2019 World Series of Poker

Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$177,294
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$826,200
Entries
612
Level Info
Level
31
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix

Day 2 Completed

Alex Livingston Leads Final 28 in Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix; Philip Long Looks to Repeat

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Alexander Livingston
Alexander Livingston

The second day of Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix has come to an end after ten exciting levels of high-quality play. The record-breaking field saw just 225 return to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the second day of this tournament and of those, just 28 found a bag by nights end, with Alex Livingston coming out as the player to beat with 587,000 chips.

Livingston started the day with around double the average stack and used that to his advantage as he pushed around his table early in the day. Before the dinner break, he had already over doubled his start of the day stack and was among the top of the chip counts. The Nova Scotia, Canada native put his foot on the gas pedal throughout the evening and never let up, applying immense amounts of pressure to everyone he faced.

The Canadian has just under $600,000 in WSOP cashes, with a large chunk coming in the 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event for $451,398, after finishing in 13th place in the WSOP Main Event the year Ryan Riess won it. Most of Livingston's cashes since then have come in non-hold'em events, and he has proven to be a player of versatility who can duke it out with the best in any form of poker.

Starting right behind Livingston on the leaderboard is draw-game specialist Chris Vitch with 395,000. Vitch started the day off strong, knocking out Michael Mizrachi and Eric Rodawig in 2-7 Triple Draw when he turned over a Number Four. He sat amongst the chipleaders for the first half of the day and it was not until after dinner that he started to plummet. Vitch fought his way back during the latter stages of the night, finding a stack that would put him second in command heading into the final day of this event, as he searches for WSOP bracelet number three.

Muril Souza may be a familiar-looking name and the reason being is that he just took down Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E less than a week ago. This is the first time the Brazilian has ever been to the WSOP and he has already accomplished more than many professional players. Souza will be starting the final day of this event third in chips with 383,000 and has proven already that his first bracelet was not luck.

Last years tournament saw a player by the name of Philip Long take down the event for a $147,347 first place prize. Miraculously, he is still in the field and maybe even more impressive is that he will start the final day's play fourth in chips with 353,000. Long was short during the beginning of the day and it was near the bubble popping that he really started to gain traction. He will be looking to secure back-to-back bracelets in the same event he won just a year ago and add another six-figure cash to his resume.

Other stacks on the larger side of things heading into the final day include John Trumbul (348,500), bracelet winner Chris Klodnicki (348,000) and Matt Glantz (342,000) who are the only other runners above the 300,000 mark.

The star-studded field drew a number of bracelet winners, some that are still in contention are Rami Boukai (257,500), Chris Bjorin (246,500), Vladimir Shchemelev (226,000), and Cory Zeidman (108,000).

There were 225 to start the day out of the original 612 that joined and right before dinner break the bubble popped. The remaining 92 were all now guaranteed at least a min-cash of $2,257. All remaining runners for Day 3 will be getting at least $4,841 for their efforts and the eventual winner will be pulling in $177,294.

The final day of this event will see limits start at 10,000/20,000, which should make the beginning of the day exciting as the average stack will be just over ten bets. Play will resume at 2 p.m. tomorrow and will not end until a winner is crowned.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you updates through the remainder of this event, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds.

Tags: Alexander LivingstonChris BjorinChris KlodnickiChris VitchCory ZeidmanEric RodawigJohn TrumbulMichael MizrachiPhilip LongRami BoukaiVladimir Shchemelev

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Ivo Donev busted just before bagging. 28 players will come back for Day 3 on Tuesday, June 11, at 2 p.m. local time.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Livingston ca
Alexander Livingston
587,000
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
395,500 -54,500
Murilo Souza br
Murilo Souza
383,000 -77,000
Philip Long gb
Philip Long
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
353,000 -52,000
John Trumbul us
John Trumbul
348,500 -23,500
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
WSOP 2X Winner
348,000 103,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
342,000 87,000
Frederik Brink dk
Frederik Brink
285,500 180,500
John Evans us
John Evans
262,000 57,000
Rami Boukai us
Rami Boukai
WSOP 2X Winner
257,500 -37,500
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
WSOP 2X Winner
246,500 36,500
Sokchheka Pho us
Sokchheka Pho
235,000 208,000
Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
226,000 -94,000
Tuvya Felt us
Tuvya Felt
203,000 -7,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
180,000 10,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
179,500 -60,500
Noah Bronstein us
Noah Bronstein
172,500 -107,500
Keeth Beharrell ca
Keeth Beharrell
132,000 2,000
Donny Rubinstein us
Donny Rubinstein
131,000 65,000
Tyler Groth us
Tyler Groth
WSOP 1X Winner
124,500 -81,500
Jim Petzing us
Jim Petzing
124,000 36,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
WSOP 1X Winner
123,000 3,000
Cory Zeidman us
Cory Zeidman
WSOP 1X Winner
108,000 -12,000
Sachin Bhargava us
Sachin Bhargava
92,500 -73,500
Arto Loikkanen fi
Arto Loikkanen
87,500 -42,500

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Day 2 Has Now Come to an End

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Alexander Livingston
Alexander Livingston

The second day of Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix has now come to an end after ten levels of play. Leading the way into the final day will be Canadian Alexander Livingston with an immense 587,000 in chips.

A recap of the day will be posted shortly, along with a full seat chart and counts.

Livingston Sends Bunch Home During Last Hand of the Night

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

NLH

Alexander Livingston found action folded to him in the small blind and looked up at a short John Bunch in the big blind. Livingston moved all in and Bunch quickly called for his last 11,500, players turned over their hands.

John Bunch: {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Alexander Livingston: {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Livingston's turned nine took down the pot, eliminating Bunch from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Livingston ca
Alexander Livingston
587,000 87,000
John Bunch us
John Bunch
Busted

Tags: Alexander LivingstonJohn Bunch

Lewis Has the Goods

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Toby Lewis check-called a bet from Ismael Bojang on the {q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Spades} turn and the {5-Spades} completed the board. Lewis stuffed in his last 11,000 and Bojang made the call, having Lewis covered by only 4,000.

Bojang asked whether Lewis had a flush and Lewis quickly turned up the {a-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for nut flush and nut low. Bojang opened three of his hole cards, showing that he had an inferior flush with {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{x-}.

Bojang lost his remaining chips shortly afterwards.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
WSOP 1X Winner
120,000 -20,000
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Ismael BojangToby Lewis

Rocha Runs Better in Stud Hi-Lo Than Tryba

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Alex Rocha: {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} / {7-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} / {a-Hearts}
Chris Tryba: {a-Spades}{2-Diamonds} / {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} / {k-Hearts}

Alex Rocha completed and was instantly raised by his neighbor Chris Tryba who continued to bet until fifth street when Rocha moved all in over the top and Tryba called. Players turned over their hands and ran out the cards.

Tryba found a bad draw of cards and Rocha was much more fortunate as he caught a higher two pair on seventh, scooping the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
170,000 30,000
Alex Rocha us
Alex Rocha
100,000 35,000

Tags: Alex RochaChris Tryba

Vitch Wins Heaps with Full House

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Stud

Chris Vitch and Matt Glantz had made it to seventh street with piles of chips in the middle. Vitch fired one more bet and Glantz called, only to hear Vitch announce, "Jacks-full."

"That was brutal," Glantz said in a calm voice, seeing Vitch show the hidden boat.

Vitch: {j-}{j-}{10-} / {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Glantz: {x-}{x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

Player Chips Progress
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
450,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
255,000 -145,000

Tags: Chris VitchMatt Glantz

Livingston Pushes Down on Bunch

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Alexander Livingston
Alexander Livingston

PLO

The board read {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and there was about 40,000 in the pot. Alexander Livingston checked to John Bunch who put in a harmless 8,000 and Livingston decided to take it to the next level, announcing all in.

Bunch hit the tank for well over five minutes before making the decision to muck his hand. Bunch said "Don't show me!" as Livingston pulled in another pot late in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Livingston ca
Alexander Livingston
483,000 28,000
John Bunch us
John Bunch
48,500 -41,500

Tags: Alexander LivingstonJohn Bunch

Madsen Knocked Out

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

PLO

Jeff Madsen potted for 14,000 from the button, John Evans repotted from the big blind and they got the rest of Madsen's chips in preflop as he'd started the hand with around 50,000.

Madsen: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Evans: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

Madsen was behind and the {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} board didn't save him as Evans finished with the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
John Evans us
John Evans
205,000 30,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jeff MadsenJohn Evans