2019 World Series of Poker

Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,548,600
Entries
8,569
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000

The Money Stage Has Been Reached! Day 4 of the 2019 WSOP Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

Andrew Brokos
Andrew Brokos

It's money time in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event! After three full days of grinding at the tables, players are finally getting paid for their efforts. Last night, an arduous bubble phase came to an end when Ryan Pochedly ultimately became the last player to leave the Main Event empty-handed. As a consolation prize, Vice President of the World Series of Poker Jack Effel handed him a free entry to the 2020 Main Event. With Pochedly's bustout, the remaining 1,286 out of a field of 8,569 players have all secured themselves a payday of $15,000 and will be looking for more when cards go back in the air at noon.

Leading the way is Norwegian player and high roller Preben Stokkan, who crafted a classic chip-and-a-chair story for himself by turning one single T-5,000 chip, left after a huge bluff went wrong, into the overnight chip lead of 2,184,000, making him the only player to cross the two million mark. Hot on Stokkan's heels is Andrew Brokos (leading picture), who once again will be wielding one of the biggest stacks in the room at the start of the day (1,906,000). Bracelet winner Galen Hall sits in fourth place with 1,658,000 in chips, while Chris "BigHuni" Hunichen is in sixth with 1,618,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChip Count
1Preben StokkanNorway2,184,000
2Andrew BrokosUnited States1,906,000
3Ryan DodgeUnited States1,800,000
4Galen HallUnited States1,658,000
5Cassio PisapiaBrazil1,640,000
6Chris HunichenUnited States1,618,000
7Pavlo VekslerUkraine1,594,000
8Duytue DuongUnited States1,576,000
9Jacob DanielsUnited States1,560,000
10John PatgorskiUnited States1,524,000

Plenty of notables will be adding another score to their already mouth-watering poker resumés, and Artur Koren (1,280,000), Jean-Robert Bellande (1,126,000), Joseph Cheong (1,068,000), Jack Salter (1,015,000), Matt Stout (1,011,000), Sasha "PokerSasha" Liu (996,000), Max Silver (978,000), and Adam Owen (950,000) are among those sporting the healthiest stacks when cards go back in the air.

On the flip side, those that squeaked into the money like Mike McDonald (66,000), Richard Dubini (46,000), Johnnie "JohnnyVibes" Moreno (40,000), Max Steinberg (33,000), and Molly Mossey (20,000) are forced into action right away, either to spin up their stacks or take the walk to the payout desk.

While defending champion John Cynn got eliminated late last night on Day 3, a trio of former World Champions are still in the hunt to accomplish the unimaginable again. Chris Moneymaker (681,000), Qui Nguyen (669,000), and Johnny Chan (498,000) will all return with healthy, above-average chip stacks for Day 4 and are among those to watch for.

Chris Moneymaker
2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker, who won three awards earlier this series during the First Fifty Awards show, will be back on Day 4

Day 4 Schedule

The cards will be back at noon with 6:26 minutes remaining in Level 15 at blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a big blind ante of 6,000. After that, five levels of 120-minutes each are on tap, with a 20-minute break after each level. An 85-minute dinner break is scheduled around 7.30 p.m. or 30 minutes into Level 19. Live streaming on ESPN will be from 4-8 p.m.

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindAnte
156 minutes3,0006,0006,000
16120 minutes4,0008,0008,000
 20-minute break   
17120 minutes5,00010,00010,000
 20-minute break   
18120 minutes6,00012,00012,000
 20-minute break   
1930 minutes8,00016,00016,000
 85-minute dinner break   
1990 minutes8,00016,00016,000
 20-minute break   
20120 minutes10,00020,00020,000

The 2019 WSOP Main Event in Numbers

DayPlayers StartingPlayers Late ReggingPlayers Total for DayPlayers Total CumulativePlayers Surviving
1a1,334-1,3341,334962
1b1,914-1,9143,2481,421
1c4,877-4,8778,1253,664
      
2ab2,3831002,4838,2251,087
2c3,6643444,0088,5691,793
      
32,880-2,8808,5691,286

Payouts

The 1,286 remaining players have all guaranteed themselves at least $15,000 for their efforts. Here's what's being paid out today and in the upcoming days. The new world champion, crowned on Tuesday, July 16, will walk away $10 million richer.

PlacePayoutPlacePayoutPlacePayoutPlacePayout
1$10,000,00010-11$800,00064-72$117,710415-477$30,780
2$6,000,00012-13$600,00073-81$98,120478-540$27,390
3$4,000,00014-15$500,00082-90$82,365541-603$24,560
4$3,000,00016-18$400,00091-99$69,636604-666$22,190
5$2,200,00019-27$324,650100-162$59,295667-765$20,200
6$1,850,00028-36$261,430163-225$50,855766-864$18,535
7$1,525,00037-45$211,945226-288$43,935865-963$17,135
8$1,250,00046-54$173,015289-351$38,240964-1062$15,970
9$1,000,00055-63$142,215352-414$34,8451063-1286$15,000

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Tags: Adam OwenAndrew BrokosArtur KorenChris MoneymakerGalen HallJack SalterJohn CynnJohnny ChanJoseph CheongMatt StoutMax SilverMax SteinbergMike McDonaldMolly MosseyPreben StokkanQui NguyenRichard Dubini