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

Jun 06, 2019

Uvaydov Sends Mccoy Out

Gaelle Jaudon

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

Benjamin Mccoy opened to 3,800,000 and Kartik Ved called from the cutoff, followed by David Uvaydov in the big blind.

The flop brought and Uvaydov checked. Mccoy continued for 5,500,000 and only Uvaydov made the call.

Things heated on the turn . Uvaydov bet 6,000,000 and called the all-in move from Mccoy for 16,800,000 million. Uvaydov showed for a set of sevens while Mccoy tabled . Drawing dead, Mccoy made his way to the exit after a fell on the river.

Jun 06, 2019

Hoa Eliminated and Rathi Regrets His Fold

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LoriAnn Persinger

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

Action folded to Thanh Hoa on the button, and he went all in with his last remaining chips. Femi Fashakin then re-raised all in from his small blind, which got a sigh from the short-stacked Rathi, who then folded face up.

Thanh Hoa:
Femi Fashakin:

After the dealer spread the flop, Rathi then let out another sigh. The turn and river completed the runout and eliminated Hoa from the tournament.

Tags: Femi Fashakin Thanh Hoa

Jun 06, 2019

Mckenzie Takes Some More from Torbey

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Andrew Mckenzie opened on the button to 3,600,000 and Amer Torbey made the call.

The flop came and Torbey check-folded to Mckenzie's continuation bet for 4,500,000.

Tags: Amer Torbey Andrew McKenzie

Jun 06, 2019

All the Chips Are on Amazon Gold 403

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Yori Epskamp

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

Directly after the massive clash, Rafi Elharar's table got broken and he got moved to the already substantially stacked table of Amazon Gold 403.

Shortly after Elharar got moved to the open seat in the middle, it was Sarkis Paronyan who shoved for 16,000,000 from under the gun. Everyone folded to Tam Nguyen in the big blind, who called.

Sarkis Paronyan:
Tam Nguyen:

Paronyan picked up a flush draw to go with his overcards along the way but didn't get there on and bowed out.

Tags: Sarkis Paronyan Tam Nguyen

Jun 06, 2019

Holz Eliminates Needle

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

It folded to Michael Needle in the small blind who moved all in for a remaining stack under 11,000,0000. Kathy Holz looked at her cards and made the call with . Holz, holding , was in bad shape for a double up.

The board came and Needle was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Kathy Holz Michael Needle

Jun 06, 2019

Elharar Massive Chip Leader After Monster Clash

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LoriAnn Persinger

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.

Tags: Kevin Calenzo Rafi Elharar Saya Ono

Level: 38

Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000

Ante: 1,600,000

Jun 06, 2019

New Round of Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Jun 06, 2019

Ehrenberger Doubles Through Holz

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Yori Epskamp

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

Kathy Holz raised to 3,500,000, Danny Ehrenberger three-bet shoved 11,500,000 and Holz called after a few seconds.

Danny Ehrenberger:
Kathy Holz:

It was the biggest coin flip of Ehrenberger's poker career thus far, as the small stakes grinder who mostly plays $155 tournaments in the Czech Republic suddenly finds himself on the run of a lifetime.

His dream was kept alive after the board ran out to pair his king. Ehrenberger exhaled a sigh of relief as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Danny Ehrenberger Kathy Holz

Jun 06, 2019

Short Stack vs Shorter Stack

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LoriAnn Persinger

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

After action folded around to Khang Pham, he shoved his last remaining chips, and from the next seat over Mahesh Rathi also went all in, which got folds from both blinds.

Khang Pham:
Mahesh Rathi:

After the board ran out , favoring Rathi, the dealer counted the nearly-identical stacks and confirmed that Rathi had just 1,200,000 more — exactly one big blind — than Pham, who was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Khang Pham Mahesh Rathi