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
Entries
28,371
Level Info
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000

Pavilion Room Counts

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

Below: the recently located Pavilion Room players' chip counts. Barbara Enright, in particular, is having a productive mid-day period, winning several small pots without showdown in the five minutes it took to count the area's notable stacks. With over $1.7 million in live earnings, this poker Hall of Famer was the first woman to win an open WSOP event and the only female player to make the final table of the $10,000 Main Event. She already holds three bracelets and looks to have started Level 7 in high gear.

Player Chips Progress
Barbara Enright us
Barbara Enright
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
116,000 66,000
Preston McEwen us
Preston McEwen
65,000 65,000
Ian Matakis us
Ian Matakis
WSOP 1X Winner
63,000 63,000
Jonathan Zaun us
Jonathan Zaun
55,000 55,000
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
42,000 42,000
Jason Seitz us
Jason Seitz
38,000 -12,000
John Cato Torres us
John Cato Torres
30,000 30,000

Tags: Barbara Enright

Level: 7

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Kinnibrew Busts Oh in Three Way Pot

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Edward Kinnibrew raised to 2,800 from early position and picked up a caller to his immediate left. The action folded around the Je Wook Oh in the big blind who moved all in for his remaining 21,000.

Kinnibrew thought for a good while before deciding to call. The third player in the hand also went into the tank to consider the situation before throwing in 21,000 for the call. There was a lengthy discussion between the dealer and the players as it was not abundantly clear whether Oh had shoved for 21,500 or 21,000 before eventually 21,000 was decided upon.

The flop came {3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Kinnibrew swiftly declared all in which forced the third player to reluctantly fold his hand.

Oh's stack was at stake and he turned over the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} which trailed Kinnibrew's pocket pair of {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and the river was the {4-Clubs} which was not enough to save Oh from busting while Kinnibrew added a significant chunk of chips to his stack to put him in a healthy position.

Player Chips Progress
Edward Kinnibrew us
Edward Kinnibrew
115,000 115,000
Je Wook Oh us
Je Wook Oh
Busted

Tags: Edward KinnibrewJe Wook Oh

Spotted in Level 6

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Big 50
Big 50

While the queue for late or re-registration continues to snake through the corridors of the Rio Convention Centre, offering tantalising glimpses into the Amazon, Brazilia and Pavilion Rooms on the way, players take seats as soon as they’re vacated in an impressively smooth process. In fact, the mood of the late entrants is good; all credit to the staff dealing with such an unprecedented field.

With thanks to Chad Holloway’s player radar, here are a few more notables battling through the mid-stages of Day 1d. Chip count updates following next round of the Pavilion and Amazon Rooms.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Melander us
Todd Melander
50,000 50,000
Rulah Divine us
Rulah Divine
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Jason Seitz us
Jason Seitz
50,000 50,000
Barbara Enright us
Barbara Enright
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
50,000 50,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
WSOP 1X Winner
50,000 50,000
Chris Grigorian us
Chris Grigorian
50,000 50,000
Alan Cutler us
Alan Cutler
50,000 50,000
Marsha Wagner us
Marsha Wagner
50,000 50,000
Josh Smith us
Josh Smith
50,000
Matt Alexander us
Matt Alexander
50,000 50,000

Plisco Makes Call to Eliminate Opponent

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a flop of {10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} Seat 5 moved all in for his remaining 26,700. The decision was on David Plisco who had his opponent covered easily. After thinking for about half a minute Plisco made the call.

Seat 5 turned over the {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for top pair but he was behind Plisco's {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. No help would come as the board ran out {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} to give Plisco a substantial boost to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
David Plisco us
David Plisco
100,000 100,000

Tags: David Plisco

Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Counts, Plus a Few New Ones

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova

Maria Konnikova, author and poker player, has been on a tear for the last two years, winning over $270,000 in live tournaments including a first place finish in the PCA National in 2018 worth $84,600. She has looked relaxed at the table all day, her stack drifting above and below starting level. We've not seen any major pots she has been involved in, although while her stack was being counted she tangled with the big blind briefly. She had raised under the gun, seeing a {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop. She checked back when the big blind checked, but bet 2,000 when the {k-Spades} came down on the turn. The big blind called and led for 5,100 on the {9-Hearts} river; she let her hand go.

Meanwhile elsehere Steven Storwick eliminated his right hand side neighbour to raise his stack to 120,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Kustafik us
Matthew Kustafik
210,000 100,000
Ricardo Reyes us
Ricardo Reyes
155,000 105,000
Michael Rios us
Michael Rios
140,000 140,000
Steven Storwick us
Steven Storwick
120,000 120,000
Blair Hinkle us
Blair Hinkle
WSOP 1X Winner
104,500 39,500
Mick McCloskey ie
Mick McCloskey
65,000 15,000
Tim Palmer gb
Tim Palmer
57,000 15,000
Barrie Hearns gb
Barrie Hearns
51,000 51,000
Maria Konnikova us
Maria Konnikova
45,400 45,400
Dustin Kern us
Dustin Kern
40,400 40,400
Jeff Kimber gb
Jeff Kimber
36,800 -13,200
Ronald Czyzynski us
Ronald Czyzynski
30,100 -16,900
Gediminas Aleksandravicius lt
Gediminas Aleksandravicius
26,100 -11,100
Andy Hills gb
Andy Hills
19,000 -17,000
Katie Swift gb
Katie Swift
Busted
Nakia Davis
Nakia Davis
Busted

Tags: Maria KonnikovaSteven Storwick

Perkins Busts Umerova

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

WSOP Bracelet winner Safiya Umerova's slow start to the day did not improve as she was seen getting up from the table as her {10-}{10-} fell to the {q-}{q-} of Randy Perkins in a pre-flop all in situation. The board ran out clean for the Queens and Perkins hauled in all of Umerova's chips.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Perkins us
Randy Perkins
125,000 125,000
Safiya Umerova us
Safiya Umerova
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Randy PerkinsSafiya Umerova