Event #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-13-2019 23:12 UTC-8

Foxen vs. Leah

Aaron McBride

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The cards fell , and Alex Foxen bet 4,300 from the big blind. The most recent player to join Table #442, Mike Leah, was on the button with the decision to make and thought for 30 seconds before he called.

Foxen showed for two pair, and Leah mucked.

Leah is back in the poker action after taking the majority of the summer off due to becoming a father.

The Canadian has locked up just the two WSOP cashes in the 2019 series so far, so will be looking to finish well.

Leah and Foxen are currently joined at the table by Stephen Chidwick, Andras Nemeth, Ben Yu, and Andrey Pateychuk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Pateychuk	250,000 60,000	60,000
Alex Foxen	160,000 55,000	55,000

Stephen Chidwick	125,000

Andras Nemeth	65,000 30,000	30,000
Ben Yu	62,000 2,000	2,000

Mike Leah	33,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Alex Foxen Andras Nemeth Andrey Pateychuk Mike Leah Stephen Chidwick

07-13-2019 23:16 UTC-8

Leah Doubles Through Nemeth

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Aaron McBride

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andras Nemeth raised to 2,700 from under the gun and Alex Foxen three-bet from the hijack. The action folded around to Mike Leah in the big blind, and he moved all in for 39,000.

Nemeth asked to see Foxen's stack and saw he was covered before reshoving for around 68,000.

Foxen quickly folded, and the cards were turned on their backs.

Mike Leah:
Andras Nemeth:

Board:

Leah found the perfect spot and held for the double at Nemeth's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	90,000 56,500	56,500

Andras Nemeth	28,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Andras Nemeth Mike Leah

07-13-2019 23:30 UTC-8

The Balance

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Aaron McBride

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Bleiker	390,000 115,000	115,000

Eric Kurtzman	280,000 10,000	10,000
Mustapha Kanit	250,000 210,000	210,000

Barry Hutter	170,000 108,000	108,000

Leonard Maue	170,000
Koray Aldemir	140,000 65,000	65,000

Nick Schulman	130,000

Adrian Mateos	120,000 20,000	20,000

Ivan Deyra	120,000 60,000	60,000

Robert Mizrachi	80,000

Toby Lewis	70,000

Ryan Laplante	25,000 77,000	77,000

07-13-2019 23:51 UTC-8

Chidwick and Nemeth Chop

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Aaron McBride

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andras Nemeth and Stephen Chidwick got all their chip into the middle preflop with Nemeth, the player at risk.

Nemeth held , and Chidwick matched his offsuit hand holding .

After the board fell, there were no surprises, and the likely chop pot occurred.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	108,000 17,000	17,000

Andras Nemeth	59,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Stephen Chidwick

07-13-2019 23:55 UTC-8

A Few More

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Aaron McBride

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Andress	380,000 195,000	195,000
Joao Simao	260,000 50,000	50,000

Akin Tuna	90,000 100,000	100,000
Ivan Luca	70,000

Chance Kornuth	57,000 28,000	28,000

James Romero	10,000 50,000	50,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

07-14-2019 00:00 UTC-8

Last Level

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Aaron McBride

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The final level of the night is underway.

07-14-2019 00:14 UTC-8

Kings For Heath

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Aaron McBride

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The board fell , and Ben Heath checked.

Niall Farrell thought for a minute then bet 15,000 into a near 60,000 pot. Heath called, and the hit the river.

Heath checked again, and Farrell checked behind for a showdown 30 seconds later.

Heath revealed , and Farrell mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	180,000 45,000	45,000

Niall Farrell	40,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Ben Heath

07-14-2019 00:36 UTC-8

Chidwick Folds on the River

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Aaron McBride

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 4,000 from the hijack, and after the player in the cutoff three-bet to 13,000, Chidwick called.

The flop fell , and Chidwick check-called a 7,300 bet.

Both players checked after the hit the turn, and the appeared on the river.

Chidwick checked again, and his opponent moved all in.

Chidwick was covered sat with 80,000 and went into the tank. The Brit thought for close to two minutes before he decided to fold and sacrificed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	200,000 190,000	190,000
Marton Czuczor	150,000 90,000	90,000
David Peters	140,000 99,000	99,000

Stephen Chidwick	80,000 28,000	28,000

Lucas Greenwood	Busted

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

07-14-2019 00:44 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Aaron McBride

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	250,000 140,000	140,000

Koray Aldemir	195,000 55,000	55,000

John Hennigan	190,000 90,000	90,000

Michael Addamo	175,000 115,000	115,000

Anuj Agarwal	140,000 70,000	70,000

Romain Lewis	130,000 70,000	70,000

Ivan Deyra	110,000 10,000	10,000

Jennifer Tilly	90,000 35,000	35,000

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	90,000 120,000	120,000
Bertrand Grospellier	45,000 35,000	35,000

Dylan Linde	25,000