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

07-10-2019 11:44 UTC-8

343rd - 354th Place Finishers

Mickey Doft

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

These are the initial players to bust on Day 5 of the Main Event, each collecting $38,240 for their efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesper Hoog	Busted
Jason Tompkins	Busted
Carl Brewington	Busted
Andrew Shack	Busted
Eric Stocz	Busted
April Shih	Busted
Jacob Phillips	Busted
Carl Cajuste	Busted
Thomas Seaman	Busted
Julian Pineda	Busted
Maxim Lykov	Busted

Tom Cannuli	Busted

07-10-2019 11:45 UTC-8

Matusow on the Road to 10 Million

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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 11:47 UTC-8

Spinella Reships On Seymour

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Hill Kerby

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

Richard Seymour opened to 55,000 from the hijack and action folded to Anthony Spinella in the big blind. Spinella announced he was all in and pushed forward his stack as Seymour quickly asked for a count.

Around two full minutes went by with Seymour in the tank before he looked back at his cards twice and tossed them to the muck.

"It was right there," Seymour said as Spinella stacked his chips, discussing how close of a decision it was. "Four-hundred (and) I call."

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Seymour	3,567,000 133,000	133,000
Anthony Spinella	616,000 137,000	137,000

Tags: Anthony Spinella Richard Seymour

07-10-2019 11:47 UTC-8

Hall Congratulated on a "Nice Bluff"

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

Galen Hall was all in from the big blind for 557,000 on a completed board of . That was barely a raise since Daisuke Ogita had put in 450,000 from early position, but Ogita still needed enough time to think that someone eventually called a clock. Told it had been only a minute or so, the supervisor said he'd give Ogita some more time, but the Japanese player mucked shortly after that.

"Nice bluff, Galen," someone said.

"Yeah, good bluff," another echoed.

"Thanks, guys," Hall said with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	1,450,000 437,000	437,000

Daisuke Ogita	985,000 507,000	507,000

Tags: Galen Hall Daisuke Ogita

07-10-2019 11:58 UTC-8

Ved Makes Big Call for Pot of Two Million

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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 12:00 UTC-8

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

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Frank Op de Woerd

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 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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07-10-2019 12:00 UTC-8

Mills Nearing Five Million

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Hill Kerby

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

There was around 180,000 in the pot on a flop of and Sean Mills had put in a check-raise to 325,000 from the small blind over a bet of 80,000 from Sashia Liu on the cutoff. In between the two was Pim Gieles, who had also checked to Liu and had just called Mills' check-raise.

With action back on Liu, she folded and the dealer brought the turn . Mills kept his foot on the pedal, betting 645,000. Gieles thought for a few moments and made the call.

The river fell and Miles went all in for the effective 1.425 million that Gieles had left. It did not take long for him to fold as Mills scooped in the pot, bringing his chip total just below the five million-mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Mills	4,910,000 1,218,000	1,218,000
Pim Gieles	1,425,000 410,000	410,000
Sasha Liu	1,335,000 248,000	248,000

Tags: Pim Gieles Sean Mills

07-10-2019 12:01 UTC-8

Ribeiro Leaves Cornell Crippled

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

Renato Ribeiro got his remaining stack of what looked to be 438,000 in over a middle-position open from Tyler Cornell. The player in Seat 9 agonized before folding and Cornell quickly called with when it folded back to him. Ribeiro had the goods with though, and it ran out .

It sounded like the player behind folded pocket tens, but the players agreed after the hand it was likely a good fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Ribeiro	950,000 452,000	452,000
Tyler Cornell	40,000 524,000	524,000

Tags: Renato Ribeiro Tyler Cornell

07-10-2019 12:02 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Power	4,070,000 620,000	620,000
Tanner Bibat	3,060,000 1,860,000	1,860,000

David Guay	3,020,000 320,000	320,000

Romain Lewis	2,940,000 572,000	572,000

Ryan Yu	2,860,000 689,000	689,000
Preben Stokkan	2,800,000 100,000	100,000

Quentin Siffledeen	2,570,000 1,286,000	1,286,000
Jeff Madsen	2,300,000 875,000	875,000

Alex Foxen	2,165,000 1,232,000	1,232,000

Sam Greenwood	1,990,000 619,000	619,000

Jake Schindler	1,000,000 168,000	168,000

Todd Brunson	925,000 226,000	226,000

Jeremy Pekarek	730,000 738,000	738,000

Cary Katz	315,000 85,000	85,000

07-10-2019 12:02 UTC-8

Turner Turns the Flush

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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