Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$5,592,600
Entries
6,214
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
It was an action-packed Day 3 in Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em that saw a field of 381 players dwindle down to just 40. From the total of 6,214 entries, players will now return tomorrow for Day 4 where a final table of six will be formed in their quest for a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Heading into Day 4 with the chip lead is Zinan Xu who bagged up a whopping 16,775,000 chips. While Xu still calls China home, he spends the majority of his time playing poker in the Las Vegas area. He has amassed over $310,000 in career earnings with his largest payday of $56,000. A deep run in this event could vault Xu to new heights in his poker career.
For the better part of the day, Xu remained under the radar with an average stack. He didn't make an appearance at the top of the leaderboard until the final couple of levels. Xu finally took over the chip lead in a huge three-bet pot with Rotem Chen. Xu check-called the flop and after two checks on the turn, bombed the river to get Chen to fold.
Not far behind Xu is Ido Ashkenazi who bagged up 13,700,000. Ashkenazi got the majority of his chips from a monster pot against Ari Engel, Ashkenazi holding pocket aces against Engel's ace-king. Ashkenazi doubled up into the chip lead at the time and Engel would go on to be eliminated moments later.
Some other big stacks moving on to Day 4 include Edgardo Rosario (13,100,000), Matthew Wantman (13,075,000), and Ryan Jaconetti (12,475,000). Joseph Cheong will certainly be one to keep an eye on as he bagged a top-ten stack with 11,175,000. Cheong took down a monster pot to cap the night in order to vault himself up the leaderboard. Cheong went runner-runner flush to eliminate his opponent who flopped a set of jacks.
When 381 players returned to the felt to begin the day, they were all in the money already, guaranteed $2,669. Some of the big names to head to the payout desk throughout the day include Jake Schwartz, Freddy Deeb, Eric Baldwin, Jessica Dawley, Richard Dubini, Anson Tsang, and Marvin Rettenmaier. When the remaining 40 players return to the felt they will have all locked up a payday of $15,488 but their sights will be set on the first-place prize of $687,782.
The action will resume at 12 p.m. tomorrow with the blinds resuming on level 32. The blinds will be 100,000/200,000 with a big blind ante of 200,000. The levels will continue to be 40 minutes in length and the action will cease once the final six are reached. Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to find who will reach the final day of the tournament.
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 402 | 1 | Ashish Ahuja | India | 6,725,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 402 | 2 | Ivan Deyra | France | 3,840,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 402 | 3 | Steven Filipovic | Canada | 4,250,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 402 | 4 | Arianna Son | United States | 10,200,000 | 51 |
| Amazon | 402 | 6 | Eric Cruz | United States | 7,000,000 | 35 |
| Amazon | 402 | 7 | Edgardo Rosaario | France | 8,550,000 | 43 |
| Amazon | 402 | 8 | David Dibernardi | United States | 9,550,000 | 48 |
| Amazon | 402 | 9 | Seth Fischer | United States | 4,900,800 | 25 |
| Amazon | 403 | 1 | Andrew Hawksby | United Kingdom | 4,500,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 403 | 2 | David Ivers | United States | 5,535,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 403 | 3 | Ryan Jaconetti | United States | 12,475,000 | 62 |
| Amazon | 403 | 4 | Tao Fan | China | 4,575,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 403 | 5 | Enrico Rudelitz | Germany | 3,125,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 403 | 6 | Donald Landwirth | United States | 12,000,000 | 60 |
| Amazon | 403 | 8 | Andrea Buonocore | Italy | 8,325,000 | 42 |
| Amazon | 403 | 9 | Matt Iles | United States | 2,750,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 405 | 1 | Michael Huber | Austria | 1,820,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 405 | 3 | Max Brown | United States | 4,125,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 405 | 4 | Samuel Taylor | United States | 2,450,000 | 12 |
| Amazon | 405 | 5 | Daniel Soltys | United States | 3,350,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 405 | 6 | Zinan Xu | China | 16,775,000 | 84 |
| Amazon | 405 | 7 | Ido Ashkenazi | United States | 13,700,000 | 69 |
| Amazon | 405 | 8 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 11,175,000 | 56 |
| Amazon | 405 | 9 | Nan Hong | China | 2,250,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 406 | 1 | Matthew Wantman | United States | 13,075,000 | 65 |
| Amazon | 406 | 2 | Roger Taieb | France | 8,850,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | Brock Wilson | United States | 3,900,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Oren Rosen | United States | 2,975,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 406 | 5 | Naor Slobodskoy | Israel | 5,400,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Joshua Vanduyn | United States | 2,725,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 406 | 8 | David Guay | Canada | 6,125,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 406 | 9 | Jack Sinclair | United Kingdom | 2,525,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 407 | 1 | Michael Farrow | Canada | 6,225,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 407 | 3 | Shi Chen | United States | 4,675,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 407 | 4 | James Pupillo | United States | 3,650,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 407 | 5 | Rotem Chen | United States | 4,400,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 407 | 6 | Noah Bronstein | United States | 10,450,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 407 | 7 | Patrick Clarke | Ireland | 4,250,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 407 | 8 | Andrew Weisner | United States | 2,025,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 407 | 9 | Tim West | United States | 3,450,000 | 17 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,775,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
||
|
13,700,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
13,075,000
2,575,000
|
2,575,000 |
|
12,475,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
12,000,000
-1,350,000
|
-1,350,000 |
|
11,175,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
10,450,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
10,200,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
9,550,000
2,590,000
|
2,590,000 |
|
8,850,000
8,111,000
|
8,111,000 |
|
8,550,000 | |
|
8,325,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
7,000,000
1,570,000
|
1,570,000 |
|
6,725,000
2,075,000
|
2,075,000 |
|
6,225,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,125,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,535,000
-1,765,000
|
-1,765,000 |
|
5,400,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
4,900,800
3,502,800
|
3,502,800 |
|
4,675,000
4,319,000
|
4,319,000 |
|
4,575,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
|
4,500,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
4,400,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
4,250,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
4,250,000
-3,310,000
|
-3,310,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The remaining 40 players have bagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap is to follow shortly.
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
The action folded to the button who shipped all in for roughly 2,700,000 and Joseph Cheong called from the big blind. Cheong tabled 
but was flipping against his opponent's 
.
The flop came 
and Cheong was in need of runner-runner outs. The 
on the turn provided him with a flush draw and the 
was one of the miracle cards he was looking for. Cheong rivered a flush and his opponent sat in his seat for a couple of extra moments as he couldn't believe what just happened.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,200,000
3,450,000
|
3,450,000 |
|
|
||
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Four more hands will be played at each table before the remaining players bag and tag for the night.
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
|
|
4,650,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
|
3,050,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
2,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Tao Fan moved all in for 2,490,000 under the gun and Roy Park made the call from the small blind.
Tao Fan: 
Roy Park: 
The runout was 
and Fan made queens full of sevens to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,150,000
4,304,000
|
4,304,000 |
|
|
550,000
-186,000
|
-186,000 |
Level 31
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Zinan Xu opened to 325,000 from the hijack and Rotem Chen three-bet to 1,150,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Xu called to see a flop of 
.
Xu checked to Chen who continued for 875,000 and Xu called. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Xu slid out a large bet of 3,300,000 and Chen asked for a count before sending his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,450,000
7,750,000
|
7,750,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500,000
-2,280,000
|
-2,280,000 |