2019 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
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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Yifrach More Than Doubles

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Gal Yifrach earlier this summer
Gal Yifrach earlier this summer

The floor was called over to the table which already had Gal Yifrach and Andre Akkari seated at it. James Calderaro had just been moved to this table as his old one got broken up. Yifrach claimed that he had seen one of big blind Akkari's cards. The dealer explained the situation to the floor, Yifrach explained again that he saw a red picture card. The floor looked at Akkari's cards and then got another floor person over to confirm the decision; the other floor ruled that play would just continue as is. Akkari looked a bit stumped but play did continue.

Yifrach raised to 8,000 from the late position and was called by the player in the hijack, Allen Nielson in the cutoff, and Akkari himself in the big blind.

The flop came {7-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, Akkari checked, Yifrach continued with a bet of 15,000. The hijack raised to 35,000 and both Nielson and Akkari folded.

"There I go with the picture cards..." Akkari commented.

Yifrach called to see the {a-Spades} on the turn. Yifrach quickly bet 15,000, his opponent raised to 55,000 and Yifrach responded with a shove of 165,000 which was snap-called.

Gal Yifrach: {a-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

They had both flopped two pair and turned a full house but Yifrach was ahead with the higher full house.

The river completed the board with the {k-Diamonds} as a formality and the bracelet winner got paid the full double-up.

Tags: Allen NielsonAndre AkkariGal YifrachJames Calderaro

Pope Pops It on Turn

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a pot of already more than 300,000, the board read {2-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Alexander Pope announced all in which forced his opponent Jeremy Stein to make a decision for his tournament life. Stein thought it over but relented to the shove, giving Pope a nice pot.

Tags: Alexander PopeJeremy Stein

Price Pairs and Mu Pays

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Oliver Price bet 5,500 on an {8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts} board and Dapeng Mu raised to 15,500. Price called and the pair checked the {k-Hearts} river.

Price showed {5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a double gutter and a pair of sixes and that was enough to win the pot.

Tags: Dapeng MuOliver Price

Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Orange

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Veksler Takes from Sylvia

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pavlo Veksler opened from an early position and Jesse Sylvia defended his big blind with a call.

The flop came down {7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Sylvia checked to Veksler who bet 8,000. Sylvia check-raised to 28,000 and Veksler called.

They continued to the {3-Diamonds} turn and Sylvia checked. Veksler tossed in 36,000 and Sylvia let it go.

Tags: Jesse SylviaPavlo Veksler

Chip Counts from Pavilion

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Updated Counts in Amazon Gold

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Brown Takes a Minor Dent

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Rory Brown called an under-the-gun open to 9,000 from Igor Kurganov, only to see the big blind move in for 70,500. Kurganov folded but Brown quickly called with {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}. He was dominated by {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} and the board ran out {2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, denting his stack a tad.

Tags: Rory Brown

Cheong Doubles Through Schulman In Set Over Set Hand

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

A massive hand between bracelet winners Nick Schulman and Joseph Cheong recently played out.

Cheong's chips were being counted out in front of him with the board reading {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{k-Spades}{a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. Both players had their cards face up.

Nick Schulman: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Joseph Cheong: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Cheong sat in middle position while Schulman was in the small blind. Schulman had flopped a set but Cheong caught up on the turn and all the chips ended up in the middle after both players rivered a full house.

Tags: Joseph CheongNick Schulman

Some Purple Chip Counts

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante