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

06-05-2019 14:29 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Catherine Valdes	5,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Daniel Zack	2,300,000

Aladin Reskallah	1,600,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Upeshka De Silva	1,600,000 -35,000	-35,000

Ari Engel	1,250,000 525,000	525,000

Jack Gong	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	1,000,000 -265,000	-265,000

Gray Doubles Through Davies

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Former WSOP Asia-Pacific champion Scott Davies opened to 100,000 and Tim Gray three-bet to 425,000.

The action folded back to Davies who tanked and counted out the chips to call. He deliberated for a few minutes before calling.

Scott Davies:
Tim Gray:

The board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Gray	900,000 595,000	595,000
Scott Davies	580,000 -570,000	-570,000

Tags: Scott Davies Tim Gray

06-05-2019 14:23 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Na Vue	2,900,000 1,945,000	1,945,000

Big Decision for Villaman

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The board read and around 900,000 was already in the middle when the first player moved all in for her last 365,000 chips, putting Ray Villaman into a big decision.

After a few minutes, the floor was about to announce the clock when Villaman's opponent told him "If you fold I can flip a coin to show you my cards!" Villaman eventually chose to let it go and they flipped a coin. His opponent lost the flip and showed for the middle pair.

Villaman is still seated on a comfortable stack worth around 3,600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Villaman	3,600,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

06-05-2019 14:04 UTC-7

Ngo Triples Up

Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Quan Ngo was celebrating a triple up against two players holding ace-king. Ngo held and turned a flush on a board displaying against and .

Ngo has doubled his stack to over a million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Ngo	1,100,000 595,000	595,000

Tags: Quan Ngo

06-05-2019 13:59 UTC-7

Small Pot for Wheeler

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On a raised pot in a head's up hand, the flop showed and both players checked. On the turn , the first player bet 150,000 and Wheeler called.

The same action happened on the river , this time for 175,000. Wheeler showed for a pair of fives and his opponent mucked his cards showing jack high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	2,300,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler

06-05-2019 13:52 UTC-7

Alex Foxen Eliminated

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the last hand before the break Alex Foxen was eliminated in rough fashion.

After Leon Martin raised to 250,000 from early position, action folded to Alex Foxen in late position and he three-bet shoved all in.

Action folded back to Martin, and after a few moments he made the call, barely having Foxen covered, and the players tabled their hands.

Alex Foxen:
Leon Martin:

Foxen was good through the turn on a board of , but the river ended his deep tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Martin	3,000,000 1,885,000	1,885,000
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Leon Martin

06-05-2019 13:41 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts after the Break

LoriPersinger

Level 23 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Gamer	4,025,000 2,395,000	2,395,000
Adrian Curry	3,600,000 1,599,970	1,599,970
Aladin Reskallah	3,200,000 2,050,000	2,050,000

Jay Zhu	3,100,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Isaac Baron	2,500,000 665,000	665,000

Anthony Blanda	2,130,000 350,000	350,000
Paul Lentz	2,000,000 820,000	820,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-05-2019 13:33 UTC-7

Photos from WSOP Event #3 Big 50 Day 3

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