Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,789,750
Entries
815
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Break
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament is at the final break of the day. There are two levels left after the 15-minute break and the blinds will be 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante.
The players are expected to be back in their seats by midnight.
Pollak Down to a Couple Big Blinds
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Benjamin Pollak was involved in an all-in situation where he lost with 
against the 
of his neighbor.
The board had run out with 
and Pollak sent some chips over. He is down to just eight big blinds now but the blinds are about to go up as the players are about to take a break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,000 | -49,000 |
Further Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 110,000 |
|
210,000 | 110,000 |
|
200,000 | 147,000 |
|
145,000 | |
|
130,000 | 80,000 |
|
110,000 | 65,000 |
|
100,000 | 40,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000 | -13,000 |
Calamusa Gets it Right
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The flop was down 
and Pierre Calamusa, on the button, called a 2,800 bet from the player under the gun.
Calamusa then called a 6,000 bet on the 
turn, before facing a 16,700 all in on the 
river.
Calamusa needed time to think and had his gaze on the board for a minute before making the call.
The Frenchman saw his opponent flip over 
for king high and scored the elimination holding 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 75,000 |
Updated Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 32,000 |
|
110,000 | 30,000 |
|
100,000 | 5,000 |
|
93,000 | 38,000 |
|
58,000 | -12,000 |
|
57,000 | 16,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
42,000 | 5,000 |
|
39,000 | 39,000 |
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
35,000 | -35,000 |
|
35,000 | 5,000 |
|
33,000 | 33,000 |
|
32,000 | -23,400 |
|
7,000 | 7,000 |
Tardif Doubles
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The board was down 
and Patrick Tardif made a pot-sized all in from the cutoff for 13,000.
His opponent was sat on the button and thought for 30 seconds before throwing the calling chips into the middle.
Tardif flipped over 
and was ahead of his opponent's 
. The river fell the and Tardif completed the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 3,000 |
Pollak Four-Bet Jams
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The player in the hijack raised to 2,500 and Jake Schindler, who just sat down in the tournament, three-bet to 7,000 from the button. The player in the small blind got out of the way but Benjamin Pollak pushed all in for 47,000.
Both the initial raiser and Schindler folded in quick fashion and Pollak collected some chips without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000 | 17,000 |
|
23,000 |
Emmett Eliminated by Lahmani
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Randall Emmett was all in and got called by Oshri Lahmani.
Emmett: 
Lahmani: 
Board: 
Emmett was unable to find a board to survive on and departed from Event #70.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |
Around the Room
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
70,000 | |
|
60,000 | 41,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
34,000 | -26,000 |
|
30,000 |