Event #69: $1,000 Mini Main Event Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-02-2019 16:31 UTC-8

Betito Flops Jin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 32 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Sergei Konovalov limped in and Liran Betito jammed for 5,075,000, which Konovalov snap-called with the inferior stack.

Sergei Konovalov:
Liran Betito:

Betito was about to lose a big portion of his stack but flopped the nuts on . Neither the turn nor the river provided any help for Konovalov and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liran Betito	9,000,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Sergei Konovalov	Busted

Tags: Liran Betito Sergei Konovalov

07-02-2019 16:54 UTC-8

A Triple Knockout and a Three-Way All In With Ma

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 33 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Yi Ma scored a triple knockout on the way to jump into the top spot, sending Jeffrey Bushaw, Patsy Altomari and Maxime Chartrand to the rail.

Jeffrey Bushaw:
Patsy Altomari:
Maxime Chartrand:
Yi Ma:

The board came and Ma was busy stacking a ton of chips.

Right after, Gerald Reyelts jammed and so did Christian Nilles. Ma called and put another two players at risk.

Christian Nilles:
Gerald Reyelts:
Yi Ma:

This time, the board came and Nilles was sent to the rail in 55th place, while Reyelts doubled through Ma for 4,300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yi Ma	19,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Gerald Reyelts	11,000,000 9,985,000	9,985,000
Christian Nilles	Busted
Maxime Chartrand	Busted
Patsy Altomari	Busted
Jeffrey Bushaw	Busted

Tags: Christian Nilles Gerald Reyelts Jeffrey Bushaw Maxime Chartrand Patsy Altomari Yi Ma

07-02-2019 17:20 UTC-8

Triple Up for Madsen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 34 : 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jeff Madsen tripled up for 4,575,000 with against the of Joseph Weinberger and the of Ankit Dahiya as the board came . Dahiya was not covered by Weinberger and had around a million left, but bowed out shortly after. Cesar Claudio followed to the rail soon after to reduce the field further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	14,500,000 9,600,000	9,600,000

Joseph Weinberger	7,500,000 6,475,000	6,475,000
Ankit Dahiya	Busted
Cesar Claudio	Busted

Tags: Ankit Dahiya Cesar Claudio Jeff Madsen Joseph Weinberger

07-02-2019 19:28 UTC-8

Matthew Kurtz Eliminated in 26th Place; Peter Lubrano Eliminated in 25th Place ($21,411)

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Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Matthew Kurtz had dropped down in the counts and the shortest stack on the table and sat in the big blind. There was an all in from Peter Lubrano under the gun and Yi Ma called before the action folded to Kurtz, who was getting an excellent price to call the rest. He made the call and they turned over their hands.

Yi Ma:
Peter Lubrano:
Matthrew Kurtz:

With a set for Ma on the flop, Kurtz was drawing dead to a chop and Lubrano needed an eight for a straight. It was all over when the turn paired the , giving Ma a boat and the didn't matter. He is the runaway chip leader at the moment, with a cool 50 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yi Ma	50,000,000 13,000,000	13,000,000
Matthew Kurtz	Busted
Peter Lubrano	Busted

Tags: Matthew Kurtz Peter Lubrano Yi Ma

07-02-2019 19:35 UTC-8

Benjamin Hinnemann Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,411)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The cards were all but rushed away as Benjamin Hinnemann took his belongings. The German had been all in with and Ben Alloggio called with , but failed to connect on a ten-high board that also gave him an additional gutshot.

Hinnemann takes home $21,411 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Alloggio	9,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Benjamin Hinnemann	Busted

Tags: Ben Alloggio Benjamin Hinnemann

07-02-2019 19:41 UTC-8

Joseph Weinberger Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,411)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 36 : 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Jeff Madsen raised to 1,300,000 and Joseph Weinberger pushed all in for what appeared to be 4,700,000. Madsen asked for a rough count and made the call.

Joseph Weinberger:
Jeff Madsen:

Weinberger found no help on the flop and Madsen turned a set with the . Now Weinberger had chop and flush outs, but the river came a blank to eliminate Weinberger in 23rd place for $21,411.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Madsen	23,000,000 10,025,000	10,025,000

Joseph Weinberger	Busted

Tags: Jeff Madsen Joseph Weinberger

07-02-2019 19:44 UTC-8

Kais [Removed:321] Eliminated in 22nd Place ($21,411)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Down to his last two and a half big blinds, Kais [Removed:321] was all in preflop and Andres Korn made the call.

Kais [Removed:321]:
Andres Korn:

The flop improved Korn and [Removed:321] needed an ace or queen to avoid elimination. The turn was a blank, as was the river, and [Removed:321] headed to the payout desk to collect $21,411 for his 22nd place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	19,500,000 6,800,000	6,800,000

Kais Mohammad	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Kais Mohammad

07-02-2019 20:07 UTC-8

Yosef Lider Eliminated in 21st Place ($21,411)

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Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Yosef Lider opened the action and Koji Takagi defended in his big blind. The flop was the and Takagi checked to Lider who continued for 5,600,000. Takagi moved all in and Lider called for his tournament life.

Koji Takagi:
Yosef Lider:

Lider was all in with the best of it with top and third pair but the turn brought out a better two-pair for Takagi. With no three on the river, it was Lider's turn to hit the rail and Takagi has a similar amount Mi Ya now - joint top of the pack.