Event #50: Monster Stack - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-23-2019 16:21 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Neuville	1,250,000 50,000	50,000
Jon Turner	640,000 190,000	190,000

Valentin Vornicu	630,000 135,000	135,000
Tim Finne	400,000 150,000	150,000
Jake Schwartz	365,000 206,000	206,000
Mihai Niste	315,000 60,000	60,000
Igor Yaroshevskyy	300,000
Ramon Colillas	270,000 50,000	50,000
Barry Greenstein	260,000 170,000	170,000

Javier Zarco	250,000 178,500	178,500
Colin Perry	215,000 107,600	107,600
Garry Gates	211,000 66,000	66,000
Pavel Veksler	150,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Addamo	115,000 65,000	65,000

Allen Kessler	105,000 75,000	75,000

Vacher Spikes the River

LoriAnn Persinger

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of and about 55,000 in the three-way pot.

Victor Vacher had checked from his small blind, followed by another check from the player in the big blind. The third player in the hand then went all in, and Vacher asked for a count. The dealer counted down 64,500 and after a brief moment Vacher made the call. The big-blind player then thought for a moment as well before he finally folded his hand.

All-in Player:
Victor Vacher:

The all-in player looked primed for the double-up with his overpair, and the turn kept him in the lead. However, the river changed everything and sent the not-too-happy player, who asked Vacher how he could make that call, to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Vacher	425,000 179,300	179,300

Tags: Victor Vacher

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-23-2019 16:01 UTC-8

Cho Stacks D'Ambrosio in a Massive Pot

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Jan Kores

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Peter Cho raised to 11,000 under the gun and Jimmy D'Ambrosio three-bet to 44,500 in the cutoff. Cho called.

They went to a flop with both players guarding deep stacks. Cho checked and D'Ambrosio checked as well.

The turn was the and Cho checked again. D'Ambrosio bet 50,000 and Cho raised to 180,000. D'Ambrosio paused for about a minute and then he announced he was all in for around 450,000. Cho immediately called with a covering stack.

D'Ambrosio showed and he saw that he was behind as Cho turned up .

The river wasn't any of D'Ambrosio's two outs and Cho scooped the 1 million pot eliminating D'Ambrosio shortly before the end of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Cho	1,100,000 916,500	916,500
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	Busted

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06-23-2019 16:00 UTC-8

Dramatic River for Kerslake Versus Yonnotti

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Cindy Kerslake opened to 12,000 and the hijack player called before the button moved all in for 63,500. David Yonnotti, situated in the big blind, reshoved for 168,000 and Kerslake made the call to create the following showdown:

Button:
David Yonnotti:
Cindy Kerslake:

Kerslake was in good shape to eliminate her two opponents, and the flop improved her hand into a set of kings. A fell on the turn, giving Yonnotti a tiny hope to hit a straight, which happened thanks to a on the river.

Kerslake chipped down to 106,000 after that hand while Yonnotti more than doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Yonnotti	409,000 260,800	260,800
Cindy Kerslake	106,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Cindy Kerslake David Yonnotti

06-23-2019 15:50 UTC-8

Goff Gets It In Good

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With preflop action on Dustin Goff, he got his last 4,500 in the middle, and when it folded around to Thomas Schmitter in the big blind, he got a 500 chip discount on the call.

Dustin Goff:
Thomas Schmitter:

The flop got an "Awe come on," from Goff and the turn didn't make him anymore comfortable. Before the dealer fanned the rivercard a tablemate said, "Give him a deuce," and the dealer put the on the river, which made Goff smile and say, "I tripled up!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Schmitter	750,000 637,200	637,200
Dustin Goff	16,500 61,000	61,000

Tags: Dustin Goff Thomas Schmitter

06-23-2019 15:42 UTC-8

Boivin Busts Arutyunyan

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LoriAnn Persinger

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Harry Arutyunyan raised it to 11,000 from under-the gun, and when action folded to Thomas Boivin in late position, he three-bet to 38,000. The remaining players folded, and with action back on Arutyunyan, he four-bet shoved and was immediately called by Boivin.

Harry Arutyunyan:
Thomas Boivin:

The board ran out to on the turn, which gave Arutyunyan some hope, but the river ended his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	746,000 458,000	458,000
Harry Arutyunyan	Busted

Tags: Harry Arutyunyan Thomas Boivin

06-23-2019 15:41 UTC-8

Cada Bets Out Two Opponents

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Jan Kores

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With around 40,000 in the middle, three players made it to the flop of . The action was checked to Joe Cada who fired 16,000 from the cutoff, receiving two calls from players sitting in the big blind and early position, respectively.

The turn fell and Cada checked behind that time.

The completed the board and the first two players tapped the felt, allowing Cada to cut out a bet of 58,000. He got two folds and scooped the pot without exposing his hole cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	630,000 399,000	399,000

Tags: Joe Cada

06-23-2019 15:36 UTC-8

Prasetyo Sends Monfort Out

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Aditya Prasetyo raised to 11,000 after some thoughts, Roann Monfort opted to push all in for 95,000. It folded back to Prasetyo who tanked for a minute before calling:

Ronan Monfort:
Aditya Prasetyo:

It was a typical flip situation and the board came , giving a pair of aces to Prasetyo on the flop to eliminate Monfort and grab another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Prasetyo	1,180,000 130,000	130,000
Ronan Monfort	Busted

Tags: Aditya Prasetyo Ronan Monfort

06-23-2019 15:32 UTC-8

Set Up Between Blair and Ferguson

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

According to the table, it folded to Chris Ferguson in the small blind who raised and Eric Blair made the call.

The players went all in on the turn on a board , Ferguson holding for trip queens and Blair with for a full house. The river bricked and the 2017 Player of The Year hit the rail.