Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
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2019 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship
Day: 1
Welcome to New Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship!
Today features the start of another new event added to the 2019 World Series Of Poker calendar; Event #59: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship.
The tournament will kick off in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino at 11:00 a.m. Players will have a chance to take home a gold bracelet and become the first winner of this event. The new champion will also be rewarded by a Main Event seat in addition to the first-place prize.
A guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 and each player will be given 30,000 in starting chips. Players will play fifteen 40-minute levels today, with Level 1 starting at 100-100, which will allow them plenty of room for maneuver. There will be a 20-minute break after every three levels of play, with a 75-minute dinner break after coming after nine levels, which will be approximately 5.40 p.m local time.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The traditional shuffle up and deal have been announced and cards are now in the air in Brasilia and Miranda rooms.
Some Early Risers in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Sandrine Phan, who recently finished third in the Ladies Event for her first ever WSOP cash, has taken a seat in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
More Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Good Call From Swift
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The player under the gun opened to 400 and it was called by Katie Swift and Mathieu Gomez on the button.
The flop fell 
and it was checked to Gomez who bet 700. Only Swift stayed interested and called. Swift check-called once more when the turn brought the 
, this time for 1,500.
On the river 
, Gomez bet 2,500 after a check from Swift and the latter took a minute before making the call. Gomez showed 
while Swift tabled 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
New Faces and Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
Davis Scoops a Huge Three-Way Pot
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Julie Polatchek started the action with a raise to 500 under the gun and Udo Pietsch called. Brian Pritchard three-bet to 3,500 in the cutoff and Kevin Davis quicky four-bet to 8,000. After Polatchek folded, Pietsch decided to call and Pritchard five-bet all in. Davis snap-called and Pietsch tanked for some time before calling as well to create the following showdown:
Udo Pietsch: 
Brian Pritchard: 
Kevin Davis: 
The board brought no surprise with 
and Davis tripled up while his opponents were left short stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
9,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
7,000
7,000
|
7,000 |