coconut Creek (Coconut Creek, Florida)
September 26 – October 7, 2019Horseshoe Southern Indiana (Louisville/Indiana)
October 3-14, 2019Horseshoe Baltimore (Maryland/D.C.)
October 10-21, 2019Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
October 24 – November 4, 2019Harveys Lake Tahoe (Reno/Tahoe Nevada)
October 30 - November 11, 2019Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
November 14–25, 2019Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
November 28 - December 9, 2019Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
November 30-December 11, 2019The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
December 5-16, 2019IP Casino Resort Spa (Biloxi, Mississippi)
December 12-22, 2019Harrah’s Las Vegas in Convention Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
January 2-14, 2020Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
January 9-20, 2020Thunder Valley Casino (Sacramento area, California)
January 16-27, 2020Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
January 30 - February 10, 2020Potawatomi (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
February 6–17, 2020Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
February 14-25, 2020Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada)
February 20 – March 2, 2020Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago, Illinois)
February 25 – March 8, 2020WSOP.com Online Circuit (Nevada)
February 27 – March 10, 2020Horseshoe Bossier City (Shreveport, Louisiana/Texas)
March 5-16, 2020Harrah’s Atlantic City (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
March 7 – 18, 2020The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles, California)
March 12-23, 2020Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
March 19-30, 2020Bally’s (Las Vegas Strip, Nevada)
March 26 - April 6, 2020Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Omaha, Nebraska/Iowa)
April 8-19, 2020Harrah’s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 23 – May 4, 2020Horseshoe Tunica (Tunica, Mississippi)
May 7-18, 2020Harrah’s New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana)
August 2020Global Casino Championship Harrah’s Cherokee

All stops will release their series’ event schedules as they get closer. Every stop is confirmed to offer at least a dozen official gold ring events starting at the $250 buy-in level and include a $1,700 Main Event.

Nuwwarah Five-Bet Shoves on Song

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

Stephen Song opened to 7,000 from under the gun and Mo Nuwwarah three-bet to 19,500 on the button. The blinds folded and Song stuck in a four-bet to 47,000.

Nuwwarah asked for a count and then announced all in for around 140,000. It didn't take long for Song to dispatch his cards to the muck and Nuwwarah dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
485,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mo Nuwwarah us
Mo Nuwwarah
190,000
40,000
40,000
PokerNews

Tags: Mo NuwwarahStephen Song

Prize Pool & Payouts Announced; $279,431 for the Champion

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

With late registration officially closed, the total prize pool and payouts have been announced. A total of $1,040,000 will be divided among 20 players, with a min-cash worth $14,545. The winner of the 2019 WSOP Global Casino Championship will take home $279,431 for their accomplishment.

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1st$279,4319th-10th$23,411
2nd$172,43111th-12th$19,787
3rd$119,55513th-14th$17,269
4th$84,96115th-16th$15,580
5th$62,02317th-20st$14,545
6th$46,546  
7th$35,939  
8th$28,572  

McEvoy's River Bet Sends Away Vornicu

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

On the turn the board read {2-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Aaron McEvoy bet 21,000 and was called by Valentin Vornicu. The river was the {10-Hearts}. Vornicu checked and McEvoy put together his chips and threw out a a bet of 75,000. Vornicu considered it for several moments before eventually laying it down.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
370,000
77,000
77,000
Aaron McEvoy us
Aaron McEvoy
215,000
82,000
82,000

Tags: Aaron McevoyValentin Vornicu

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000