2019 World Series of Poker

Event #90: $50,000 Final Fifty No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,608,406
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,904,000
Entries
123
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000

Event #90: $50,000 Final Fifty No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Seth Davies Leads 44 Survivors on Day 1 of Final Fifty

Level 12 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Day 1 of the Event #90: $50,000 Final Fifty has come to a conclusion with the 109-entrant field reduced to the final 44 players with Seth Davies in the lead.

Once the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was in full swing, a 90th bracelet event was added to the schedule for the 50th Annual WSOP with this Final Fifty looking to bookend another successful WSOP.

"We got some feedback from players who thought [the initial $50k event] was too early in the series and they weren’t around for it," said VP of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky. "We also goofed by not having a $25K High Roller NLH on the schedule this year, which was more feedback we received from players."

Following the success of the first $50,000 buy-in high roller event at the start of the WSOP that saw Ben Heath top a 110-entrant field to capture his first WSOP bracelet and the $1,484,085 first-place prize, another strong turnout came to play on Day 1 as a total of 109 entrants took to the felt. 70 of those entrants would be unique entrants as a plethora of players fired multiple bullets in this unlimited re-entry format.

Once the dust settled, the likes of WSOP bracelet winners Joe Cada, Erik Seidel, Dominik Nitsche, Michael Addamo, Stephen Chidwick, Justin Bonomo, Bryn Kenney, Nick Petrangelo, Kristen Bicknell, Joao Vieira, and Anthony Zinno found themselves on the rail throughout the day. Fortunately for the above mentioned - along with anyone that hasn't yet entered - registration is open through the start of Day 2 which is Tuesday, July 9, at 4 p.m. (PDT).

With just 44 players surviving into Day 2, it would be Seth Davies leading the charge after finishing with 2,250,000 and is the only player to surpass the two-million chip-mark. Right on his heels is Dan Smith (1,680,000), Elior Sion (1,520,000), Adrian Mateos (1,450,000), Fedor Holz (1,320,000), and Ali Imsirovic (1,290,000). Also surviving into Day 2 are WSOP bracelet winners Ivan Luca, Brian Rast, Brandon Adams, David Peters, Ben Yu, Daniel Negreanu, Julien Martini, Martin Kabrhel, Sam Soverel, Johannes Becker, and Heath.

Day 2 play is set to begin at 4 p.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, July 9, and once cards are in the air, registration for the Final Fifty will be closed. Players that take advantage of late registration will begin with 300,000 in starting chips, and blinds will be 10,000-20,000 with a big blind ante of 20,000.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to provide continuous live updates of all the Final Fifty action from Day 2 as the tournament plays down to a final table of six players that will return at 12 p.m. (PDT) on Wednesday, July 10, to play out the final table which will be live streamed on PokerGO. So stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all your live reporting needs from the Final Fifty, and every event of the 2019 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Seth Davies

End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Level 12 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
2,250,000 810,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
1,680,000 -135,000
Elior Sion gb
Elior Sion
WSOP 2X Winner
1,520,000 60,000
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
WSOP 4X Winner
1,450,000 280,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
1,320,000 900,000
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic
1,290,000 80,000
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
1,260,000 416,000
Juan Pardo Dominguez es
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,220,000 675,000
Keith Tilston us
Keith Tilston
WSOP 1X Winner
1,205,000 175,000
Danny Tang hk
Danny Tang
1,035,000 365,000
Chris Moore us
Chris Moore
955,000 735,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
925,000 333,000
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
830,000 100,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
815,000 -55,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
770,000 239,000
Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
WSOP 1X Winner
765,000 450,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
715,000 -4,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
685,000 105,000
Vicent Bosca es
Vicent Bosca
680,000 -250,000
Jayson Waller us
Jayson Waller
650,000 350,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
635,000 335,000
Benjamin Rolle de
Benjamin Rolle
615,000 -105,000
Gary Friedlander us
Gary Friedlander
570,000 -32,000
Shang Dai us
Shang Dai
565,000 -5,000
Michael Zhang gb
Michael Zhang
530,000 -290,000

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Five More Hands

Level 12 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

With 10 minutes remaining in the final level of play for Day 1, the Tournament Director has announced that there will be five more hands.

Luca Shoves Flop on Dai and Koon

Level 12 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On a flop of {9-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} with roughly 132,000 in the middle, both Shang Dai and Jason Koon checked from the blinds to Ivan Luca on the button.

Luca bet 40,000, and Dai check-raised to 140,000. Koon called, and with the action back on Luca, he used a time extension chip before announcing he was all in for 432,000.

Dai then used his own time extension chip before folding.

"It's like f**king beyond sick," uttered Koon.

Koon used his own time extension chip, and then elected to muck.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Luca ar
Ivan Luca
WSOP 1X Winner
844,000 544,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
719,000 -201,000
Shang Dai us
Shang Dai
570,000 -280,000

Tags: Ivan LucaJason KoonShang Dai

Level: 12

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000