Dan Smith opened to 50,000 on the cutoff and Erik Seidel three-bet jammed for 385,000 from the small blind. Smith made the call.
Erik Seidel: 
Dan Smith: 
The runout was 
and Smith won the pot with his pair of nines, eliminating Seidel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,850,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted | |
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Julien Martini moved all in for 90,000 from middle position, and Nick Petrangelo called on the button. From the big blind, Cary Katz moved all in for roughly 335,000 and Petrangelo folded.
Martini: 
Katz: 
The board ran out 
and Martini was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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425,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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With 123 entrants taking a seat in the $50,000 buy-in Final Fifty, a prize pool of $5,904,000 has been created that will see the top 19 spots finish in-the-money.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,608,406 | 9th - 10th | $135,395 |
| 2nd | $994,072 | 11th - 12th | $112,357 |
| 3rd | $697,375 | 13th - 14th | $95,740 |
| 4th | $500,282 | 15th - 16th | $83,830 |
| 5th | $367,186 | 17th - 19th | $75,483 |
| 6th | $275,874 | ||
| 7th | $212,292 | ||
| 8th | $167,420 |
[Removed:150] limped in under the gun and Sam Soverel called in middle position.
Seth Davies called in the cutoff, and Sam Grafton moved all in for 260,000 from the button. Iadisernia used a time extension chip before folding, while Soverel elected to move all in over the top for 980,000. Davies quickly folded.
Soverel:
Grafton: 
The board ran out 
and Grafton was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,030,000
-220,000
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-220,000 |
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1,330,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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650,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Day 2 of Event #90: $50,000 Final Fifty No-Limit Hold'em.
Yesterday a total of 109 entrants took to the felt throughout Day 1, and with only 70 of those being unique entrants, players freely took advantage of the unlimited re-entry option. Earlier this WSOP in the first $50,000 buy-in high roller event, Ben Heath topped a 110-entrant field to capture his first WSOP bracelet and the $1,484,085 first-place prize, and it is a near-lock that the Final Fifty will top that field size as registration is open through to the start of play on Day 2.
Players entering late will begin with 300,000 in starting chips, and blinds will be 10,000-20,000, with a big blind ante of 20,000. Registration will be closed at the start of play; approximately 4 p.m. (PDT).
With the 109-entrant field reduced to just the final 44 players, it would be Seth Davies in the lead after being the only playing to surpass the two-million chip-mark as he ended the day with 2,250,000 in chips. Davies mixed aggression and some luck to see his stack rise to the top, and with two WSOP cashes this year to go along with 23 lifetime WSOP cashes and over $200,000 in WSOP earnings, Davies will be hoping his hot start in the Final Fifty can propel him to his second WSOP final table and first WSOP bracelet.
Right on the heels of Davies is Dan Smith (1,680,000), Elior Sion (1,520,000), Adrian Mateos (1,450,000), Fedor Holz (1,320,000), and Ali Imsirovic (1,290,000). Also surviving into Day 2 are WSOP bracelet winners Ivan Luca, Brian Rast, Brandon Adams, David Peters, Ben Yu, Daniel Negreanu, Julien Martini, Martin Kabrhel, Sam Soverel, Johannes Becker, and Heath.
Day 2 play is set to begin at 4 p.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, July 9, and once cards are in the air, registration for the Final Fifty will be closed.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to provide continuous live updates of all the Final Fifty action once play begins at 4 p.m. (PDT). The plan for the day is to play down to the final table of six players, so stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com for all the continued live coverage from the Final Fifty, and every event of the 2019 World Series of Poker.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 417 | 2 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 215,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 417 | 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 520,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 417 | 4 | Danny Tang | United Kingdom | 1,035,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 417 | 5 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,680,000 | 84 |
| Amazon | 417 | 6 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 1,520,000 | 76 |
| Amazon | 417 | 7 | James Chen | Taiwan | 210,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 418 | 1 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | United Kingdom | 175,000 | 9 |
| Amazon | 418 | 2 | Julien Martini | France | 515,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 418 | 3 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 595,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 418 | 5 | Ben Yu | United States | 685,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 418 | 7 | Sean Winter | United States | 815,000 | 41 |
| Amazon | 418 | 8 | Cary Katz | United States | 310,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 419 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 635,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 419 | 3 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 1,450,000 | 73 |
| Amazon | 419 | 4 | Benjamin Rolle | United Kingdom | 615,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 419 | 5 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | 1,290,000 | 65 |
| Amazon | 419 | 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 295,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 419 | 7 | Juan Pardo Dominguez | Spain | 1,220,000 | 61 |
| Amazon | 425 | 2 | Shang Dai | United States | 565,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 425 | 4 | Brandon Adams | United States | 830,000 | 42 |
| Amazon | 425 | 5 | Vitaliy Rizhkov | United States | 415,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 425 | 7 | Mark Fisher | United States | 295,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 425 | 8 | Gary Friedlander | United States | 570,000 | 29 |
| Amazon | 426 | 1 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | 1,260,000 | 63 |
| Amazon | 426 | 3 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 495,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 426 | 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 430,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 426 | 5 | Keith Tilston | United States | 1,205,000 | 60 |
| Amazon | 426 | 6 | Seth Davies | United States | 2,250,000 | 113 |
| Amazon | 426 | 8 | Jayson Waller | United States | 650,000 | 33 |
| Amazon | 427 | 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 445,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 427 | 2 | Chris Moore | United States | 955,000 | 48 |
| Amazon | 427 | 4 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 510,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 427 | 5 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 275,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 427 | 6 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | 530,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 433 | 2 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 765,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 433 | 3 | Brian Rast | United States | 925,000 | 46 |
| Amazon | 433 | 4 | Vicent Bosca | Spain | 680,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 433 | 6 | David Peters | United States | 770,000 | 39 |
| Amazon | 433 | 7 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 1,320,000 | 66 |
| Amazon | 434 | 1 | [Removed:144] | United Kingdom | 495,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 434 | 3 | Jason Koon | United States | 715,000 | 36 |
| Amazon | 434 | 5 | Dan Shak | United States | 420,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 434 | 6 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 315,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 434 | 7 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 525,000 | 26 |
