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

Ivanov Has "Trust Issues" with Spears

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Stefan Ivanov
Stefan Ivanov

Andy Spears was picking up his jacket having just busted while the table looked on at his {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, all in preflop vs. button (and initial raiser, subsequent caller) Stefan Ivanov's {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. The queens had held until the river, the board {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Ivanov was in the process of absorbing Spears' chips into his own healthy stack.

"You have trust issues," joked tablemate Justin Conley.

"I played with him yesterday," responded Ivanov, "He's capable of it."

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Ivanov bg
Stefan Ivanov
225,000
50,300
50,300
Andy Spears us
Andy Spears
Busted

Tags: Andy SpearsJustin ConleyStefan Ivanov

Dobson On a Roll

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Benjamin Dobson came into the day with only seven big blinds but has quickly turned things around in the early going. Following a triple up, Dobson opened to 3,200 in middle position and was called by two players. Baitai Li, who came into the day as the chipleader, three-bet to 13,200 on the button. The action was back on Dobson who shoved all in for 35,200 and Li looked him up.

Benjamin Dobson: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Baitai Li: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

The flop of {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades} was safe for Dobson who was just looking to avoid an ace. The {3-Hearts} on the turn and the {q-Hearts} on the river changed nothing and Dobson more than doubled up to a stack of around 50 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Baitai Li us
Baitai Li
312,600
-42,200
-42,200
Day 2 Chip Leader
Benjamin Dobson gb
Benjamin Dobson
79,500
69,100
69,100

Tags: Benjamin DobsonBaitai Li

Set over Set for Reis

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A double to average chips for Carlos Reis just now, in a flopped set-over-set cooler vs. Richard Bai. The pocket pairs in question: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for Bai and {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} for Reis on a {k-Clubs}{4-Spades}{j-Clubs} board. The running {5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} changed nothing, and Bai drops abruptly into short stack status.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Reis pt
Carlos Reis
80,000
41,100
41,100
Richard Bai us
Richard Bai
15,000
-50,300
-50,300
Jaered Besse ca
Jaered Besse
Busted
Andrew Wilson gb
Andrew Wilson
Busted
Quinn Bruno us
Quinn Bruno
Busted

Tags: Carlos ReisRichard Bai

Ivanov Bricks the River

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Stefan Ivanov raised it up from early position and was called by Justin Conley in the cutoff. The two players saw a flop of {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Ivanov continued for 3,500. Conley called and the {9-Diamonds} landed on the turn.

Ivanov fired out another bet of 13,000 and Conley still called to see the {a-Hearts} on the river. Ivanov checked this time and Conley quickly checked it back. Ivanov turned over {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a missed straight and flush draw while Conley held {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for the only pair.

Player Chips Progress
Stefan Ivanov bg
Stefan Ivanov
194,000
-31,000
-31,000
Justin Conley us
Justin Conley
99,500
30,300
30,300

Tags: Justin ConleyStefan Ivanov

Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
267,500
137,800
137,800
WSOP 3X Winner
Antal Mezei hu
Antal Mezei
248,500
2,100
2,100
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
202,500
67,500
67,500
Harald Sammer at
Harald Sammer
188,000
23,400
23,400
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
174,000
109,200
109,200
Larry Elliott us
Larry Elliott
168,000
47,200
47,200
Michael Acevedo cr
Michael Acevedo
147,000
6,300
6,300
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
121,700
13,400
13,400
WSOP 4X Winner
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
116,500
13,500
13,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
103,500
43,600
43,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
22,000
-117,000
-117,000
Natural8
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Li Retains Lead at First Day 2 Level Change.

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Baitai Li,
Baitai Li,

Though he has lost a few pots, Baitai Li is still chip leader as the blinds rise to 1,000/2,000/2,000 with over 300,000. He was drawn for Day 2 on a table of mostly short or at least under-average stacks, on whom he can put maximum pressure as the bubble approaches. Just now he saw a flop of {q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades} vs an in-position player who bet 6,200 (with 28,000 behind) when Li checked to him. Li took little time to plonk down a stack of pink 5,000 chips - enough to cover his opponent - and pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Baitai Li us
Baitai Li
318,000
5,400
5,400
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adrian Apmann de
Adrian Apmann
240,000
34,900
34,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
207,000
-56,100
-56,100
WSOP 2X Winner
Pedro Marques pt
Pedro Marques
199,000
-3,500
-3,500
Stefan Ivanov bg
Stefan Ivanov
180,000
-14,000
-14,000
Ryan Olisar us
Ryan Olisar
172,000
51,800
51,800
Dara O'Kearney ie
Dara O'Kearney
54,400
-900
-900
Unibet Poker
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
15,000
-36,600
-36,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Austin Peck us
Austin Peck
Busted
Corey Cresenzi us
Corey Cresenzi
Busted
Lucas Fritz at
Lucas Fritz
Busted

Tags: Baitai Li

Monster Pot Puts Olisar in the Lead

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A completed board of {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} was spread across the felt with over 110,000 already in the middle. Ryan Olisar and Baitai Li were heads-up in the hand and Olisar announced all in for 115,000 from the big blind.

Li put his hands on his head and leaned back in his chair like he couldn't believe what was happening. He thought for less than a minute and then dropped in a call. Olisar turned over {10-Spades}{8-Spades} for a straight to beat Li's {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Li sent over a good portion of his chips and Olisar moved into the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Olisar us
Ryan Olisar
345,000
173,000
173,000
Baitai Li us
Baitai Li
152,000
-166,000
-166,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Baitai LiRyan Olisar

Soft Bubble Still Hard

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

To go out on the "soft bubble" is really no more pleasant than the pure bubble, everyone here having played nearly 12 hours of intense tournament poker to get to this point. One exit in the recent past was that of Marle Cordeiro, her short stack at risk with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} vs. the {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} of Christopher Soyza. She drew a paint-free {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} board and headed out.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Soyza us
Christopher Soyza
78,000
78,000
78,000
Marle Cordeiro us
Marle Cordeiro
Busted
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Arunas Sapitavicius lt
Arunas Sapitavicius
Busted
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
Busted
Christopher Putz at
Christopher Putz
Busted

Tags: Christopher SoyzaMarle Cordeiro