2019 World Series of Poker

Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,484,085
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,280,000
Entries
110
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 2nd Place ($917,232)

Level 23 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger
Andrew Lichtenberger

Hand #172: Starting the hand with 14 million against the 19 million of Ben Heath, Andrew Lichtenberger opened his button for 650,000.

Heath three-bet to 2.4 million and Lichtenberger shoved all in. Heath didn't waste too much time calling to put Lichtenberger at risk. Heath was trailing, though.

Andrew Lichtenberger: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Ben Heath: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}

After the dealer was instructed to go ahead and deal a flop, the burn card disappeared under the pot and she fanned {j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}.

With his jack paired, Heath took the lead and was on the verge of winning his first WSOP tournament. The {10-Hearts} on the turn gave Lichtenberger some outs but the {10-Diamonds} on the river that paired the board wasn't one of the cards he was looking for.

Suffering a bad beat in the final hand of play, Lichtenberger had to do with second place and a payday of $917,232.

Ben Heath, meanwhile, got ready to pose for the winner photos, soon to receive his first gold bracelet and the accompanying $1,484,085, almost twice as big as his previous biggest score.

An extended recap of today's action is to follow.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Ben HeathUnited Kingdom$1,484,085
2Andrew LichtenbergerUnited States$917,232
3Sam SoverelUnited States$640,924
4Dmitry YurasovRussia$458,138
5Nick PetrangeloUnited States$335,181
6Chance KornuthUnited States$251,128
7Elio FoxUnited States$192,794
8Cary KatzUnited States$151,755
9David EinhornUnited States$122,551
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
33,000,000
14,000,000
14,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerBen Heath