2019 World Series of Poker

Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q10
Prize
$565,346
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,780,000
Entries
2,800
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Gross Unstoppable

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross

Jeff Gross's heater continues. A short stack moved all in under the gun with 385,000 and it folded to Gross in the small blind who isolated over the top.

Jeff Gross: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

By the time the {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{a-Hearts} completed board was out, Gross had the best of it and added another nice chunk right before the first break of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
2,610,000 210,000

Tags: Jeff Gross

Bicknell Doubles Through Clinkscales

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

When action folded around to Rex Clinkscales in the small blind he moved all in. Kristen Bicknell, who was in the big blind with a smaller stack, called and was all in.

Kristen Bicknell: {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Rex Clinkscales: {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Bicknell's king-high was good on the runout of {5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and gave her some much-needed chips. Clinkscales was left with just over three big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
WSOP 4X Winner
465,000 225,000
Rex Clinkscales us
Rex Clinkscales
115,000 -585,000

Tags: Kristen BicknellRex Clinkscales

Some More Eliminations

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

This recent round of eliminations included the defending champion Joe Cada, who came into Day 2 with 10 big blinds and Phil Helmuth, who had an even shorter stack of seven big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Lingaling us
Francisco Lingaling
Busted
Ahamad Meman us
Ahamad Meman
Busted
Maxim Lykov ru
Maxim Lykov
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Kenny Smaron us
Kenny Smaron
Busted
Paul Cogliano us
Paul Cogliano
Busted
Hyndi Khomutetsky us
Hyndi Khomutetsky
Busted
Benjamin Moon us
Benjamin Moon
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Christopher Conrad us
Christopher Conrad
Busted
Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
Busted
Jeffrey Rothstein us
Jeffrey Rothstein
Busted
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Lipkin Bets Big on the Turn

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

From the button Robert Lipkin raised it to 60,000 and was called by Pete Males in the small blind. After Males check-called Lipkin's 45,000 bet on the {3-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop, he then check-folded to a big bet of 150,000 on the {8-Hearts} turn, which sent the pot to Lipkin.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Lipkin us
Robert Lipkin
880,000 253,000
Pete Males us
Pete Males
432,000 -34,000

Tags: Pete MalesRobert Lipkin

Gross Chipping Up

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jeff Gross has continued to have a great start to the day and has now built up a stack of almost two and a half million. The chips have come through a few hands, one of which Gross eliminated an opponent after opening 52,000 under the gun with ace-king and calling a 340,000 shove from a player on his left. Gross was around a 3:1 favorite against ace-jack and the {q-}{10-}{4-}{6-}{4-} board held for him.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
2,400,000 850,000

Tags: Jeff Gross

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

Qartomy Eliminated by Anderson

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Ray Qartomy
Ray Qartomy

Following his big laydown in the previous hand, Kyle Anderson faced an all in from Ray Qartomy, who had gotten short-stacked and jammed under the gun. Anderson made the call and no one else wanted to get involved and Qartomy was in big trouble with his tournament life at risk.

Kyle Anderson: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Ray Qartomy: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

There was no eight to be found on the {5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts} board and Qartomy had to say his goodbyes.

Tags: Kyle AndersonRay Qartomy