Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-11-2019 20:59 UTC-7

Big Blind Special for Nikita Luther

ElleSriracha

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

James Mackey raised to 18,000 from the cutoff and Nikita Luther thought for a moment before shoving all in for 75,000 from the big blind. Mackey snap-called.

Luther:
Mackey:

Luther was at risk and well behind, but the flop came and she picked up a flush draw to go with her over card. The turn was the and Luther make the nuts to secure the double. The dealer completed the board with the and shipped the pot to Luther.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mackey	250,000 -80,000	-80,000

Nikita Luther	155,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: James Mackey Nikita Luther

07-11-2019 20:59 UTC-7

Vonk Runs into Blades

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alexandru Papazian raised to 16,000 under the gun, Kevin Gerhart flatted in the hijack, Bob Slezak overcalled on the button and Marcel Vonk found a good spot to shove around 135,000 from the big blind. Papazian called and the remaining players folded.

Unfortunately for Vonk, his trailed Papazian's and the board confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandru Papazian	545,000 10,000	10,000

Marcel Vonk	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Bob Slezak Kevin Gerhart Marcel Vonk

07-11-2019 21:11 UTC-7

Tom Doubles Through the Chip Leader

ElleSriracha

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Philip Tom shoved all in for 80,000 from the cutoff and Michael Gagliano called from the small blind.

Tom:
Gagliano:

It was a flip for Tom's tournament life, and he was able to improve on the flop after the board came down . The turn was the and the river was the to send Tom the double before the dinner break.

"The food's gonna taste a bit better now," smiled Tom.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gagliano	1,250,000 -365,000	-365,000

Philip Tom	165,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Michael Gagliano Philip Tom

07-11-2019 21:11 UTC-7

Klatt Five-Bet Jams

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Scott Bohlman made it 16,000 in the cutoff, Andreas Klatt reraised to 60,000 out of the small blind and Michael Gagliano cold four-bet to 160,000 from the big. Bohlman folded after a minute or so and Klatt announced he was all in.

Gagliano asked for a count and Klatt started the hand with 447,000. Gagliano gave it a minute and then decided to let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gagliano	1,360,000 -255,000	-255,000

Andreas Klatt	631,000 246,000	246,000

Tags: Andreas Klatt Michael Gagliano Scott Bohlman

07-11-2019 21:12 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 10:08 p.m. local time.

07-11-2019 21:26 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Jan_Kores

Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gagliano	1,242,000 -118,000	-118,000

Kevin Gerhart	803,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tommy Nguyen	730,000 -40,000	-40,000

Cord Garcia	718,000 168,000	168,000
Alexandru Papazian	666,000 121,000	121,000

Andreas Klatt	631,000
Haixia Zhang	588,000 103,000	103,000

Thom Werthmann	586,000 121,000	121,000

Shankar Pillai	505,000 -95,000	-95,000

Scott Bohlman	449,000 74,000	74,000

Tom Cannuli	418,000 103,000	103,000
James Mackey	357,000 107,000	107,000

Brian Yoon	226,000 46,000	46,000

Bob Slezak	222,000 -158,000	-158,000

Timothy Andrew	196,000 -79,000	-79,000

Upeshka De Silva	171,000 -9,000	-9,000

Brett Apter	155,000 -80,000	-80,000

Philip Tom	146,000 -19,000	-19,000
William Kakon	144,000 -56,000	-56,000

Nikita Luther	140,000 -15,000	-15,000

Kirk Caldwell	128,000 28,000	28,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

07-11-2019 22:19 UTC-7

Slezak Falls to Gerhart

ElleSriracha

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alexandru Papazian opened to 20,000 from middle position and Kevin Gerhart three-bet to 60,000 from the hijack. Bob Slezak was in the small blind and four-bet shoved for 202,000. Papazian folded and Gerhart asked for a count before deciding to call.

Slezak:
Gerhart:

The dealer fanned a flop of and Gerhart paired his ace to take the lead. The turn was the , leaving just two outs for Slezak to survive. The river was the and Slezak was eliminated in 21st place.

"Kids today," smirked Papazian.

"You only ever have three outs there," Slezak said to Gerhart.

"I was getting three to one," replied Gerhart.

Meanwhile, Philip Tom busted on another table, bringing the field down to 19.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	1,020,000 217,000	217,000

Bob Slezak	Busted

Philip Tom	Busted

Tags: Alexandru Papazian Bob Slezak Kevin Gerhart

07-11-2019 22:29 UTC-7

Garcia vs. Gerhart

ElleSriracha

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

On a flop of , Cord Garcia checked from under the gun. Kevin Gerhart was on the button and bet 18,000. Garcia called and they saw the on the turn.

Garcia checked, Gerhart bet 31,000 this time and Garcia called again. The river was the and Garcia tank-checked. Gerhart checked back and Garcia tabled for trip aces. Gerhart mucked.