Day 2d Is Officially Underway
The tournament director announced it is time to shuffle up and deal. Players will play through eight levels and the remaining players will return to action for day 3 tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
The tournament director announced it is time to shuffle up and deal. Players will play through eight levels and the remaining players will return to action for day 3 tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
Unfortunately, the day was very short but not very sweet for two players.
After Angela Singer shoved her very short stack of 53,000 from the under the gun position, action folded to Chihiro Suzuki in the cutoff and he re-shoved his last 68,000.
In the next seat over David Hoag made the call, having both players covered.
Hoag:
Suzuki:
Singer:
The board ran out , and although Singer paired her ace, Hoag's ten-kicker played and he eliminated both players from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Hoag |
611,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
Angela Singer
|
Busted | |
Chihiro Suzuki
|
Busted |
Aaron Baltzell moved all-in from middle position and was called by Eduards Kudrjavcevs from the cutoff.
Aaron Baltzell:
Eduards Kudrjavcevs :
Baltzell was ahead with a pair of tens and nothing changed after the flop.
The turn was the and Kudrjavcevs had one card left to knock out Baltzell.
The river brought the and Baltzell got a much needed double at the beginning of play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Baltzell |
120,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Eduards Kudrjavcevs |
110,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
Action folded around to Edward Sullivan who raised to 30,000 from the middle position. Action then folded to Martin Tamero who moved all-in for 98,200 from the small blind, Sullivan called.
Edward Sullivan:
Martin Tamero:
Tamero went into the hand trailing Sullivan and nothing changed after the flop came .
The turn was the and with only one card left, Tamero needed a ten going to the river to keep his tournament alive.
The dealer did just that as they put the on the river and Tamero got the much needed double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Tamero |
201,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Edward Sullivan
|
138,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
David "The Dragon" Pham moved all in from the under-the-gun position for his last 6,000.
From the next seat over Cliff Yuan three-bet to 20,000 and was called by David Plastik from the button, which created a small side pot.
After both players checked through to the river on a board, all three players tabled their hands.
Pham:
Yuan:
Plastik:
Pham's flopped flush held and he scooped the main pot while Yuan and Plastik chopped the side pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cliff Yuan |
225,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
David Plastik |
52,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
David Pham |
33,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
After Jaime Delreal moved all in from middle position, action folded around to Dustin Bryan in the cutoff, who asked for a count.
The dealer confirmed 68,000 total, Bryan made the call, and the remaining players folded.
Both players tabled their hands, which revealed that Delreal was going have to win the race to stay in tournament.
Delreal:
Bryan:
The board ran out , which secured the double-up for Delreal.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dustin Bryan |
346,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
||
Jaime Delreal |
151,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
John Hayes raised to 30,000 from late position and action folded to the big blind where Michal Nahum moved all-in for 93,000, Hayes called.
Michal Nahum:
John Hayes:
Nahum stayed ahead after the flop but the paired board added chop possibilities for Hayes.
The on the turn gave Hayes a gutshot straight draw and now Nahum had to dodge any five or six going to the river.
The dealer put the on the river and sealed the double up for Nahum.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Hayes |
330,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
Michal Nahum |
230,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
The official numbers for the fourth and final starting day are finally in. A staggering total of 9,121 entries were made, of which 5,166 were made by unique players. Together, they created a total prize pool of $4,303,425 for this flight. 1,369 players will finish in the money on Day 2d.
All numbers are now officially in. Here's a look at the official numbers for the 2019 World Series of Poker Big 50 event. It surpasses the 2015 Colossus (22,374 entries) as biggest-ever live tournament with a total of 28,371 entries.
Day | Entries | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
Day 1a | 6,095 | $2,986,660 |
Day 1b | 5,972 | $2,843,780 |
Day 1c | 7,183 | $3,375,570 |
Day 1d | 9,121 | $4,303,425 |
Total | 28,371 | $13,509,435 |
Preflop action folded around to Salvador Salas in the small blind and he raised it to 53000.
Gina Klein, in the big blind, shuffled her chips for a moment, moved all in and was snap-called by Salas.
Both players tabled their hands, and although Cao had a big hand, Salas had an even bigger one.
Klein:
Salas:
The flop was great for Cao, and the turn followed by the river sent the pot her way.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gina Klein |
370,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
Salvador Salas |
65,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |