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

Racener Doubles Through Marsico

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

John Racener raised from the hijack and was called by Anthony Marsico in the small blind.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}, Marsico checked, Racener bet, Marsico raised, and Racener called.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}, Marsico took over the initiative and led out, Racener raised for Marsico to make the call.

The river completed the board with the {9-Clubs}, Marsico checked-called when Racener went all-in for his last 11,000. Racener tabled {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for the flopped pair of kings which was enough to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
406,000 -84,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
201,000 126,000

Tags: Anthony MarsicoJohn Racener

Robinson Doubles Through Paez

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Jerry Robinson raised from mid-position and Raul Paez three-bet from the cutoff. Action folded back to Robinson who made the call.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, Robinson bet and Paez called.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} for Robinson to bet his last 14,000 and Paez to make the call with {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} while Robinson held {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}.

The river completed the board with the {4-Diamonds} for Robinson to hold with two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
340,000
Jerry Robinson us
Jerry Robinson
148,000 38,000

Tags: Jerry RobinsonRaul Paez

Pan Gets One to Marsico

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Anthony Marsico raised in the cutoff and Qinghai Pan called in the big blind.

On the flop {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Spades}, Pan check-called Marisco's continuation. The turn brought the {5-Hearts} and this time Pan check-raised a second barrel from Marisco. The latter folded and Pan grabbed the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
490,000 -100,000
Qinghai Pan us
Qinghai Pan
380,000 -45,000

Tags: Qinghai PanAnthony Marsico

Song Adds to his Stack

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Kevin Song raised under the gun and Josh Arieh three-bet in the cutoff. Song called.

The flop brought {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Song first checked before raising a bet from Arieh. The latter called and both checked on the {j-Hearts} turn and {10-Clubs} river.

Song tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for a pair of queens and Arieh sent his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
780,000 -30,000
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
68,000 -25,000

Tags: Kevin SongJosh Arieh

Paez Turns a Full House

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The board read {6-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}, Raul Paez bet from the big blind and Josh Arieh raised from the early position. Paez leaned forward to look at Arieh's stack and then decided to three-bet. Arieh sighed and reluctantly made the call but mucked when Paez tabled {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for the turned full house.

Player Chips Progress
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
340,000 115,000
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
93,000 -85,000

Tags: Josh AriehRaul Paez

Hang Takes Away from Song

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Tommy Hang raised from the cutoff and Kevin Song called on the button as did Juha Helppi in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, both Helppi and Hang checked for Song to bet. Hang was the only one to make the call to see the {7-Hearts} on the turn. Hang checked, Song bet, Hang raised, and Son called after taking a few seconds.

The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds}, Hang bet again for Song to call but muck after seeing Hang's {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
858,000 278,000
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
810,000 -148,000
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
368,000 91,000

Tags: Juha HelppiKevin SongTommy Hang

Racener Doubles Through Obst

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
John Racener
John Racener

James Obst raised under the gun and John Racener three-bet in the small blind. Obst looked at Racener's stack and made the call.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} and Obst called Racener's bet. On the {2-Spades} turn, Racener bet once more, with 10,000 chips left behind and Obst raised it. Racener called with his last chips and the players tabled their cards:

John Racener: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
James Obst: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

Racener's pair of tens held when a {q-Diamonds} fell on the river and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
WSOP 1X Winner
530,000 -160,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
75,000 17,000

Tags: James ObstJohn Racener

Back and Forth Between Elezra and Marsico

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

On a first hand, Anthony Marsico raised in the cutoff and it was called by Eli Elezra in the small blind.

Things heated on the flop {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Elezra check-raised a bet from Marsico and the latter reraised. Elezra reraised it again and Marsico called. The turn was the {q-Hearts} and Elezra bet before facing a raise from Marsico. Elezra ended up folding his hand.

A few minutes later, Marsico raised and called a three-bet from Elezra situated in the cutoff.

The flop fell {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Marsico check-called Elezra's bet. The same action happened on the {a-Spades} turn and {9-Spades}
river and Marsico musked his cards after Elezra showed {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
590,000 -78,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
300,000 -20,000

Tags: Eli ElezraAnthony Marsico

Final Two Tables

Level 16 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountry
4181James ObstAustralia
4182Anthony MarsicoUnited States
4183Kyle RayUnited States
4184Eli ElezraUnited States
4185Qinghai PanUnited States
4186Mike LancasterUnited States
4187Andrew BrownUnited States
4188John RacenerUnited States
4189Antanas "Tony G" GuogaLithuania
    
4191Kevin SongUnited States
4192Jerry RobinsonUnited States
4193Juha HelppiFinland
4194Raul PaezSpain
4195Robert ComoUnited States
4196Josh AriehUnited States
4197Matthew SchreiberUnited States
4198Louis HillmanUnited States
4199Tommy HangUnited States