2019 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
$226,243
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,471,200
Entries
2,452
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Obst Finds a Double Up

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The player in the cut-off raised to 100,000 and James Obst pushed all in from the blinds for 570,000. His opponent thought about it for a minute and made the call, holding {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Obst had a lower hand with {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} but the board brought {2-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, giving him trip queens.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
1,150,000
370,000
370,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

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Fortuitous River for Fani Against Mathai

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A player moved all in for around 150,000 from the button, Rod Fani shoved over the top for 476,000 in the small blind and Sandeep Mathai called both, players tabled their hands.

Button: {j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Rod Fani: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Sandeep Mathai: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The flop came down with two clubs but Mathai was still ahead. A brick peeled off on the turn but the river came down an ace and Fani took down the pot, cracking the kings of Mathai.

Player Chips Progress
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Rod Fani
1,200,000
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Sandeep Mathai
115,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

O'Brien Red-Hot Late in the Day

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien

Dan O'Brien opened and a player moved all-in for around 325,000. O'Brien called and the two turned over their hands.

Opponent: {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Dan O'Brien: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{k-Hearts} and O'Brien's jacks took down the pot, pushing him over the million mark in the process of eliminating his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan O'Brien
1,085,000
440,000
440,000

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Double Up for Dingman

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A player moved all in and Carol Dingman made a call for her remaining stack of 258,000. Holding {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, Dingman was in good shape to double up, facing the {4-Clubs}{4-Spades} in her opponent's hand.

The board came {3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades} and Dingman grabbed the pot and a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Carol Dingman
530,000
390,000
390,000