Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Day 5 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-10-2019 14:37 UTC-7

Gates Doubles Through Dovzhenko

Yori Epskamp

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alex Dovzhenko raised to 60,000 from the hijack, Garry Gates called from the button, Chris Wynkoop called from the small blind and Alex Greenblatt called from the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Dovzhenko who bet 90,000. Only Gates called.

The turn was the , Dovzhenko checked, Gates bet 150,000 and Dovzhenko check-raised all in with a covering stack.

"I dont think I'm good enough to fold," said Gates, before he called all in for 760,000.

Dovzhenko:
Gates:

The river was the , safe for Gates' set of nines to hold for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Gates	1,970,000 885,000	885,000
Alex Dovzhenko	340,000 -860,000	-860,000

Tags: Alex Dovzhenko Garry Gates

07-10-2019 14:04 UTC-7

First Break of the Day

Adam Lamers

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The remaining 291 players are heading on their first 20-minute break of the day. The tournament staff will be coloring up the 1,000 chips during this time. They will return at approximately 2.25 p.m. with the blinds being increased to 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante. There will be a hard stop at 3.15 p.m. for a 75-minute dinner break.

Take a look at what happened in the opening level on Day 5:

07-10-2019 13:33 UTC-7

Kessler Runs Into Bohlman's Blades

mnuwwarah

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Scott Bohlman said he raised with and Allen Kessler stuck in his remaining chips with . The awful spot did not turn around for "Chainsaw," who headed for payouts for the first time in this event after years of frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Bohlman	1,125,000 387,000	387,000

Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Scott Bohlman Allen Kessler

07-10-2019 13:16 UTC-7

Double Knockout With a Twist for Rand

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Marc Foggin jammed for the last 344,000 and the action was on John Lombardo on the button, who gave it a lot of consideration. One of the players on the table called the clock on Lombardo, who was given 25 seconds to act and made the call within that time for 60% of his remaining stack.

Kevin Rand in the small blind pushed all in and Lombardo called it off to create a three-way showdown.

Marc Foggin:
John Lombardo:
Kevin Rand:

Foggin picked up a flush draw on the flop while Lombardo was drawing very thin. The turn left Lombardo drawing dead while Foggin suddenly went from worst to best hand and needed to avoid another spade to triple up. However, the fell on the river and that locked up the double knockout for Rand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rand	4,000,000 1,663,000	1,663,000
Marc Foggin	Busted
John Lombardo	Busted

Tags: John Lombardo Kevin Rand Marc Foggin

07-10-2019 13:15 UTC-7

Quad Queens for Power

Jeff McMillan

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Chad Power made a river bet of 500,000 over to his opponent, Preben Stokkan. The board read and a pot of about 750,000 was already in the middle. Stokkan deeply considered it before calling.

Power had the hammer as he turned over the and added chips to his stack which is nearing 5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	4,900,000 830,000	830,000
Preben Stokkan	2,200,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Chad Power Preben Stokkan

07-10-2019 13:09 UTC-7

Mental Game Series: Todd “DanDruff” Witteles on Right Track in Life and 2019 WSOP Main Event

Chad Holloway

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

If there’s ever been a poker player who tells it like it is, that player is Todd “DanDruff” Witteles. Not only does he host Poker Fraud Alert where he sheds light on any shadiness and controversy going on in the poker world, but anyone who follows him on social media knows he’s also opened up about struggles in his personal life.

That includes suffering from severe anxiety and depression, as well as anhedonia – the inability to feel any kind of pleasure. For a while, it took over his life, but things are different.

“I don’t know if I have more pep in my step but I’m very thankful that I came back from what happened to me last year,” Witteles explained. “In August I had the worst month of my life. For a few months after that I was pretty bad too. I developed a chemical disorder in my brain that caused very severe anxiety, depression, and some other very bad psychological issues where I was very messed up.”

He continued: “I could think logically but I could not overrule the way I was feeling. I’d never had those types of problems in my life before, so I wasn’t someone who had dealt with it my whole life. I didn’t know if I’d even come back from it. I knew it was something chemical, there wasn’t something in my life that happened to cause this.”

Fortunately, Witteles was able to overcome those difficulties as highlighted in the linked article below. For now, Witteles is in action today and looking to make the most of his 2019 WSOP Main Event experience.

For the full story check out the feature article on PokerNews here.

Tags: Todd Witteles

07-10-2019 13:02 UTC-7

Turner Turns the Flush

Shirley Ang

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Jon Turner raised to 55,000 from the late position and Milos Skrbic three-bet to 170,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Turner who made the call.

They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Turner fired a bet of 225,000 over the line and Skrbic called after confirming the amount.

The river completed the board with the and now Turner barreled a bet of 600,000 into the pot which Skrbic snap-called. Turner tabled for the turned flush which was good enough to scoop the pot as Skrbic looked resigned and flashed for the Broadway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	2,530,000 810,000	810,000
Milos Skrbic	1,450,000 -1,016,000	-1,016,000

Tags: Milos Skrbic Jon Turner

07-10-2019 12:58 UTC-7

Ved Makes Big Call for Pot of Two Million

Jeff McMillan

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

With a large pot of about 800,000 in the middle, the board read . From the hijack, Joshua Gordon led out with a river bet of 570,000. This bet sent Kartik Ved, who was on the button, deep into the tank. He contemplated and studied the wet board and assessed Gordon.

After about three minutes Ved tossed in the call. Gordon had no spade and showed the which was a welcome sight to Ved who tabled his winning hand of to take the pot of nearly 2 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kartik Ved	3,660,000 1,060,000	1,060,000

Joshua Gordon	1,840,000 -1,210,000	-1,210,000

Tags: Joshua Gordon Kartik Ved

07-10-2019 12:45 UTC-7

Matusow on the Road to 10 Million

Adam Lamers

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The action folded to Mike Matusow on the button who made it 50,000 to go. Guofeng Wang announced all in from the big blind and Matusow instantly called by piling his 400,000 chips into the middle.

Mike Matusow:
Guofeng Wang:

The board ran out and Matusow's pocket kings held on to double up to where he started the day.

"This is the start of my ten million run. I promise you, this will be ten million by the end of today," Matusow told the cameras. "In just two orbits, I've had as many playable hands as I did all of yesterday."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	836,000 110,000	110,000

Guofeng Wang	262,000 -816,000	-816,000

Tags: Guofeng Wang Mike Matusow

07-10-2019 12:40 UTC-7

Gonzalez Scores Double Knockout

HillKerby

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Fabrizio Gonzalez raised to 52,000 from early position and David Goodman moved all-in from middle position. Jay Farber then moved all-in from the button for 200,000 and Gonzalez asked for counts before making the call and putting both players at risk.

Fabrizio Gonzalez:
Jay Farber:
David Goodman:

The board quickly ran out with Farber rapping his knuckles on the table as the river fell and the dealer yelled for a double payout, ending both Farber and Goodman's Main Event bids while Gonazalez enjoyed the returns from his rivered pair of aces and stacked his newly earned chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrizio Gonzalez	3,694,000 778,000	778,000
Jay Farber	Busted
David Goodman	Busted

Tags: David Goodman Fabrizio Gonzalez Jay Farber