2019 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
32
Prize
$71,580
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$277,500
Entries
185
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Cada Talks Himself into Doubling Kabrhel

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

Joe Cada fired 10,000 from the big blind into a pot of just under 30,000 with the board reading {8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Martin Kabrhel raised all in on Cada's left. Kabrhel had 88,000 behind and Cada had him covered by just 500. The former Main Event champ started mumbling, thinking about Kabrhel's possible combos.

Kabrhel started an interaction with Cada, saying, "do you want advice? When somebody's talking, it's never bluff. Never ever."

Cada apologized to the table for taking his time, visibly pained by the decision.

"I was ready to fold, but I feel like I talked myself into this one," Cada said. "It could be so bad," he added.

After a few more seconds, he called.

Kabrhel turned up {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a flopped set and Cada showed {10-Clubs}{3-Spades} for two pair.

"Give him a ten!" Kabrhel told the dealer.

But the river was the {5-Hearts} and Kabrhel scored a full double while Cada was left with the smallest chip in play.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Kabrhel cz
Martin Kabrhel
WSOP 2X Winner
205,000 127,500
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
500 -194,500

Tags: Joe CadaMartin Kabrhel

Yoon Check-Shoves on Turn

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brian Yoon opened to 6,000 under the gun and Upeshka De Silva three-bet to 19,000 to seats to Yoon's left. Action folded back to Yoon who called.

The flop came down {a-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and Yoon let De Silva fire 14,500, then moved all in for 71,000. De Silva tanked for a while and then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Upeshka De Silva us
Upeshka De Silva
WSOP 3X Winner
195,000 145,000
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
WSOP 5X Winner
131,000 81,000

Tags: Brian YoonUpeshka De Silva

Pillai Has Piles

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to the player in the hijack and he moved all in for 30,500. Shankar Pillai was in the small blind and decided to call. Ryan Riess was in the big blind and looked back at his cards a few times before deciding to fold.

Pillai: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

"Wow. This guy never makes any mistakes," said Martin Kabrhel. The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Pillai held to score an elimination.

Pillai has now more than doubled the 242,000 in chips he started the day with.

Player Chips Progress
Shankar Pillai us
Shankar Pillai
WSOP 2X Winner
550,000 308,000

Tags: Martin KabrhelRyan RiessShankar Pillai

Bohlman Clips Hellmuth

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Scott Bohlman raised to 7,000 from the cutoff, Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 30,000 out of the big blind, and Bohlman moved all in for an effective 100,000 or so. Hellmuth thought about it and then folded.

Bohlman took some more of Hellmuth's chips on the next hand which was caught on the {2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades} turn. Hellmuth check-called 7,000 and the {9-Hearts} double paired the board.

Hellmuth checked and Bohlman fired 25,000. Hellmuth tossed in calling chips and Bohlman tabled {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for queens full.

"It's such a f***ing joke," Hellmuth said and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
WSOP 1X Winner
260,000 82,500
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
28,000 -22,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthScott Bohlman

Gerhart Steps on the Gas

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Kevin Gerhart in the cutoff and he decided to limp in, prompting a limp from the player on the button, Joseph Di Rosa in the small blind and the player in the big blind checked his option.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and the blinds checked to Gerhart who bet 6,500. The button folded, Di Rosa called and the big blind folded.

The dealer put out the {9-Diamonds} on the turn and Di Rosa checked. Gerhart bet 9,500 this time and Di Rosa called again.

The river was the {j-Diamonds} to complete the board and Di Rosa opted to lead out for 16,000. Gerhart paused for a moment and raised to 60,000. Di Rosa went into the tank for about two minutes and decided to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
WSOP 4X Winner
370,000 204,500
Joseph Di Rosa ve
Joseph Di Rosa
165,000 -5,000

Tags: Kevin GerhartJoseph Di Rosa

Yu Shoves on Guillen

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Angel Guillen was in the hijack, betting 8,000 into about 20,000 when the action was picked up on the {4-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop. Ben Yu raised to 25,000 from the button and Guillen called.

The {2-Hearts} hit the turn and Guillen checked to Yu who slid forward most of his chips, covering Guillen's 90,000 or so. Guillen thought for a bit and then opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
205,000 119,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
WSOP 1X Winner
90,000 -67,500

Tags: Angel GuillenBen Yu

Mackey Blasts on the River

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

James Mackey and Michael Gagliano made it to the river of the {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades} board with around 90,000 in the pot.

Mackey acted first, sitting in the hijack. He slid forward a bet of 61,000 and Gagliano took less than 30 seconds before he folded on the button.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gagliano us
Michael Gagliano
WSOP 1X Winner
320,000 -34,000
James Mackey us
James Mackey
WSOP 1X Winner
262,000 42,000

Tags: James MackeyMichael Gagliano

Yu Avoids Getting Chewed Out

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ben Yu was all in from the small blind for 76,000, up against Andrew 'Lucky Chewy' Lichtenberger from late position.

Yu was at risk with {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, flipping against Lichtenberger's {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. It was a flip for Yu's tournament life and he held as the board ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades} to give him another double early in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
156,000 70,000
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000 -65,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerBen Yu

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000