Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #71: $500 SALUTE TO WARRIORS No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$723,660
Entries
1,723
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 1723
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
"It's a big pot! Big pot over here," cried Eyal Bensimhon. Arriving at the table we found a limp from Ryan Dodson in early position. No fireworks yet...
Vincent Karbassioun called in the small blind and Graeme Wright checked his big blind.
The flop was 
. Karbassioun continued for 15,000 and got two calls. Karbassioun bet 45,000 on the 
turn and Wright moved all in. Dodson folded and Karbassiounc called.
Vincent Karbassioun: 
Graeme Wright: 
Wright held top pair with the nut flush draw after Karbassioun had turned a flush. The river was the 
and Karbassioun was eliminated.
"What did I tell you?!" said Bensimhon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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730,000
589,000
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589,000 |
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135,000
123,000
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123,000 |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christopher Canan opened for 24,000 from early position and Mike Sexton three-bet half his remaining 170,000 from the button. Action folded back to Canan who jammed for 269,000 and after some hesitation, Sexton called.
Christopher Canan: 
Mike Sexton: 
Sexton needed some help, but didn't get any on the 
flop.
The turn brought the 
and Sexton needed an ace to fall on the river.
Unfortunately, the river fell the case 
and the 1989 bracelet winner was eliminated from the playing field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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440,000
337,000
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337,000 |
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Charles Thomas open-jammed for 23,000 under the gun and was called by TJ Saba from the big blind.
Charles Thomas: 
TJ Saba: 
Thomas had two overcards to Saba's pocket pair but was unable to pair as the board ran out 
and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Travis Tachibana moved all in for 186,000 and it folded to Ramon Kropmanns in the big blind who tanked before calling.
Travis Tachibana:
Ramon Kropmanns:
Both players flopped pairs and rivered two pair on the 
run out, but Tachibana's kicker played and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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390,000
298,000
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298,000 |
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290,000
70,000
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70,000 |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Taylor Carroll opened for 32,000 from the cutoff, Alexander Matveev called on the button and Jaswinder Sanghera was all in for less from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked to the 
turn and Carroll took down the side pot after a 30,000 bet.
Taylor Carroll: 
Jaswinder Sanghera: 
Sanghera was still alive drawing to a queen but the river fell the and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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550,000
88,000
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88,000 |
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240,000
240,000
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240,000 |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
James Alvarez got his last ten big blinds in with against the 
of Michael Moncek.
There was no help for Alvarez on the 
board and he was eliminated, with Moncek boosting his stack over 600,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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670,000
139,000
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139,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The tournament clock shows 168 players remaining and the entire field in the Salute to Warriors is going on their first 15-minute break of the day.
