Event #69: $1,000 Mini Main Event Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-01-2019 14:06 UTC-8

Affleck Barrels

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Matt Affleck has improved to two and a half times the starting stack and the most recent chips came in a hand in the last hand of the last level.

Affleck started the betting with an open to 2,000 from the cutoff and faced a three-bet to 8,000, which he called. The flop fell and it checked to Affleck who bet 12,000 into the pot. His opponent called and they headed on to the turn.

It was the and once again it checked to Affleck who made it 25,000 this time. His opponent went into the tank for a couple of minutes before ultimately deciding to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	150,000 44,500	44,500

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07-01-2019 14:18 UTC-8

Magbual Busts One

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Magbual has nearly doubled his stack in the Pavilion White section and just happened to knock out an opponent for around 34,000 when his held up versus in a preflop all in. The board came and the chips were pushed to Magbual.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Magbual	115,000 115,000	115,000

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07-01-2019 14:20 UTC-8

New Faces in Pavilion White

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There are still queues of players on each of the three major rooms Amazon, Brasilia and Pavilion with some of them waiting for a seat for nearly two hours. Dara O'Kearney and Jackie Glazier were among them, the latter already more than tripled up her stack.

David Bach was also already active at the tables but just bowed out in a four-bet pot when he three-bet an open raise from 2,800 to 7,200. The big blind four-bet to 18,500 and scooped the pot without resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackie Glazier	200,000 200,000	200,000

Raffaele Sorrentino	125,000 125,000	125,000
Georgios Karakousis	115,000 115,000	115,000
Danut Chisu	85,000 85,000	85,000
Renato Kaneoya	70,000 70,000	70,000
David Bach	62,000 62,000	62,000

Vladimir Bozinovic	60,000 60,000	60,000
Dara O'Kearney	60,000 60,000	60,000

Natalie Teh	55,000 55,000	55,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	55,000 55,000	55,000
Will Failla	50,000 50,000	50,000
Arlie Shaban	40,000 40,000	40,000

Rory Brown	11,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Dara O'Kearney David Bach Jackie Glazier

07-01-2019 14:23 UTC-8

Boatman Short

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ross Boatman has been left short with just a few minutes to go until the break and he ran through the hand that cost him his chips. It began with five limpers in the pot before he made a big raise with pocket queens. Only 1 caller came along and the flop came . He made a continuation bet and his opponent moved all in, which wasn't enough to convince Boatman to fold.

The cards were turned over and Boatman was in trouble to his opponent's , which had flopped the straight. The turn and river bricked and the Brit will need to spin up to stay in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Boatman	7,000 57,000	57,000

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07-01-2019 14:23 UTC-8

Dattani Arrives and Chips Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Michel Dattani had barely sat down, he played his fourth hand in the Amazon Orange section when he got involved in a big pot. More than 28,000 chips were in the middle with the completed board showing . His opponent had checked and Dattani bet for 15,300 with 30,100 behind.

"Are you Italian?" the opponent asked and Dattani asked back "do I look Italian?" Eventually, the call followed and Dattani rolled over for a turned full house, his opponent mentioned in table chat he had pocket tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Dattani	87,000 87,000	87,000

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07-01-2019 14:24 UTC-8

Break Time

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players have another 20-minute break.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-01-2019 14:48 UTC-8

Chip Counts and New Faces

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The late entries continue to flood in and among the latest arrivals are recent bracelet winner Ari Engel and Anatolii Zyrin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Dubini	96,700 30,500	30,500
Barny Boatman	79,000 20,500	20,500

Ari Engel	65,500

Tom McEvoy	65,500 18,500	18,500

Anatolii Zyrin	63,000

Susie Isaacs	38,300 28,200	28,200

Tags: Anatolii Zyrin Ari Engel

07-01-2019 15:01 UTC-8

Boatman Chips Up After Elimination

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Barny Boatman has just chipped up to well over 100 big blinds after eliminating an opponent. The hand began with a cutoff open to 2,600 and Boatman three-bet to 8,600 in the small blind, which his opponent called.

The flop was the and Boatman continued small for 5,000. His opponent swiftly moved all in for almost 50,000 and it was an instant call from Boatman.

Barny Boatman:
Opponent:

With an open-ended straight draw out, Boatman was looking to fade an ace or a nine. The turn and river were safe cards and the two-time bracelet winner collected a very nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barny Boatman	140,000 61,000	61,000

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07-01-2019 15:07 UTC-8

Assorted Counts From Amazon

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There is no waiting line in the Amazon room and the first tables in the Orange section are starting to break. Assorted stack sizes from the players in the room can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Weiwen Zheng	160,000 160,000	160,000
Gillermo Gordo	145,000 25,000	25,000
Kamel Atoui	145,000 85,000	85,000
Stephen Graner	135,000 20,000	20,000
Dean Baranowski	135,000 20,000	20,000
Enrico Rudelitz	130,000 5,000	5,000
Sonke Jahn	125,000 5,000	5,000
Lars Hole	125,000 5,000	5,000
Steve Enriquez	120,000 66,000	66,000

Sean Stoll	120,000 120,000	120,000
Paul Guichard	115,000 15,000	15,000
Minesha Lamba	95,000 2,000	2,000
Sarah Herzali	90,000 37,000	37,000
Marcin Chmielewski	80,000 80,000	80,000
Hannes Neurauter	75,000 13,000	13,000
Cindy Kerslake	70,000 35,000	35,000
Hideki Izutsu	68,000 34,000	34,000
Quan Zhou	65,000 65,000	65,000
Raghav Bansal	65,000 65,000	65,000
Matthew Davidson	58,000 13,000	13,000
[Removed:551]	56,000 56,000	56,000
Robert Sherwood	55,000 55,000	55,000
Andrew Hulme	54,000 54,000	54,000
Vamshi Vandanapu	Busted