Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-15-2019 17:33 UTC-7

Robert Angeleri Eliminated in 22nd Place ($18,586)

LoriPersinger

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After Robert Angeleri raised it to 260,000 from early position, Abhinav Iyer moved all in from his big blind. Angeleri made the call and was all in.

Robert Angeleri:
Abhinav Iyer:

The board ran out and Angeleri was eliminated in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	15,000,000	8,100,000
Robert Angeleri	Busted

Tags: Abhinav Iyer Robert Angeleri

07-15-2019 17:29 UTC-7

Daniel Johnson Eliminated in 23rd Place ($18,586)

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Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

It was back to back losses that sent Daniel Johnson to the rail. First he raise-called Usman Siddique's all in and found himself behind with against Siddique's . The board ran out , giving Siddique the double up.

The next hand Johnson lost a flip with pocket against Christopher Fisher's . The first card out on the flop put him on the back foot and he couldn't recover on the turn or river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Fisher	4,360,000	860,000
Usman Siddique	3,900,000	1,900,000
Daniel Johnson	Busted

Tags: Daniel Johnson

07-15-2019 17:25 UTC-7

Daniel Neilson Elminated in 24th Place ($18,586)

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Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

It was a classic cooler with two premium hands dealt on the table, it was no surprise that all the chips went into the middle preflop.

Sammy Lafleur:
Daniel Neilson:

Neilson was on the wrong side of it and couldn't find help with a completed board reading and he headed towards the door. Lafleur has a huge stack after that hand, putting him in the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sammy Lafleur	7,300,000	2,800,000
Daniel Neilson	Busted

Tags: Daniel Neilson Sammy Lafleur

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

07-15-2019 17:13 UTC-7

Shi Chen Eliminated in 25th Place ($18,586)

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Shaun Deeb opened to 200,000 for the second time in two hands and Patrick Eskandar moved all in for the second time too.

It folded round to Shi Chen in the big blind who called all in. Deeb let it go and the two players turned over their cards.

Patrick Eskandar:
Shi Chen:

There was an ace in the window on the board, giving Eskandar a set. A turn gave Chen a set and he was looking for either a spade that did not pair the board, or the case queen to stay alive. The river was the instead though and Chen headed towards the payouts desk, while Eskandar started to stack his newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Eskandar	3,050,000	1,550,000
Shaun Deeb	2,450,000	-1,150,000
Shi Chen	Busted

07-15-2019 17:10 UTC-7

Maxwell Young Eliminated in 26th Place ($18,586)

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Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Carlos Chang raised it up to 250,000 from under-the-gun and when action folded around to Maxwell Young in the small blind he moved all in. The big-blind player folded and Chang made the call.

Maxwell Young:
Carlos Chang:

The board ran out and Young was eliminated in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Chang	5,660,000	460,000
Maxwell Young	Busted

Tags: Carlos Chang Maxwell Young

07-15-2019 17:05 UTC-7

Three-Table Redraw (full)

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Count
410	1	Jacob Seale	1,700,000
410	2	Adam Johnson	1,700,000
410	3	Sammy Lafleur	4,500,000
410	4	Ryan Leng	2,200,000
410	5	Sergio Aguilar	4,400,000
410	6	Devin Looney	2,400,000
410	7	Jonathan Tamayo	2,700,000
410	8	Steve Yea	2,100,000
410	9	Daniel Neilson	2,900,000

409	1	Christopher Fisher	3,500,000
409	2	Daniel Johnson	2,000,000
409	3	Jason Reels	1,500,000
409	4	Jerry Robinson	2,200,000
409	5	Usman Siddique	2,000,000
409	6	Maxwell Young	460,000
409	7	Steven Kelly	900,000
409	8	empty	-
409	9	Carlos Chang	5,200,000

405	1	Shi Chen	600,000
405	2	Shaun Deeb	3,600,000
405	3	Abhinav Iyer	6,900,000
405	4	Patrick Eskandar	1,500,000
405	5	JC Tran	4,300,000
405	6	Rex Clinkscales	2,900,000
405	7	Martin Carnero	4,100,000
405	8	Robert Angeleri	2,200,000
405	9	Denis Gnidash	650,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	6,900,000	600,000
Carlos Chang	5,200,000	4,135,000
Sammy Lafleur	4,500,000	4,242,000
Sergio Aguilar	4,400,000	1,900,000
JC Tran	4,300,000	150,000
Martin Carnero	4,100,000	3,325,000
Shaun Deeb	3,600,000	2,100,000
Christopher Fisher	3,500,000	-50,000
Rex Clinkscales	2,900,000	2,065,000
Daniel Neilson	2,900,000	-600,000
Jonathan Tamayo	2,700,000	1,520,000
Devin Looney	2,400,000	-200,000
Robert Angeleri	2,200,000	-950,000
Jerry Robinson	2,200,000
Ryan Leng	2,200,000	-120,000
Steve Yea	2,100,000	100,000
Daniel Johnson	2,000,000	1,625,000
Usman Siddique	2,000,000	1,609,000
Jacob Seale	1,700,000	400,000
Adam Johnson	1,700,000	730,000
Patrick Eskandar	1,500,000	25,000
Jason Reels	1,500,000	-430,000
Steven Kelly	900,000	710,000
Denis Gnidash	650,000	-625,000
Shi Chen	600,000	-2,125,000

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07-15-2019 17:00 UTC-7

Iyer with a Monster Stack After Eliminating Gross

LisaY

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jeff Gross's run has come to an end after moving all in preflop for around 1,500,000 with and running into Abhinav Iyer's pocket .

Gross couldn't find an ace on the board and he hits the rail just shy of the table redraw. Meanwhile Iyer is in a commanding position with a huge stack now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	6,300,000	1,525,000
Jeff Gross	Busted

Tags: Jeff Gross

07-15-2019 16:58 UTC-7

Nguyen Eliminated by Iyer

LoriPersinger

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action picked up on the river on a board of in a four-way pot with a small side pot and Tam Nguyen, the start-of-day chip leader, all in.

The big blind player checked, Abhinav Iyer bet 350,000, Jacob Seale made the call and the big-blind player check-folded.

Tam Nguyen:
Abhinav Iyer:
Jacob Seale:

Iyer took both the main and side pots with the flush and Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abhinav Iyer	4,775,000	3,993,000
Jacob Seale	1,300,000	705,000
Tam Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Abhinav Iyer Jacob Seale Tam Nguyen

07-15-2019 16:55 UTC-7

Back to Back Jacks for Johnson

LisaY

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Adam Johnson just had jacks two hands in a row and he won with the first and lost with the second.

In the first hand, he called an all in after an open and a three-bet shove from [Removed:174]. His won on the board against Tamasauskas's .

The second hand was versus Ryan Leng. Once again all the chips went in preflop, with Leng shipping all in with but running into Johnson's . Leng made a set on the flop and there was no jack on the turn or river, leaving Johnson only slightly better off from where he was two hands ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	2,320,000	920,000
Adam Johnson	970,000	790,000
[Removed:174]	465,000	-2,635,000