2019 World Series of Poker

Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Joe Foresman
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$397,903
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$3,223,500
Entries
6,140
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Mekouane Sends One to the Rail

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jalil Mekouane started the action with a raise to 2,400 and the button player thought about his move for a minute before pushing all in for a stack around 22,000. It came back to Mekouane who snap-called.

Jalil Mekouane: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
His opponent: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Makouane had the dominating hand and eliminated his opponent after the board brought {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Jalil Mekouane fr
Jalil Mekouane
54,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Jalil Mekouane

Limor Shows Aces

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Two players limped and Yarom Limor raised it to 4,000. It was called by Chris Moorman in the cutoff, the button, and the small blind player.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Limor continued for 5,000 after the small blind checked. No one opted to call and Limor showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} to the table.

Player Chips Progress
Yarom Limor us
Yarom Limor
97,000
59,000
59,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
51,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris MoormanYarom Limor

Phan Gets Value

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a head's up pot, the board showed {4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} when John Phan check-raised to 11,000 a bet from his opponent of 4,500. The latter called.

The river brought the {3-Hearts} and Phan sent a bet of 15,000. His opponent called once more but only to see {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} in Phan's hand.

Player Chips Progress
John Phan us
John Phan
87,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: John Phan

My Stack App Activated

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
My Stack
My Stack

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Change of Schedule

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The tournament director just announced 17 levels will be played today instead of the 15 initially scheduled. The end of the day will be at approximately 1 am. Levels 16 and 17 will be 40-minute levels.