Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The cards are back in the air.
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$80,548,600
Entries
8,569
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The clock has been paused with 20:00 remaining in level 23 and the remaining 185 players have been sent on a 30-minute break. They will return to finish off this level and the blinds will be raised to 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante. Here's a look at what happened recently:
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After the turn of a 
board, Chance Kornuth was all in from the big blind for roughly 800,000 with 
, but was facing Joshua Tam's 
in middle position.
The river was the 
and Kornuth was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Gregoire Auzoux raised to 140,000 from the small blind and Bogdan Munteanu three-bet by putting a whole stack of green 25,000-value chips over the line. Auzoux responded with a shove with the bigger stack and Munteanu snap-called for the 1,200,000 or so he had behind which shocked Auzoux a bit.
Bogdan Munteanu: 
Gregoire Auzoux: 
The flop came 
for Auzoux to hit a higher pair.
The turn was the 
which gave Munteanu some extra outs as he picked up a gutshot to a Broadway but the river completed the board with the 
for Auzoux to hold and eliminate Munteanu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,845,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Sam Greenwood was facing off in a pot with Andy Hwang on a board of 
. Picking up the action after Greenwood had checked and Hwang bet, Greenwood decided to flex his muscle and check-raised, bombing a big bet of 830,000 into a pot of roughly 400,000. Hwang checked his cards and paused a minute, but folded fairly quickly as Greenwood continues to add to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
1,785,000
|
1,785,000 |
|
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|
4,900,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Following the turn of a 
board, Andrew Martin was all in from early position for about 780,000 with against Sean Mills in the big blind with 
for trip nines.
The river was the 
, no help to Martin, ending his Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,450,000
2,650,000
|
2,650,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Oliver Bithell and Todd Brunson were heads-up in a pot with around 300,000 in the middle. The board read 
and Brunson checked from the big blind. Bithell tossed in a bet of 215,000 in the cutoff and Brunson called.
The river brought the 
and Brunson checked again. Bithell slid out enough chips to cover Brunson's remaining stack of around 500,000. Brunson thought for a moment with his tournament life on the line and made the call. Bithell turned over 
for a full house while Brunson could only muster 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,010,000
1,710,000
|
1,710,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Mike Matusow was all in over on the third feature table with the 
and Carl Shaw from one seat over had him dominated with the 
.
It was a mountain to climb for Matusow after the 
flop and he was left drawing dead on the 
turn, a meaningless blank on the river saw Matusow already wave goodbye and he headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
2,430,000
|
2,430,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Yulian Bogdanov opened to 85,000 from early position and was called by Joshua Ray in the hijack. Dean Morrone then three-bet from the cutoff to 260,000 and action folded back around to Bogdanov, who called. Ray then announced he was all in.
Tablemate Antonio Esfandiari added commentary after the shove about how it was an unexpected turn of events. Meanwhile, action was on Morrone and he went into the tank for a bit. He then asked for a count which was totaled to around 1.2 million and thought for a bit more before folding. It wasn't long after that Bogdanov had called and both remaining players were tabling their hands.
Yulian Bogdanov: 
Joshua Ray: 
Ray's attempt at four-bet squeezing over a three-bet and a call found himself in a dominated situation. The board ran out 
and Bogdanov's jacks remained best to Ray's unimproved ace-high as he was eliminated from the tournament and sent to join his friends on the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,890,000
1,570,000
|
1,570,000 |
|
3,250,000
-2,150,000
|
-2,150,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
After losing a few pots on the main feature table, Michael Lech limped the small blind and big stack Andrew Brinkley in the big blind raised to 110,000. Lech moved all in for 1,160,000 in total and Brinkley called.
Michael Lech:
Andrew Brinkley: 
The 
flop gave Lech top pair and Brinkley second pair. Nothing changed on the turn and the river, and Lech doubled to get right back into the mix.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,250,000
-1,150,000
|
-1,150,000 |
|
2,350,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
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