2019 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$306,622
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,109,200
Entries
118
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0

Ace-High is Good for Racener

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
John Racener
John Racener

Josh Arieh raised under the gun and John Racener three-bet from one seat over. It came back to Arieh who called.

The flop brought {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Arieh check-called. Both players checked on the {3-Hearts} turn and {9-Hearts} river and Racener took down the pot with {a-Spades}{k-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
220,000
-12,000
-12,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
170,000
40,000
40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: John RacenerJosh Arieh

Schreiber Takes from Ray

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Matthew Schreiber raised on the button and Kyle Ray three-bet in the small blind for the big blind to fold and Schreiber to make the call.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Ray bet and Schreiber called.

The turn was the {3-Spades}, Ray bet again and Schreiber called to see the {7-Clubs} complete the board. Ray checked and Schreiber bet which Ray called. Schreiber tabled {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for the pair of nines which was enough to make Ray muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Ray us
Kyle Ray
473,000
-85,000
-85,000
Matthew Schreiber us
Matthew Schreiber
327,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kyle RayMatthew Schreiber

Brown Makes Obst Muck

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

The board read {3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} with 65,000 in the middle already.

Andrew Brown checked in the big blind and James Obst bet on the button. Brown raised and Obst leaned forward to look at Brown before making the call.

The river completed the board with the {10-Spades}, Brown quickly checked and Obst did the same for Brown to pick up the pot with {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs} as he had turned trip kings.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
317,000
122,000
122,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
James Obst au
James Obst
317,000
17,000
17,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Andrew BrownJames Obst

Marsico Finds Aces

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

The board read {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{q-Spades}{9-Hearts}, Tommy Hang bet in the big blind and Anthony Marsico raised from under the gun. Hang called.

The river completed the board with the {2-Clubs}, Hang checked this time and Marsico bet which Hang called. Marsico showed {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} which was enough to scoop up the pot and then he got moved to Table #419 to balance the tables out.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
370,000
130,000
130,000
Anthony Marsico us
Anthony Marsico
305,000
185,000
185,000

Tags: Anthony MarsicoTommy Hang

Schreiber Takes Big from Shak

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Dan Shak raised and called a three-bet from Matthew Schreiber on the button.

Shak check-called Schreiber's bets on every street on a board {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Clubs} and ended up mucking his cards when Schreiber revealed {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} for a pair of aces on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Schreiber us
Matthew Schreiber
460,000
133,000
133,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
46,000
-141,000
-141,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Matthew SchreiberDan Shak

Chebotarev Wins One from Obst

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Oleg Chebotarev bet in the hijack and called a three-bet from James Obst on the button.

The flop fell {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Chebotarev check-called a bet from Obst. Both players checked on the {k-Clubs} turn and {8-Diamonds} river and Chebotarev tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a pair of jacks while Obst mucked.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
250,000
-67,000
-67,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Oleg Chebotarev ru
Oleg Chebotarev
215,000
-138,000
-138,000

Tags: James ObstOleg Chebotarev

Elezra Takes from Paez

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Raul Paez raised from the button and Eli Elezra called in the small blind.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, Elezra bet and Paez called.

The turn was the {6-Spades}, Elezra bet again and Paez called to see the {4-Hearts} complete the board. They both checked for Elezra to claim the pot with {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
512,000
-43,000
-43,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
420,000
-65,000
-65,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Raul PaezEli Elezra

Shak Sent Away before the Money Stages

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

The flop read {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}, Tommy Hang checked in the big blind and Dan Shak bet from under the gun. Hang raised for Shak to go all-in for his last chips which Hang quickly called.

Dan Shak: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Tommy Hang: {a-Spades}{3-Diamonds}

Hang had flopped two pair, Shak needed to hit on the turn or river to stay alive but bricked the {3-Hearts} on the turn and the {k-Spades} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
277,000
-93,000
-93,000
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
Busted
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Dan ShakTommy Hang

Obst Scores a Big Pot

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
James Obst
James Obst

The flop read {2-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades} with a substantial pot brewing in the middle already.

James Obst bet from the big blind and was called by Josh Arieh in the hijack and John Racener in the cutoff.

The turn was the {6-Diamonds}, Obst bet again and Arieh quickly called but Racener needed some more time to consider his options before deciding to get out of the hand,

The river completed the board with the {q-Clubs}, Obst bet, Arieh raised and Obst three-bet.

"Wow," Arieh exclaimed and then sighed before making the call.

Obst tabled {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} for the rivered full house and that was enough to make Arieh muck his hand.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
484,000
234,000
234,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
126,000
-94,000
-94,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
59,000
-111,000
-111,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: James ObstJohn RacenerJosh Arieh