Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,860,000
Entries
400
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Farrell's Kings Hold on the Bubble
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
From early position, Niall Farrell shoved all but 10,000 of his stack in the middle.
From the cutoff, Jason Koon re-shoved his larger stack in the middle, which quickly folded out everyone and the action was back on Farrell who tossed in his remaining 10,000 for a total of 66,000.
Farrell held the 
against Koon's 
as everyone at the table confirmed that they did not fold a queen.
The board would be queenless as well as it ran out 
to keep Farrell alive and put Koon on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
132,000 | -8,000 |
|
25,000 | -70,000 |
Frank Survives on the Bubble
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
With the action slowing due to hand for hand bubble play, Christopher Frank shoved his short stack of 43,000 from middle position. He got a call from Shannon Shorr who was under the gun.
After every other hand in the room finished, all attention turned to one table. Several players pulled out their phones to record the moment, most of them hoping for a bust.
They would need help though as Frank's 
were far ahead of the 
of Shorr.
The board ran out clean for the Frank as it came 
and he avoided the fate of being bubble boy for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | -85,000 |
|
87,000 | -13,000 |
Singh Over Shorr on the Bubble
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Shannon Shorr raised to 11,000 from early position and was called by Jai Singh in mid-position and Ben Heath in the big blind.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Heath check-folded when Shorr bet 13,000 and Singh called.
The river completed the board with the , Shorr checked for the last time and now Singh bet 25,000. Shorr tanked but called in the end and then mucked when Singh tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000 | 45,000 |
|
208,000 | 28,000 |
Pantaleo Takes From Farrell
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
On a board that read 
Giuseppe Pantaleo had bet 30,000 on the river.
Niall Farrell had raised to 95,000 and Pantaleo was deeply considering what to do. He studied the deadly looking board and eventually called.
Farrell showed the 
which was beaten by Pantaleo's 
to create a sizable shift in chips at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
140,000 | -120,000 |
Bubble Time
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Hand-for-hand play has now commenced.
Berkey Eliminated Before the Money
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Yang Zhang shoved from early position for 72,500 and so did Matt Berkey in middle position for 96,500. Action folded to Chen Dong in the small blind who called.
Yang Zhang:
Matt Berkey: 
Chen Dong:
The board ran out 
for Zhang to hold and triple up while the remaining 24,000 of Berkey's stack was added to Dong's.
The tournament director instructed the dealer to complete the action on their tables with the bubble arriving now that 61 players are left in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
269,000 | -131,000 |
|
227,500 | 104,500 |
|
Busted |
Alberto Doubles Through Jattin
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Farid Jattin raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Anthony Alberto shoved on the button for 148,000. Action folded back to Jattin who made the call.
Anthony Alberto:
Farid Jattin: 
The board ran out 
for Alberto to hold with the higher pocket pair and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
408,500 | 258,500 |
|
162,000 | -108,000 |
Czuczor Takes From Koon
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The board read 
with around 60,000 in the middle.
Jason Koon had checked in the big blind and Marton Czuczor bet 28,000 from the cutoff. Koon contemplated for a while before making the call.
The river completed the board with the 
, Koon fired a bet of 30,000 over the line and now it was Czuczor's turn to tank. After a while, he opted to call to see Koon table 
so he could take the pot with for the flopped pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
358,000 | 108,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -90,000 |
Sekularac Eliminates Kitsios
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Georgios Kitsios moved all in from the small blind and was snap called by Ognjen Sekularac in the big blind.
Sekularac showed what he woke up with the 
which dominated the 
of Kitsios.
The board stayed clean for the rockets when it ran out 
to eliminate Kitsios just a few spots before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 55,000 |
|
Busted |