Photos by Katerina Lukina & Joe Giron
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,789,750
Entries
815
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
The action opened with a raise to 800 from the player under the gun, and Benjamin Rolle was next to act sat with 7,300. Rolle thought for 30-seconds while glancing over the stacks of his opponents yet to act before he moved all in.
The action folded back to the initial raiser, and he double checked his hand before letting it go into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,900
-12,100
|
-12,100 |
|
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Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Everyone started with 30,000 but Patrick Tardif is already down to 8,800. It was on a 
flop where he called a bet of a little under 1,000 from the big blind. He then called a 5,000 bet on the 
to lay it down on the 
river where he was put all in.
Tardif has one WSOP cash from 2017 and is looking for another cash at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker. Phil Laak sat down at Tardif's table in the middle of the hand with a fresh stack of 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
8,800
-21,200
|
-21,200 |
|
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Level 3
: 200/300, 300 ante
Martin Jacobson and Joe Cada have joined the action after the first break of the day and have been seated opposite each other on Table #453.
2014 WSOP Main Event champion Jacobson was recently in a pot and took it down after he revealed 
on a 
board.
2009 Main Event winner Cada is currently sat down with a fresh 30,000 stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
There is a 15-minute break scheduled and the players will return in the third level with blinds at 200/300 with a big blind ante of 300. Players are expected to be in their seats at 5:15 p.m.
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
The complete 
board was on the table and there was about 3,800 in the pot. Benjamin Rolle sat in the hijack and he bet 2,500. His opponent sat on the button and he didn't take too long to fold.
Bruno Politano, Marc O'Donnell, Kalidou Sow, and Craig McCorkell sat down in the meantime at other tables throughout the Amazon purple section in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
21,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
The board was down 
, and Alexandre Reard saw his opponent check from the big blind.
Reard then bet 2,000 into the 2,500 pot and his opponent called after 30 seconds of thought.
The river card fell the and Reard overbet the pot for 7,700 after the action had checked to him. The Frenchman sat patiently awaiting his opponent's decision and after close to 90 seconds passed he got his answer when the cards went into the muck.
Reard took in the pot and moved up to 67,000 as the end of level 2 approached.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
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|
30,000 | |
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante