Update from WSOP July 7
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 2c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,548,600
Entries
8,569
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Oddschecker CEO Bentall Doubles Opponent, Then Doubles Himself
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player from late position opened for 2,600 and the cutoff player jammed for 20,100. Action was on Oddschecker CEO Toby Bentall who called from the big blind and the initial raiser folded.
Toby Bentall: 
Opponent: 
Bentall held two overcards to his opponent's hand but was unable to connect as the board ran out 
leaving Bentall with only 5,200.
In the very next hand, the player from the cutoff opened for 6,000 and Bentall jammed for less from the small blind and the two players were heads up.
Toby Bentall: 
Opponent: 
Both players had live-cards and received help from the 
flop, giving Bentall the flush draw while his opponent picked up a gutterball.
The 
turn missed both players but Bentall would double up after the dealer peeled off the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,400
-69,600
|
-69,600 |
|
||
Romano Eliminated by Leibowitz
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Over on the third feature table, stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter Ray Romano was all in with a short stack and Matteo Leibowitz looked him up to create a coin flip in the showdown.
Ray Romano:
Matteo Leibowitz: 
The 
flop gave Romano a pair of queens, yet he was in need of running cards to avoid the elimination. It was all over after the turn and Romano waved goodbye as a blank came on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
35,900
|
35,900 |
|
|
Busted |
Hansen Heroes
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
There was about 18,000 in the middle of the table and the 
board was out there. Gus Hansen had bet 8,000 out of position and he was raised to 23,000.
''Everything says fold and I still want to call'' Hansen said after thinking about it for a while. He eventually pulled the trigger and announced call which was immediately followed by his opponent saying ''nice call''.
Hansen's opponent showed 
and Hansen himself won with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
Ward Shows the Bluff Against Esfandiari
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ross Ward checked in a battle of the blinds on 
. Antonio Esfandiari bet 7,300 and Ward woke up with a check-raise to 22,000. Esfandiari peeled and Ward quickly shoved all in on the 
river. Esfandiari folded just as quickly and Ward proudly showed his bluff: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
73,500
|
73,500 |
|
38,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
|
||
888poker Arrives in Style
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hellmuth Felted by Stanczak
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Phil Hellmuth had jammed his stack up to 15,000 and then raised to 2,800, which was called by Timothy Stanczak in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Stanczak checked and Hellmuth continued for 5,200.
Stanczak now carefully checked the remaining stack of Hellmuth and opted to raise to 12,200, which covered Hellmuth's remaining stack. Two minutes passed by as Hellmuth was in the think tank and eventually called it off to set up the following showdown.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Timothy Stanczak: 
The turn and the 
river failed to provide any help and Hellmuth was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
231,000
106,300
|
106,300 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Timex Averts His Gaze
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 2,700 on the button, and Jarod Minghini called in the big blind.
"No stare?" McDonald, known for his steely staredown, asked Minghini, who said, "No, I've already had the staredown once today!"
Before the flop fell, McDonald cupped his hand in front of his eye to avoid looking at Minghini, to the delight of his tablemates. Minghini checked and McDonald bet 2,400. Minghini called.
Both players checked the 
turn, and Minghini bet 6,600 after the river fell.
"I'm supposed to be looking at you right now," McDonald said. He brought his hand down from his face, but true to his word, looked only at the board and not at Minghini before folding, saying, "Ace-high?"
Minghini tabled 
for a pair of fours, prompting McDonald to say, "Dammit. I almost called you really light."
"Poor guy, he just can't catch a break over here!" Minghini said with a grin, as both he and McDonald have increased their stacks significantly since the start of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
175,000
93,900
|
93,900 |
Second Break on Day 2c
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
It's time for the second 20-minute break of the day. Here's some of the fun from the last two hours.
Friedman Soars into the Chip Lead
Adamo Makes a Straight Flush; Gets Paid by Fashakin's Full House
WSOP50 Main Event Second Largest of All Time!
Prizepool Confirmed: $10,000,000 for First Place
Prizepool Confirmed, $10,000,000 for First Place
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tournament officials have confirmed the number of entries for the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event.
A total of 8,569 players stumped up the $10,000 buy-in, making this the second largest Main Event in history. This generated a prizepool of $80,548,600.
A total of 1,286 places will be paid and a min-cash is worth $15,000. Making the final table of nine will earn a player $1,000,000 with the winner walking away with $10,000,000, the joint second-biggest payday for a Main Event champion, level with Martin Jacobson in 2014.
| Place | Payout | Place | Payout | Place | Payout | Place | Payout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,000,000 | 10-11 | $800,000 | 64-72 | $117,710 | 415-477 | $30,780 | |||
| 2 | $6,000,000 | 12-13 | $600,000 | 73-81 | $98,120 | 478-540 | $27,390 | |||
| 3 | $4,000,000 | 14-15 | $500,000 | 82-90 | $82,365 | 541-603 | $24,560 | |||
| 4 | $3,000,000 | 16-18 | $400,000 | 91-99 | $69,636 | 604-666 | $22,190 | |||
| 5 | $2,200,000 | 19-27 | $324,650 | 100-162 | $59,295 | 667-765 | $20,200 | |||
| 6 | $1,850,000 | 28-36 | $261,430 | 163-225 | $50,855 | 766-864 | $18,535 | |||
| 7 | $1,525,000 | 37-45 | $211,945 | 226-288 | $43,935 | 865-963 | $17,135 | |||
| 8 | $1,250,000 | 46-54 | $173,015 | 289-351 | $38,240 | 964-1062 | $15,970 | |||
| 9 | $1,000,000 | 55-63 | $142,215 | 352-414 | $34,845 | 1063-1286 | $15,000 |