Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$6,602,500
Entries
278
Level
32
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 278
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Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Andrew Nguyen opened to 1,800 in early position and Anton Morgenstern called from the hijack. Sam Snead called in the cutoff before Chris Hunichen three-bet to 5,400 from the button.
Nguyen called, and Morgenstern elected to four-bet to 23,600 total. Snead folded, but both Hunichen and Nguyen called.
The flop landed 
and Nguyen bet his last 72,000. Morgenstern isolated for his 140,000 and Hunichen folded.
Nguyen: 
Morgenstern: 
The turn of the 
changed nothing, but when the river fell the 
to give Nguyen trip nines, he secured the double through Morgenstern.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
304,200
46,200
|
46,200 |
|
217,200
117,200
|
117,200 |
|
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71,600
78,400
|
78,400 |
|
43,700
96,300
|
96,300 |
|
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Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Among others, Phil Galfond has entered recently and the field has grown to more than 150 entries. The first two events Galfond entered during the 2019 World Series of Poker, he has reached the final table and will aim to keep that streak alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | |
|
||
|
150,000 | |
|
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|
150,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Cong Pham opened to 2,000 in the cutoff and he was called by Allan Le on the button and Veselin Karakitukov in the small blind. On the 
flop, Karakitukov checked and Pham continued for 3,500. Le bumped it up to 11,800 and that was called by both os his opponents.
On the 
turn, Karakitukov and Pham checked, which prompted a bet of 38,000 by Le. That was all it took in order to force two folds and award the pot to Le.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
180,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
100,000 | |
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Chris Hunichen found himself all in for 38,000 from under the gun against Sam Snead in the big blind as some dead money sat in the middle.
Hunichen: 
Snead: 
The dealer spread the 
board, and Snead turned the nut flush to eliminate Hunichen from the Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
351,000
46,800
|
46,800 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
With plenty of chips already in the middle and the turn showing 
, Daniel Alaei in the big blind raised the pot to 86,400 and Roger Teska made the call on the button.
The 
fell on the river and Alaei moved all in for what appeared to be 34,000, Teska double-checked his cards and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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|
40,000 | |
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Craig Varnell was spotted on his way out of the tournament area while on his former table, Dominykas Karmazinas and David Len Ashby were involved in table chat.
"What do you want me to do? I had the nuts," Ashby replied to Karmazinas and then explained that he had flopped the nut straight with 
on a 
flop, while Varnell was all in with 
for an open-ended straight draw and diamond flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Anton Morgenstern opened to 2,000 in middle position and Sam Snead called in the hijack. From the cutoff, Michael Kamran raised to 9,000 and both George Wolff and Andrew Nguyen called from out of the blinds.
Morgenstern potted to 51,600 leaving himself just 3,500 behind, and after Snead folded, Kamran announced pot. Wolff and Nguyen quickly folded.
Morgenstern: 
Kamran: 
The board ran out 
and Morgenstern's flopped two pair saw him collect the double through Kamran's aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
348,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
202,000
15,200
|
15,200 |
|
|
||
|
142,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,200
58,600
|
58,600 |
|
69,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
On a board of 
, Michael Mizrachi bet out 26,000 and Jonathan Abdellatif called in the cutoff.
The river landed the and Mizrachi announced he was all in for roughly his last 40,000. Abdellatif instantly called.
Mizrachi tabled just his for the nut full house.
Abdellatif revealed his 
for rivered quads to eliminate the five-time WSOP bracelet winner from the Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
258,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 4
: 300/600, 0 ante
Josh Arieh appears to be the first player to take advantage of the single re-entry option as he walked back into the tournament area with a new ticket in the hand. Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
240,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
210,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
155,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
155,000
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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