2019 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$427,399
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,241,000
Entries
996
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000

Deuces Hold for Stephenson

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

British player Michael Stephenson has just been transferred to a new table as yet another broke, dispersing its combatants throughout the Purple Section of the Amazon Room. Down to 11bb with 46,000, he wasted little time getting it in the middle, three-bet shoving from the small blind over a preflop open to 12,000 from Gleb Kovtunov. While Kovtunov considered his options (and his opponent's stack), Stephenson sat perfectly still, hands crossed on the edge of the table in front of him.

Kovtunov made the call to see that his {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} were both overcards to Stephenson's {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. The all-in player did not need to sweat for long, as the {2-Spades} arrived in the door, followed by {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

"You're not supposed to call," Stephenson told Kovtunov, "I'm new to the table!"

Player Chips Progress
Gleb Kovtunov ua
Gleb Kovtunov
125,000 22,700
Michael Stephenson gb
Michael Stephenson
96,000 60,800

Tags: Gleb KovtunovMichael Stephenson