2019 World Series of Poker

Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$380,090
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,811,700
Entries
671
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Yaiche Takes Two From Holst

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

In the first hand action was folded around to Kristina Holst on the button and she made it 1,200 to go. Basil Yaiche then three-bet shoved from his small blind, which got an immediate fold from the big blind player. With action back on Holst she asked for a count and then folded once the dealer confirmed 13,100 total.

In the very next hand, Holst again raised it up preflop when action folded to her and Yaiche once again shoved all in. That time Holst made the call and the players tabled their hands.

Basil Yaiche: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Kristina Holst: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The {6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop was a scary one for Yaiche, but the {7-Hearts} turn and {5-Diamonds} river were good for him and secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Basil Yaiche fr
Basil Yaiche
31,600 31,600
Kristina Holst us
Kristina Holst
15,500 -3,700

Tags: Basil YaicheKristina Holst

Dunst In, Kuo Out

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Kitty Kuo earlier this summer
Kitty Kuo earlier this summer

Thomas Larson limped under the gun and Craig Varnell raised to 2,300 in the next seat. Kitty Kuo sat in the cutoff and she three-bet all in for about 10,000. The button and blinds folded and so did Larson. Varnell quickly called.

Kitty Kuo: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Craig Varnell: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Varnell asked Kuo if she wanted a chop but it didn't happen on the {6-Hearts} turn and {3-Diamonds} river.

Tony Dunst sat down on another table while Kuo was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
35,000 13,000
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
WSOP 2X Winner
20,000 20,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
Busted

Tags: Craig VarnellKitty KuoThomas LarsonTony Dunst

Blumenfield Makes Pavlovic Fold

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Neil Blumenfield in a previous event
Neil Blumenfield in a previous event

Neil Blumenfield raised from early position to 1,100 and it folded to big blind Hristivoje Pavlovic. The Twitch sensation defended his blind and the {j-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop was dealt.

Pavlovic checked and initial raiser Blumenfield, who final tabled the WSOP Main Event in 2015 and finished in third, continued with a bet of 1,200 and that was enough to make Pavlovic check his cards again and fold them.

Player Chips Progress
Hristivoje Pavlovic au
Hristivoje Pavlovic
35,000 18,000
Neil Blumenfield us
Neil Blumenfield
34,000 1,500

Tags: Hristivoje PavlovicNeil Blumenfield

Helppi Raises and Takes it; Panka Joins the Field

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Juha Helppi sat under the gun when he raised to 1,200 and everyone at the table folded, including the players in the small and big blind. He won some extra chips but he is still hovering around the starting stack of 20,000.

Dominik Panka just took his seat in the tournament with a fresh stack of 20,000 as he just joined the field.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 -1,000
Dominik Panka pl
Dominik Panka
WSOP 1X Winner
20,000

Tags: Dominik PankaJuha Helppi

Ilani Gives Up

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Ran Ilani raised from the cutoff to 1,100 and he was called by the player on the button in the next seat. Both players in the blinds got out of the way.

The flop fell {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Ilani continued with a bet of 1,700. He was then raised by his neighbor to 4,400 and that was too much for Ilani who folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
19,700 -2,500

Tags: Ran Ilani

Nasreddine Bluffs Big Before Break

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Raina Nasreddine raised it to 900 from middle position, called the three-bet to 3,300 from the player on the button and they went headsup to the flop.

After the dealer spread {7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Clubs}, Nasreddine checked. The button-player then continued for 2,800 and was met with a check-raise to 5,900 from Nasreddine. The button-player made the call.

Nasreddine then led out for 7,000 on the {5-Hearts} turn and was again called. After Nasreddine shoved all in on the {3-Spades} river the button-player asked for a count. The dealer confirmed 25,000 total, which sent the button-player deep into the tank.

In fact, he tanked for 7 1/2 minutes into the second break before he finally released his hand and asked Nasreddine to show the bluff. After she obliged and tabled {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}, he said "Nice hand," and told her he folded ace-king.

Player Chips Progress
Raina Nasreddine us
Raina Nasreddine
44,400 44,400

Tags: Raina Nasreddine

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Break

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

The players were sent on a fifteen-minute break. The tournament resumes at 7:31 p.m. local time and blinds will be 300/500 with a big blind ante of 500.

Registration is still open for the next four levels and will close at the start of the ninth level of the day.