2019 World Series of Poker

Event #50: Monster Stack - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$1,008,850
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$8,147,250
Entries
6,035
Level Info
Level
46
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000

Conley is on a Heater

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The very next hand after Conleys double up, there was a raise from early position to 2,000, the hijack called and Justin Conley called from the small blind.

The dealer spread a flop of {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, Conley check-raised the preflop raiser to 16,000 and they went heads up to the turn. The {j-Clubs} landed on the turn and got checked through to the {5-Hearts} on the river. Both players checked again and Conley tabled {q-Spades}{10-Spades} for a flopped two pair and took down a second consecutive pot.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Conley us
Justin Conley
82,000 19,400

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Conley Doubles

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
Justin Conley
Justin Conley

With roughly 20,000 in the middle already on a board of {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} Justin Conley moved all in first to act for 21,300 and the opponent in the hand took a solid 3 minutes before putting a stack of chips in.

Justin Conley: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Conley was way ahead with his flopped trip nines, and the river {5-Hearts} changed nothing, giving Conley a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Conley us
Justin Conley
62,600

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Herman Wins Without Showdown

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The player under-the-gun started the action off by raising to 2,100, three players called before Ben Herman reraised to 6,500. The under-the-gun player folded, his neighbor called and the other two folded, going heads up to the flop.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} and after Herman's opponent checked he bet 8,000 and got called. The turn got checked around on the {q-Clubs} and the river fell {2-Clubs}. The player first to act check-folded to Herman's bet of 16,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Herman
Ben Herman
90,000

Scholten Sends One Out with Big Slick

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player opened and Freek Scholten three-bet to 12,000. His opponent called and the flop came down {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}. His opponent moved all in for around 17,500 and Scholten snap-called.

Scholten tabled {a-Spades}{k-Spades} for a pair of aces and his opponent showed {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} for a lower pair of ladies. The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Scholten's ace held on for the pot, eliminating a player in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Freek Scholten nl
Freek Scholten
140,000 140,000

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McKeehen Catches a Bluff

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of {j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades} the small blind checked, Joseph McKeehen led out for 1,600 and the small blind called. The turn was the {3-Spades} and the small blind led for 2,000, Mckeehen called.

On the {8-Clubs} river the small blind fired again, this time for 5,500. Mckeehen thought about it briefly before making the call, his opponent snap-mucked and he tabled {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph McKeehen us
Joseph McKeehen
WSOP 2X Winner
29,000

Phan Lands it on the River

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The flop showed {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} and there was around 3,500 in the pot. Henry Phan check-raised a bet of 1,600 to 3,500 and his opponent called.

A {6-Clubs} came down as the turn card and Phan fired in 4,400, his opponent called. The {j-Spades} landed as a river and both players checked. Phan tabled {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for the nut flush and his opponent mucked, shipping the pot to him.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Phan us
Henry Phan
99,000

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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800