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

Thibodeau's Set Gets Double Up

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Three players saw a board of {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Pin Jiang bet 52,000 into his two opponents and he was raised all in by Jacob Thibodeau. The third player in the hand thought about their decision for quite a while before eventually electing to bow out, leaving Jiang with a big decision of his own to make.

After a few moments, Jiang called. But he got the bad news as Thibodeau flipped over the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a set while Jiang could only muster the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for top pair. The third player in the hand claimed that he folded king-queen.

The river came the {4-Hearts} and Thibodeau scored a big double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Thibodeau us
Jacob Thibodeau
560,000 270,000
Pin Jiang us
Pin Jiang
245,000 -294,000

Tags: Jacob ThibodeauPin Jiang

1,183rd - 1,202nd Place Finishers

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Each of these players collected $15,000 for their respective showings.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Pupillo us
Nicholas Pupillo
Busted
Eric Semel us
Eric Semel
Busted
Serge Chechin fr
Serge Chechin
Busted
Fares Santana us
Fares Santana
Busted
David Clarke us
David Clarke
Busted
Igor Grytsak ua
Igor Grytsak
Busted
Chanracy Khun ca
Chanracy Khun
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Andrew King ir
Andrew King
Busted
Kai Lanser de
Kai Lanser
Busted
Samuel Hughes us
Samuel Hughes
Busted
[Removed:393] fr
[Removed:393]
Busted
Pavel Berka cz
Pavel Berka
Busted
Peyman Luth de
Peyman Luth
Busted
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Liraz Weiman il
Liraz Weiman
Busted
Gil Levy us
Gil Levy
Busted
Leo Worthingtonleese gb
Leo Worthingtonleese
Busted
David Miscikowski us
David Miscikowski
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Molly Mossey us
Molly Mossey
Busted
Florin Pandilica ro
Florin Pandilica
Busted
Hsusheng Wang cn
Hsusheng Wang
Busted

Louer's Aces Cracked

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

It only took a couple of preflop raises until Todd Louer found himself all in for around 100,000 chips. His opponent was Johann Ibanez and both players turned over premium hands.

Todd Louer: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Johann Ibanez: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The flop of {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs} was exactly what Louer was looking for to keep his aces out front. However, the turn brought the {k-Diamonds} to give Ibanez a set of kings and stranglehold on the hand. The river was the {q-Diamonds} and Louer was eliminated early on Day 4.

Player Chips Progress
Johann Ibanez co
Johann Ibanez
655,000 -43,000
Todd Louer us
Todd Louer
Busted

Tags: Johann IbanezTodd Louer

1,203rd - 1,225th Place Finishers

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

$15,000 payday for these finishers.

Player Chips Progress
Hsusheng Wang cn
Hsusheng Wang
Busted
Clinton Monfort us
Clinton Monfort
Busted
Bradley Snider us
Bradley Snider
Busted
Francis Rusnak us
Francis Rusnak
Busted
Balram Bhandari us
Balram Bhandari
Busted
Lawrence Scholl us
Lawrence Scholl
Busted
Albertus Stegeman nl
Albertus Stegeman
Busted
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
Busted
Lauren Monosson us
Lauren Monosson
Busted
Greg Huffman us
Greg Huffman
Busted
Tom Dekkers nl
Tom Dekkers
Busted
Evan Cutler us
Evan Cutler
Busted
Gary Chakoian us
Gary Chakoian
Busted
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
Busted
Jeffrey Muncy us
Jeffrey Muncy
Busted
Steven Josephsen us
Steven Josephsen
Busted
Hans Joachim Hein de
Hans Joachim Hein
Busted
William White us
William White
Busted
Jerrimie Pacheco us
Jerrimie Pacheco
Busted
Daniel Stickel us
Daniel Stickel
Busted
Kyle Keating us
Kyle Keating
Busted
Jeanfrancois Lauzon ca
Jeanfrancois Lauzon
Busted
Baitai Li us
Baitai Li
Busted

Liebert Gets Two Streets of Value

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert

Kathy Liebert opened to 18,000 from middle position and received a call from the player in the big blind. The flop came {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Spades} and the big blind checked. Liebert made a continuation-bet of 10,000 and was called.

The turn fell {5-Clubs} and the big blind checked again. Liebert continued, firing 35,000 into the middle. Her opponent quickly called. Both players checked the river {2-Diamonds}.

The big blind tabled {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for second pair with a missed nut flush draw. Liebert then showed {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for a pair of aces and took down the pot, growing her stack to just shy of 900,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
887,000 137,000

Tags: Kathy Liebert

Salter vs Cohen

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Blind on blind, Jack Salter checked a {q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop to Jonathan Cohen who bet 8,000.

Salter called and check-called another bet of 18,000 on the {7-Clubs} turn. The river was the {7-Hearts} and both players checked.

Salter announced ace and Cohen took down the pot with {q-Spades}{4-Spades} for queens full.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
980,000 -20,000
Jonathan Cohen ca
Jonathan Cohen
WSOP 1X Winner
600,000 -42,000

Tags: Jack SalterJonathan Cohen

Ray Eliminates Opponent

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The flop read {6-}{q-}{j-} and Joshua Ray was considering an all-in bet from his opponent. After a while, he decided to call and turned over {q-}{j-} for top two which was ahead of the {a-}{q-} of his at risk opponent. The turn was another queen and the river was a blank to give Ray a sizeable pot and to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Ray us
Joshua Ray
830,000 319,000

Tags: Joshua Ray

Josephy Sends Staton to the Rail

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Cliff Josephy raised it up to 18,000 from early position and Gisela Staton three-bet shoved all in for 144,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Josephy who asked for a count before making the call.

Cliff Josephy: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Gisela Staton: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Josephy was in a dominating position heading to the flop of {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} which put him even further ahead. The turn was the {10-Hearts} and the {3-Clubs} on the river ended Staton's Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
WSOP 2X Winner
450,000 15,000
Gisela Staton us
Gisela Staton
Busted

Tags: Cliff JosephyGisela Staton

Fan Eliminates McCarrel

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jason Fan raised to 18,000 from the hijack and Martin Stoller called in the cutoff. Jamie McCarrel shoved from the small blind for 145,000 and Fan contemplated his options for a while. In the end, Fan decided to shove too, having both of his opponents covered. Stoller quickly got out of their way.

Jamie McCarrel: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Jason Fan: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for Fan to hold with the higher pocket pair to eliminate McCarrel from the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Fan us
Jason Fan
1,210,000 171,000
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
WSOP 1X Winner
1,130,000 4,000
Martin Stoller de
Martin Stoller
640,000 185,000
Jamie McCarrel us
Jamie McCarrel
Busted

Tags: Jamie McCarrelJason FanMartin Stoller

A$1.5 Million GTD Main Event at The Star Sydney Champs in 2019

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The Star Sydney Champs returns to Sydney, Australia, with an expanded schedule promising 25 days of world-class poker.

Headlining the series is the A$3,000 ($2,800 + $200) Main Event with an impressive A$1.5 Million GTD! The series also includes an additional 16 side events, including brand new events Crazy Pineapple and The Sydney Champs NLH Cup. There’s something for everyone, with events ranging from A$330 ($300+$30) to the A$20,000 ($19,000 + $1,000) High Rollers, set to attract the southern hemisphere’s poker elite.

The Star Sydney Champs runs from 11 July to 5 August 2019.

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