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
kk
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,548,600
Entries
8,569
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000

Froehlich Eliminates Chan

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan

Action for an all in and a call were announced on a flop of {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Johnny Chan was all in with {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} from early position versus the {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} of big blind Eric Froehlich.

Though Chan had a pair of eights, Froehlich had eight outs to a flush and three more to a straight. He filled up on both of them when the turn and river fell {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, locking in the win for "EFro" by the turn as Chan's Main Event bid was terminated right before the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
1,165,000
449,000
449,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Eric FroehlichJohnny Chan

Cunningham Eliminated by Sammartino

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham

First to act, Allen Cunningham moved all in for the last 164,000 on the main feature table and Dario Sammartino called from one seat over.

Allen Cunningham: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Dario Sammartino: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

It was a flip for Cunningham and Sammartino took the lead on the {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop. Nothing changed with the {3-Clubs} turn and the {j-Clubs} river, and that sent Cunningham to the rail. There are now four players with near identical stacks on the main feature table and Sammartino is one of them.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
1,600,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
1,600,000
300,000
300,000
Chris Wallace us
Chris Wallace
1,600,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Zackary Koerper us
Zackary Koerper
1,600,000
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Allen CunninghamDario Sammartino

Minkin Sent to the Payout Desk

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Kelly Minkin
Kelly Minkin

Adedapo Ajayi raised from middle position to 27,000 and the action folded around to Kelly Minkin in the big blind who shoved all in for 229,000. Ajayi went in the tank for a while before slamming a stack down to call.

Adedapo Ajayi: {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Kelly Minkin: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Minkin was the favorite preflop and the flop came {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} giving her a pair and a gutshot straight draw, but Ajayi still had many outs with a flush and straight draw. The turn sealed her fate as the {3-Hearts} landed and the {9-Diamonds} on the river was just a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Adedapo Ajayi us
Adedapo Ajayi
2,290,000
1,535,000
1,535,000
Kelly Minkin us
Kelly Minkin
Busted

Tags: Adedapo AjayiKelly Minkin

Mid-Level Break

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

There are 38:28 remaining in Level 18 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante, and the players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Around 610 hopefuls remain and will return to their seats to play until 7.30 p.m. local time, with the 90-minute dinner break scheduled to take place then.

Here’s a look at some recent highlights from the tables:

Nguyen Nabs Another One

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen

The flop read {j-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and Qui Nguyen checked in the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. The player in the under-the-gun position shoved for 131,000 in total. The player in the late position quickly folded, Nguyen called, and the big blind got out their way too.

Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Qui Nguyen:{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}

Nguyen had flopped a set while his opponent hit top pair.

The rest of the board was completed with the {8-Spades} on the turn and the {k-Hearts} on the river to not provide any danger to Nguyen as he adds some more chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Qui Nguyen us
Qui Nguyen
878,000
393,000
393,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Qui Nguyen

Lech Doubles with Aces

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Lech
Michael Lech

A player raised in middle position to 30,000 and Michael Lech moved all-in in the cutoff, the action folded back around to the original raiser who asked for a count. After finding out it was 272,000 they made the call.

Michael Lech: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

Lech had him dominated and he avoided a seven when the board ran out {k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs} giving him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
574,000
-135,000
-135,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael Lech

Guay Doubles Through Hunichen in Largest Pot of the Main Event

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
David Guay
David Guay

(Hand details relayed to PokerNews)

A player in middle position raised to 25,000, Chris Hunichen three-bet to 88,000 from the next seat over, David Guay four-bet to 240,000 from the small blind, the initial raiser folded and Hunichen called.

They checked to the turn of a {q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs} board where Guay bet 330,000. Hunichen called.

The river was the {6-Clubs}, Guay shoved for 664,000 and Hunichen went into the tank for a while.

"So sick," said Hunichen. "Feels like you have queens."

Eventually, Guay called the clock and Hunichen called as time was expiring.

Guay tabled {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} for a set of tens, besting Hunichen's {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} to win what is the biggest pot of the Main Event to this point.

Player Chips Progress
David Guay ca
David Guay
2,507,000
1,357,000
1,357,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
2,270,000
-1,230,000
-1,230,000

Tags: Chris HunichenDavid Guay

Su Flops a Set; Eliminates Opponent

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Timothy Su
Timothy Su

A player in early position shipped all in for 190,000 and Timothy Su was next to act and made the call. The action folded around behind Su and the cards were tabled.

Timothy Su: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}

Su was a big favorite and became an even bigger favorite when the flop came {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and the opponent couldn't catch runner-runner when the board completed with the {3-Clubs} on the turn and the {7-Clubs} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Su us
Timothy Su
1,967,000
1,365,000
1,365,000
Day 5 Chip Leader

Tags: Timothy Su

Moneymaker Won't Be Winning Another Main Event

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker's first Main Event cash since winning it in 2003 won't be anywhere close to what he might have been hoping for at the start of the day. Moneymaker was seen shaking hands at his table, with the ESPN camera crew also swarming the table at the same time. Unfortunately for Moneymaker, he fell at the hand of Ron West who was kind enough to relay what had happened:

Moneymaker had raised from the middle position with {q-}{j-} and West called on the button with {10-}{10-}.

The flop came {k-}{10-}{3-} with two clubs, Moneymaker check-shoved for around 250,000 when West had continued with a bet of 37,000 and West called.

No further help came on the board for Moneymaker and the former Champion was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Ronald West us
Ronald West
1,260,000
1,035,000
1,035,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chris MoneymakerRon West