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Level: 10
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 1,500
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
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,071,600
Total Entries
114
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 114
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Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Sam Snead opened to 8,200 from the hijack. Anson Tsang, on the cutoff, called. Erik Kurtzman, on the button, called as well.
A flop reading 
was dealt. Snead bet 12,000. Tsang called. Kurtzman folded.
The turn brought the 
and was checked through to the 
river. Snead fired 27,000. Tsang raised to 60,000. Snead thought for a long while, using one of his time bank cards, then made the call. He showed 
for a nine-high straight but that wasn't good enough as Tsang revealed 
for a Broadway straight to win the pot.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Alex Epstein opened to 2,500 and Sean Winter called off a stack of 25,000. James Chen then raised on the button to 14,000. Epstein called and Winter complained aloud before moving all in. Chen and Epstein could only call, with the raise too much to re-open the aciton
"Why the f*** do you make it 14?" he asked as the flop came 
. Epstein snap-moved all in and Chen used two time extensions before folding.
Alex Epstein: 
Sean Winter: 
The turn 
and river could not help Winter who used his add-on. Meanwhile, Alex Foxen joined the table.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Chance Kornuth moved all in for 16,800, Roland Israelashvili moved all in for 27,600 and Alex Epstein called putting both at risk.
Chance Kornuth: 
Roland Israelashvili: 
Alex Epstein: 
The flop 
gave Kornuth a set and the turn 
improved him to a full house. The river gave Epstein a full house, but it improved Kornuth to quads, tripling him up in the process and sending Israelashvili to the rail.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Darren Elias raised to 10,000 from the hijack. Jason Somerville, on the cutoff, called. Dan Shak, on the button, three-bet shoved for 18,000, Elias re-shoved for about 130,000. Somerville folded.
Dan Shak:
Darren Elias: 
The runout was 
and Shak made eights full of nines to win the pot.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
James Chen raised and Chance Kornuth called. Sam Snead raised to 8,200 and Roland Israelashvili moved all in for 35,800.
Chen and Kornuth called with the action back on Snead.
"I don't know what i'm supposed to do," he said. "In No-Limit this is a no brainer. I don't feel like coin flipping."
"Make sure you get that down," Epstein said. "A guy playing short deck 'Doesn't feel like coin flipping'"
Eventually Snead called.
Sam Snead: 
Roland Israelashvili:
The flop came 
giving Snead a set. The turn gave Israelashvili two pair, but the river was the and he used his add on for a fresh stack of 30,000.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Ben Yu moved all in for around 35,000. Sean Winter then moved all in for 170,000 and Rene van Krevelen tanked before calling, putting both players at risk.
Ben Yu: 
Sean Winter:
Rene van Krevelen:
The flop gave Yu a set as he looked to triple up, but the turn improved Van Krevelen to a flush. The river was the and both Yu and Winter were eliminated.
"Short deck," said tablemate Jason Somerville matter-of-factly.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Yong Wang limped on the cutoff. Dario Sammartino, on the button, checked.
A flop reading was dealt and checked through to the turn. Wang checked. Sammartino bet 4,500. Wang check-called.
The filled up the river. Both players opted to check. Wang showed and Sammartino tossed his cards in the muck.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Dustin Dirksen was all in for around starting stack holding on a flop. He was up against the of Ben Lamb. The turn gave Lamb a flush and Dirksen immediately used his add-on after the completed the board.
Meanwhile, Peter Jetten had moved all in pre-flop and was called by Alex Epstein.
Peter Jetten: 
Alex Epstein:
The board ran out and Jetten was eliminated.
Shaun Deeb is also a recent elimination from the field, as both Ben Yu and Julien Martini joined the field.
Level 9
: 0/0, 1,200 ante
Dan Shak was all in from second position for roughly 60,000 against Rene Van Krevelen on the cutoff.
Rene Van Krevelen:
Dan Shak:
The board came 
and Van Krevelen raked in the pot, while Shak was forced to use his add-on.
