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Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$13,509,435
Total Entries
28,371
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000
Players Left 1 / 28,371
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Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Players are off on their second twenty-minute break of the day.
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Raymond Taylor got it all in on a flop of 
, but it was looking bad for Taylor's 
, as his opponent called with 
.
The 
on the turn gave Taylor some added hope, and the flush came in on the river 
, much to the angst of Taylor's opponent. Taylor now sits on 92,700 chips after the double up.
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action checked to Juan Barbosa on a 
flop, and he bet 4,000 into a pot of 11,300. The big blind called, as did a player in middle position.
The 
hit the turn, and action checked to Barbosa again. He cut out a bet of 13,000, and the big blind called. The middle position player gave it a moment of thought before folding.
The big blind quickly checked the 
river, and Barbosa jammed for 32,000. His opponent instantly folded.
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Dan Heimiller still has a positive stack for the day, sitting on 65,500 chips. He said his stack was up to 95,000 at one point, but called off about 30,000 chips in a hand where the opponent had 
and the board was queen-high with three to a flush on the table.
Heimiller reports that he called down on all three streets in this hand, and saw the bad news when his opponent turned over the pocket kings. When asked what he had, Heimiller said "not pocket kings."
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
"Didn't you win a bracelet last year?" a player at the table asked two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Adam Friedman.
Friedman replied, "Yeah."
"Gimme a dollar so I can tip the waitress." A bemused Friedman reached into his pocket and tossed the gentleman a dollar, to the delight of his tablemates.
A few hands later, after an early position raise, Sal Busacca three-bet to 4,500 in middle position, and the benefactor of Friedman's generosity four-bet to 10,000 next to act. Action folded back to Busacca, who called.
Busacca bet 11,500 on the 
flop, then snap-called when his opponent jammed for 30,000.
Opponent: 
Sal Busacca: 
A cooler flop left Busacca's opponent drawing to a lone out, that wouldn't materialize on the 
turn or river.
"I got nobody to pick on me now! And I'm out the dollar!" Friedman said with a chuckle.
"You're welcome," Busacca told Friedman.
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
With 1983 Main Event champion Tom McEvoy looking on at the table, Daniel Embleton just chipped up to 87,000 after making an ambitious hero call.
Embleton and his opponent arrived at the river on a 
board, and Embleton faced a sizeable river bet on the very dynamic board. After a couple minutes of though Embleton made the call and showed 
, and in this case his hero call with second pair was the right decision.
Several other players at the table reacted with strong approval, and Embleton's stack is looking good after the gutsy call.
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Canada's Sean Eichendorf raised to 1,200 from early position, and was called by a player in the cutoff.
"Four thousand," Sun Prairie, Wisconsin's Matt Buhler said before tossing in a single 5k chip from the small blind. Both Eichendorf and the cutoff called.
Buhler bet 3,500 on the 
flop, and both of his opponents called.
The fell on the turn, and Buhler jammed for 15,000. Eichendorf called, and the cutoff said, "Wow!" then turned up his and said, "I gotta put one of you on the king of clubs," before folding.
Matt Buhler: 
Sean Eichendorf: 
Eichendorf's turned straight still had to dodge the nut flush draw of Buhler, and the 
river did just that, leaving Buhler telling his tablemates, "Good luck," before taking his leave.
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
