2019 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Eric Kurtzman Eliminated in 10th Place ($26,435)

Level 15 : 0/0, 5,000 ante
Eric Kurtzman
Eric Kurtzman

On a {9-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop Eric Kurtzman bet 65,000 and Chance Kornuth moved all in. Galen Hall folded but Kurtzman quickly called.

Eric Kurtzman: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Chance Kornuth: {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

In normal no-limit hold'em Kornuth would be flipping and a slight underdog to send Kurtzman to the rail, but in short deck hold'em he was now almost a 60% favourite to win the pot.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds} but the river was the {7-Diamonds} completing his straight and eliminating Kurtzman. This was Kurtzman's 15th WSOP cash and his biggest since a runner-up in the 2017 $10,000 Razz Championship for $163,867.

Player Chips Progress
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
WSOP 3X Winner
1,300,000 495,000
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
Busted

Tags: Chance KornuthEric KurtzmanGalen Hall

Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,591)

Level 15 : 0/0, 5,000 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Justin Bonomo limped from first to act, along with Alex Epstein in middle position, and Anson Tsang on the cutoff. Andrew Robl, on the button, raised to 65,000. Bonomo three-bet to 700,000. Epstein and Tsang folded. Robl moved all in for about 750,000 and Bonomo snap-called.

Justin Bonomo: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Andrew Robl: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The runout was {k-Spades}{a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Robl mades kings full of aces to take down the pot, eliminating Bonomo in 11th place for $19,591.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Robl us
Andrew Robl
1,550,000 835,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Tags: Alex EpsteinAndrew RoblAnson TsangJustin Bonomo

Epstein Gets It Back

Level 15 : 0/0, 5,000 ante
Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein

On an {8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} flop Yong Wang checked and Alex Epstein bet 30,000. Andrew Robl called before Wang check-raised to 220,000. Epstein then moved all in for 763,000. Robl folded and Wang took all of his shot clock before folding.

This saw Epstein move back to around a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
1,000,000 280,000
Yong Wang cn
Yong Wang
650,000 -270,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinAndrew RoblYong Wang

Tsang's Big Shove

Level 15 : 0/0, 5,000 ante

Alex Epstein opened to 45,000 and Anson Tsang used a time extension before moving all in for 685,000.

The average stood at just 620,000 and with the action folding back to Epstein, he took his time before open-mucking {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for his opponent.

Here are the counts from table 419 with Yong Wang the only player currently below average.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
WSOP 1X Winner
1,160,000 -40,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
810,000 -20,000
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
WSOP 3X Winner
750,000 40,000
Andrew Robl us
Andrew Robl
715,000 165,000
Yong Wang cn
Yong Wang
540,000

Tags: Alex EpsteinAnson Tsang

Wang Check-Raises the Turn to Victory

Level 15 : 0/0, 5,000 ante

On a flop of {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, Yong Wang, in second position, checked, along with Anson Tsang on the cutoff. Andrew Robl, on the button, checked as well.

The turn brought the {9-Diamonds}. Wang checked once more. Tsang fired 30,000. Robl called. Wang used one of his time banks, before check-raising to 250,000. Tsang and Robl quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Anson Tsang hk
Anson Tsang
WSOP 3X Winner
710,000 -60,000
Andrew Robl us
Andrew Robl
550,000 -120,000
Yong Wang cn
Yong Wang
540,000 -15,000

Tags: Andrew RoblAnson TsangYong Wang

Play Resumes

Level 15 : 0/0, 5,000 ante

The tournament director has confirmed that the plan for the evening is to play either two more levels or down to seven players, whichever comes first.

If play were to finish at the end of those two levels with nine players, they would resume tomorrow at 2pm and play until the livestreamed final table of seven and then to a winner.

Level: 15

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 5,000