2019 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
$186,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,052,800
Total Entries
112
Level Info
Level
83
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 112
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Talley Cracks Aces to Move On

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Caufman Talley limped in on the button and Warwick Mirzikinian raised it up from the big blind. Talley called and the two players saw a flop of {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Talley started with a check and Mirzikinian fired out a bet. Talley check-raised and the two players quickly got all of the chips in the middle.

Caufman Talley: {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Warwick Mirzikinian: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Talley flopped two pair to take the lead against Mirzikinian's pocket aces. The {2-Diamonds} on the turn and the {6-Clubs} on the river changed nothing. The stacks were counted and Talley barely had Mirzikinian covered as he earned a berth into the next round.

Tags: Caufman TalleyWarwick Mirzikinian

Recent Results

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
  • Alex Epstein defeated Julien Martini
  • Richard Tuhrim defeated Keith Block

Katz Doubles Through Sarmiento

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

In a limped pot, Cary Katz led the {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop for 3,000 and called all in for the last 13,000 when Steven Sarmiento pushed.

Katz tabled the {q-Spades}{4-Hearts} for top pair while Sarmiento was trailing with the {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. The {4-Clubs} turn and {q-Diamonds} turned top pair into a full house and Katz doubled.

Tags: Cary KatzSteven Sarmiento

Kolev Finishes Off Seidel

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Erik Seidel raised it up to 4,000 on the button and Boris Kolev defended from the big blind. The flop came {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Kolev check-called a bet of 3,000 from Seidel.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Kolev led out for 4,000 this time. Seidel called and the {4-Hearts} landed on the river. Kolev announced all in and Seidel quickly folded with just 14,500 chips remaining.

Just a couple of hands later, Seidel got the last of his chips in the middle with {a-}{2-} against Kolev's {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. There was no help for Seidel on the board and he was eliminated.

Tags: Boris KolevErik Seidel

Boivin Defeats Kornuth

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

With about 14,000 in the pot and the board reading {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, Thomas Boivin bet 4,500 from the big blind and Chance Kornuth called from the button.

The river was the {k-Clubs}, Boivin bet effectively 12,000 and Kornuth mulled it over for a bit before he called all in.

Boivin tabled {j-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a rivered straight, besting Kornuth's {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to advance to the next round.

Tags: Chance KornuthThomas Boivin

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Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

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Sklar Defeats McKeehen

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

On the river of a board {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}, Joe McKeehen jammed for around 18,000 and Richard Sklar immediately said "that's a good move, a good bluff."

McKeehen replied with a "no bluff," however, Sklar called anyways after another 10 seconds of table chat.

McKeehen flashed what appeared to be {j-Diamonds}{7-} and Sklar won the pot with {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} to eliminate McKeehen.

"I would have called anyways with the ace-high," Sklar said when it was all over. He will be back at 7 p.m. for the round of 64.

Tags: Joe McKeehenRichard Sklar

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Kornuth Turns a Flush to Stay Alive

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Chance Kornuth was down to just 10 big blinds on the button and he ripped all in for 16,800. Thomas Boivin asked for a count and then made the call to put Kornuth at risk.

Chance Kornuth: {q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Thomas Boivin: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

The flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Kornuth picked up a flush draw to go with his two live cards. The turn was the {4-Clubs} which left Boivin drawing dead to the {6-Diamonds} on the river.

Tags: Chance KornuthThomas Boivin

Wasserson Over Szabo

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Eric Wasserson
Eric Wasserson

Gabor Szabo raised to 3,500 from the button, Eric Wasserson reraised all in for effectively 25,000-ish from the big blind and Szabo called all in.

Wasserson tabled {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}, leading Szabo's {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

The board came down {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, giving Wasserson jacks up to advance to the Round of 64.

Tags: Eric WassersonGabor Szabo