2019 World Series of Poker
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Matusow was down to a stack of around 100,000 due to losing a previous hand and went all in preflop against Benjamin Ludlow.
According to the table, Ludlow was holding ![]()
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and Matusow held ![]()
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. The board arrived ![]()
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and Ludlow's aces held to eliminate Matusow from the event.
Carson Wieland raised to 50,000 from middle position and he was called by big blind Benjamin Zamani. The flop was dealt ![]()
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and Zamani checked to the initial raiser.
Wieland, playing his first WSOP event, bet 60,000 on the flop. Zamani then put in a raise to 160,000 and Wieland called.
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was dealt on the turn and Zamani checked. ''Are you giving up now? That's early!'' Wieland said to Zamani. Zamani asked how much there was in the pot before he checked behind.
The river was the
and Zamani bet 204,000. Wieland told Zamani ''That is the only river where I'm folding'' before he sent his cards to the dealer.
Matthew Mueller limped under the gun and it folded to Mike Matusow on the button who missclicked and raised it to 40,000. Mueller three-bet to 140,000 after the blinds folded and after some thoughts, Matusow made the call.
Both players checked throughout the board ![]()
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and Mueller tabled ![]()
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for a pair of aces. Matusow looked at his cards once more and ended up mucking is hand, showing only ![]()
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Benjamin Ludlow scored a big double up in a four-way limped pot. The flop was ![]()
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and it checked to Ludlow in late position. He bet 60,000 and it was Adam Monaghan who raised to 210,000. The others got out of the way and Ludlow three-bet all in for 437,000. Monaghan snap-called.
Benjamin Ludlow: ![]()
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Adam Monaghan: ![]()
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Monaghan took over the lead in the hand when the
on the turn gave him the nut-flush but Ludlow binked the river when the
was dealt.
Rick Ellerman opened to 75,000 and it folded to Ilan Sehayek who quickly three-bet before calling the four-bet all in of Ellerman worth 470,000.
Rick Ellerman: ![]()
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Ilan Sehayek: ![]()
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The board fell ![]()
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, giving the winning hand to Ellerman with a pair of aces to grant him the double up.
Mark Liedtke had an incredible start to the day and was one of the first players to get close a million chips. Everything that once was isn't anymore with Liedtke hitting the rail.
Liedtke got his last chips in the middle with ![]()
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against the ![]()
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of Nikolai Sears.
The board ran out ![]()
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and Sears managed to hit a runner-runner straight to eliminate Liedtke from the tournament.
The flop read ![]()
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and was checked by both Mark Radoja and Brandon Noe in the blinds. A
fell on the turn and Radoja check-called a bet for 50,000.
The river brought a
and after another check from Radoja, Noe bet 120,000. Radoja let it go.