Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 4 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-06-2019 20:42 UTC-7

Andrei Konopelko Eliminated in 16th Place ($53,714)

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 41 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Andrei Konopelko moved all in for his remaining stack worth around 28,000,000 and got called by Walter Atwood. Both players tabled their cards:

Andrei Konopelko:
Walter Atwood:

Konopelko was in desperate shape to win the pot and the board appeared , eliminating him the tournament at the 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Atwood	250,000,000 30,000,000	30,000,000
Andrei Konopelko	Busted

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06-06-2019 20:37 UTC-7

Diogo Veiga Eliminated in 17th Place ($53,714)

Mickey Doft

Level 41 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

After tripling up when he was in the big blind, Diogo Veiga was all in the next hand for 900,000 from the small blind with against Andrei Konopelko in middle position with .

The board came down , giving Konopelko aces and fives to eliminate Veiga in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Konopelko	46,000,000 13,400,000	13,400,000
Diogo Veiga	Busted

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06-06-2019 20:31 UTC-7

Sharavan Chhabria Eliminated in 18th Place ($53,714)

Mickey Doft

Level 41 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Sharavan Chhabria raised all in for about 36,000,000 from early position and Morten Christensen called from the button with , leading Chhabria's .

The board ran out , no help to Chhabria, ending his run in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Christensen (SG)	111,000,000 39,000,000	39,000,000
Sharavan Chhabria	Busted

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06-06-2019 18:39 UTC-7

Solano Runs Queens Into Aces

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 40 : 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

After his previous double up, Solano had a stack worth 66,000,000 when he shoved all in with . Femi Fashakin snap-called with one seat over.

The board brought no miracle to Solano with and he made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Femi Fashakin	170,000,000

Jesse Solano	Busted

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06-06-2019 18:38 UTC-7

Frei Out Through the Back Door

Yori Epskamp

Level 40 : 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Dylan Lask raised to 6,300,000 in middle position, Aaron Frei three-bet shoved a little over 25,000,000 from the small blind and Lask called after some thought.

Aaron Frei:
Dylan Lask:

The flop all but ended it on the spot, giving Frei a commanding lead in the hand with a set of deuces. Lask picked up one of his backdoor draws on the turn, and when the fell on the river, his "let's go baby!" echoed throughout the Amazon room.

Frei, after briefly being stunned by the unfortunate turn of events, then splashed all of his chips across the felt in frustration and made his way out of the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lask	85,000,000 46,000,000	46,000,000
Aaron Frei	Busted

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06-06-2019 17:55 UTC-7

End of the Road for Day 3 Chip Leader

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 39 : 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Amer Torbey, with a stack of 14,000,000 after a few double up, moved all in and got called by Andrew Mckenzie to create the following showdown:

Amer Torbey:
Andrew Mckenzie:

Torbey needed to hit on the board but , improving Mckenzie's hand into a full house and Torbey made his way to the cashier. Shortly before Torbey hit the rail, Bryden Baxter bowed out to leave the field with 24 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Mckenzie	138,000,000 61,000,000	61,000,000
Amer Torbey	Busted

Bryden Baxter	Busted

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06-06-2019 16:44 UTC-7

Former Marine Tim Adkison Makes Astoria Proud in Big 50

Chad Holloway

Level 38 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Tim Adkison busted the Big 50 in 40th place for $27,620, the biggest score of his career. Prior to his elimination, PokerNews caught up with the 27-year-old former marine and UNLV student to talk about the experience of playing the largest tournament in poker history.

“Because of the tournament itself, it’s awesome,” said Adkison, who is originally from Astoria, Oregon. “I’ve played pretty deep in other tournaments but this is obviously the deepest. It’s pretty tough. There’s no more fish in this entire tournament, so every chip is important.”

It actually marked Adkison’s second attempt at the Big 50 after busting an early bullet.

“I pre-regged the first time and made it to Level 10,” he explains. “I busted and got back in line for the next day. It wasn’t that bad of a line as it was after midnight.”

Click here to read the full feature article.

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06-06-2019 16:13 UTC-7

Elharar Massive Chip Leader After Monster Clash

LoriPersinger

Level 38 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

The preflop action in this hand was relayed by players at the table.

Kevin Calenzo went all in for his last 22,000,000 and Saya Ono in the small blind called. Rafi Elharar, having both players covered, three-bet shoved all in. Ono called it off for her tournament life which sent the pot soaring to over 150,000,000.

Rafi Elharar:
Saya Ono:
Kevin Calenzo:

The board ran out , which sent the massive pot over to Elharar and crushed both Ono's and Calenzo's hopes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafi Elharar	155,000,000 85,000,000	85,000,000
Saya Ono	Busted

Kevin Calenzo	Busted

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06-06-2019 15:41 UTC-7

Johnson at Full Throttle

Yori Epskamp

Level 37 : 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Amer Torbey raised from the cutoff, Evan Johnson three-bet to 10,000,000 from the small blind and Torbey called.

On the flop, Johnson announced "ten million" and quickly slid another stack of T-500,000 chips forward. Torbey swiftly came along with the call, creating a mouth-watering pot of over 40 million in chips already.

The turn was the and within mere seconds, Johnson made a waving motion with his hands and moved all in for 35,000,000. Torbey looked back at his cards and, with a disgusted look on his face, folded after about ten seconds.

At the same table, Andrei Konopelko is sitting pretty behind a stack of 90M and is the presumable chip leader as the once humongous field now has just five tables left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Konopelko	90,000,000 46,000,000	46,000,000
Evan Johnson	77,000,000 300,000	300,000
Amer Torbey	61,500,000 22,500,000	22,500,000

Tam Nguyen	33,000,000 16,500,000	16,500,000
Easton Oreman	12,500,000 500,000	500,000
Sarkis Paronyan	8,000,000 -3,800,000	-3,800,000