Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,109,200
Entries
118
Level
25
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
The final 15 players of Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship have bagged their chips and will return on Thursday at 2 pm in Amazon Gold. Play will continue until a new champion is crowned.
It was Mike Lancaster (1,201,000) who ended the day as the big stack and only player over the one million mark. Lancaster finished third in the 2015 $1,500 Limit Hold'em and will try to catch his first gold bracelet when play resumes.
The other players still in the race include many notables and WSOP champions such as Juha Helppi (986,000), Josh Arieh (772,000), Kevin Song (744,000), Tommy Hang (527,000), John Racener (304,000) and four-time bracelet winner Eli Elezra (250,000).
The day started with 51 players returning to their seats and with late registration open until the start of the day, eight more players joined the Day 2 field. The bust outs were fast and the likes of Martin Kabrhel, Benny Glaser, Shaun Deeb, Chris Ferguson, Robert Mizrachi and Phil Hui joined the 44 other players that failed to make it to Day 3.
Day 2 Action
With 18 places paid, the bubble was reached during Level 16, with hand-for-hand only lasting a few minutes. Dan Shak was eliminated in 20th position, moving all in with pocket queens on an ace-high flop, only to see an ace in Hang’s hand. The turn and the river bricked and Shak was eliminated. He was followed shortly after by Oleg Chebotarev who burst the bubble, moving all in on a king-high flop with ace-high while Louis Hillman had hit a pair of sixes.
The action slowed down and after an hour of countless double ups. Antanas "Tony G" Guoga busted in 18th place for $15,128, the first player to cash in this event. Guoga lost the majority of his stack after a confrontation with Racener, who hit a straight on the river while Guoga had a set of eights on the turn. He lost the rest of his chips against Lancaster a few minutes later.
Racener spent plenty of time among the short stacks but managed to double up twice, first thanks to a flip against James Obst and again with a flopped pair of kings against Anthony Marsico who called Racener down on the three streets with an inferior hand.
During the last 20-minute of action, Matthew Schreiber was eliminated in 17th place ($15,128) by Robert Como and was joined in the rail soon after by James Obst in 16th place ($15,128), who felted with queens versus Elezra's aces.
The remaining 15 players are all guaranteed a minimum of $17,596 but are competing for the $306,622 first-place prize and one of the last WSOP gold bracelets of the summer.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to provide full live coverage throughout the day, so rejoin us on Thursday from 2 p.m.
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 410 | 2 | Anthony Marsico | United States | 689,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 410 | 3 | Kyle Ray | United States | 204,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 410 | 4 | Eli Elezra | United States | 250,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 410 | 5 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 527,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 410 | 6 | Mike Lancaster | United States | 1,201,000 | 60 |
| Amazon | 410 | 7 | Andrew Brown | United States | 62,000 | 3 |
| Amazon | 410 | 8 | John Racener | United States | 304,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | Kevin Song | United States | 744,000 | 37 |
| Amazon | 411 | 2 | Jerry Robinson | United States | 80,000 | 4 |
| Amazon | 411 | 3 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 986,000 | 49 |
| Amazon | 411 | 4 | Raul Paez | Spain | 88,000 | 4 |
| Amazon | 411 | 5 | Robert Como | United States | 476,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 411 | 6 | Josh Arieh | United States | 772,000 | 39 |
| Amazon | 411 | 8 | Louis Hillman | United States | 165,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 411 | 9 | Tommy Hang | United States | 527,000 | 26 |
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,201,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
||
|
986,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
||
|
772,000
409,000
|
409,000 |
|
||
|
744,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
|
||
|
689,000 | |
|
527,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
527,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
476,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
|
||
|
304,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
204,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
165,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
|
88,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
80,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
62,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
||
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Play has ended with 15 players bagging up for the final day on Thursday, July 4. The full chip counts and a recap of today's action is to follow.
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Andrew Brown raised in the cutoff and Kyle Ray called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Ray check-raised after Brown continued for 15,000. The latter called all-in with his last chips.
Andrew Brown: 
Kyle Ray: 
Brown hit a pair of aces and got his double up after the turn and the river fell 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
|
110,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Raul Paez was all in preflop with 
and was facing Tommy Hang with 
.
The board brought 
, giving a set of fives to Paez on the turn as well as the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
140,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
James Obst Raised and called a three-bet from Eli Elzra situated on the button.
The flop fell 
and Obst check-raised Elezra's bet. The latter reraised, putting Obst at risk for his tournament, and Obst called.
James Obst: 
Eli Elezra:
Obst was in desperate shape for a double up, and busted after the 
and the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Matthew Schreiber raised from the early position and action folded to Robert Como in the big blind. Como confirmed how much Schreiber had behind in total. Como then three-bet for Schreiber to call for 44,000.
Matthew Schreiber: 
Robert Como: 
The flop came 
for them both to flop a pair but keep Como ahead.
The turn was the 
which didn't change the situation.
The river completed the board with the for the deal to be sealed as Schreiber was sent to the payout desk to collect $15,128 for finishing in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
-131,000
|
-131,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 17
: 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
John Racener raised from the hijack and Anthony Marsico three-bet on the button. Eli Elezra called in the big blind and so did Racener.
The flop came 
, both Elezra and Racener checked. Marsico bet for both of his opponents to call.
The turn was the 
, Elezra and Racener checked again. Marsico led out again, Elezra quickly folded but Racener dived into the tank. Almost five minutes later, Racener made the call.
The river completed the board with the to pair the board up. Racener quickly check-called the bet of Marsico and tabled 
to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
400,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
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