Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #37: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$1,999,296
Entries
2,808
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Merda Scoops Large Pot, Busts Opponent
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
In a four-way pot with the board reading 
, Meir Avigal, who was one of the big stacks in the early stages of the tournament, put out a bet of 2,700 from the big blind. He got a call from the second player to act in middle position. Igor Merda then raised to 8,200, which folded out the fourth player in the hand in the small blind.
Avigal called Merda's raise and the player in middle position re-popped it for the rest of his stack, which was for 12,800. Getting a good price, Merda and Avigal both called the all in.
The river came the 
. Avigal checked it over to Merda who then moved all in himself for his remaining 27,000. Avigal shook his head and looked aggravated before reluctantly giving it up.
Merda turned over the 
for the winning flush as the all in player showed 
and went away busted and Merda added a large amount to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Testoni Takes it On the Flop
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Juan Testoni raised to 1,000 from early position, William Pilossoph then three-bet to 2,400, and was called by both Greg Masterson from his small blind and Testoni. After Testoni checked the 
flop, Pilossoph continued for 2,800, which got a check-call from Masterson, but was met with a check-raise to 8,000 from Testoni. Pilossoph gave his cards another look before he released them and Masterson also found a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
43,300 | |
|
23,300
23,300
|
23,300 |
Kaneoya Busts Yamaguchi
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Fernando Yamaguchi moved all in on a board that read 
. Renato Kaneoya quickly called and turned over the 
which was well ahead of the 
of Yamaguchi. The river was the 
and Kaneoya raked in the remainder of Yamaguchi's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
Busted |
States Adds to His Stack Just Before Break
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
After Daniel States limped from under-the-gun, Ken Yamamoto raised it to 1,500 from the next seat over, and action folded to Yake Wu who called from his big blind. States then limp-raised to 4,500, and both Yamamoto and Wu came along. Wu check-called States' 5,000 bet on the 
flop after Yamamoto folded, sending the players headsup to the turn. Wu then check-folded after States' second barrel, that time for 8,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
59,600
59,600
|
59,600 |
|
|
56,500
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
18,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
Break Time
Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
Second 20 minute break of the day
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Updated Chip Counts
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
||
|
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
|
48,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
39,000
7,900
|
7,900 |
|
||
|
32,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
27,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Kitsios Chipping Back Up
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a board that read 
, Georgios Kitsios led out with a bet which was enough to get a fold out of his opponent. which helped him in his attempt to move his stack back up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante