2019 World Series of Poker

Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,147,449
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$13,509,435
Total Entries
28,371
Level Info
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000
Players Left 1 / 28,371

Thomas Busts Player Amidst Chip Confusion

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

On a board that read {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts} Joel Thomas put out a bet of 26,000 which was enough to put his opponent in Seat 7 all in. His opponent called quickly and Thomas turned over the {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for the flush.

However, Seat 7 did not immediately relent his stack as he argued that Thomas had only made a bet of 1,500 because no verbal announcement about bet size was made despite Thomas putting in a 25,000 and 1,000 chip. He claimed that due to the similarity in color between the 25,000 and 500 chip that a verbal announcement was necessary. The floor was called over and quickly ruled that it was a valid bet of 26,000 with a call and that the player in Seat 7 was indeed eliminated.

"That's a terrible way to go out" Seat 7 said as he left the table. The table looked at each other in confusion while Thomas stacked his new chips.

Tags: Joel Thomas