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

Three Table Redraw

Level 13 : 0/0, 3,000 ante
SeatTable 418Table 419Table 427
1Nikolai YakovenkoChance KornuthJustin Bonomo
2Anson TsangThai HaRene van Krevelen
3Dustin DirksenYong WangJiaxiu Liu
4Bill PerkinsAndrew RoblAlex Epstein
5Matthew GonzalesKane KalasAlex Foxen
6Galen HallMartijn GerritsEric Kurtzman

Matthew Gonzales Eliminated in 18th Place ($14,615); Bill Perkins Eliminated in 17th Place ($14,615)

Level 13 : 0/0, 3,000 ante
Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 16,000 from second position. Dustin Dirksen, in the hijack, called. Bill Perkins, on the cutoff, three-bet shoved for 60,000. Matthew Gonzales, on the button, thought for a long while, before making the call with his last 17,000. Yakovenko folded. Dirksen made the call.

Dustin Dirksen: {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Bill Perkins: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Matthew Gonzales: {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The board came {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Dirksen made a flush to scoop the pot, eliminating Gonzales in 18th place and Perkins in 17th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
305,000
15,000
15,000
$25K Fantasy
Bill Perkins us
Bill Perkins
Busted
StakeKings
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
Busted

Tags: Bill PerkinsDustin DirksenMatthew GonzalesNikolai Yakovenko

Yakovenko Doubles Through Dirksen

Level 13 : 0/0, 3,000 ante

Getting it in on a {9-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop, Nikolai Yakovenko was in good shape with {q-Spades}{k-Spades} for a made straight and a straight flush redraw against the {j-Hearts}{k-Clubs} of Dustin Dirksen.

The turn {9-Clubs} and river {a-Diamonds} bricked and he doubled his 82,000 stack.

A short while later, Alex Foxen doubled through Dirksen as well to the tune of 61,000 when his ace-king beat the ace-nine of his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
220,000
-85,000
-85,000
$25K Fantasy
Nikolai Yakovenko ru
Nikolai Yakovenko
190,000
20,000
20,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
125,000
-175,000
-175,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Dustin DirksenNikolai Yakovenko

Martijn Gerrits Eliminated in 16th Place ($14,615)

Level 13 : 0/0, 3,000 ante
Martijn Gerrits
Martijn Gerrits

On a flop of {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}, action checked to Kane Kalas who bet 20,000. Yong Wang, in first position, folded. Andrew Robl, in second position, called. Martijn Gerrits, in the hijack, raised to 125,000. Kalas folded. Robl responded by moving all in and Gerrits snap-called for his last 200,000.

Andrew Robl: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Martijn Gerrits: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The {6-Hearts} turn and {8-Diamonds} river completed the board and Robl raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Robl us
Andrew Robl
640,000
225,000
225,000
Martijn Gerrits nl
Martijn Gerrits
Busted

Tags: Kane KalasMartijn Gerrits

Kane Kalas Eliminated in 15th Place ($14,615)

Level 13 : 0/0, 3,000 ante
Kane Kalas
Kane Kalas

Thai Ha moved all in for 52,000 and was met by three consecutive re-shoves by Chance Kornuth, Kane Kalas and Yong Wang.

Kornuth had all players covered, with Hai the short stack.

Thai Ha: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Chance Kornuth: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Kane Kalas: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Yong Wang: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The flop came {6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} with Ha picking up a flush draw. The turn was the {10-Spades} but the river {q-Hearts} completed Ha's flush as he quadrupled up. Kalas was eliminated as Wang more than doubled through Kornuth.

Player Chips Progress
Yong Wang cn
Yong Wang
482,000
242,000
242,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
345,000
-260,000
-260,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Thai Ha vn
Thai Ha
210,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Kane KalasChance KornuthThai HaYong Wang

Plan for the Day

Level 13 : 0/0, 3,000 ante

Tournament organizers have confirmed that in a change to the advertised schedule, the tournament will play down to seven players today, ahead of the live-streamed final table on Tuesday 4th June.

Level: 14

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 4,000

Nikolai Yakovenko Eliminated in 14th Place ($14,615)

Level 14 : 0/0, 4,000 ante
Nikolai Yakovenko
Nikolai Yakovenko

Galen Hall limped from second position. Nikolai Yakovenko, in the hijack, three-bet shoved for 107,000. Action folded back to Hall who called.

Nikolai Yakovenko: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Galen Hall: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}

The runout was {q-Spades}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades} and Hall took down the pot with his better two pair, eliminating Yakovenko in 14th place for a nice $14,615 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
460,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Nikolai Yakovenko ru
Nikolai Yakovenko
Busted

Tags: Galen HallNikolai Yakovenko

Dustin Dirksen Eliminated in 13th Place ($14,615)

Level 14 : 0/0, 4,000 ante
Dustin Dirksen
Dustin Dirksen

Dustin Dirksen moved all in first to act for 85,000. Alex Foxen moved all in for more from the next position and the remaining players all folded.

Dustin Dirksen: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Alex Foxen: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

There was a jack in the window but an ace straight afterward as the full board came {j-Hearts}{a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Dirksen was eliminated, bringing the field down to two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
350,000
225,000
225,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Dustin Dirksen us
Dustin Dirksen
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Alex FoxenDustin Dirksen