Event #51: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-21-2019 22:21 UTC-8

Two-Thirds For Martin

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Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Jesse Martin raised from under the gun and received calls from the player on the button and Barry Greenstein in the big blind. The flop came and Greenstein checked. Martin fired a continuation-bet and the player on the button raised. Greenstein and Martin both called.

The turn was and Greenstein checked again. Martin bet and the player on the button and Greenstein both called. The river came and Greenstein checked once more. Martin bet again and the player on the button raised all in for less than another bet. Greenstein and Martin called.

Jesse Martin:
Barry Greenstein:
Player on the Button:

All three players had the nut low and split it three ways. However, Martin also had a six high straight to take the high portion and rake in an overall two-thirds of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Martin	34,000 34,000	34,000

Barry Greenstein	12,700 8,500	8,500

06-21-2019 22:27 UTC-8

A Few More Chip Counts

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Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Hampton	36,000
Jeff Lisandro	16,600 9,200	9,200

Dan Zack	12,700
Marsha Waggoner	Busted
Wendy Freedman	Busted
Robert Campbell	Busted

06-21-2019 22:47 UTC-8

Chip Counts - Final Break

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Hill Kerby

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Players are on their final 15-minute break of the night. There are currently 395 entries according to the tournament clock with registration open for the final 15 minutes of the night. Here are some chip counts at break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	123,500 41,500	41,500

Roland Israelashvili	94,000 39,000	39,000

Tom Schneider	76,000 46,900	46,900

Jay Hong	71,000 15,700	15,700
Scott Bohlman	66,000 10,800	10,800

Cyndy Violette	58,000 35,200	35,200

Brandon Shack-Harris	56,500 26,500	26,500

Dzmitry Urbanovich	50,000 1,100	1,100
Jon Turner	43,000 21,000	21,000

Allen Kessler	42,000 2,000	2,000
Chris Tryba	41,800 700	700

Yuval Bronshtein	41,000 20,000	20,000

Owais Ahmed	39,400 8,400	8,400

Kyle Miaso	37,000 8,500	8,500
Dylan Linde	31,000 8,200	8,200

Michael Noori	29,000 6,900	6,900

Shirley Rosario	23,200 5,800	5,800
Jeff Madsen	19,400 10,600	10,600

Phil Hellmuth	14,000

Max Pescatori	8,500 6,300	6,300

Level: 9

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

06-21-2019 23:11 UTC-8

Miaso Pushes Out Brunson On River

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Hill Kerby

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Todd Brunson, on the button, and Kyle Miaso in the big blind each had two bets in front of them as the dealer was pulling in the 1,200 that the small blind had committed before folding preflop.

The flop came and Miaso checked to Brunson, who bet. Miaso called and the turn came Both players checked, bringing the river. Miaso put out a bet and Brunson looked back at his cards and shook his head before tossing his cards to the muck.

Miaso looked back at his hand and then sent it to the dealer in exchange for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Miaso	39,400 2,400	2,400
Todd Brunson	18,900 4,900	4,900

06-21-2019 23:24 UTC-8

Ivey Chipping Up

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Hill Kerby

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Phil Ivey was one of the max-late entrants into the tournament, having just taken a seat and won a few pots to chip up.

Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Ivey raised from middle position and received calls from players in the hijack and big blind. The flop came and the big blind checked to Ivey, who made a continuation-bet. The hijack called and the big blind folded. The turn was and both players checked. The river came and Ivey bet. His opponent folded and he took down the pot.

On the very next hand, Ivey opened from under the gun and action folded around to the small blind, who called. Brandon Shack-Harris was in the big blind and called as well, taking the three to a flop of . The small blind and Shack-Harris both checked and Ivey made a continuation-bet. Both players called.

The turn came and both players checked. Ivey fired another barrel and both players folded, making it two consecutive pots won without showdown for Ivey, who has over one-and-a-half stacks already.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	52,000 4,500	4,500

Phil Ivey	23,200

Tags: Phil Ivey Brandon Shack-Harris

06-21-2019 23:41 UTC-8

Ferguson Another Late Entrant; Back At Starting Stack

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Hill Kerby

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Chris Ferguson is another face that has been seen in the tournament since the final break and end of the registration period. He had apparently chipped up prior to playing the following hand with Marco Johnson:

Marco Johnson: / /
Chris Ferguson: / / (folded on seventh)
Max Pescatori: / (folded on fourth)

Johnson bet on fourth and Max Pescatori folded. Ferguson called. Johnson bet every remaining street and Ferguson called him down until seventh street, when he looked at his final card, folded his hand, and gently pushed the chips in front of him from over to Johnson, on his direct left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	72,000 22,000	22,000

Chris Ferguson	14,600

Max Pescatori	9,400 800	800

Tags: Chris Ferguson Marco Johnson Max Pescatori

Level: 10

Limits: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

06-22-2019 00:04 UTC-8

Last Level of the Night - Chip Counts

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Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Level 10 has just begun, signifying the start of the final level of play for the evening. Here are a bunch of chip counts throughout the remaining players in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	134,000 10,500	10,500

Tom Schneider	130,000 54,000	54,000

Phil Hui	125,000
Roland Israelashvili	110,000 16,000	16,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	54,000 4,000	4,000
Yuval Bronshtein	51,000 10,000	10,000

Scott Bohlman	48,000 18,000	18,000

Jon Turner	46,000 3,000	3,000

Cyndy Violette	42,000 16,000	16,000

Dan Zack	35,400 22,700	22,700
Jeff Lisandro	26,000 9,400	9,400

Edwin Eng	20,000 11,300	11,300
Chris Tryba	16,800 25,000	25,000

Phil Hellmuth	16,000 2,000	2,000

Chris Ferguson	15,200 600	600

Barry Greenstein	7,800 4,900	4,900

Norman Chad	7,600 10,700	10,700
Lynda Tran	6,400 25,600	25,600
Allen Kessler	5,100 36,900	36,900
Kyle Miaso	3,800 35,600	35,600
Max Pescatori	1,800 500	500

Todd Brunson	Busted

Nick Guagenti	Busted

06-22-2019 00:20 UTC-8

Prize Pool Posted!

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Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

The prize pool has been updated on the tournament clock with official payout information having been posted since the closing of the registration period. In total, there were 401 entries, down one whole person from last year, generating a prize pool of $902,250. There will be 61 players to make it in the money with a min-cash of $3,727. The eventual winner will take home a WSOP gold bracelet and the first place prize of $213,750.