2019 World Series of Poker

Event #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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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
Total Entries
2,800
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Left 1 / 2,800
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Some More New Faces in the Field

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

These players took their seats after the first break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Ihara Doubles Last Hand Before First Break

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

In a heads-up pot, Kentaro Ihara moved all in from the button after the small-blind player checked the {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} flop. The small-blind player snap-called and the players tabled their hands.

Kentaro Ihara: {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Small-Blind Player: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}

It was an action flop, with Ihara flopping the straight and the small-blind player flopping top two pair. To avoid being eliminated, Ihara had to fade another queen or jack, which he did on the {a-Clubs} turn and {9-Diamonds} river.

Tags: Kentaro Ihara

Morris Busts Just Before the Break

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Action picked up on the turn on a board of {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} in a three-way pot and 7,600 in the middle.

James Morris put out a bet of 5,000 and the next player to act moved all in. The third player in the hand asked for a count, and folded after the dealer confirmed a total of 8,100. Morris made the call and the players tabled their hands.

All-in Player: {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
James Morris: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The {k-Clubs} completed the board and sent the player to the rail just before the first break of the day.

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Big Action, Small Reward

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player raised it 700 and [Removed:244] made the call. In the next seat over Carlos Chang three-bet to 2,800, which got a fold from the original raiser.

With action back on Lehner he four-bet shoved, Chang made the call and both players tabled their hands.

[Removed:244]: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Carlos Chang: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{a-Hearts}, which gave both players the same top two pair and resulted in a chopped pot that with each player scooping 600 chips.

Tags: Carlos Chang

Markholt Not Giving Walks

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

As preflop action folded around to Lee Markholt in the small blind, the big-blind player asked, "Can I get a walk?" and Markholt tossed in calling chips.

After the big-blind player checked his option, the dealer fanned {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} on the flop, Marholt bet out 300, which got a fold from the big-blind player. Markholt tabled {q-Spades}{10-Spades} as he scooped in the pot and added to his chipstack, which has more than doubled since the start of play.

Tags: Lee Markholt

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200