2019 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥k♣
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,548,600
Total Entries
8,569
Places Paid
1,286
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Left 1 / 8,569
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"I Got Lucky"

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Ron West had {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} tabled on a board of {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and was in the process of having his chips counted after securing a double up against an opponent's {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

West offered a recap of how the hand happened as the dealer was squaring up with his opponent. West raised from middle position and received a call from a player in position. The player in the small blind three-bet to 5,100 and West called. Action went heads up to the eight-high flop and the small blind bet 8,000.

After that, West narrated: "I shoved all in, he tank-called, and I got lucky."

"Make sure you put that part," West added about the stroke of good fortune.

Tags: Ron West

Bolden Bets Out Bondar

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Andrey Bondar raised and called a hefty three-bet to 3,200 by Kenneth Bolden to see a {j-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop. Bondar checked, Bolden continued for 3,400 and the Russian called.

The same action repeated on the {4-Clubs} turn for 5,000 and Bondar also checked the {q-Hearts} on the river. Bolden now made it 10,000 to go and that proved to be too much for Bondar. Fellow countryman Artur Voskanyan, a well-known host of poker tournaments in Russia, can also be found at the same table.

Tags: Andrey BondarArtur VoskanyanKenneth Bolden

Vitch Tripped Up

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Chris Vitch on the button, and he raised as the big blind called.

The flop landed {10-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and the big blind check-called a bet of 1,000 from Vitch.

Both players checked through the {9-Hearts} on the turn, and when the river landed the {a-Hearts} and the big blind checked, Vitch elected to bet 2,200.

The big blind instantly called, and after Vitch tabled his {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, the big blind revealed his winning {10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}.

Tags: Chris Vitch

Raghavan Squeezes Out the Field

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player raised to 1,100 from early position, and was called by a player in middle position, as well as the button.

Ravi Raghavan had other ideas in the big blind, three-betting to 8,500 and leaving himself around 24,500 behind. The early position raiser tank-folded, and the other two foes were much quicker in tossing their hands in the muck.

Tags: Ravi Raghavan

Assorted Counts From Brasilia

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Harder Escapes From Elimination

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Christian Harder over-limped and faced a raise to 3,000 of Gary Blackwood from one seat over. Parker Talbot on the button called and the initial limper came along. Harder then moved all in for 18,100 and picked up calls from Blackwood and Talbot.

On the {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop, Talbot bet 12,500 when check to him and the {j-Hearts} turn was checked. Blackwood then led the {4-Spades} river for 32,500. Talbot reluctantly folded and gasped a "fuck" when he saw a chop between the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} of Blackwood and Harder’s {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

"I got one percent of you now, right?" Blackwood joked to Harder.

Tags: Christian HarderParker TalbotGary Blackwood

McCabe Gets Paid

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

With the full {q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades} board on the felt, Kevin Buck tossed in a bet of 6,000 into a pot of around 20,000 from the small blind. Benjamin McCabe raised to 16,000, and Buck looked a bit suspicious, but called anyways. McCabe tabled {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for trip kings, and Buck mucked.

"That was a fun one," McCabe said as he stacked up his newfound chips.

Tags: Benjamin McCabeKevin Buck

Zhang Makes Aces Up

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

There was around 24,000 in the pot on a board of {6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} between a player in the big blind and Rotus Haoran Zhang in middle position. The big blind bet 21,000 and Zhang thought for a couple minutes. Eventually, he tossed in a call.

His opponent tabled {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a pair of kings.

"Ace-king" Zhang said, somewhat bewildered as he tabled his top two pair for the winning hand. "Sorry for taking so long," he added as he raked in the pot and added to his stack.

Tags: Rotus Haoran Zhang

Kessler's Quads Cooler Hwang

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Allen Kessler, Fredric Hwang and another opponent went three ways to a {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop in a single-raised pot. The action checked through all three players, bringing the {3-Diamonds} on the turn.

The out-of-position third player bet 6,000, Hwang raised to 12,000, Kessler called, and the original bettor folded. The river brought a {3-Spades}, Hwang led for 15,000, and Kessler raised to 35,000. Hwang then shoved all in over the top for the last of his stack, and Kessler snap called.

It was the sickest of coolers for Hwang, who flopped top boat with {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} but saw the bad news when Kessler instantly tabled his {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} after calling. The hand sent Hwang to the rail, and made Kessler one of the top stacks in the field as Level 4 continues.

Tags: Allen KesslerFrederic Hwang

Nicolaou Eliminates Acosta

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Melvin Acosta was first to act and opened to 1,600 from under the gun. On his direct left was sat Nick Nicolaou who upped it to 4,000. Everyone else stepped aside and when it came back to Acosta, he called.

The flop was the {4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades} and Acosta moved all in for 24,100, which was two and a half times the size of the pot. Nicolaou asked for a count and threw in a chip to signify a call.

Nick Nicolaou: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Melvin Acosta: {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The board was completed with an {8-Clubs} and {6-Diamonds}, which was safe for the pocket kings and Nicolau is up, whilst Acosta headed towards the door.

Tags: Melvin AcostaNick Nicolaou