Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon
Day: 5
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
Hands #24-28: Korenev Picks Up a Pot
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #24: Matt Russell shoved from the small blind and Joe Curcio quickly folded his big blind.
Hand #25: Dong Sheng Peng got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #26: Curcio raised to 160,000 from the button and got no action.
Hand #27: Russell raised to 180,000 from the hijack and picked up the blinds and ante.
Hand #28: Joseph Liberta completed his small blind and Roman Korenev opted to check. The flop came 
, Liberta bet 90,000 which Korenev called. They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Liberta check-called the 175,000 bet of Korenev but mucked when he tabled 
for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,650,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
|
2,590,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
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Hands #29-33: Anderson By Far the Most Active
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #29: Roman Korenev limped from the small blind and big blind Francis Anderson checked his option. The flop was dealt 
and Korenev led out with a bet of 80,000 and that was enough to make Anderson fold.
Hand #30: Gustavo Darosamuniz raised to 175,000 from under the gun and he was called by Jared Koppel from the big blind. Koppel check-called a bet of 130,000 on the 
flop to see the turn. Both players checked and the fell on the river.
They checked again and Koppel won the pot when he showed 
.
Hand #31: Joseph Liberta raised to 160,000 from the hijack but he folded when Anderson three-bet to 450,000 from the button.
Hand #32: Anderson raised to 175,000 from the cutoff but he got out of the way when Darosamuniz three-bet to 560,000 from the small blind.
Hand #33: Anderson raised to 175,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
4,450,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
3,450,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
Hands #34-38: Raises and Takes
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #34: Gustavo Darosamuniz raised to 180,000 from the cutoff and Joe Curcio three-bet to 580,000 in the small blind. Dong Sheng Peng quickly folded his big blind and so did Darosamuniz in the end.
Hand #35: Peng raised big by putting his whole stack of purple 100,000-value chips over the line from the small blind and Peter Hong folded.
Hand #36: Peng raised to 180,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and ante.
Hand #37: Peng raised to 180,000 from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #38: Matt Russell raised to 180,000 from mid-position and got no callers.
Hands #39-44: Liberta and Koppel Tangle
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #39: Joe Curcio raised from middle position to 175,000 and Joseph Liberta three-bet to 575,000 from the cutoff. That was a bit too much for Curcio who folded.
Hand #40: Gustavo Darosamuniz received a walk.
Hand #41: Francis Anderson raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and Matt Russell called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked. Russell led out on the 
turn and that took the pot down after Anderson folded.
Hand #42: Darosamuniz won the pot with a single preflop raise. No players called.
Hand #43: Liberta raised from early position to 160,000 and he was three-bet to 490,000 by Jared Koppel from the hijack. The others folded.
The 
flop was dealt and Liberta check-called a continuation bet of 375,000. They continued to check it down on the 
turn and 
river.
Liberta announced ''ace-king'' but that wasn't enough when Koppel opened up 
.
Hand 44: Curcio raised to 160,000 on the button and got no action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,800,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
Peter Hong Eliminated in 9th Place ($34,580)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #45: Joe Curcio raised to 160,000 from the cutoff and Peter Hong shoved in the small blind. Joseph Liberta quickly folded his big blind and Curcio asked how much the shove was for. Hong confirmed he had 760,000 in total and Curcio made the call.
Peter Hong: 
Joe Curcio: 
The board ran out 
for Curcio to hold with the higher hole cards to eliminate Hong in 9th place for $34,580.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
Busted |
Hands #46-50: Small Pots for Korenev, Koppel, and Russell
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #46: Gustavo Darosamuniz raised to 180,000 from middle position and he was called by Roman Korenev in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Korenev check-called a bet of 210,000 from Darosamuniz. The turn was the 
and both players checked this time. The river completed the board and Korenev bet 175,000.
The Brazilian got out of the way and the start-of-day chipleader won the pot.
Hand #47: Joseph Liberta raised from the button to 160,000 and both blinds folded.
Hand #48: Liberta raised from the cutoff to 160,000 and the button and both blinds folded.
Hand #49: Matt Russell raised to 180,000 from under the gun but he quickly folded when Jared Koppel three-bet to 540,000 from the small blind.
Hand #50: Koppel raised the button to 170,000 and Russell called from the big blind. The flop was 
and Russell moved all in right away. Koppel shot his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
2,900,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,350,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
1,650,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
||
Hands #51-52: Jacks for Peng?
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #51: Jared Koppel raised to 170,000 from the cutoff and was called by Gustavo Darosamuniz on the button and Joe Curcio in the big blind. The flop came 
, Curcio checked, Koppel bet 225,000 and both Darosamuniz and Curcio folded.
Hand #52: Roman Korenev raised to 180,000 from the early position and Curcio called in the small blind. Dong Sheng Peng three-bet to 580,000 in the big blind and Korenev responded with a shove after having considered his options for a while. Curcio folded immediately but Peng dived into the tank. After a while, Peng mock-slapped his own hand before folding which made almost the whole table laugh.
Shortly after, Curcio showed his phone to Peng on which he had pulled up Google Translate. Peng laughed. The rest of the table asked him what he had asked Peng via the translate function.
"If he had jacks," Curcio shrugged which incited more laughter from the table.
Gustavo Darosamuniz Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,100)
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #53: Francis Anderson raised to 175,000 from the early position and Gustavo Darosamuniz three-bet to 550,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Anderson who decided to shove with the bigger stack. Darosamuniz snap-called.
Gustavo Darosamuniz:
Francis Anderson: 
The flop came for Anderson to flop the Broadway immediately while the rail gasped.
The turn was the which gave Darosamuniz some extra outs as any ace or queen would keep him alive as he would then improve to a full house. A king on the board would let them chop the pot.
The river completed the board with the to not help Darosamuniz at all as he was eliminated in eighth place for $45,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,065,000
2,615,000
|
2,615,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Hands #54-60: The Anderson and Koppel Show
Level 28
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hand #54: Joe Curcio raised from the cutoff and took the pot down.
Hand #55: Jared Koppel raised to 170,000 from under the gun and Francis Anderson defended his big blind. The flop fell and both players checked. Anderson check-folded to a bet of 185,000 from Koppel on the turn.
Hand #56: Anderson limped from the small blind and big blind Koppel checked. The flop came down 
and Anderson bet 80,000. Koppel called.
The turn was the and Anderson bet another 80,000 and he was called again.
The river was the 
and Anderson upped the bet to 125,000 this time. He was called again and took the pot down with 
for a straight.
Hand #57: Anderson raised from the button to 175,000 but he folded when Koppel three-bet to 625,000 from the small blind.
Hand #58: Anderson raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and both Matt Russell and Curcio called from the blinds.
The flop fell 
and all three players checked. The turn was the and small blind Russell led out with a bet of 295,000. Both of his opponents folded.
Hand #59: Anderson Raised to 175,000 from the hijack but no player called him.
Hand #60: Anderson raised to 175,000 from middle position and Koppel three-bet him again to 535,000 from the hijack. Anderson called this time.
The 
flop appeared on the board and both checked. Anderson check-folded on the turn when Koppel fired a bet of 475,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,300,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
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