2019 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $600 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em / Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a944
Prize
$194,759
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,261,759
Entries
2,403
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Last Break of the Night

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 440 players are taking their last 20-minute break of the night. When they return, there will be four more levels before the bagging and tagging process begins. It is very likely that the money bubble will burst before the end of the night.

Engel Wins Round Two With Gold

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Pot-Limit Omaha

Picking up the action in a four-way pot, on the flop of {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{4-Spades}, and 21,000 in the middle Jamie Gold bet 10,000. Ari Engel was next to act and he called, both the blinds put their hands in the muck.

The turn was the {k-Hearts}, Gold fired 20,000, Engel moved all-in for 69,500 and Gold snap-called.

Ari Engel: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Jamie Gold: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Gold had kings and tens with a flush draw but was going to need some help against Engel's turned Broadway. The {3-Hearts} on the river was a brick, and Engel took a big chunk of Gold's stack while doubling up.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
180,000
115,500
115,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Jamie Gold us
Jamie Gold
114,000
-207,500
-207,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelJamie Gold

Wilkerson Picks Off a Bluff

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

There was a raise to 10,000 from early position and the button called. Dylan Wilkerson also came along from the big blind to see a flop of {8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Wilkerson checked to the preflop raiser who continued for 16,000. The button called as did Wilkerson.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the action checked around to the {10-Hearts} on the river. Wilkerson led out for a small bet of 21,000 and the guy on his left raised to 100,000. The button quickly folded and Wilkerson went into the tank for a couple of minutes before making the call.

His opponent turned over {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs} for two pair while Wilkerson held {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
386,000
210,000
210,000

Tags: Dylan Wilkerson

Hershey On a Heater

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Over the past couple of levels, Caleb Hershey has emerged as one of the chip leaders alongside Calvin Anderson. Just recently, there was a raise to 17,500 from under the gun and Hershey called from the small blind.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Hershey counted out a bet of 40,000. His opponent stuck in his last 37,500 chips and the cards were tabled.

Caleb Hershey: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The {q-Hearts} on the turn gave Hershey a straight and his opponent was already drawing dead to the {a-Hearts} on the river. Hershey collected the pot and is quickly approaching the 700,000 chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Caleb Hershey us
Caleb Hershey
697,000

Tags: Caleb Hershey

Engel Takes Some From Gold

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ari Engel opened from early position to 8,500 and the action folded to Jamie Gold in the big blind, and he defended.

The flop got checked around on {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and on the turn {10-Clubs} Gold led for 5,000. Engel called fairly quickly and the {7-Hearts} peeled on the river. Gold gave up and check-folded to Engel's 8,000 bet.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Gold us
Jamie Gold
321,500
34,500
34,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
64,500
34,500
34,500
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelJamie Gold

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Another Double for Jaffee

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jared Jaffee
Jared Jaffee

No-Limit Hold'em

There was a raise to 9,000 on the button and Jared Jaffee called from the big blind. The flop came {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Jaffee check-called a bet from his opponent.

The turn brought the {8-Spades} and Jaffee pushed all in for 32,000. His opponent thought for a minute and decided to call. Jaffee tabled {q-Spades}{9-Clubs} and his opponent held {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board and Jaffee held on to double his stack once again.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Jaffee us
Jared Jaffee
82,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jared Jaffee

Kempe All In With Aces

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

The action began with the hijack raising to 9,000, and it folded to Rainer Kempe in the big blind. Kempe announced "pot" and both players got their chips all in with Kempe being at risk for roughly 28,000.

Rainer Kempe: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Cutoff: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Kempe smashed the flop {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, giving him aces full, the {5-Hearts} sealed his double up and the river {k-Diamonds} was just for formality.

Player Chips Progress
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
60,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Rainer Kempe