Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-11-2019 11:10 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Seif	20,000 20,000	20,000

Griffin Benger	20,000 20,000	20,000
Yifu He	20,000 20,000	20,000
Romain Nussmann	20,000 20,000	20,000
Michael Trivett	20,000 20,000	20,000

Sam Gagnon	20,000 20,000	20,000
Scott Pendergrast	20,000 20,000	20,000
Michael Dyer	20,000 20,000	20,000

Khavin Cracks Aces, Doubles

Hill Kerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Filipp Khavin just got his stack in with the board reading . He had tabled in front of him, while his opponent was showing . The dealer was finishing counting Khavin's stack and announced 18,800 total behind. After confirming the amount, his opponent counted the appropriate amount and sent it Khavin's way, having had his aces cracked to give Khavin the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filipp Khavin	42,000

Tags: Filipp Khavin

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

06-11-2019 11:38 UTC-8

Giordano Binks Nuts on River

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Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

With around 1,500 in the pot on a board reading , James Giordano was facing a bet of 600 out of the big blind from Vadim Shlez in the cutoff. Giordano made the call and the turn came . Giordano again checked to Shlez, who bet 2,000. Giordano called. The river was and Giordano led out for 3,600. Shlez confirmed the amount and thought for a few seconds before folding.

Giordano tabled and as he was in the process of doing it, Shlez said, "You have the nuts, I know." He was right as Giordano confirmed he had rivered the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Giordano	25,600 25,600	25,600
Vadim Shlez	18,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: James Giordano Vadim Shlez

06-11-2019 11:45 UTC-8

Brasilia Red Chip Counts

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Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Here is an update on a few players' chip stacks in the Brasilia Red section.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikhil Gera	30,000 10,000	10,000
Dylan Linde	24,300 4,300	4,300

Alex Jacob	23,000 3,000	3,000
Barry Greenstein	23,000 3,000	3,000

Kevin Song	9,600 10,400	10,400

Kenna James	8,000 12,000	12,000
Pierce Mckellar	Busted

06-11-2019 11:47 UTC-8

Over $4,000,000 in Prize Pool Guarantees at the Merit Poker RETRO (September 3-16)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The Merit Poker RETRO Cup has over $4,000,000 in guarantees and runs September 3-16. It features a $5,000 Main Event with $2,000,000 guaranteed!

The Merit Poker Room offers some unique amenities:

The best professional staff in the world
Free 24/7 amazing food, fresh fruit, deserts, spirits, and beverages
Lots of recreational players; making the game even more entertaining

Taking place in beautiful Cyprus, you can count on plenty of sunshine, the cleanest sea, a magnificent private beach, an all-inclusive 5-star hotel, and various activities to keep the players, their friends, and families busy.

Get ready for the real poker experience and royal holiday on the Mediterranean coast! Check out all the information about the event at meritpoker.com.

06-11-2019 11:57 UTC-8

Piccioli Out After Early Roller Coaster

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Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

2017 WSOP Main Event final tablist Bryan Piccioli has been eliminated from the tournament. He was recently seen with 13,900 and had gotten as low as 4,500 after two coolers, running top set and top two pair into two Broadways. After chipping back up, he was just knocked out and will be re-entering shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Piccioli	Busted

Tags: Bryan Piccioli

06-11-2019 12:02 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Trivett	52,500 32,500	32,500

Alexander Greenblatt	45,000 25,000	25,000
Griffin Benger	35,800 15,800	15,800
David Mock	31,700 11,700	11,700
Nelson Resendiz	31,200 11,200	11,200
Matt Affleck	24,000 4,000	4,000
Muskan Sethi	22,000
Mark Seif	21,800 1,800	1,800

Amir Lehavot	19,000 1,000	1,000

Romain Nussmann	18,500 1,500	1,500
Faraz Jaka	17,800 2,200	2,200

Scott Pendergrast	10,800 9,200	9,200
Yifu He	6,600 13,400	13,400
Henry Zou	2,700 17,300	17,300

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-11-2019 12:34 UTC-8

Magnine Forces Fold on River

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Hill Kerby

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

With around 9,000 in the pot on a board reading , Paul Magnine checked action out of the big blind to his opponent in the hijack. His opponent bet 3,000 and Magnine called, bringing the river. Magnine shoved all in for around 13,000 and his opponent took some time before letting his hand go.