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Level 3
: 200/400, 400 ante
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,548,600
Total Entries
8,569
Places Paid
1,286
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Left 1 / 8,569
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Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
With the board showing 
, and the pot already over the 40,000 mark, Timothy Su checked from the hijack to Liran Twito on the button.
Twito asked for a clearer view of Su's chips before making an 11,000 bet. Su called, showing 
to take the pot against Twito's 
.
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
Clyde Gaskins' run here on Day 1a has come to a conclusion.
On a final board of 
, Gaskins held 
for a flopped straight.
Hay however held 
for the king-high flush, and he sent Gaskins to the rail.
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,500 and Kristina Holst called from his direct left in middle position. The player on Holst's direct left, Bryan Zuriff, three-bet to 4,000 from the hijack and the original raiser folded before Holst put in chips to call.
The flop came 
and Holst check-called Zuriff's continuation-bet of 4,000. Both players checked the 
turn. The river came 
and Holst bet 14,500. The dealer fanned out the chips to make the bet clearly visible and upon doing so, Zuriff quickly announced a call.
Holst showed 
for a full house, tens full of jacks, and took down the pot as Zuriff mucked his hand.
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player raised to 1,100 from the hijack, and was called by the small blind, as well as Chris Moneymaker in the big blind.
Action checked through the 
flop, and the small blind checked the 
as well. Moneymaker bet 1,200, and only the hijack called.
Both players checked the 
river, and Moneymaker said, "Jack," before tabling 
. His opponent mucked.
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
With 4,100 in the pot and a flop of 
, the player in the small blind checked and so did the big blind. Mark Mazza was in the hijack and bet 2,500, which prompted the player the small blind to call.
The big blind got out of the way and then both players checked the turn.
After the 
was run out on the river, the small blind bet 3,500 and Mazza thought long and hard before making the call. The small blind rolled over the 
and it was good as Mazza sent his hand to the muck.
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
Josh Ahler's road to the 2019 WSOP Main Event isn't a traditional one. He didn't buy in, nor did he sell action. Instead, the Social Media Manager for 247Sports won a charity tournament that gave him a $10,000 prize to enter the Main Event.
It happened last October in the “Music City Shootout” charity event held in Nashville, Tennessee. That tournament attracted the likes of Chris Moorman and Katie Lindsay, among others.
The event raised money for Mother To Mother, a nonprofit that provides vital health, safety, and wellness items for infants and children in need.
In the end, Ahler took down the top prize and now nearly nine months later he finds himself competing on poker's biggest stage.
In a recent hand, Ahler limped from the hijack and inspired the player in the small blind to do the same. The player in the big then exercised his option with a raise to 2,500, which only Ahler called. When the flop came down , the big blind checked and folded to a bet of 2,000 from Ahler.
It wasn't the biggest pot but it kept Ahler going in the right direction as he's currently sitting on a six-figure stack.
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
On the river the board read 
in a pot of about 40,000 Eduards Kudrjavcevs moved all in which forced his opponent to quickly relent his hand and send the chips to the Latvian player.