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

07-03-2019 11:42 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Donnacha O'Dea	60,000 60,000	60,000

Barry Faecher	60,000 60,000	60,000
Neil Patel	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Balzano	60,000 60,000	60,000
Brandon Adams	60,000

Darren Rabinowitz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kane Lai	60,000 60,000	60,000
Tom Koral	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ema Zajmovic	60,000 60,000	60,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	60,000

Katie Lindsay	60,000
Brian Hastings	60,000

Mike Del Vecchio	60,000
Heidi May	60,000

Michael Marder	60,000

Gerecke Goes Up

Geoff Fisk

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Mark Gerecke faced a 2,300 bet from an opponent on the big blind, with the board reading . Gerecke called, and the river brought the . Gerecke showed and took down the pot with his top pair.

The same two players went head-to-head again on the following hand, with Gerecke getting the best of it once more. Gerecke's was the winner on a board, and after that small pot he's up to 68,000 on Level 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gerecke	68,000 68,000	68,000

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07-03-2019 11:33 UTC-8

Griener Takes Pot With Two Pair

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Action picked up on the turn with a board that read . Jared Griener bet 1,800 and his opponent called. The river was the . Griener fired again, this time for 2,500 and got a quick call.

Griener turned over which bested the of his opponent to take an early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Griener	67,000 7,000	7,000

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07-03-2019 11:30 UTC-8

Sinclair Can't Bet Off the Chop

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Brandon Temple

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

A player in the big blind led out for 700 on an flop, and 2018 WSOP Europe Main Event champ and former WSOP November Niner Jack Sinclair called in middle position.

The big blind bet 1,500 after the fell on the turn, and Sinclair called again.

The completed the board on the river, and the big blind bet 3,500. Sinclair raised to 7,000, and his opponent instantly called, tabling for aces full. Sinclair turned over for the same full house, and the two chopped the pot as the big blind told Sinclair, "Lots of pressure..."

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Sinclair	61,000 1,000	1,000

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07-03-2019 11:26 UTC-8

Notables in Amazon Tan

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Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kalidou Sow	60,000 60,000	60,000
Joe Tehan	60,000
Blaz Zerjav	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dennis Brand	60,000 60,000	60,000
Tony Dunst	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeffrey Platt	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-03-2019 11:24 UTC-8

More Faces in the Purple Section

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Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Wheaton	60,000 60,000	60,000
Benjamin Ludlow	60,000
Steven Gee	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Moore	60,000 60,000	60,000
Alan Schein	60,000 60,000	60,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	60,000 60,000	60,000

Muskan Sethi	60,000 60,000	60,000
Richard Lester	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-03-2019 11:22 UTC-8

Early Arrivals in Amazon Orange

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Hill Kerby

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

There are a handful of familiar faces in their seats in Amazon Orange as play is underway, including bracelet winners Stephen Chidwick, Barny Boatman, and Perry Friedman as well as two Main Event final tablists, 2016 fourth place finisher Michael Ruane and 2017 sixth place finisher Bryan Piccioli.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Ruane	60,000 60,000	60,000
Bryan Piccioli	60,000 60,000	60,000

Stephen Chidwick	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dylan Wilkerson	60,000 60,000	60,000
Perry Friedman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kami Hudson	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Bryan Piccioli Michael Ruane Perry Friedman Stephen Chidwick

07-03-2019 11:20 UTC-8

Notables in Amazon Purple and Gold

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Brandon Temple

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Quinn	60,000
Mohsin Charania	60,000 60,000	60,000

Arlie Shaban	60,000 60,000	60,000

Elio Fox	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Bach	60,000 2,200	2,200

Jay Farber	60,000 60,000	60,000
Veerab Zakarian	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jared Griener	60,000 60,000	60,000
Erik Seidel	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andy Black	60,000 60,000	60,000
Julien Loire	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jack Sinclair	60,000 60,000	60,000