2019 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$296,227
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,071,600
Entries
114
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
20,000

Sammartino Raises the Turn to Victory

Level 7 : 0/0, 800 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Anthony Alberto limped in the hijack, along with Sean Winter on the cutoff. Dario Sammartino, on the button, checked.

The dealer fanned a flop of {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades}. Alberto bet 2,200. Winter and Sammartino called.

The turn brought the {9-Hearts}. Alberto checked. Winter bet 6,600. Sammartino raised to 24,000. Alberto and Winter gave up their hands.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
152,000 25,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
68,000 -22,000
Anthony Alberto us
Anthony Alberto
60,000 35,000

Tags: Anthony AlbertoDario SammartinoSean Winter

Rollercoaster Continues for Epstein

Level 7 : 0/0, 800 ante
Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein

There was another three-way all in involving Alex Epstein who was all-in with {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}. However, he had run into the {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} of Liu Jiaxiu. Manig Loeser was also involved as the short stack with {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Epstein called for a jack and duly received one on the {j-Spades} turn. The river {8-Clubs} completed his straight and he doubled up.

"Come on!" he said, celebrating his double for 110,600. "It's like I'm going in circles!"

Meanwhile, Loeser was forced to use his last add-on.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
230,000 190,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
30,000 -3,000
Liu Jiaxiu cn
Liu Jiaxiu
25,000 -5,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinJiaxiu LiuManig Loeser

Murata Folds to Kurtzman

Level 7 : 0/0, 800 ante

Eric Kurtzman opened to 5,300 in first-to-act. Eder Murata, in the hijack, called, along with Erik Seidel on the button.

A flop reading {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades} was dealt. Kurtzman bet 10,500. Murata called. Seidel folded.

The turn came the {q-Clubs}. Kurtzman checked. Murata bet 10,000. Kurtzman check-called.

The {q-Spades} filled up the river. Kurtzman fired 30,000 and Murata let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
155,000 120,000
Eder Murata br
Eder Murata
97,000 -28,000

Tags: Eric KurtzmanErik SeidelEder Murata

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 800

Full House for Hall

Level 6 : 0/0, 600 ante

Patrick Leonard limped in first position, along with James Chen in second to act and Mike Watson from one seat over. Galen Hall, on the button, raised to 4,500. Leonard folded. Chen and Watson called.

A flop reading {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{7-Spades} was dealt and checked around to the {j-Spades} turn. Chen bet 9,000. Watson folded. Hall called.

The {6-Spades} filled up the board. Chen fired another bet of 4.000. Hall called. Chen turned over {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Hall revealed {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for queens full of jacks to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
254,000 94,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
133,000 113,000

Tags: James ChenMike WatsonPatrick LeonardGalen Hall

Nordkvist Adds-On

Level 6 : 0/0, 600 ante

Sean Winter opened to 1,200 and Dario Sammartino called. Lars Nordkvist then three-bet all in for 26,200. It folded back to Winter who called, with Sammartino folding.

Sean Winter: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Lars Nordkvist: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

"Did anyone fold any spades?" asked Winter, but in the end they weren't needed as a jack on the {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} flop gave him enough to take the rest of Nordkvist's chips, forcing him to add on for another 30,000 stack.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
90,000 21,000
Lars Nordkvist se
Lars Nordkvist
30,000 -30,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoLars NordkvistSean Winter

Sammartino Folds to Winter

Level 6 : 0/0, 600 ante

Dario Sammartino limped in first-to-act, along with Justin Bonomo in the hijack. Sean Winter, on the button, raised to 7,800. Sammartino called. Bonomo folded.

A flop reading {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds} was dealt and checked through to the {a-Diamonds} turn. Sammartino checked again. Winter bet 5,300. Sammartino check-called.

The {8-Diamonds} filled up the river. Sammartino checked once more. Winter used one of his time bank card, before putting out a bet of 30,000. Sammartino went deep into the tank, then opted to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
127,000 28,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
69,000 -6,000

Tags: Dario SammartinoJustin BonomoSean Winter