2019 World Series of Poker

Event #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$630,747
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,556,800
Entries
272
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000

Heath Shoves on Kempe

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ben Heath raised to 2,100 from the button before Rainer Kempe three-bet to 6,700 from the small blind. Heath called when the decision was back on him, and the flop fell {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}.

Both players checked, and the {9-Hearts} hit the turn, which again resulted in check-check action.

Kempe checked for the final time on the {10-Hearts} river, and Heath thought for 30 seconds before he placed a stack of chips worth 50,000 into the middle.

Kempe was sat with 30,000 and went into the tank.

"Such a weird hand," said Kempe after close to two minutes had passed.

Kempe looked at his holding for the final time just a few seconds later, before he passed, and Heath picked up the pot seconds before the last break of Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
WSOP 1X Winner
135,000 46,000
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
30,000 -38,000

Tags: Ben HeathRainer Kempe

New Faces Continue to Join

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With late registration open until the start of Day 2 at 2 pm on Sunday, July 14, more new players have jumped into action this evening including Romain Lewis, Guillaume Diaz, and Max Silver.

Player Chips Progress
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas gr
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas
210,000 40,000
Dong Chen cn
Dong Chen
WSOP 1X Winner
190,000
George Wolff us
George Wolff
165,000
Simon Deadman gb
Simon Deadman
120,000 32,000
Kristina Holst us
Kristina Holst
120,000
Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
WSOP 1X Winner
Winamax.fr
60,000
Guillaume Diaz fr
Guillaume Diaz
60,000
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000

Foxen Wastes No Time

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Foxen during the 2019 WSOP Main Event
Alex Foxen during the 2019 WSOP Main Event

The board fell {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and there was around 40,000 in the pot.

Todd Ivens checked from middle position, and Alex Foxen moved all in for 65,000.

Ivens had 40,000 behind and went into the tank.

With his tournament life on the line if he called, Ivens thought for a couple of minutes, before he peeked at his cards for a final time and passed them to the dealer in one motion.

Foxen, who only joined the event this level, took the pot and moved up to 105,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
105,000 105,000
Todd Ivens us
Todd Ivens
40,000 -2,000

Tags: Alex FoxenTodd Ivens

Bicknell & Addamo Join

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
190,000 115,000
Sam Greenwood ca
Sam Greenwood
WSOP 1X Winner
135,000 45,000
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
WSOP 3X Winner
110,000 44,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
65,000 25,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
60,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
WSOP 4X Winner
60,000 60,000
Kristen Bicknell ca
Kristen Bicknell
WSOP 4X Winner
60,000 60,000
Joey Weissman us
Joey Weissman
WSOP 1X Winner
45,000 10,000
Denise Pratt us
Denise Pratt
Busted
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
Busted
Brian Yoon us
Brian Yoon
WSOP 5X Winner
Busted
Christopher Brammer gb
Christopher Brammer
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
Busted
Craig McCorkell gb
Craig McCorkell
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted
Corentin Ropert fr
Corentin Ropert
Busted
Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
Busted

Negreanu Tests Sontheimer

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board fell {2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}, and with around 25,000 in the middle, Daniel Negreanu bet 35,000 from the hijack.

Steffen Sontheimer had 16,000 behind in the cutoff and went into the tank.

Sontheimer and Negreanu were chatting away at this point with Sontheimer trying to work out a holding he was beating.

"I have the ace of spades," said Sontheimer and after a few more seconds passed he folded.

"Show me, please?" said Sontheimer.

"I'll show you one," said Negreanu and revealed the {7-Spades}.

"Pocket sevens," replied Sontheimer, and Negreanu revealed the {7-Hearts} before he took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
75,000 17,000
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
16,000 -39,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuSteffen Sontheimer

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Andress Cracks Aces to Double

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

All five community cards were on display {6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and in front of the all-in John Andress was {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for a set.

Ferdinand Putra was in a horrible situation after he saw his {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} cracked.

The dealer counted Andress' stack, and Putra was left with 37,000, as Andress moved up to 185,000.

Player Chips Progress
John Andress us
John Andress
185,000 185,000
Ferdinand Putra id
Ferdinand Putra
37,000 37,000

Tags: Ferdinand PutraJohn Andres

Calamusa & Czuczor Yo-Yo

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Pierre Calamusa at a 2019 WSOP Final Table
Pierre Calamusa at a 2019 WSOP Final Table

Pierre Calamusa and Marton Czuczor have been table neighbors for a while, and the two seem to be in a heads-up battle of their own.

Calamusa started the day well and rose over 150,000 quickly, but then saw Czuczor take the majority of his stack.

But the chips have changed hands once again with Calamusa's all in called by Czuczor.

The chips headed in the direction of the Frenchman and he once again regained the amount he had lost, with Czuczor reduced to 135,000.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Winamax
160,000 120,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
135,000 -85,000

Tags: Marton CzuczorPierre Calamusa