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

07-05-2019 11:35 UTC-8

Keichinger Up Early

Geoff Fisk

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

James Keichinger bet 800 from the cutoff on a flop, getting a call from Eric Greenberg on the button. Nicola Bracchi folded on the small blind, leaving the remaining two players to go heads-up to the turn.

That card came , Keichinger continued with a 1,200 bet, and Greenberg called again. The river fell , Kelchinger put in the third barrel for 2,100, and Greenberg shut down.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Keichinger	65,500 65,500	65,500
Eric Greenberg	54,200 54,200	54,200

07-05-2019 11:35 UTC-8

Notables in Pavilion White

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Brandon Temple

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	60,000 60,000	60,000

Warren Sheaves	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nick Jivkov	60,000 60,000	60,000

Leif Force	60,000 60,000	60,000

Kristy Arnett	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Elfelt	60,000 60,000	60,000
John Beauprez	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ben Lamb	60,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Liberto	60,000 60,000	60,000

Joe Cada	60,000 60,000	60,000

Max Silver	60,000 60,000	60,000

Andy Frankenberger	60,000 60,000	60,000

Steve Billirakis	60,000 60,000	60,000

Jeff Madsen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Alex Winter	60,000 60,000	60,000
Timur Margolin	60,000 60,000	60,000

Nipun Java	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Gagliano	60,000 60,000	60,000

Lucas Greenwood	60,000 60,000	60,000

John Holley	60,000 60,000	60,000
Daniel Buzgon	60,000 60,000	60,000
Matt Giannetti	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Binger	60,000
Christian Pham	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	60,000 60,000	60,000

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07-05-2019 11:34 UTC-8

It's the Shark!

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Yori Epskamp

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Two-time bracelet winner Humberto Brenes, accompanied by his inseparable shark card protector, will be starting his quest to become the 2019 Main Event champion at one of the corner tables of Amazon Purple. Brenes jumped into action right away, raising to 500 and Joseph Comins peeled from the big blind.

The flop was and Comins check-folded to a bet of 600 from Brenes.

"I have to show!" he said with a wide smile, and tabled the to set the tone right away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Humberto Brenes	60,700 700	700

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07-05-2019 11:30 UTC-8

More Notables in Brasilia

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Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aladin Reskallah	60,000

Leo Fernandez	60,000
Jeff Hakim	60,000
Chance Kornuth	60,000

Jesse Sylvia	60,000
Phil Laak	60,000

Chris Dotson	60,000
Lee Watkinson	60,000

Michael Noori	60,000

Samuel Cosby	60,000
Phil Mader	60,000
Josh Reichard	60,000

07-05-2019 11:29 UTC-8

Lee Fires Cold Four-Bet

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Jan Kores

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Corey Wright opened in the second position with a raise to 600 and Boris Martin three-bet to 2,000 on his left. Action stopped at small blind Preston Lee who thought for a while and then announced a four-bet to 5,700. Both Wright and Martin quickly released their respective beholdings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston Lee	62,000

Corey Wright	59,000
Boris Martin	58,000

Tags: Corey Wright Preston Lee

07-05-2019 11:29 UTC-8

Cynn Over Salinger

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Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Sasha Salinger limped from early position and John Cynn checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , Cynn checked, Salinger bet 300 and Cynn called.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , Cynn bet 800 and Salinger open folded what appeared to be .

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cynn	61,000 1,000	1,000

Sasha Salinger	59,800 200	200

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07-05-2019 11:28 UTC-8

Matusow in the Main

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Geoff Fisk

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow opened for 500 from the button and took down the blinds in one of the first hands of Day 1c. He did so in the midst of telling a story about losing a 2.5 million chip pot with 97 percent equity, at some other point of his two-decade-plus poker career.

Matusow was one of the "Poker Boom" characters that fueled the game's popularity in the mid-2000s, and the four-time bracelet winner is no stranger to Main Event success. His career accomplishments include two final tables in this event, coming in ninth in 2005 for a career-best $1,000,000 payday, and sixth in 2001 for $239,765.

The legendary character also finished 30th in 2008 ($193,000) and 87th in 2004 ($20,000). A deep run in the 2019 Main Event would no doubt be quite a story.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	60,500 500	500

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07-05-2019 11:27 UTC-8

Lowe Takes from Affleck

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Tim Duckworth

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Matt Affleck raised to 500 from middle position and Richard Lowe defended his big blind.

The flop landed and after Lowe checked, Affleck bet 400.

Lowe called, and when the turn fell the , he led for 700 and Affleck folded.

"Ace-ten good I think," stated Lowe as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	53,000 7,000	7,000

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07-05-2019 11:24 UTC-8

Rheem Ready to Play for Stacks

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Mickey Doft

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

The player on the button raised to 600, Chino Rheem three-bet to 1,700 from the small blind and the button called.

The flop was , Rheem continued for 1,600 and his opponent folded.

"I was ready to get 60,000 in right now," Rheem commented after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	63,000 3,000	3,000

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07-05-2019 11:23 UTC-8

Zarghouni Takes Nice Early Pot with Trips

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : 100/200, 200 ante

Kamran Zarghouni made a river bet of 5,500 into a pot of about 14,000. His opponent Matthew Gloier considered the bet on a board that read . He thought it over for about thirty seconds before making the call. Zarghouni turned over the for trips which was enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamran Zarghouni	73,000 73,000	73,000
Matthew Gloeir	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Kamran Zarghouni Matthew Gloier