2019 World Series of Poker

Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x5x4x3x2x
Prize
$1,099,311
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,552,000
Entries
74
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
0

Cates Pushes Galfond to the Brink; Galfond Busts Shortly Thereafter

Level 14 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Phil Galfond
Phil Galfond

Stud

Dan Cates: {x-}{x-}/{a-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}/{x-}
Phil Galfond: {x-}{x-}/{6-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds}/{x-}

Dan Cates put out a bet on sixth street, and Phil Galfond came along. Cates fired again on the final card, Galfond called again, and Cates showed {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs} for aces up.

The loss put Galfond down to 113,000 chips, and a few minutes later the Run It Once proprietor was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Cates
690,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Phil Galfond
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

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