2019 World Series of Poker

Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$690,686
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,111
Prize Pool
$5,623,200
Entries
6,246
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000

Level: 39

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Hands #58-63: Closing Out the Level

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #58: Shalom Elharar raised the button to three million and took down the blinds.

Hand #59: Elharar raised to 3 million from the cutoff and Liran Betito called from the small blind. Both players checked the {6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop and then Elharar folded to a bet of 4.5 million on the {4-Hearts} turn.

Hand #60: Fernando Karam raised to 2 million under the gun and Elharer called from the hijack. Betito came along from the button, both blinds folded, and it was three-way action to the {j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop. Karam checked, Elharer bet 2.4 million, and Betito got out of the way.

Karam called and then both players checked the {10-Clubs} turn as well as the {9-Hearts} river. Elharar said '"Jack," and showed just the {j-Hearts}. Karam then rolled over the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for a pair of kings and the win.

Hand #61: Elharar raised to 1.6 million under the gun and James Anderson called next to act. Karam came along from the big blind and all three players checked the {4-Spades}{a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop.

Karam led out for 3 million on the {7-Hearts} turn and Elharar raised to 6.5 million. Anderson got out of the way and Karam called to see the {4-Hearts} river. Action went check-check and Elharer showed an ace for aces and fours. It was no good as Karam tabled the {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for a full house.

Hand #62: Tolpingrud raised the cutoff to 1.6 million and then folded when Marco Guibert three-bet jammed from the button.

Hand #63: Elharar limped the small blind and Anderson checked his option from the big. The former then check-folded to a bet of 1 million from the latter after the flop fell {6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}.

Stay tuned for updated chip counts at the break.

Mark Strodl Eliminated in 7th Place ($102,757)

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Mark Strodl
Mark Strodl

Hand #57: Liran Betito raised to 1,600,000 under the gun and Mark Strodl called in the big blind.

On the {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, Betito check-called a two million chip bet from Strodl.

Betito checked on the {2-Clubs} turn and Strodl then bet again, this time five million.

Betito then shoved all in, Strodl tanked and called, being the player at risk.

Strodl showed {j-Hearts}{10-Spades} but Betito had him out-kicked holding {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. The {k-Spades} river was irrelevant sealing Strodl's fate and emlinating him in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Liran Betito il
Liran Betito
73,000,000 -100,000
Mark Strodl us
Mark Strodl
Busted

Tags: Liran BetitoMark Strodl

Hands #49-56: Back and Forth

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #49: Liran Betito opened to 2,100,000 and all other players folded.

Hand #50: Mark Strodl raised to 2,000,000 from the button, James Anderson three-bet to 5,000,000, and Strodl called. Both players checked through the flop and turn on a {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board. Anderson bet 3,100,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river, getting the fold.

Hand #51: Shalom Elharar opened to 2,000,000 from the cutoff, and James Anderson three-bet to 5,200,000 from the button. Elharar check-called a 2,000,000 bet on the {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flop. Elharar check-folded to Anderson's all-in raise for 25,500,000 on the {5-Clubs} turn.

Hand #52: Fernando Karam raised to 1,200,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #53: Shalom Elharar opened to 1,200,000 and all other players folded.

Hand #54: Shalom Elharar limped, and James Anderson, Fernando Karam and Mark Strodl all called. The four players checked through the {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop. Elharar bet 1,000,000 on the {8-Spades} turn, and got three calls. Elharar bet 1,600,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river, and Strodl called. Strodl won the hand with {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Hand #55: Nils Tolpingrud opened to 1,600,000, and Fernando Karam and Shalom Elharar both called. Tolpingrud continued for 1,900,000 on the {5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and got two folds.

Hand #56: James Anderson opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun and Strodl called from the small blind.
The flop came {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} Strodl check called 1,700,000. Anderson bet 4,400,000 on the {9-Hearts} turn and Strodl folded.

Player Chips Progress
James Anderson us
James Anderson
WSOP 1X Winner
47,000,000 42,200,000
Liran Betito il
Liran Betito
42,500,000 -5,900,000

Tags: Fernando KaramJames AndersonLiran BetitoMark StrodlShalom Elharar

Hands #46-48: Strodl Involved in Pots

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #46: Liran Betito raised on the button, Nils Tolpingrud was the only caller from the big blind.

Tolpingrud checked the {2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop. Betito bet and Tolpingrud folded.

Hand #47: Nils Tolpingrud raised to 1,600,000 in the hijack and Mark Strodl called from the big blind.

Board: {3-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Tolpingrud continued and Strodl folded.

Hand #48: James Anderson opened to 1,700,000 under the gun and Strodl called from the small blind.

Strodl check called 1,700,000 on the {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} board. He then checked again on {9-Hearts} turn. Anderson fired again for four and a half million and Strodl folded.

Player Chips Progress
James Anderson us
James Anderson
WSOP 1X Winner
4,800,000 -22,700,000

Tags: James AndersonLiran BetitoMark StrodlNils Tolpingrud

Hands #41-45: Elharar Adds to the Stack

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #41: Nils Tolpingrud opened to 1,600,000, Fernando Karam three-bet to 5,000,000, and Tolpingrud folded.

Hand #42: Fernando Karam raised to 2,000,000 from the button, and Shalom Elharar called on the big blind. The action checked through on a {7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} flop, and Elharar bet 1,800,000 on the {j-Hearts} turn. Both players checked the {8-Clubs} river, and Karam took down the pot with {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

Hand #43: Nils Tolpingrud opened to 1,600,000 and all other players folded.

Hand #44: Liran Betito received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #45: Shalom Elharar, opened to 2,1000,000, and Nils Tolpingrud called. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, Elharar bet 3,000,000 and got the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Shalom Elharar us
Shalom Elharar
93,700,000 -11,300,000

Tags: Fernando KaramLiran BetitoNils TolpingrudShalom Elharar

Hands #38-40: Tolpingrud Shoves Yet Again

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #38: Marco Guibert raised to 1.6 million under the gun and Mark Strodl called from the hijack. Liran Betito called from the small blind, Nils Tolpingrud did the same from the big, and it was four-way action to the {4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, which everyone checked.

Betito then led out for 3.6 million on the {3-Diamonds} turn only to have Tolpingrud raise all in. That did the trick as one by one all three of his opponents released.

Hand #39: Shalom Elharar raised to 1.7 million from the hijack and won the pot.

Hand #40: Betito raised to 2 million from the cutoff and Tolpingrud called from the button. Fernando Karam came along from the big blind and all three players proceeded to check it down as the board ran out {2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}.

Karam: {q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Betito: {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Tolpingrud: {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

Tolpingrud had the best hand and was pushed the pot.

Tags: Fernando KaramMarco GuibertMark StrodlNils TolpingrudShalom Elharar

Hands #36-37: Tolpingrud Doubles

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #36: Nils Tolpingrud shoved all in from late position and Mark Strodl called on the button.

Tolpingrud: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Strodl: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{q-Diamonds}, Tolpingrud rivered the {2-Spades} to make bottom pair which was good enough to double.

Hand #37: The very next hand, Tolpingrud shoved again. This time for roughly thirteen million. No callers.

Player Chips Progress
Nils Tolpingrud us
Nils Tolpingrud
14,000,000 8,800,000

Tags: Mark StrodlNils Tolpingrud

Hands #32-35: Small Ball Poker

Level 38 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hand #32: Liran Betito opened to 1,800,000 from the button, and Marco Guibert called. Both players checked all streets on a {7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} board, and Guibert took the pot with {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

Hand #33: Mark Strodl opened to 2,000,000 from early position, getting calls from Liran Betito and Fernando Karam. Strodl bet 3,500,000 on a {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, getting a call from only Betito. The action checkd through on the {10-Hearts} and {10-Clubs} river, and Strodl won the pot with {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}.

Hand #34: Shalom Elharar limped and Mark Strodl checked on the big blind. Elharar bet 1,500,000 on the {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop and got the fold.

Hand #35 Liran Betito opened to 1,600,000, and got calls from Fernando Karam and Shalom Elharar. All players checked the {7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop. Betito bet 2,800,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn and got two folds.

Player Chips Progress
Liran Betito il
Liran Betito
48,400,000 -37,600,000
Mark Strodl us
Mark Strodl
23,700,000 -300,000

Tags: Liran BetitoMarco GuibertShalom ElhararFernando Karam