Level: 6
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 600
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,071,600
Entries
114
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 114
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Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
Cary Katz opened to 1,200 from the first position and got calls from Sam Higgs and Alex Epstein. Yong Wang then three-bet all in for 14,200 from the button. Katz four-bet to 38,500 and the two other players folded.
Cary Katz: 
Yong Wang: 
The flop came 
and Wang improved to trips on the 
turn. The river was the 
and Wang doubled up.
Meanwhile, Dan Smith opened to 1,200 from the first position and Rene van Krevelen three-bet all in for 25,500 from the cutoff. Danny Tang four-bet all in from the button and Smith folded.
Rene van Krevelen: 
Danny Tang: 
The 
gave Van Krevelen a straight and he doubled up as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
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62,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
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60,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
30,000 | |
Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
Gabe Patgorski limped in second position. Danny Tang, on the cutoff, raised to 7,000. Patgorski added the remainder to call.
The dealer spread a flop of 
. Patgorski checked. Tang bet 4,500. Patgorski check-called.
The turn brought the . Patgorski moved all in for about 240,000 and Tang snap-called with his last 53,000.
Danny Tang:
Gabe Patgorski: 
The completed the board and Tang doubled up with his set of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
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|
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130,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
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Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
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|
30,000 | |
|
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Busted | |
Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
There was a three-way all in between big stack Alex Epstein, Eric Kurtzman and Yong Wang.
Alex Epstein: 
Eric Kurtzman: 
Yong Wang:
Epstein was ahead and could eliminate two players, but the 
not only gave Wang two pair, it gave Kurtzman top pair meaning Epstein handed over chips to both players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
40,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
On a flop of 
, the player in first-to-act checked. Jason Somerville, from one seat over, bet 3,500. Ben Lamb , on the cutoff, moved all in for about 80,000 and Somerville snap-called for less, putting at risk his last chips.
Jason Somerville;
Ben Lamb: 
Lamb flopped a set and Somerville flopped top pair and a flush draw. The 
turn and river completed the board and Somerville made a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
||
Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
Erik Seidel moved all in from middle position for 18,600. Ryan Laplante immediately re-shoved from the hijack and Justin Young was all in from the cutoff.
Erik Seidel:
Ryan Laplante:
Justin Young: 
The flop came 
handing Seidel a massive lead. The turn was the 
and the river improved the eight-time bracelet winner to quads, sending two players to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 6
: 0/0, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
69,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
|
|
53,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||
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 
was dealt and checked through to the turn. Sammartino checked again. Winter bet 5,300. Sammartino check-called.
The 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
127,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
69,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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:
Lars Nordkvist:
"Did anyone fold any spades?" asked Winter, but in the end they weren't needed as a jack on the 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
