Level: 38
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$13,509,435
Entries
28,371
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000
Elharar Massive Chip Leader After Monster Clash
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000,000
85,000,000
|
85,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Holz Eliminates Needle
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,500,000
11,500,000
|
11,500,000 |
|
Busted |
All the Chips Are on Amazon Gold 403
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000,000 | |
|
90,000,000
18,000,000
|
18,000,000 |
|
82,000,000
-8,000,000
|
-8,000,000 |
|
48,000,000
15,000,000
|
15,000,000 |
|
36,000,000
-3,000,000
|
-3,000,000 |
|
29,000,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Mckenzie Takes Some More from Torbey
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000,000
-13,000,000
|
-13,000,000 |
|
|
28,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
|
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Hoa Eliminated and Rathi Regrets His Fold
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000,000
31,000,000
|
31,000,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Uvaydov Sends Mccoy Out
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000,000
54,500,000
|
54,500,000 |
|
33,000,000
21,000,000
|
21,000,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Former Marine Tim Adkison Makes Astoria Proud in Big 50
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.”
Recent Eliminations
Level 38
: 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
With the third break of the day in sight, the field is down to just 30 players. The latest batch to bust out all received over $20,000 for their efforts, more than forty times their initial investment of $500. Among them are Daniel Gamer and Filipe Goncalves, who both walked away with $27,620.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Torbey Saved by the River
Level 38
: 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
The preflop action on this hand was confirmed by dealer and players.
After Tam Nguyen raised to 4,200,000 from early position, action folded around to Amer Torbey, who, according to players, made an "accidental' re-raise to 7,000,000. With action back on Nyuyen he four-bet shoved all in, Torbey called and was all in and at risk for his tournament life.
Amer Torbey: 
Tam Nguyen: 
The flop came 
, which paired the king for both players and meant that Torbey still needed to hit a ten. The turn was of no help, but the river gave Torbey two pair and saved him from elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000,000
24,000,000
|
24,000,000 |
|
|
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|
|
17,000,000
-31,000,000
|
-31,000,000 |