2019 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$371,203
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$2,676,408
Entries
3,759
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000

Big Action at Miranda #623

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Alessandro Migliuolo told PokerNews that his table is the one to keep an eye on for massive pots and loose action. Migliuolo is sitting on one of the bigger stacks in the early going of this event, with 153,000 at last count.

Migliuolo said he amassed most of those chips in a 75,000 pot that ended up with him all preflop with {9-}{7-} against another player with {6-}{6-}. The flop came out a favorable {7-}{7-}{2-} for Migliuolo, and his fearless style is paying off in the early levels of the $800 Deepstack.

Player Chips Progress
Alessandro Migliuolo
Alessandro Migliuolo
153,000
153,000
153,000

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Hendrickson Slicks Golias

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Samuel Hendrickson opened to 1,000 from early position and Robert Nicholson called on the button. Action was on Joseph Golias who three-bet jammed for 11,200 from the big blind. Hendrickson called and Nicholson folded.

Samuel Hendrickson: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Joseph Golias: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Golias was dominated and couldn't pair his queen as the board ran out {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and he exited the tournament field.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Hendrickson us
Samuel Hendrickson
68,000
Robert Nicholson us
Robert Nicholson
35,000
Joseph Golias us
Joseph Golias
Busted

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Barbin Bets Turn and Takes it Down

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

An early position player opened and got three callers, including a middle position player, Nick Jivkov on the cutoff and Jessie Barbin on the button.

The flop came {a-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, and the action checked to Barbin, who put in a 2,500-chip bet. The early position player folded, the middle position called, and Jivkov folded.

The turn came the {10-Clubs}, and the action checked to Jivkov, who fired again for 3,200 and got the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jessie Barbin
Jessie Barbin
44,500
Nick Jivkov bg
Nick Jivkov
37,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Vesikuru Wins Pot From Jennings

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jonathan Vesikuru opened under the gun for 1,200 and Greg Jennings called from middle position.

Vesikuru fired out 1,100 after a flop of {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop, Jennings called.

The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and Vesikuru check-called the 2,200 bet from Jennings.

Both players checked the {4-Diamonds} river and Vesikuru tabled {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Vesikuru us
Jonathan Vesikuru
55,000
Greg Jennings us
Greg Jennings
35,000
5,000
5,000

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Cowboys Good for Avezzie

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Paul Avezzie was all in for his remaining stack with a board showing {j-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} Kenneth Lewis called.

Kenneth Lewis: [xxxx}
Paul Avessie: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

It was a scary board for pocket kings with a number of hands that could've won, but Lewis quickly mucked his hand after seeing the pocket pair of Avessie.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Avezzie us
Paul Avezzie
85,000
Kenneth Lewis us
Kenneth Lewis
2,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Break Time

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day; play resumes with Level 5 on the other side.

Moneymaker Holding Steady

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Chris Moneymaker is still at the starting stack level of 40,000 chips, but the poker icon did take down consecutive pots at the end of Level 4.

In early position and heads-up against one opponent, Moneymaker and his foe both checked on a {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop. The turn came the {q-Hearts}, and Moneymaker put out a bet for 2,000, getting the fold.

On the following hand, Moneymaker opened for 700 under the gun and took down the blinds uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
40,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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