Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

05-29-2019 22:27 UTC-7

Craig Varnell Eliminated in 18th Place ($13,070)

Anthony Thompson

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ali Imsirovic opened under the gun for 135,000, action folded to Craig Varnell shoved all in for less in the big blind.

Imsirovic:
Varnell:

Varnell got some help with a flop but couldn't get there as the and came on the turn and river and he was eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Imsirovic	600,000 235,000	235,000
Craig Varnell	Busted

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Craig Varnell

05-29-2019 22:17 UTC-7

Dan Shak Eliminated in 22nd Place ($11,402)

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dan Shak was all-in from the hijack and was called by Asher Conniff on the button.

Dan Shak:
Asher Conniff:

The board ran out for Shak to flop a gutshot but he bricked the river to get eliminated in 22nd place for $11,405.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	2,760,000 1,781,000	1,781,000

Dan Shak	Busted

Tags: Asher Conniff Dan Shak

05-29-2019 22:11 UTC-7

Erik Seidel Eliminated in 25th Place ($11,402)

Sandra Barbour

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Erik Seidel moved all in from middle position for 90,000. Daniel Negreanu, in the big blind, called.

Daniel Negreanu:
Erik Seidel:

The runout was and Negreanu took down the pot, eliminating Seidel in 25th place for $11,402

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	800,000 450,000	450,000

Erik Seidel	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Erik Seidel

05-29-2019 21:25 UTC-7

Lamb Doubles on the Bubble

Shirley Ang

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Ali Imsirovic raised to 48,000 from under the gun and Ben Lamb shoved on the button for 156,000. Imsirovic contemplated for a while but opted to make the call in the end. They had to wait until all action was completed on the other tables before the cards could go on their backs.

Ben Lamb:
Ali Imsirovic:

The board ran out for Lamb to hold with his rockets and double up.

The break that was supposed to come now has been moved to start after the bubble has burst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	372,000 302,000	302,000

Ali Imsirovic	365,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Ali Imsirovic Ben Lamb

05-29-2019 20:28 UTC-7

Sinclair Sent Away

Shirley Ang

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jack Sinclair was seen leaving the tournament area while Asher Conniff was adding more chips to his stack. Conniff was kind enough to tell the PokerNews live reporting team that he had while Sinclair held .

The flop came with two clubs and the turn and river were for Conniff to hit a straight to eliminate the 2018 WSOPE Main Event Champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	730,000 550,000	550,000

Jack Sinclair	Busted

Tags: Asher Conniff Jack Sinclair

05-29-2019 20:00 UTC-7

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The prize pool details have been announced: there were 204 players in total, creating a prize pool of $1,305,600. The winner will walk away with $345,669 and the coveted gold WSOP bracelet on Thursday, May 30. In total, there will be 31 players cashing for at least $10,238.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (USD)
1	$345,669
2	$213,644
3	$145,097
4	$100,775
5	$71,614
6	$52,099
7	$38,823
8	$29,650
9	$23,224
10-12	$18,667
13-15	$15,408
16-18	$13,070
19-27	$11,402
28-31	$10,238

05-29-2019 19:43 UTC-7

Varnell Scores a Double-Up

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brent Roberts raised from under the gun and Craig Varnell shoved for 195,000 from mid-position. Action folded back to Roberts who made the call.

Craig Varnell:
Brent Roberts:

The board ran out for Varnell to pick up the flush draw on the flop and complete it on the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell	415,000 100,000	100,000

Brent Roberts	70,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Brent Roberts Craig Varnell

05-29-2019 16:17 UTC-7

Wasserson Doubles Through Nguyen

Shirley Ang

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Eric Wasserson was all-in from the big blind for 104,100 and called by Qui Nguyen in the cutoff with the bigger stack.

Eric Wasserson:
Qui Nguyen:

The flop came for Wasserson to flop a higher pair immediately.

The turn was the which now gave Nguyen a flush draw to pick up Wasserson's bounty but the river completed the board with the to improve Wasserson to trip kings and earn him the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	211,800 125,800	125,800

Qui Nguyen	60,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Qui Nguyen

05-29-2019 15:45 UTC-7

Hellmuth Keeps Getting Check-Raised

Shirley Ang

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

"Okay, I am going to try one more time as they keep re-raising me," Phil Hellmuth said to the dealer before raising to 4,400 from under the gun.

The rest of the table laughed and giggled even harder when Daniel Strelitz three-bet to 15,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back to Hellmuth who sighed and folded: "Guess you must have a good hand" which made the table chuckle again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	160,000 160,000	160,000

Martin Zamani	31,000 -29,000	-29,000
Phil Hellmuth	18,000 -47,000	-47,000

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Phil Hellmuth

05-29-2019 13:55 UTC-7

Bicknell Makes the Right Call

Sandra Barbour

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Kristen Bicknell opened to 1,400 on the cutoff. Randy Lew, in the small blind, three-bet to 6,100. Bicknell added the remainder to call.

A flop reading was dealt. Lew bet 4,200. Bicknell called.

The turn was the and was checked through river. Lew threw in a bet of 20,000. Bicknell tank-called. Lew showed and Bicknell revealed to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Bicknell	89,000 89,000	89,000

Randy Lew	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Kristen Bicknell Randy Lew