Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,641,600
Entries
1,216
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0
Denis Bagdasarov Ends the Day with a Bang and Leads for Day 3
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Out of the 200 players who returned for Day 2 action in Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, just 21 remain ten levels later. Leading the way is Denis Bagdasarov, who managed to claim the chiplead on the very last hand of the day, busting Rocco Scalmato and Peyman Ahmadi in a three-way all in preflop to reach a stack of 3,035,000.
Closely behind him stands Glen Cressman with 2,910,000, Johannes Toebbe (2,905,000) and the two-time bracelet winner Benjamin Zamani with 2,900,000.
With several experienced players still in contention, the path to victory won't be an easy one for anybody. Many bracelet winners are still in the run such as Steve Sung (1,450,000), Norbert Szecsi (665,000), owner of two gold bracelets including one in a Mixed PLO/NLHE event at the WSOPE in 2018, and Ayaz Mahmood (1,075,000) are also still in the hunt for the $298,507 top prize and coveted gold bracelet.
Not all of the familiar faces who returned for Day 2 action were lucky enough to survive to the end. It was Barny Boatman who fell at the unfortunate place of bubble boy, being eliminated by Mike Matusow. On a raised pot, the flop read 
when Matusow pushed all in and Boatman snap-called.
Matusow, holding 
, had Boatman's 
crushed and the 
turn and 
river fell to bust Boatman right before the money.
Erik Seidel, amongst the biggest stack at the beginning of the day, busted at the 82th pace for $2,991. He was followed by Mark Radoja, also among the fan favorites on Day 2 who ended 47th for $5,083 and Mike Matusow in 45th place for $6,020. Rami Boukai (44th -$6,020), Steven Wolansky (50th - $5,083), Scott Bohlman (85th -$2,991) and Loren Klein (100th - $2,512) all left with parting gifts, as well.
Day 3 action will begin Wednesday, June 19 at noon local time. The plan is to play down to a winner. Keep it here for continuing coverage of the event and throughout the 2019 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
Seat Draw Day 3 Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 409 | 1 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 665,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 4 | Richard Tuhrim | United States | 525,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 5 | James Little | United States | 2,575,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 6 | Johannes Toebbe | Germany | 2,905,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 7 | Nikolai Sears | United States | 680,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 8 | Matthew Mueller | United States | 945,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 9 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 1,245,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 1 | Benjamin Ludlow | United States | 525,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 2 | Sven Reichardt | Germany | 1,119,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 3 | Carson Wieland | United States | 870,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 4 | Stefan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 520,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 5 | Ayaz Mahmood | United States | 1,075,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 6 | Glen Cressman | United States | 2,910,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 7 | Adam Monaghan | United Kingdom | 865,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 9 | William Mitchell | Austria | 1,405,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | Anton Wigg | Sweden | 1,900,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 4 | Christopher Zametz | United States | 410,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 6 | Denis Bagdasarov | United States | 3,035,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 7 | Steve Sung | United States | 1,450,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 8 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 1,900,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 9 | Benjamin Zamani | United States | 2,900,000 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,035,000 | |
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2,910,000 | 110,000 |
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2,905,000 | 205,000 |
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2,900,000 | 1,140,000 |
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2,575,000 | 575,000 |
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1,900,000 | -80,000 |
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1,900,000 | 950,000 |
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1,450,000 | 150,000 |
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1,405,000 | 415,000 |
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1,245,000 | -355,000 |
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1,119,000 | -81,000 |
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1,075,000 | 475,000 |
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900,000 | -40,000 |
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870,000 | 125,000 |
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865,000 | 215,000 |
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680,000 | 340,000 |
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665,000 | -295,000 |
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525,000 | -115,000 |
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525,000 | -60,000 |
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520,000 | -580,000 |
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410,000 | 10,000 |
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Bagdasarov Busts Two Players on Last Hand
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Rocco Scalmato, Peyman Ahmadi and Denis Bagdasarov, holding the biggest stack, were all all-in preflop and cards were tabled.
Rocco Scalmato: 
Peyman Ahmadi: 
Denis Bagdasarov: 
Ahmadi had the best hand but a board 
fell, giving the straight to Bagdasarov who eliminated his two opponents in the same hand right before the players bagged their chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,035,000 | 1,775,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Little Busts Sitbon With Straight Flush
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
The board was 
when James Little from the big blind and Julien Sitbon from the button both had 90,000 in front of them with 120,000 in the middle of the pot. Richard Tuhrim sat on the button and was still to act and he got out of the way.
The river was the 
and Little announced pot. The bet was 300,000 and Sitbon had 350,000 in total. He announced all in and he was snapped off by Little.
Sitbon showed 
for the nut flush, but Little had for the absolute nuts. Sitbon stood up from his chair in disbelief as he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000 | 600,000 |
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Busted | |
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Little Forces a Fold From Sitbon
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Julien Sitbon raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and James Little called in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Little check-called for 125,000. The turn fell a 
and after another check from Little, Sitbon fired 345,000. Little tanked and moved all in, putting Sitbon into a decision. Sitbon ended up folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000 | 280,000 |
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300,000 | -800,000 |
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Sung Doubles on Szecsi
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Norbert Szecsi raised on the button and Steve Sung three-bet from the small blind, quickly called by Szecsi.
The flop appeared 
and Sung moved all in for a stack worth 360,000. Szecsi called to create the following showdown:
Steve Sung: 
Norbert Szecsi: 
Sung had the best hand with the kings, and earned the double up after a 
and a 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000 | 750,000 |
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960,000 | -148,000 |
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Triple Up for Niste
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
James Little opened to 90,000 and Johannes Tobbe called before Mihai Niste three-bet for 400,000, leaving him with only a 5,000 chip behind. Both Little and Toebbe called.
The flop appeared 
, Niste put his last 5,000 chip in the middle and it was called by Little and Toebbe.
The turn brought the and went check-check, so did the 
. Niste held 
for the winning hand with a full house, facing for Little and 
for Toebbe, and took down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,700,000 | 700,000 |
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1,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
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1,120,000 | -1,080,000 |
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Bagdasarov Eliminates Ylitalo
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
The flop was already out there and there was about 360,000 in the pot when Denis Bagdasarov checked from the hijack. Cutoff Robin Ylitalo had only 325,000 behind and he moved all in. Bagdasarov counted his stack to see that he would have 250,000 left if he would call Ylitalo and he would lose the hand.
He took his time and apologized to the table for thinking this long. He eventually decided to pull the trigger and call.
Ylitalo flipped over and Bagdasarov had .
The board completed with the turn and river and Ylitalo was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,260,000 | 505,000 |
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Busted | |
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