Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-01-2019 23:39 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Muehloecker	250,000 110,000	110,000
Saya Ono	210,000 110,000	110,000
Darren Elias	200,000 147,000	147,000

Upeshka De Silva	145,000

Jamie O'Connor	130,000 80,000	80,000
Joe Cada	110,000 65,000	65,000

Mohsin Charania	100,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Shak	65,000

Ivan Luca	60,000 30,000	30,000

Bart Lybaert	30,000
Anatoly Filatov	25,000 -13,000	-13,000

Pollak Down to a Couple Big Blinds

Milko van Winden

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
Benjamin Pollak	8,000 -49,000	-49,000

07-01-2019 23:44 UTC-7

Break

Milko van Winden

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.

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-02-2019 00:06 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Manig Loeser	30,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Soyza	220,000 143,000	143,000

Joao Vieira	150,000 125,000	125,000

Dylan Linde	140,000 65,000	65,000

Leon Tsoukernik	140,000 15,000	15,000
Corentin Ropert	140,000 110,000	110,000
Brandon Sheils	120,000 35,000	35,000
Dietrich Fast	90,000 59,400	59,400

Steven van Zadelhoff	80,000 30,000	30,000
Craig McCorkell	70,000 -2,500	-2,500

Kanit Comes In

AaronMcBride

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

Mustapha Kanit has joined in the action for the final two levels as the Italian looks to secure a place in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	90,000
Mustapha Kanit	30,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

07-02-2019 00:25 UTC-7

Morris Going For Another Run

Milko van Winden

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

Arthur Morris is playing the tournament he got seventh in last year. He already had a nice result in this year's World Series of Poker when he got fourth in the $2,500 Big Bet Mix. Morris just won a small pot and he is already at about five starting stacks.

Morris opened from the cutoff to 2,500 and he was called by the player in the small blind. Pierre Calamusa defended his big blind and also joined the party.

The flop fell and all three players checked their option. The turn was the and it checked to Morris again. He bet 4,000 and both opponents got out of the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	225,000 -5,000	-5,000

Arthur Morris	145,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Arthur Morris Pierre Calamusa

07-02-2019 00:34 UTC-7

Filatov Fights Back

AaronMcBride

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

A raise to 2,500 came in from the player in the cutoff, and Anatoly Filatov called on the button. The player in the small blind then opted to make it 11,500 to go, and only Filatov called.

The flop fell , and Filatov saw his opponent checked. The turn fell the , and after the action was checked to Filatov, he bet 9,000. Filatov didn't need to wait long for his answer as just a few seconds later his opponent's cards were in the muck, and the Russian picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anatoly Filatov	75,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Anatoly Filatov

07-02-2019 00:40 UTC-7

Hunichen Eliminates Soverel

Milko van Winden

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

Chris Hunichen raised from the under-the-gun position to 2,600 and it folded all the way around to big blind Sam Soverel. He decided to put all of his chips in the middle and Hunichen wanted a count. The bet was 42,000 and Hunichen thought about it for a minute before calling.

Sam Soverel:
Chris Hunichen: