2019 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$306,622
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,109,200
Entries
118
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

Day 2 Completed

$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Bags Up With 15 Remaining; Mike Lancaster in the Lead

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Mike Lancaster
Mike Lancaster

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.

Antanas Guoga
Antanas "Tony G" Guoga finished in 18th place for $15,128

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.

Tags: Antanas GuogaAnthony MarsicoBenny GlaserChris FergusonDan ShakEli ElezraEracles PanayiotouJames ObstJohn RacenerJosh AriehKevin SongLouis HillmanMartin KabrhelMatthew SchreiberMike LancasterOleg ChebotarevPhil HuiRobert ComoRobert MizrachiShaun DeebTommy Hang

Seat Draw Day 3 Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4102Anthony MarsicoUnited States689,00034
Amazon4103Kyle RayUnited States204,00010
Amazon4104Eli ElezraUnited States250,00013
Amazon4105Qinghai PanUnited States527,00026
Amazon4106Mike LancasterUnited States1,201,00060
Amazon4107Andrew BrownUnited States62,0003
Amazon4108John RacenerUnited States304,00015
       
Amazon4111Kevin SongUnited States744,00037
Amazon4112Jerry RobinsonUnited States80,0004
Amazon4113Juha HelppiFinland986,00049
Amazon4114Raul PaezSpain88,0004
Amazon4115Robert ComoUnited States476,00024
Amazon4116Josh AriehUnited States772,00039
Amazon4118Louis HillmanUnited States165,0008
Amazon4119Tommy HangUnited States527,00026

End-Of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mike Lancaster us
Mike Lancaster
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,201,000 121,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
986,000 236,000
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
772,000 409,000
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
744,000 -46,000
Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
689,000
Qinghai Pan us
Qinghai Pan
527,000 167,000
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
527,000 -3,000
Robert Como us
Robert Como
WSOP 1X Winner
476,000 -24,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
304,000 -96,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
250,000 35,000
Kyle Ray us
Kyle Ray
204,000 19,000
Louis Hillman us
Louis Hillman
165,000 -97,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
88,000 -52,000
Jerry Robinson us
Jerry Robinson
80,000 -95,000
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
Day 1 Chip Leader
62,000 -48,000

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Play Ended

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.

Brown Doubles Through Ray

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 {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Ray check-raised after Brown continued for 15,000. The latter called all-in with his last chips.

Andrew Brown: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Kyle Ray: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Brown hit a pair of aces and got his double up after the turn and the river fell {j-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Ray us
Kyle Ray
185,000 -95,000
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
Day 1 Chip Leader
110,000 -27,000

Tags: Kyle RayAndrew Brown

James Obst Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,128)

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
James Obst
James Obst

James Obst Raised and called a three-bet from Eli Elzra situated on the button.

The flop fell {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts} and Obst check-raised Elezra's bet. The latter reraised, putting Obst at risk for his tournament, and Obst called.

James Obst: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Eli Elezra: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

Obst was in desperate shape for a double up, and busted after the {6-Spades} and the {6-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
215,000 80,000
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: James ObstEli Elezra

Matthew Schreiber Eliminated in 17th Place ($15,128)

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Matthew Schreiber
Matthew Schreiber

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: {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Robert Como: {k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The flop came {j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for them both to flop a pair but keep Como ahead.

The turn was the {8-Spades} which didn't change the situation.

The river completed the board with the {8-Clubs} 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
Robert Como us
Robert Como
WSOP 1X Winner
500,000 -131,000
Matthew Schreiber us
Matthew Schreiber
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Matthew SchreiberRobert Como

Racener Tanks For a While

Level 17 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
John Racener
John Racener

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 {2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, both Elezra and Racener checked. Marsico bet for both of his opponents to call.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, 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 {7-Hearts} to pair the board up. Racener quickly check-called the bet of Marsico and tabled {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
510,000 -200,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
400,000 90,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
135,000 -75,000

Tags: Anthony MarsicoEli ElezraJohn Racener