2019 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq76
Prize
$1,618,417
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$6,602,500
Entries
278
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0

Seidel Chops to Stay Alive After Aces vs Aces

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel raised pot to 700,000. Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 1,300,000 from the cutoff. The blinds both folded and Seidel got the rest of his chips in.

Erik Seidel: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Robert Mizrachi: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The flop was {7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Spades} with both players still holding aces. The turn was the {10-Spades} giving Seidel a gutshot and the river was the {6-Hearts} and the two chopped it up

Player Chips Progress
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
6,800,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,100,000 150,000

Tags: Erik SeidelRobert Mizrachi

Epstein Takes the Lead

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Matthew Gonzales raised to 400,000 and Alex Epstein three-bet the pot to 1,200,000 from one seat over. Once the action folded back to Gonzales, he spent some time in the think tank and eventually made the call for nearly half of his stack to see the {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop. Gonzales checked and Epstein bet 450,000 to force a fold from Gonzales, who dropped to seven big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
12,900,000 1,500,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
1,400,000 -1,200,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinMatthew Gonzales

Seidel on Five Big Blinds; Mizrachi Takes From Epstein

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

James Chen min-raised to 400,000 from under the gun and Erik Seidel called out of the big blind to see a flop of {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}. A check by Seidel was followed by a bet of 450,000 of Chen and Seidel folded to be left with five and a half big blinds.

Alex Epstein then raised to 550,000 in the cutoff and scooped the blinds. Epstein remained active and raised to 550,000 once more, but this time Robert Mizrachi stuck around from the big blind. The flop brought {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Spades} and both players checked to the {10-Spades} turn. No betting action followed and the {3-Hearts} river saw Mizrachi lead for 650,000.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000,000
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
11,400,000 -300,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
6,800,000 700,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
4,800,000 200,000
Wasim Korkis us
Wasim Korkis
3,200,000 -100,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
2,600,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
950,000 -550,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinErik SeidelJames ChenRobert Mizrachi

Epstein Turns a Straight and Gets Paid

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein

Erik Seidel opened the action with a raise to 450,000 and he was called two ways by Alex Epstein and Wasim Korkis in the blinds. The {7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} flop was checked through and the {9-Hearts} turn triggered a bet of 550,000 by Epstein. Korkis sent his cards into the muck and Seidel stuck around to see the {a-Hearts} river.

Epstein made it 1,250,000 to go and Seidel, who had 3,700,000 behind, called after some reflection and was shown the {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for the ten-high straight to scoop the first big pot of the final table. Epstein also came within two big blinds of Stephen Chidwick at the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000,000
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
11,700,000 2,700,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
6,100,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
4,600,000
Wasim Korkis us
Wasim Korkis
3,300,000 -400,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
2,600,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,500,000 -2,200,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinErik SeidelStephen ChidwickWasim Korkis

Gonzales Takes it on the Turn

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Robert Mizrachi min-raised the button to 400,000 and Stephen Chidwick came along from the small blind to see a {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}. Chidwick checked his option and Mizrachi continued for 525,000. Chidwick gave it some consideration and elected to fold.

Matthew Gonzales had to forfeit his big blind in that hand and raised to 600,000 from the small blind the next hand, which Alex Epstein called. On a flop of {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, Gonzales led for 200,000 and Epstein called to see the {3-Hearts} appear on the turn. A second barrel by Gonzales for 300,000 followed and Epstein quickly let go,

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000,000 -300,000
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000,000 -800,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
6,100,000 600,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
4,600,000 -100,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
3,700,000
Wasim Korkis us
Wasim Korkis
3,700,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
2,600,000 600,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinMatthew GonzalesRobert MizrachiStephen Chidwick

First Three-Bet by Chen

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 450,000 from the hijack and Erik Seidel called in the big blind. The flop brought {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Seidel checked. Chidwick made it 750,000 to go and Seidel released his cards into the muck.

Alex Epstein then made it 550,000 from the cutoff and James Chen three-bet the pot to 1.75 million in order to force a quick fold from Epstein.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
12,300,000 400,000
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
9,800,000 -500,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
5,500,000 -25,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
4,700,000 1,600,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
3,700,000 -600,000
Wasim Korkis us
Wasim Korkis
3,700,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
2,000,000 -300,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinErik SeidelJames ChenStephen Chidwick

Gonzales Doubles Through Chidwick

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Matthew Gonzales
Matthew Gonzales

In the second hand of the day, Matthew Gonzales raised the pot to 700,000 first to act and called all in for 1,100,000 when Stephen Chidwick in the big blind put him to the test.

Matthew Gonzales: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Stephen Chidwick: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades}

Gonzales flopped top set on {q-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Chidwick had a gutshot. Neither the {6-Hearts} turn nor the {6-Clubs} river changed anything and Gonzales doubled to 11 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
11,900,000 -1,075,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
2,300,000 1,200,000

Tags: Matthew GonzalesStephen Chidwick

Seidel Takes First Pot

Level 29 : 100,000/200,000, 0 ante

Alex Epstein raised to 500,000 in the hijack and was called by Wasim Korkis in the cutoff and Erik Seidel on the button. The flop came {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and all three players checked through to the {4-Spades} turn. Action checked to Seidel and his bet of 800,000 won the pot right there.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
10,300,000 -500,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
4,300,000 1,350,000
Wasim Korkis us
Wasim Korkis
3,700,000 -525,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinErik SeidelWasim Korkis

Level: 29

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 0