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
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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Whitt Outwits Five Opponents

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Alexander Whitt arrived at the river with five players left to act behind him, on a board of {2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. The button, both blinds, and the two earliest positions were still in play, forming a string of six adjacent players.

The action had checked to Whitt, who bet out for 12,700. The cutoff called, as well as the small blind.

The big blind, under-the-gun and under-the-gun-plus-one players are successively tank folded. Only Whitt ended up turning over his hand, which was the winner with {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the nut flush.

Earthquake Break

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Felipe Ramos
Felipe Ramos

A nearby 7.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in the Rio, creating somewhat of a panic in the halls of the convention center. Officials have decided to send the players on dinner break early as a safety precaution.

Play resumes at 10 p.m.

Highlights from the first part of Level 4 included:

Play Resumes

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The players have returned from dinner break and the cards are back in the air.

There are 40 minutes remaining in Level 4. The next break will be halfway through Level 5 at about 11:40 p.m.

Chip Counts from Amazon Tan

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

The Saga of "Uncle Ron"

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
"Uncle Ron"
"Uncle Ron"

Mason "Uncle Ron" Hinkle raised to 800 preflop, before realizing it wasn't a legal raise.

"What did I make it?" Hinkle asked the dealer, who made him raised to 1,000 total. Only the hijack called.

Hinkle bet 2,200 on the {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop, and his opponent called.

"It's the guy I can't beat!" Hinkle said before the {q-Hearts} fell on the turn. Both players checked, then checked again on the {4-Hearts} river, and Hinkle tabled {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. His opponent mucked.

Tags: Mason Hinkle

Cynn Bets Big on the River and Wins

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to the button, and he raised to 1,700. John Cynn defended his big blind, and the {5-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board checked through to the river.

Cynn bet out 5,500 and his opponent folded.

Tags: John Cynn

Hoang Gets Called with the Nut Flush

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board reading {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{4-Spades}{a-Diamonds}. Ngon Hoang bet 14,000 and was snapped called by his opponent. Hoang showed the {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for the nut flush and his opponent spiked his cards into the table in anger and sent the chips over to Hoang.

Tags: Ngon Hoang

Liu Doubles

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Ping Liu was all in for his last 6,300 holding {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} against an opponent's {10-}{10-}.

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} and Liu secured a double with runner-runner trips.

Tags: Ping Liu

Walk for Fernandez

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante

Javier Fernandez sat in the big blind and he saw every single person fold in front of him. He received a walk and picked up 300 chips. Fernandez is now at a little over 1.5 times the starting stack of 60,000.

Fernandez has one recorded cash on American soil and that was at last year's World Series of Poker. The Spaniard is trying to secure a second cash in the Main Event but he'll need a lot more than just walks to get there.

Tags: Javier Fernandez

Dotson Traps with Kings

Level 4 : 300/500, 500 ante
Chris Dotson
Chris Dotson

Oddschecker competition winner Chris Dotson has just taken a big pot at the expense of Maria Lampropulos. Arriving at the table with play on the flop, Dotson later explained to PokerNews how the previous action had unfolded. It began with a preflop open, which Lampropulos three-bet in position, before Dotson smooth-called in the blinds and the initial raiser folded.

On the {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop, both players checked and they saw a {3-Diamonds} turn. Dotson check-called an 8,000 bet and the dealer put a {j-Hearts} on the river. Dotson decided to lead at this point, making it 12,000 to get to showdown and Lampropulos went in to the tank for a couple of minutes before putting the chips in.

Dotson turned over {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Lampropulos double-checked her cards before sending them into the muck. She is down to half of starting stack now, while Dotson gets a boost.

Tags: Chris DotsonMaria LampropulosOddschecker