Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,917,600
Entries
204
Level
32
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Recent Chip Counts
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
76,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
66,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
62,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
62,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
61,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
|
49,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Varnell Adds to his Stack
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Craig Varnell opened to 1,300 on the cutoff. The player on the button, and Jason Somerville, in the big blind, called.
The flop was 
. Somerville checked. Varnel bet 2,000. The button called. Somerville folded.
The deal burned and turned the 
. Varnell continued with another bet of 4,500. His opponent let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
||
Tens Hold Strong for Romero
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Player UTG raised to 1,000, action folded to James Romero on the button who raised to 4,200. The under-the-gun player called after both blinds folded.
The board 
was checked down to the river that showed the 
. The UTG player bet 3,000 and was called by Romero.
Romero; 
Opponent: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
One for Morgenstern
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
The board read 
with 23,000 in the middle already.
The player in the under-the-gun position bet 18,000 and Anton Morgenstern was sitting in mid-position. Morgenstern contemplated for a bit before making the call. Morgenstern's opponent showed 
for the flopped pair of aces but was beat by Morgenstern who held 
who had rivered two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 |
Muehloecker Doubles Up
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Thomas Muehloecker just doubled up and was kind enough to relate what had happened:
Muehloecker opened from under-the-gun and was called by two other players. The flop came 
on which they all checked to see the 
on the turn. Muehloecker bet 2,200 and was called by one of his opponents.
The river completed the board with the , Muehloecker checked, his opponent bet. Muehloecker raised to 16,000, his opponent shoved, having Muehloecker covered who called for the 58,600 he had behind.
Muehloecker had 
for the straight flush while his opponent held for the nut-flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
O'Hara's Kicker Plays
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Ankush Mandavia opened to 1,200 on the cutoff. Ian O'Hara, in the small blind, called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
. O'Hara checked. Mandavia bet 1,600. O'Hara check-called.
The turn was the 
and O'Hara check-called another bet of 3,000 from Mandavia.
The 
filled up the river. Both players opted to check. Mandavia showed 
and O'Hara revealed 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
|
52,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Hellmuth Wins First Hand
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
The "Poker Brat" Phil Hellmuth has joined tournament action and with no hesitation raised his first hand from the lowjack. Action folded to his opponent who called from the big blind.
The big blind check-called the 1,400 bet from Hellmuth after a flop.
The 
on the turn was checked to Hellmuth who fired out 6,000 and his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
Bicknell Makes the Right Call
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
89,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |