2019 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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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
Total Entries
996
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 996
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Welcome to the Table

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Eyal Eshkar has just been moved to a new table, straight into the big blind. As soon as he sat down, action started rumbling with Martin Servais opening under the gun for 1,500 and an in-position player raising to 4,000. It folded to fresh big blind Eshkar, who moved all in for around 30,000. Back to the original raiser Servais who called all-in for less after a short think; the three-bettor got out of the way.

Servais: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Eshkar: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

There was only a tiny suit sweat until the flop came down {9-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}, the turn and river {7-Spades}{2-Clubs} semi-ignored as the two pot-choppers worked out how much they'd each made from splitting the third player's bet and the small blind.

Tags: Eyal EshkarMartin Servais

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Boivin's Two Pair Scores a Double Up

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

A completed board of {k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} was already laid out on the table with around 35,000 in the middle. Thomas Boivin was on the button and heads-up with a player in the hijack.

The hijack splashed in a bet of 35,000 and Boivin had a decision to make for his tournament life. Boivin shrugged his shoulders and stuck in his stack of 29,800. His opponent turned over {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for just a pair of deuces and Boivin revealed {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for two pair to earn a double up.

Tags: Thomas Boivin

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Yifrach Sends Sabat to the Rail

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Gal Yifrach
Gal Yifrach

A board of {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts} was spread across the felt and Eddy Sabat was already all in. There was a side pot going on between Gal Yifrach and the player on his left. With around 12,000 in the main pot and 8,000 in the side pot, Yifrach already checked and his opponent finally checked as well just as the clock was called.

The river was the {3-Clubs} and both players quickly checked again. Yifrach turned over {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds} which was good enough to win the side pot against his opponent's {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Sabat tabled {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} which meant Yifrach collected the main pot as well.

"I didn't want to win this one anyway," Sabat said as he exited the tournament area.

Tags: Eddy SabatGal Yifrach

Hawkins Flips Out Shorter Stack

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Maurice Hawkins now has four times the 15,000 starting stack after busting a player, all in preflop for 11,000 effective with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} vs. the at-risk player's {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and Hawkins matter-of-factly snapped up the small pile of chips and quietly assimilated them into his own stack.

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

Song Demonstrates Meaning of the Term "Snap-Call"

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Kevin Song
Kevin Song

On the turn of a {6-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} board, a heads up pot already grown over two streets of betting was led into by Kevin Song for 7,000. His opponent gave it half a minute's worth of consideration, before moving his whole stack of 17,800 across the line. Song announced, "Call" before his opponent's chips had come to a complete stop, tabling {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the nuts, a straight to the queen. His opponent had flopped a set of sixes with {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} but a set it remained, sending him out of the tournament.

Tags: Kevin Song

Jacobson Picks Off a Bluff

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

After a limp from middle position, Martin Jacobson was next to act and raised it up to 2,000. The action folded back to the limper who called to go heads-up. The flop came {j-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Spades} and both players checked to the {a-Clubs} on the turn.

Two more checks and the {6-Diamonds} landed on the river. Jacobson was faced with a river-bet of 3,000 and he made the call. His opponent turned over {q-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Jacobson tabled {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} to win the pot.

Tags: Martin Jacobson

Some More Late Entries

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600