Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker

05-30-2019 14:28 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	136,000 136,000	136,000

Mike Del Vecchio	132,000 34,000	34,000
Francisco Estrada	125,000 26,000	26,000
Justin Sharpe	120,000 52,000	52,000
Marsha Wolak	98,000 4,000	4,000

Muskan Sethi	90,000 45,000	45,000
Simon Deadman	80,000 29,000	29,000
Dean Loisel	73,000 2,000	2,000
Nipun Java	52,000 8,000	8,000

Barbara Cardin	50,000 2,700	2,700

Brian Green: Wins the FIRST 2019 World Series of Poker Bracelet

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

https://www.pokernews.com/video/brian-green-wins-the-first-2019-world-series-of-poker-bracel-11931.htm

Brian Green defeated an impressive final table including Ali Imsirovic, Asher Conniff, Ping Liu, 3-time WSOP Bracelet winner Loren Klein, and 6-time WSOP Bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu.

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05-30-2019 14:25 UTC-8

Emmett Can See the Future

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded around to a player who limped in from middle position and Randall Emmett looked at the PokerNews reporter near the table and said, "You're going to stick around and write about this one kid" before he raised to 4,000. His opponent moved all in and Emmett said, "I told you" and made the call.

Emmett:
Opponent:

"I'm not even going to sweat it, there will be a king in the window" Emmett said, and sure enough the first card in the window was a king as the flop came .

Emmett didn't even sweat the turn or river sating, "now I'm going to get the flush" and sure enough the turn and river brought a and the giving Emmett the flush and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Emmett	75,000

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05-30-2019 14:09 UTC-8

Some More Familiar Faces in the Crowd

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Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Emmett	75,000
Matt Stout	50,000 50,000	50,000
Pedro Oliveira	50,000 50,000	50,000
Aaron Massey	50,000 50,000	50,000
Pierre Neuville	50,000 50,000	50,000
Duff Charette	50,000 50,000	50,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	50,000 50,000	50,000
Cosmin Joldis	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jordan Young	50,000 50,000	50,000
Taylor Black	50,000 11,000	11,000
Tony Miles	50,000 50,000	50,000
Eyal Eshkar	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Kane	50,000 50,000	50,000
Bart Cybaert	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michal Cubas	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jakob Miegel	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tom Hall	50,000 50,000	50,000
Julien Sitbon	50,000 50,000	50,000

Dean Hutchinson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Joey Weissman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

05-30-2019 13:49 UTC-8

Break

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break to clear their heads.

05-30-2019 13:39 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Willie Wiggins	115,000
Marsha Wolak	94,000 94,000	94,000

Nicholas Palma	94,000 94,000	94,000
Taylor Black	61,000 61,000	61,000
Deepak Bathro	52,000 52,000	52,000
Muskan Sethi	45,000 11,000	11,000
Mitch Garshofsky	43,100 6,900	6,900

05-30-2019 13:32 UTC-8

Ma Triples Up

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

The player in early position opened to 1,800. The player in middle position called. Michael Ma, on the cutoff, three-bet shoved for 12,400. Both of his opponents stuck around with a call.

The dealer fanned a flop of . The player in early position checked. The player in middle position bet 12,000. The player in early position quickly folded and Ma and his opponent's cards were tabled.

Michael Ma:
Opponent:

The turn and river filled up the board and Ma tripled up

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Ma	40,000

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05-30-2019 13:17 UTC-8

Izadi Eliminated by Loisel

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Sandra Barbour

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Dean Loisel opened to 1,500 under the gun. The button called. Hamid Izadi, in the small blind, called for less, putting at risk his last 1,400. Mike Del Vecchio called as well from the big blind.

The flop came . Del Vecchio checked. Loisel bet 2,500. The button folded. Del Vecchio check-called.