Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$730,350
Entries
541
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
David “ODB” Baker Leads Final 21 in Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Day 2 saw 184 players resume play from a total of 541 entries, and at the end of 10 thrilling hours of poker, only 21 players remain in Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em.
No one else has more chips than David “ODB” Baker, who sits behind an impressive 1,275,000 and who already owns a gold bracelet. Baker also finished third in Event #41 $10,000 Seven Card Stud and is the only player so far to have reached the million mark, more than double than the second biggest stack Ronald Carmona with 488,000.
2017 Player of the Year Chris Ferguson, who started the day with a short stack of 17,500, managed to build his stack throughout the day to bag 361,000. Daniel Negreanu is also still in the race with 206,000.
Many notables had started the day but didn't finish in the money, including David Bach, Rep Porter, Vanessa Kade, Benny Glaser, Louise Francoeur and Jared Mahoney.
The bubble burst in level 15 and after 40 minutes of suspense and many double ups, it was Steve Chanthabouasy who ended up as unfortunate bubble boy, whose elimination made the remaining 82 players very happy and guaranteed them each at least $2,239 as a min-cash. Chanthabouasy pushed his last 5,000 chips in the middle and Brock Parker raised it to 8,000 on the button, making the blinds fold. Chanthabouasy was holding a pair of nines and facing Parker with pocket tens who found a ten on the board to improve his hand into a set and burst the bubble.
The bustouts went fast after that hand, with many players being short stacks and many familiar faces were lost such as Brock Parker himself (81st place - $2,239), Chip Jett (66th place - $2,364), Noah Bronstein (64th place - $2,364) and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Anthony Zinno (62th place - $2,554).
End of the Day Action
Two-time bracelet winner Eric Froehlich was eliminated in 25th place for $4,360 due to a hand against Brian Kim. On a flop 
, Kim made a continuation bet for 10,000 and Dominzo Love raised it to 20,000. Froehlich reraised it to 30,000 and both Kim and Love called. A 
showed up on the turn and Froehlich led out for 20,000, but only Kim called. The river fell a 
and Froehlich check-called for his last chips a bet from Kim. Froehlich held 
for a pair of queens but Kim had 
for a better kicker and took down the pot while eliminating Froehlich.
He was followed a few minutes later by Kevin “Racks” Roster who lost a first big pot with a pair of eights against his opponent holding king-queen. Roster had turned a set on a board reading 
while his opponent had flopped top two pair. But the 
filled up the board to give his opponent kings full of queens. Roster was down to one big blind and busted the very next hand.
Cards will be back in the air at 2 p.m. Monday, July 1st and they will play down to a winner for a gold bracelet and $161,139.
Follow all the live updates of Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em on PokerNews.com until a new champion is crowned.
Seat Draw Day 2 Event #66: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 403 | 1 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 361,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 2 | Satish Vitha | United States | 55,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 3 | Matt Glantz | United States | 247,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 5 | Danny Woolard | United States | 222,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 6 | Ron Carmona | United States | 488,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 8 | Anh Van Nguyen | Canada | 148,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 9 | Nicholas Pupillo | United States | 403,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 1 | Tyler Bonkowski | Canada | 216,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 2 | Ruiko Mamiya | Japan | 486,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 3 | Jason Pasinski | United States | 227,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 4 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 157,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 6 | Ronald Piccioli | United States | 104,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 8 | Kenneth Donoghue | United States | 324,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 9 | Chicong Nguyen | United States | 236,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | Dominzo Love | United States | 360,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 2 | Andrew Rudisill | United States | 125,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 206,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 4 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 1,275,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 5 | Ivan Schertzer | United States | 206,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 8 | Brian Kim | United States | 373,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 9 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 262,000 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,275,000 | 295,000 |
|
488,000 | 78,000 |
|
486,000 | 301,000 |
|
403,000 | -17,000 |
|
373,000 | 58,000 |
|
361,000 | 228,000 |
|
360,000 | -30,000 |
|
324,000 | -6,000 |
|
262,000 | -58,000 |
|
247,000 | -143,000 |
|
236,000 | -44,000 |
|
227,000 | 62,000 |
|
222,000 | 82,000 |
|
216,000 | -14,000 |
|
206,000 | 21,000 |
|
206,000 | -117,000 |
|
157,000 | 94,000 |
|
148,000 | -70,000 |
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
104,000 | -86,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
Play Has Halted for the Day
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
The remaining 21 players have bagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap will follow shortly.
Carmona Chipping Up
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Nicholas Pupillo raised and it was called by Ronald Carmona and Kenny Hsiung in the blinds. The flop fell 
and the three players checked.
On the 
turn, Carmona led out for 20,000 and Hsiung called while Pupillo let it go.
The river brought the and went check-check. Carmona tabled 
for a pair of fours, which was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
410,000 | 150,000 |
|
115,000 | 46,000 |
Roster Eliminated
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
According to the chatter at the table, Kevin Roster lost a big pot with 
against his opponent's 
Roster had turned a set on a board reading and his opponent had flopped top two pair. But the filled up the board and while Foster improved his hand to eights full of kings, it was no good against his opponent's kings full of queens.
The very next hand, Roster put his last big blind in the middle with 
but couldn't find any help and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Kim Sends Froehlich to the Rail
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Brian Kim raised under the gun for 20,000 and it was called by Dominzo Love and Eric Froehlich in the big blind.
The flop brought and Kim continued for 10,000 after a check from Froehlich. Love raised it to 20,000 and after some tank, Froehlich reraised it to 30,000. Both Kim and Love called.
A showed up on the turn and Froehlich led out for 20,000, only Kim called. The river fell a and Froehlich check-called for his last chips a bet from Kim. Froehlich held for a pair of queens but Kim had and took down the pot while eliminating Froehlich.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
315,000 | 245,300 |
|
Busted |
Donoghue Folds to Bonkowski
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Kenneth Donoghue raised to 20,000 on the button and Tyler Bonkowski called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Bonkowski checked. Donoghue bet 10,000 and Bonkowski check-called.
The turn came the 
and Bonkowski checked again. . "It doesnt matter, you catch whatever you need," Donoghue muttered before checking back.
The river was the and Bonkowski bet 20,000. Donoghue went deep into the tank, then opted to let it go.
"I can't beat that guy," commented Donoghue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 330,000 |
|
|
230,000 | -15,000 |
Baker Approaches the Million Chips
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Matt Glantz raised under the gun and both David "ODB" Baker and Daniel Negreanu called from the blinds.
The flop came 
and Baker bet for 10,000, only called by Negreanu. Both checked as the rest of the board fell a and 
. Baker turned over for two pair and it was enough to make Negreanu muck his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
390,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
185,000 | -50,000 |