2019 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$414,766
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,035,800
Entries
754
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Hands #76-78: Howard on Life Support

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #76: Unknown action.

Hand #77: Thomas Cazayous completed the blind and Nicholas Howard made it 520,000. Cazayous called and the flop brought {q-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Howard bet 275,000 and Cazayous called. Howard checked the {7-Spades} and Cazayous bet 300,000.

Howard quickly folded, and it sounded like he told his rail he was at the bottom of his range.

Hand #78: Howard completed the blind and Cazayous checked. The {5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades} prompted Cazayous to check-called a min-bet. He came out betting with 150,000 on the {7-Clubs} turn and Howard called. On the {4-Clubs} river, Cazayous bet 225,000.

"That's how you win tournaments, huh?" Howard said with a sigh. "Runouts like that."

He folded, leaving just a few big blinds back.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
14,100,000 1,400,000
Nicholas Howard us
Nicholas Howard
1,000,000 -1,400,000

Tags: Nicholas HowardThomas Cazayous

Upeshka De Silva Eliminated in 3rd Place ($172,658)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Upeshka De Silva
Upeshka De Silva

Hand #75: Thomas Cazayous raised to 250,000 on the button, and Upeshka De Silva three-bet to 950,000 in the big blind. Cazayous called.

On the {3-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop, De Silva checked, and Cazayous bet 600,000. De Silva check-jammed for 2.805 million, and Cazayous called.

Upeshka De Silva: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Thomas Cazayous: {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Cazayous turned trips with the {q-Hearts}, but De Silva stayed live with a flush draw. The {8-Diamonds} river filled up Cazayous, and he now takes a massive chip lead heads up against Nicholas Howard, while De Silva will have to wait for his third WSOP bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
12,700,000 3,900,000
Nicholas Howard us
Nicholas Howard
2,400,000 -200,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Nicholas HowardThomas CazayousUpeshka De Silva

Hands #73-74: Howard Doubles Through Cazayous

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #73: Nicholas Howard shoved for around 1.3 million on the button and Thomas Cazayous called in the big blind with {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Howard had slightly the best of it with {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and saw a very friendly {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop. The {q-Diamonds} turn brought a small sweat but the river was a {9-Hearts}.

Hand #74: After unknown preflop action, Howard checked in the big blind on {6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{q-Spades} and Upeshka De Silva bet 125,000. Howard peeled and they checked through the {10-Hearts}, bringing a {10-Spades}. Howard checked and De Silva bet 235,000. Howard tanked around a minute before releasing.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
8,800,000 -1,400,000
Nicholas Howard us
Nicholas Howard
2,600,000 1,200,000

Tags: Nicholas HowardThomas CazayousUpeshka De Silva

Hands #66-72: Cazayous Over Ten Million

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #66: Upeshka De Silva got a walk.

Hand #67: Thomas Cazayous got a walk.

Hand #68: De Silva raised to 245,000 on the button, and Nicholas Howard called in the big blind. Howard check-folded to a bet of 145,000 on the {3-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop.

Hand #69: Cazayous raised to 250,000 on the button, and De Silva called. De Silva check-called a bet of 200,000 on the {2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop, and both players checked the {q-Diamonds} turn. De Silva bet 335,000 on the {6-Spades} river, and Cazayous called. De Silva showed {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, but Cazayous binked the river with his {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} to win the pot.

Hand #70: Cazayous got a walk.

Hand #71: Cazayous raised to 360,000 from the small blind, and Howard folded his big blind.

Hand #72: Cazayous raised to 250,000 from the button, and De Silva called in the big blind. De Silva check-folded to a 450,000 bet on the {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} flop.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
10,200,000 2,200,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
3,500,000 -1,000,000
Nicholas Howard us
Nicholas Howard
1,400,000 -725,000

Tags: Nicholas HowardThomas CazayousUpeshka De Silva

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Wojtek Barzantny Eliminated in 4th Place ($118,421)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Wojtek Barzantny
Wojtek Barzantny

Hand #65: Thomas Cazayous opened for 205,000 on the button and Wojtek Barzantny made it 750,000 in the small blind. Cazayous called and they saw a {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop. Barzantny jammed for about 2.6 million and Cazayous quickly called.

Cazayous was drawing big with {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} against {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}. The {a-Clubs} turn and {4-Hearts} river each improved him, rendering Barzantny to a fourth-place finish.

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
8,000,000 3,400,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
4,500,000 175,000
Nicholas Howard us
Nicholas Howard
2,125,000 -1,475,000
Wojtek Barzantny at
Wojtek Barzantny
Busted

Tags: Thomas CazayousWojtek Barzantny

Hands #58-62: Barzantny Doubles Through De Silva

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Wojtek Bazantny
Wojtek Bazantny

Hand #58: Wojtek Barzantny jammed for 1.29 million on the button and the blinds folded.

Hand #59: Nicholas Howard limped in from the button, Upeshka De Silva limped in from the small blind, and Thomas Cazayous checked his option in the big blind.

Action checked to Howard on the {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop, and he bet 135,000. Only De Silva called. Both players checked the {2-Diamonds} turn, and De Silva bet 245,000 on the {5-Spades} river. Howard called, only to muck after De Silva tabled {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}.

Hand #60: Cazayous jammed in the small blind and Barzantny folded his big blind.

Hand #61: De Silva raised to 220,000 from under the gun, and Barzantny jammed for 1.355 million in the small blind. De Silva folded.

Hand #62: Barzantny raised to 220,000 from the button, then quickly called off his last 1.775 million after De Silva jammed in the big blind.

Wojtek Barzantny: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Upeshka De Silva: {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}

De Silva couldn't find a king on the {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} runout, and Barzantny doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
4,325,000 -2,475,000
Wojtek Barzantny at
Wojtek Barzantny
3,600,000 2,100,000

Tags: Nicholas HowardThomas CazayousUpeshka De SilvaWojtek Barzantny

Hands #51-57: De Silva Train Gets Rolling

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #51: Thomas Cazayous got a walk.

Hand #52: Upeshka De Silva raised to 200,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand #53: Wojtek Barzantny shoved in the small blind for 1,255,000 and Nicholas Howard folded.

Hand #54: Cazayous raised to 205,000 under the gun and won.

Hand #55: De Silva completed the blind and Cazayous checked. The board ran out {4-Spades}{10-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and they checked down until Cazayous bet 200,000 on the river. De Silva called with {q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and was good against {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Hand #56: De Silva raised to 220,000 on the button and took the pot.

Hand #57: De Silva opened again for 220,000. Cazayous made it 675,000. De Silva shoved all in for nearly 6 million, covering Cazayous. He folded after about 30 seconds.

Player Chips Progress
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
6,800,000 2,320,000
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
4,600,000 -250,000

Tags: Nicholas HowardThomas CazayousUpeshka De SilvaWojtek Barzantny

Hand #50: De Silva Nearing the Chip Lead

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Hand #50: Thomas Cazayous raised to 205,000 from under the gun, and Upeshka De Silva called in the big blind.

De Silva check-called a bet of 150,000 on the {2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, and the {7-Spades} turn was checked through.

De Silva fired 525,000 on the {4-Clubs} river, and Cazayous called, only to muck after De Silva showed {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Cazayous fr
Thomas Cazayous
WSOP 1X Winner
4,850,000 -1,050,000
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
4,480,000 1,680,000

Tags: Thomas CazayousUpeshka De Silva