Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon
Day 4 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,620
Prize Pool
$2,553,714
Entries
1,083
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Roman Korenev Leads Final 16 to Day 5 of The Marathon
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 4 of Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em is in the books at the 2019 World Series of Poker. The 1,083-player field had already dwindled down to the final 52 players but after another six 100-minute levels they are down to 16 players. Roman Korenev from Russia is leading the pack with 3,125,000 but he is closely followed by Yicheng Xu (3,045,000) and Dong Sheng Peng (2,930,000) from China. The remaining players are all guaranteed $16,970 but if they survive one more elimination they will be guaranteed $21,208. Of course, all the players are eyeing that top prize of $477,401.
Day 4 Action
The day started with 52 players still in action but it didn't take too long for the first player to exit the tournament. Mario Navarro pushed his last four big blinds to the middle holding ace-seven suited. Paul Hizer had king-queen off-suit and managed to hit a flush to eliminate Navarro. He was the 52nd place finisher and took home $8,075.
Other players that failed to make Day 5 include Joseph Cheong (49th - $8,075), Anatoly Filatov (46th - $8,075), WSOP bracelet winners Ryan Leng (40th - $9,504) and Mohsin Charania (38th - $9,504), and Day 2 chip leader David Coleman (27th - $13,780). Chris Grigorian, also known as ''The Armenian Express'', had a good start of the day but he had to settle for 24th place. Grigorian ran his pocket jacks into the pocket queens of Peng and he took home $13,780.
WSOP Bracelet winner Preston Lee and Johan Guilbert tangled in one particular hand where Guilbert fired on all streets. Lee called with his pocket sevens on a board with two overcards and an underpair. The entire table got up on their feet and verbally admired Lee's hero call. Lee survived the day with just 640,000 while Guilbert Only has 370,000. Other players that are still in include Joe Curcio (2,710,000), Sergio Fernandez (1,615,000), Gustavo Darosamuniz (745,000), and Daniel Park (300,000).
They will continue Friday on Level 25 with the blinds at 20,000 and 40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. The remaining 16 players have an average stack of 44 big blinds and there will be plenty of room to play with the levels still being 100 minutes long.
The plan is to play down to the final six players and PokerNews will be there to provide live coverage.
Day 5 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon 2 | 1 | Joe Curcio | United States | 2,710,000 | 68 |
| Amazon 2 | 2 | Johan Guilbert | France | 370,000 | 9 |
| Amazon 2 | 3 | Sergio Fernandez | Spain | 1,615,000 | 40 |
| Amazon 2 | 4 | Vladimir Revniaga | United States | 2,795,000 | 70 |
| Amazon 2 | 5 | Dong Sheng Peng | China | 2,930,000 | 73 |
| Amazon 2 | 6 | Jared Koppel | United States | 1,870,000 | 47 |
| Amazon 2 | 7 | Joseph Liberta | United States | 1,340,000 | 34 |
| Amazon 2 | 8 | Matt Russell | United States | 2,850,000 | 71 |
| Amazon 3 | 1 | Preston Lee | United States | 640,000 | 16 |
| Amazon 3 | 2 | Gustavo Darosamuniz | Brazil | 745,000 | 19 |
| Amazon 3 | 3 | Yicheng Xu | China | 3,045,000 | 76 |
| Amazon 3 | 5 | Roman Korenev | Russia | 3,125,000 | 78 |
| Amazon 3 | 6 | Francis Anderson | United States | 1,215,000 | 30 |
| Amazon 3 | 7 | Daniel Park | United States | 300,000 | 8 |
| Amazon 3 | 8 | Peter Hong | United States | 1,660,000 | 42 |
| Amazon 3 | 9 | Timothy Miles | United States | 1,180,000 | 30 |
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,125,000 | -675,000 |
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3,045,000 | 95,000 |
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2,930,000 | -90,000 |
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2,850,000 | |
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2,795,000 | 285,000 |
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2,710,000 | -270,000 |
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1,870,000 | -230,000 |
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1,660,000 | 760,000 |
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1,615,000 | 65,000 |
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1,340,000 | 120,000 |
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1,215,000 | 115,000 |
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1,180,000 | -220,000 |
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745,000 | -5,000 |
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640,000 | -60,000 |
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370,000 | -270,000 |
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300,000 | -30,000 |
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The Day is Done
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Players are bagging their chips and the remaining 16 players are set to return June 14th for Day 5. A full recap and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Vladimir Alexandrov Eliminated in 17th Place ($16,970)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Vladimir Alexandrov opened to 65,000 in middle position and was called by Joe Curcio on his left. Vladimir Revniaga three-bet to 260,000 in the hijack and the action folded back to Alexandrov. He thought for a minute before four-bet shoving all in for 710,000. Curcio asked for a count but folded while Revniaga snap-called.
Vladimir Revniaga: 
Vladimir Alexandrov: 
Revniaga was in a dominating position with his pocket kings. The board ran out 
and Alexandrov was sent home in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,510,000 | 895,000 |
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Busted | |
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Christopher Ma Eliminated in 18th Place ($16,970)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Joe Curcio and Christopher Ma were heads-up on the flop that fell 
. Curcio led out for 75,000 from the hijack and Ma shipped all in for around 350,000 on the button. Curcio instantly called and the cards were tabled.
Joe Curcio: 
Christopher Ma: 
Ma flopped top pair but it was no match for the pocket queens of Curcio. The on the turn narrowed Ma's outs even more and the 
on the river sealed the deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,980,000 | 620,000 |
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Busted | |
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Liberta Wins a Classic Flip
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The action folded to Joseph Liberta on the button who shoved all in for 580,000. Matt Russell instantly called from the small blind and Vladimir Alexandrov folded his big blind.
Joseph Liberta: 
Matt Russell:
The flop came 
which favored Liberta's pocket queens. The on the turn and the on the river held form and Liberta doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,850,000 | -650,000 |
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1,220,000 | 650,000 |
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Fernandez Doubles Through Lee
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Sergio Fernandez got his last 615,000 preflop in the middle against none other than Preston Lee. It was the most classic of coin flips. Fernandez had and Lee the 
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The dealer produced a 
board and Fernandez doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,245,000 | 645,000 |
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700,000 | -900,000 |
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Final Two Table Redraw
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Seat | Table 402 | Chip Count | Table 403 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Alexandrov | 645,000 | Preston Lee | 1,300,000 |
| 2 | Joe Curcio | 2,360,000 | Gustavo Darosamuniz | 750,000 |
| 3 | Johan Guilbert | 640,000 | Yicheng Xu | 2,950,000 |
| 4 | Christopher Ma | 510,000 | Sergio Fernandez | 635,000 |
| 5 | Vladimir Revniaga | 1,615,000 | Roman Korenev | 3,800,000 |
| 6 | Dong Sheng Peng | 3,020,000 | Francis Anderson | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Jared Koppel | 2,100,000 | Daniel Park | 330,000 |
| 8 | Joseph Liberta | 570,000 | Peter Hong | 900,000 |
| 9 | Matt Russell | 3,500,000 | Timothy Miles | 1,400,000 |
Fiodor Martino Eliminated in 19th Place ($13,780)
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Yicheng Xu raised to 70,000 in the cutoff and Fiodor Martino shoved all in for around 740,000 in the small blind. The action was back on Xu who sigh-called to put Martino at risk.
Yicheng Xu: 
Fiodor Martino:
The flop came 
and Xu took a strong lead with a set of nines. The 
on the turn left Martino drawing dead but Xu made quads when the 
completed the board for good measure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,100,000 | 700,000 |
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Busted | |
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