Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2c | 2019 World Series of Poker

Jun 03, 2019

Tournaments Are So Brutal

Level 16 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

So said a tablemate of a player whose tournament life came to an abrupt end after he got it all in with the preflop nuts: . The player with aces had moved in for 125,000 over an early position open from Kyle Dempsey. Dempsey asked for a count before throwing in the call (with over a million chips, his own stack was not in danger), showing down . The flop brought Dempsey a gutshot: and the turn filled it. No split-based escape with the river and another cracked pair of aces sent another player to the rail.

Tags: Kyle Dempsey

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Jun 03, 2019

First Break, Day 2, Flight C

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Players are now on a 20 minute break. Coverage restarts when players do.

Jun 03, 2019

My Stack App Activated

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Yori Epskamp

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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Jun 03, 2019

Greenblatt Busts, Gets "All-Star Needle"

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A blind vs. blind confrontation saw the back of Alexander Greenblatt just now as he called his last 80,000 off with . Unfortunately for him, Dan O'Brien had . Any hope for a chop faded after the flop, and Greenblatt made his way out of the Pavilion Room.

The dealer with the seat cards suddenly called him back to get his payout - but we're still a few tables off the money and the returning Greenblatt soon found that out. He didn't look in any way put out by this, though, and O'Brien laughingly said, "All-star needle right there." We're close to the Day 2C money, though, and for the length of days the staff are working here they are - rightly - given a bit of slack for this kind of slip-up.

Tags: Alexander Greenblatt Dan O'Brien

Jun 03, 2019

Wintermote Runs Big Slick into the Blades

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Yori Epskamp

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Steven Huynh raised to 18,000 and received a call one seat over. Connor Wintermote shoved all in for 283,000 in late position, Hunyh called all in for 193,000 and the other player folded.

Connor Wintermote:
Steven Huynh:

There was nothing in sight for Wintermote on a board, leaving him below ten bigs with the bubble in sight.

Tags: Connor Wintermote Steven Huynh

Jun 03, 2019

Frischkorn Doubles Through Conniff

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded to Asher Conniff, who has chipped up quite nicely since the day started, and he raised to 17,000 from the hijack.

Steven Frischkorn then shoved his last remaining chips from the big blind.

Conniff asked for a count, and after the dealer confirmed a total of 133,000, Conniff made the call.

Coniff tabled , but was way behind the Frischkorn was holding.

The board ran out , which secured the double-up for Frischkorn.

Tags: Asher Conniff Steven Frischkorn

Jun 03, 2019

Bubble Looming

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Yori Epskamp

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The clock currently shows 1,135 players remained, of which 1,078 will go home with a cash prize. The bubble is expected to burst in the level after the break.

Jun 03, 2019

Ranon Off the Felt

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Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Down to chip dust (13,000), Erwin Ranon moved all-in preflop under the gun. Nearly half of his table made the call, before it got to big blind Barrett Lipkin who moved in himself for 119,000 more. Before the first caller, utg+1 Shaun Zammit, had decided what to do, Lloyd Aalvik in mid position folded out of turn (something called on as not right by Lipkin as it could influence the action). In the end Zammit folded, as did the small blind.

Ranon showed an ace and expressed surprise: "I moved in blind!" - his hand was dominated, however, by the of Lipkin. The board brought a queen straight away, running out and Lipkin picked up enough in blinds and calls to boost his stack over 210,000.