Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-18-2019 19:41 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	41,500 28,000	28,000

David Benyamine	39,000 14,500	14,500

Danny Noam	36,000 22,000	22,000
Joao Simao	34,000 17,000	17,000

Johannes Becker	32,000 3,000	3,000

Niklas Astedt	27,000 3,000	3,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	27,000 4,000	4,000

Damjan Radanov	25,000 16,100	16,100
Adam Owen	17,500 2,500	2,500
Julien Martini	17,000

Tony Cousineau	16,000 3,400	3,400
David "Bakes" Baker	15,000

Joao Vieira	10,600 4,400	4,400

Flack Doubles Through Racener

Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Layne Flack was all in for 13,475 with the action after the second draw. John Racener tried to score the knockout and thought for a while after Flack patted. Racener eventually peeled one. It seemed that Flack had forced him to break the best hand as Racener didn't like to see Flack roll over .

Racener drew to a wheel, but he paired his with another .

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	32,400 10,400	10,400

John Racener	22,000 6,400	6,400

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06-18-2019 19:52 UTC-8

Lisandro Would Win Either Way

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Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

No-Limit 2-7 Draw

Jeff Lisandro three-bet out of the small blind, making it 3,800 against a raise from a player under the gun. They drew one apiece and Lisandro fired 4,500. His opponent called after more than a minute.

"Either a nine or a ten," Lisandro said as he only saw the spots of his new card. He threw his hand towards the middle of the table and it became evident that he finished with .

The other player mucked and Lisandro raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	28,000 4,000	4,000

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06-18-2019 20:02 UTC-8

The Power of Positivity

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Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Eli Elezra raised to 800 from the second position and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind.

"It's only fair that I win this hand," Hellmuth said, adding that Elezra had already been lucky.

The flop fell and Hellmuth check-called 1,000. Then he called another 3,500 on the turn.

The river was the and Hellmuth led out 4,400. Elezra paused for a moment.

"I flopped a set, Phil," Elezra said and then he threw the 4,400 across the table so the chips landed in front of Hellmuth.

Hellmuth showed for a straight and the table started to laugh.

Elezra shook his head and mumbled something. "But this is Phil, so it's okay. Nice hand," he laughed.

"How do these guys do it? Power of positivity," Danny Noam observed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	42,500 2,000	2,000

Phil Hellmuth	21,300

Tags: Danny Noam Eli Elezra Phil Hellmuth

06-18-2019 20:15 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	60,000 8,000	8,000

Ryan Hughes	40,000 35,700	35,700

Cary Katz	39,000 11,500	11,500

Alex Foxen	37,500 22,500	22,500

Daniel Weinman	34,000 18,000	18,000

Allan Le	32,000

Dan Smith	27,500 18,700	18,700

Mike Sexton	25,500

Noah Bronstein	24,000

Josh Arieh	18,000

Mike Matusow	15,200

Ray Henson	14,000 1,000	1,000

Anthony Zinno	2,000 10,500	10,500

06-18-2019 20:18 UTC-8

Simao Tackles Obst in Huge Pot

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Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

With the cards already face up in the middle of the table, a huge pot was shipped Joao Simao's way as James Obst was rushing away from the table.

Obst got his chips in with nine-eight-six but Simao had made and took it all. According to the players at the table, the last two draws were patted by both Obst and Simao.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	80,000 46,000	46,000

James Obst	Busted

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06-18-2019 20:20 UTC-8

Kicker Trouble Sinks Leonard

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Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Patrik Leonard was all in on a jack-high board, holding a top pair. However, his trailed when the chips went in and he failed to improve, losing his stack on a board of .

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	Busted

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06-18-2019 20:31 UTC-8

Smith Plays It Cautiously

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Jan Kores

Level 6 : 150/300, 300 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Ryan Hughes made it 800 in the hijack and Dan Smith flatted in the cutoff. The flop came and Hughes checked to Smith who bet 800. Hughes called and he opted to lead out 1,800 on the turn. Smith called and they checked the river. Hughes showed for a miss and Smith seized the pot after rolling over .