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Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 1c
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
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Players Left 1 / 8,569
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Level 4
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On a board of 
after both players checked the turn with 7,600 in the middle, Frederic Normand bet 5,000 from middle position, and his opponent in the big blind check-called.
Normand tabled his 
, and when the big blind tabled his 
, the pot was chopped up.
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Boxing Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison is used to tussling in the ring. Just now though he faced some aggression from his opponent across the felt.
It started with a 1,200 open on the cutoff and Harrison and another player came along in the small and big blinds. The flop was 
and it checked to the preflop aggressor who made it 3,200 to continue. Only Harrison called. The 
turn paired the board and Harrison check-called again, for 5,000 this time.
The river was the 
and after a short time in the tank, Harrison checked and his opponent put another 5,000 chip over the line. The third barrel was too much for Harrison who opted to let it go and his opponent turned over 
for an overpair to the board.
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With 24,000 already in the middle, Ayaz Mahmood jammed his last 13,900 from the big blind, which sent Nicolas Hans into the tank. A few minutes in, Hans asked the dealer to spread the pot. Around the six minute mark, Hans then asked the dealer to break down the stack of Mahmood to confirm the amount. Three more minutes would pass before Mahmood called the clock.
Before the floor could begin counting down the clock, Hans called, and Mahmood patted the table, showing for a bluff. Hans rolled over 
for a pair of eights, and Mahmood was eliminated.
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Andrew Lichtenberger was seen having just bet 12,000 on the turn to fold out his opponent to collect a nice pot and get his stack above double starting stack.
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David "Bakes" Baker had opened the button and Javier Rodriguez three-bet to 4,500. Back on Baker and he four-bet to 12,300. Rodriguez wasn't done though and moved all in over the top and Baker promptly let it go.
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There was a raise to 1,200 and Dietrich Fast called from the hijack. Sharman Olshan shoved all in for her last 8,400 chips in the big blind. The initial raiser folded and Fast called to put Olshan at risk.
Sharman Olshan: 
Dietrich Fast: 
It was a coin flip and Sharman stayed in front on the flop of 
. The 
on the turn gave Olshan a full house and Fast bricked the 
on the river as he sent over a double up.
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Craig Madsen, sitting under the gun, faced an all-in bet from a player in the big blind as they'd made it to the 
turn with 14,000 in the middle. The shove was worth 13,500 and Madsen tank-called, learning that his 
was dominated by . The didn't help Madsen who dropped to 19,000.
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: 300/500, 500 ante
The by now infamous abandoned bowling alley at the Rio has claimed a second high-profile victim on Day 1c of the 2019 Main Event. After Phil Ivey struck out in the early stages, it was Brazilian star Felipe Ramos who had to part ways from the same room during the third level of the day.
"I lost two big hands during the first level of the day," Ramos told PokerNews. "Old gentleman to my left, very friendly, super nice guy, makes it 1,000, one player calls, I call 
from the big blind. Flop comes 
with two hearts. I check, he bets 3,000, other guy calls, I check-raise to 10,500, he calls, and then the other guy raises to 30,000!
I tank for five minutes and fold, other gentleman goes all in with 
and the third guy had ," Ramos explained how he got away relatively unscathed after flopping set under set.
Ramos then picked up 
on the button and raised to 500. An opponent made it 1,300 from the small blind and he called to see an all-heart 
flop appear. Ramos' opponent bet 2,300, Ramos raised to 6,000 and his opponent instantly shoved all in.
"I tank forever but I cannot fold this hand, even when it's Day 1 of the Main. I call and he shows the dream!" Ramon excitingly said about his opponent's , making him a 97% favorite to win the hand. However, the turn and river ran out 
and 
to improve his opponent to an unlikely boat and Ramos was left with 13,100 in level 1.
Short stacked, he continued for two more levels before losing his final chips with to and busted out of the Main Event early.
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