Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-03-2019 18:11 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Swan	169,300 70,100	70,100

Seth Berger	143,000 11,000	11,000
Timothy Chang	82,000 82,000	82,000
Keith Gipson	80,000 1,000	1,000
Brett Richey	78,000 7,200	7,200
Casey Diener	76,000 37,000	37,000
Erik Seidel	71,400 9,800	9,800

Steven Daoud	59,500 5,300	5,300
Clyde Gaskins	59,300 5,600	5,600
Benjamin Ludlow	47,800 7,600	7,600
Eric Afriat	44,000 300	300
Steven Gee	43,000 4,000	4,000
Andy Black	41,400 17,900	17,900
Richard Kirsch	Busted

Back in Action

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Brandon Temple

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Cards are back in the air with just under an hour left to go in Level 3.

07-03-2019 17:46 UTC-8

Let's Have a Break

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Players have been sent on another 20-minute break. When they return action will resume in Level 3. Here’s a look as some recent highlights from play:

07-03-2019 17:45 UTC-8

Carroll Folds to Kurtzman

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Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jim Carroll and Eben Kurtzman were on the river with and Kurtzman had moved all in for 28,300 first to act. It was more than a pot-sized bet and Carroll looked bemused as he mulled over the situation, laughing that "this didn't work out the way I wanted it to."

He asked Kurtzman if he would show if he folded before turning over ace-king. Kurtzman looked like he was going to muck but with encouragement from Carroll and all the players at the table, Kurtzman tabled , much to everyone's amusement.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eben Kurtzman	48,000 20,500	20,500
Jim Carroll	48,000 15,000	15,000

07-03-2019 17:42 UTC-8

Cha Makes Two Pair

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Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,000 and received calls from Kyung Cha in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind. The flop came and all three players checked.

Cha led out for 1,600 on the turn and the big blind called. The original raiser folded, taking action heads up to the river . Cha fired again, this time for 3,000 and was again called.

Upon being called, Cha tabled for a flopped two pair and took down the pot with his sixes up as his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyung Cha	43,000

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07-03-2019 17:40 UTC-8

The Ice-Cream Man Randall Emmett

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Tim Duckworth

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Randall Emmett isn't one to run away from the spotlight. Whether it be in Hollywood or on the poker tables.

The Hollywood producer is known for movies such as End of Watch and Lone Survivor, and he's currently hyping up what may be the next box office smash with The Irishman starring the likes of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel.

On the poker felt, Emmett is out there having fun and enjoying the game. Earlier at the WSOP, Emmett finished in tenth-place in the Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $ 21,812 to see his lifetime tournament earnings creep towards $300,000.

Today Emmett can be found under the bright lights of the secondary feature table in the Amazon Room, and is continually trying to entertain his table.

"I'm professional!" bellowed Emmett as he limped the cutoff for 400.

The player on the button sat there emotionless and composed.

"I am a robot," joked Emmett in a robotic voice as he moved his arms back-and-forth in still gestures.

"GTO bot," Emmett added as the cutoff and the blinds saw a flop.

Emmett saw his cards hit the muck after a bet and raise, and when the button folded, Emmett added, "I am ruining the robot!"

In 2018, Emmett made a grand entrance into the Main Event that included a marching band and flamingo dancers. Emmett's flamingo dancers then handed out ice-cream to the players in the field.

For 2019, Emmett decided against the marching band and the grand entrance, but the flamingo dancers and ice-cream returned. Just recently, a bevy of flamingo dancers handed out ice-cream all across the Amazon Room as Vice President of the WSOP Jack Effel announced to the players that the ice-cream was courtesy of Emmett.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Emmett	45,900 10,900	10,900

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07-03-2019 17:38 UTC-8

Alaei Takes it Down Without Showdown

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Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

The completed board was out, with on display. Daniel Alaei was in the hand and was in position. He bet 10,000 into the pot on the double paired board and it was enough to secure a fold from his opponent. It is a step in the right direction but Alaei is still down from where he started the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Alaei	47,000

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07-03-2019 17:37 UTC-8

Lindsey Falls to Skakun

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Brandon Temple

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Artem Skakun raised to 1,000 from middle position, and Dylan Lindsey responded with a three-bet shove for 11,800 in the hijack. Skakun called.

Dylan Lindsey:
Artem Skakun:

Skakun stayed on the right side of the flip on the flop, but Lindsey picked up the nut flush draw on the turn. Lindsey couldn't hit on the river, and Skakun knocked out Lindsey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Skakun	79,000 19,000	19,000
Dylan Lindsey	Busted

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07-03-2019 17:34 UTC-8

Kebe Brings it Back

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Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Jimmy Kebe is faring a lot better than earlier and has pulled back his earlier losses and then some. His latest chips came in a hand where he made a 3,500 bet in position on a flop and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Kebe	78,000 40,900	40,900

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07-03-2019 17:34 UTC-8

Running Dashes to Victory

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Brandon Temple

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Aaron Running raised to 1,000 from the cutoff, and the small blind three-bet to 2,400. Running called.

The small blind led out for 2,600 on the flop, and Running called.

Both players checked the turn, and the small blind checked again on the river. Running bet 9,600, and the small blind tanked for a few minutes before electing to fold.