2019 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$341,854
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,229,300
Entries
2,477
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Hands #73-75: Masters Doubles

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Scot Masters
Scot Masters

Hand #73: Stephen Song received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #74: Stephen Song saw action folded to him in the small blind and he raised to 1,050,000. Ryan Laplante folded his big blind and Song took down the pot.

Hand #75: Scot Masters opened from the cutoff to 700,000 and Stephen Song announced he was all in from the button. Both players in the blinds folded and Masters quickly called and tabled his hand.

Scot Masters: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Stephen Song: {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Song picked up extra outs and gave Masters quite the sweat as the dealer turned over a flop of {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades}. Fortunately for Masters, the turn and river came {4-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and he was able to secure the double.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
25,775,000
-5,700,000
-5,700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scot Masters us
Scot Masters
12,850,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
5,600,000
-1,780,000
-1,780,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Renato Kaneoya br
Renato Kaneoya
5,300,000
1,800,000
1,800,000

Tags: Ryan LaplanteScot MastersStephen Song

Hands #68-72: One Small Showdown

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #68: Stephen Song shoved all in from the cutoff and everybody folded.

Hand #69: Action folded to Scot Masters who completed his small blind and then folded to a shove from Stephen Song in the big blind.

Hand #70: Renato Kaneoya shoved all in from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #71: Ryan Laplante completed his small blind and Renato Kaneoya checked his option, taking the two heads up to the {k-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} flop. Laplante bet 300,000 and Kaneoya called. Both players checked through the {9-Diamonds} turn and {9-Clubs} river and Laplante tabled {10-Spades}{7-Spades}, taking the pot down with his two pair, nines and sevens.

Hand #72: Stephen Song opened from the cutoff to 650,000 and Renato Kaneoya three-bet all in from the small blind and took down the pot preflop after the remaining players in the pot folded.

Tags: Renato KaneoyaRyan LaplanteScot MastersStephen Song

Hands #65-67: Song Takes Two From Kaneoya

Level 34 : 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand #65: Renato Kaneoya raised to 750,000 from the button and Stephen Song defended his big blind. The flop came the {7-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Kaneoya bet 500,000 which was called by Song. The turn was the {j-Clubs}. Kaneoya fired again with a bet of 2,300,000. Song called quickly. The river was the {3-Clubs}. Song checked it over to Kaneoya who put in a meaty bet of 7,000,000. Song though it over for a while, looking perplexed but decided to make the call. Kaneoya turned over the {6-Hearts}{6-Spades} which Song could beat as he revealed the {a-Spades}{7-Hearts} to take a nice pot.

Hand #66: Song raised all in from the small blind and Ryan Laplante folded his big blind.

Hand #67: Song raised to 700,000 from the button. Kaneoya defended his big blind. The flop was the {7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. Song bet 500,000 after it was checked to him and Kaneoya called. The turn came the {k-Spades}. After a check, Song fired another bullet of 2,300,000 which Kaneoya called. The river was the {8-Clubs}. Kaneoya checked once again, and Song thought a moment before checking behind.
Kaneoya showed {a-}{9-} which was crushed by the {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Song.

"I probably could have gotten you to call." said Song, addressing his check on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
31,475,000
16,425,000
16,425,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
7,380,000
-445,000
-445,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Renato Kaneoya br
Renato Kaneoya
3,500,000
-15,300,000
-15,300,000

Tags: Renato KaneoyaStephen Song

Level: 34

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

Hands #62-64

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hand #62: Stephen Song limped from the small blind and Ryan Laplante checked from the big. The flop was {4-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Action went check-check. The turn was another heart as it came the {8-Hearts}, both checked again. The river was the {2-Diamonds}. Song put out a min bet of 250,000 which Laplante called and showed the winner with the {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Hand #63: Song limped from the button and Renato Kaneoya rasied to 1,250,000 from the big blind. Song called. The flop was the {9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Kaneoya bet 900,000 which quickly folded Song out.

Hand #64: Song raised to 575,000 under the gun. Scot Masters called from the big blind. The flop came the {3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Song bet 1,000,000 and Masters folded.

Tags: Renato KaneoyaRyan LaplanteScot MastersStephen Song

Hands #57-61: Song Hits River

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hand #57: Ryan Laplante raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and was called by Renato Kaneoya on the button. The two saw a flop of {8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} and Laplante checked to Kaneoya, who bet 1,200,000. Laplante folded.

Hand #58: Renato Kaneoya raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ryan Laplante, who defended his big blind. The players went heads up to the {6-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop and Laplante check-called a continuation-bet of 360,000 from Kaneoya. Both players checked the {2-Spades} turn and Laplante bet 1,000,000 on the {q-Diamonds} river, getting a fold from Kaneoya.

Hand #59: Stephen Song open-limped from the button and went heads up with Renato Kaneoya in the big blind to a flop of [td8s7s. Both players checked, bringing a turn {3-Clubs}. Kaneoya bet 600,000 and Song called. The river was {k-Spades} and Kaneoya fired again for 1,400,000. Song folded.

Hand #60: Action folded to the blinds where Renato Kaneoya completed and Scot Masters checked his option. Kanoeya bet 375,000 on a flop of {8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and Masters called. The turn came {3-Diamonds} and Kaneoya bet again for 1,000,000. Masters again called, bringing the {3-Hearts} river. Kaneoya fired a third barrel for 3,000,000 and Masters took no time sending his cards to the muck.

Hand #61: Action folded to Scot Masters, who completed his small blind. Stephen Song raised from the big blind to 1,000,000 and Masters folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Renato Kaneoya br
Renato Kaneoya
16,600,000
-1,360,000
-1,360,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
16,350,000
5,050,000
5,050,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scot Masters us
Scot Masters
9,140,000
-2,460,000
-2,460,000
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
7,450,000
460,000
460,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Renato KaneoyaRyan LaplanteScot MastersStephen Song

Hands #55-56: Song Barrels Chips Away, Masters Snap Calls All in

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Scot Masters
Scot Masters

Hand #55: On the button, Stephen Song raised to 600,000. Renato Kaneoya called in the big blind. The flop came the {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}. After a check, Song bet 450,000 to which Kaneoya raised to 1,100,000. Song thought for a moment before three-betting to 2,500,000 which Kaneoya called. The turn was the {j-Clubs}. Song fired another barrel with a 2,000,000 bet which Kaneoya again called. The river was the {9-Diamonds}. Kaneoya checked again and this time Song checked behind. Kaneoya showed the {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} which was good enough to take the pot as Song mucked.

Hand #56: Song raised to 550,000 under the gun. Scot Masters called in the big blind. The flop came the {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades}. After Masters checked, Song bet 450,000 which Masters quickly called. The turn was the {8-Spades} Song made another bet of 1,400,000 and Masters again called without hesitation.

The {j-Hearts} fell on the river. Masters, checked again and Song announced all in, for Masters' tournament life, who instantly called. Song frowned and turned over the {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Masters showed the winner with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} .

"Wow, nice call." said Ryan Laplante, as Masters pulled in a big double up from Song's failed barrel.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Renato Kaneoya br
Renato Kaneoya
17,960,000
5,660,000
5,660,000
Profile photo of Scot Masters us
Scot Masters
11,600,000
5,600,000
5,600,000
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
11,300,000
-12,925,000
-12,925,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Renato KaneoyaScot MastersStephen Song

Hands #50-54: Masters Boats Up on River

Level 33 : 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Hand #50: Scot Masters opened from the button to 600,000 and was called by Ryan Laplante in the big blind. The flop was {q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Laplante check-called Masters' continuation-bet of 600,000. Both players checked the {8-Diamonds} turn, and Laplante bet 475,000 on the {2-Clubs} river. Masters folded.

Hand #51: Renato Kaneoya received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #52: Ryan Laplante open-limped from the button and Renato Kaneoya folded his small blind. Scott Masters checked his option from the big blind and the two went heads up to a flop of {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. Masters checked to Laplante, who bet 250,000. Masters called, bringing the turn {a-Spades}. Masters checked again and Laplante pushed forward a bet of 950,000. Masters folded.

Hand #53: Renato Kaneoya limped on the button and Scot Masters completed from the small blind before Stephen Song checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and action checked to Kaneoya, who bet 300,000. Masters called and Song folded. Both players checked the {k-Diamonds} turn. The river was {k-Clubs} and Masters fired out a bet of 725,000. Kaneoya took a few seconds and called.

Masters tabled {k-Spades}{4-Spades}, having backdoored his way into a full house and a chunk of value.

Hand #54: Action folded to Stephen Song in the small blind, who completed. Ryan Laplante checked his option and the flop was {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. Both players checked. The turn came {k-Spades} and Song bet 375,000, getting a fold from Laplante.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stephen Song us
Stephen Song
24,225,000
2,050,000
2,050,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Renato Kaneoya br
Renato Kaneoya
12,300,000
-1,560,000
-1,560,000
Profile photo of Ryan Laplante us
Ryan Laplante
6,990,000
-640,000
-640,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scot Masters us
Scot Masters
6,000,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Renato KaneoyaRyan LaplanteScot MastersStephen Song