2019 World Series of Poker

Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
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
Entries
28,371
Level Info
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000

Aguirre Makes Great Call to Make Broadway

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Josus Aguirre decided to come along after he just called from under the gun after the player sitting to his left raised to 5,100 and action was four-handed headed to the flop.

The {5-Clubs}{a-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop was checked to a player in middle position who bet 13,000. Aguirre took a few minutes to think before he ultimately called and the other two players folded.

Both players checked the {7-Clubs} on the turn. The {j-Hearts} came on the river and Aguirre bet out 25,000. His opponent picked up a 25,000 chip, tossed it in the middle and Aguirre tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for broadway,

Player Chips Progress
Josus Aguirre mx
Josus Aguirre
200,000 200,000

Tags: Josus Aguirre

Gerston Sends One Out

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The player in middle position raised to 3,500. Jonathan Sparks, in the small blind, called. Andrew Gerston, in the big blind, three-bet shoved for 45,000. The player in middle position, called, putting at risk his last 43,000. Sparks took a minute of reflection, but opted to let it go.

Andrew Gerston: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The board came {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Gerston rivered a pair to win the pot, and eliminate his opponent.

"I didn't realize how deep I was!" commented Gerston, while raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Gerston us
Andrew Gerston
93,000

Tags: Andrew GerstonJonathan Sparks

Rockets Over Ladies

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action folded to the player in middle position who raised to 4,000. Adam Hudani sitting to his left raised to 12,000. The player sitting directly to Hudani's left three-bet all-in for roughly 80,000. The initial raiser folded and Hudani called.

Adam Hudani: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Hudani had his opponent dominated and nothing changed after the board ran out {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and he eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Hudani ca
Adam Hudani
180,000 180,000

Tags: Adam Hudani

Echols Adds to his Stack

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Todd Echols raised to 3,200 under the gun. The player in middle position called.

The dealer fanned a flop of {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Echols checked. His opponent shoved for 27,000, and Echols snap-called.

Todd Echols: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The turn brought the {j-Clubs}. "Are you going to put a straight out there?" Echols muttered to the the dealer. "Yes, come on!" responded Echols's opponent.

But the river was the {q-Spades} and Echols improved his hand to aces full of queens, eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Echols
Todd Echols
155,000

Tags: Tod Echols

Rosales Eliminates an Opponent

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Robert Rosales raised to 3,200 from the hijack. The button three-bet shoved for 13,600. Action folded back to Rosalez who made the call.

Robert Rosales: {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The runout was {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Rosales made eights full of threes to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Rosales us
Robert Rosales
92,000 -46,000

Tags: Robert Rosales

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Verderamo Takes it on the River

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was four-way action going to the flop after the player under the gun raised to 2,500.

The board of {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} was checked around and the players saw the {4-Clubs} come on the river.

The under-the-gun player put out a bet of 30,000 and got two players to fold. Nicholas Verderamo who was sitting in the big blind wasn't folding and put out a raise to 60,000. His opponent immediately folded and Verderamo won the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Verderamo us
Nicholas Verderamo
185,000 185,000

Tags: Nicholas Verderamo