2019 World Series of Poker

Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Bonomo Eliminated

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

On a {3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop Justin Bonomo bet 35,000 and Elias Talvitie raised in position to 115,000. Bonomo then check-raised all in for a shade over 200,000 and Talvitie called.

Justin Bonomo: {j-}{8-}
Elias Talvitie: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

The turn {7-Hearts} gave Talvitie the nut flush and had the all-time money leader and three-time bracelet winner Bonomo drawing dead. The river was the {5-Hearts} and Bonomo will have to wait to add another bracelet to the two he won last year.

Player Chips Progress
Elias Talvitie fi
Elias Talvitie
1,320,000
470,000
470,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Elias TalvitieJustin Bonomo

Hellmuth Bows Out

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Chance Kornuth opened again on Phil Hellmuth's big blind and the rest of the table folded. Hellmuth only had around two big blinds to start the hand and he was in rough shape.

Hellmuth tabled {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} against Kornuth's {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. The flop of {j-}{9-}{8-} gave Kornuth two pair and Hellmuth a straight draw. The turn and river bricked out and Hellmuth was sent to an empty table before leaving the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chance KornuthPhil Hellmuth

Yurasov Up to Three Million with Lewis Bust

Level 12 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Dmitry Yurasov
Dmitry Yurasov

It folded to Toby Lewis who shoved for 308,000 from the small blind. Chip leader Dmitry Yurasov was in the big blind and called.

Toby Lewis: {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Dmitry Yurasov: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}

There was an ace on the flop of {7-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Lewis was dead by the {2-Spades} turn. The river was the {10-Clubs} and the Englishman was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Dmitry Yurasov ru
Dmitry Yurasov
3,000,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Dmitry YurasovToby Lewis

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Haxton Done for Good

Level 11 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

The action folded to Sam Grafton on the button who opted to just limp in. Matthew Gonzales also called from the small blind and Isaac Haxton shipped all in for a little over 200,000 in the big blind. Grafton shoved all in over the top and Gonzales quickly folded.

Grafton: {4-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Haxton: {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}

The flop of {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Hearts} was not what Haxton was looking for and the {4-Diamonds} on the turn left him drawing dead to the {5-Clubs} on the river. This was Haxton's second bullet and he has officially been eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
645,000
-15,000
-15,000
PokerStars
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonMatthew GonzalesSam Grafton

Seidel Eliminated

Level 11 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Bryn Kenney opened from the button and Erik Seidel defended his big blind. Seidel checked a {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop to Kenney who bet 43,000.

Seidel then check-raised all in for 290,000 and Kenney, who covered his opponent by less than 50,000, quickly called.

Bryn Kenney: {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Erik Seidel: {5-Hearts}{7-Spades}

Seidel had flopped a pair and a flush draw, but was up against the two pair of Kenney. The turn {a-Clubs} and river {2-Hearts} bricked and Seidel pushed his chips towards his opponent and left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
675,000
389,000
389,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Bryn KenneyErik Seidel

First Hellmuth Blowup of the Summer Comes Courtesy of Kornuth

Level 11 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Chance Kornuth opened from middle position and Phil Hellmuth defended from the big blind. The flop fell {k-Hearts}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Hellmuth check-called a bet of 22,000 from Kornuth.

Hellmuth checked in the dark before the {j-Spades} hit the turn. Kornuth fired another 45,000 and Hellmuth called to see the {3-Spades} on the river. Hellmuth checked once more and Kornuth counted out a bet of 200,000. Hellmuth snapped him off and Kornuth tabled {q-Spades}{2-Spades} for a flush. Hellmuth stood up from his seat and flashed the {k-Diamonds} before mucking his cards.

As Hellmuth mumbled some curse words to himself, Kornuth finally chimed in. "I usually blame the dealer too when that happens."

"I'm not blaming the dealer," Hellmuth replied, "it's just fucking bullshit. I had you trapped. You didn't deserve to win the pot."

"There's one thing I've learned in my poker career, Phil," Kornuth shot back. "Something that obviously you haven't. You never deserve anything."

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
2,057,000
457,000
457,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
52,000
-248,000
-248,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chance KornuthPhil Hellmuth

Gonzales Up to a Million

Level 11 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On a {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{a-Spades} board Matthew Gonzales checked to Sam Grafton who used a time extension before betting 190,000.

Gonzales used one of his own before calling. Grafton showed {6-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for a missed flush draw and Gonzales won the pot with {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for trip aces.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
1,000,000
360,000
360,000
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
660,000
-590,000
-590,000
PokerStars

Tags: Matthew GonzalesSam Grafton

Negreanu Doubles Through Lichtenberger

Level 11 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Barry Hutter raised to 35,000 from the hijack and Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 300,000 in the small blind. Andrew Lichtenberger called from the big blind and Hutter quickly folded.

Daniel Negreanu: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Andrew Lichtenberger: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Not only did Negreanu hold the larger pocket pair, but he also had both of the suits covered. The board ran out {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Negreanu scored a double up with very little sweat.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
1,040,000
-140,000
-140,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
651,000
266,000
266,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerBarry HutterDaniel Negreanu