Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-06-07 13:29 UTC-7

Daniel Ghobrial Eliminated in 6th Place ($236,508)

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 46 : 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Hand #68: Ghobrial moved all in for 33,000,000 and got called by Elharar in small blind and Nick Chow in big blind.

The flop appeared and went checked. On the turn , Elharar checked and Chow bet 25,000,000. Elharar folded and the players tabled their cards:

Daniel Ghobrial
Nick Chow:

The river bricked and Chow won the pot with trip fives, eliminating Ghobrial in 6th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Femi Fashakin	386,000,000	10,000,000
Walter Atwood	352,000,000	-24,000,000
Nicholas Chow	351,000,000	171,000,000
Rafi Elharar	237,000,000	50,000,000
Paul Cullen	117,000,000	-25,000,000
Daniel Ghobrial	Eliminé

Tags: Daniel Ghobrial Nicholas Chow

2019-06-07 13:07 UTC-7

Adrian Curry Eliminated in 7th Place ($182,192)

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 45 : 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Hand #60: Rafil Elharar raised under the gun to 17,000,000 and Fashakin three-bet to 46,000,000. Adrian Curry, on the button, reraised all in for 111,000,000 and it came back to Elharar who chose to five-bet all in for 234,000,000.

Fashakin tanked for some time and asked how much more he would have to call. He eventually folded and the players tabled their cards:

Adrian Curry:
Rafi Elharar:

Curry was in desperate shape for a double up and busted in 7th place after the board revealed .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Femi Fashakin	396,000,000	-46,000,000
Rafi Elharar	395,000,000	161,000,000
Walter Atwood	181,000,000	9,000,000
Daniel Ghobrial	169,000,000	-29,000,000
Paul Cullen	162,000,000	40,000,000
Nicholas Chow	115,000,000	-20,000,000
Adrian Curry	Eliminé

Tags: Adrian Curry Rafi Elharar

2019-06-07 12:55 UTC-7

Hands #54-59: Ghobrial Doubles Up

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Niveau 45 : 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Hand #54: Walter Atwood raised to 17,000,000 from the small blind and Rafi Elharar defended his big blind. The flop came , Atwood continued with a bet of 17,000,000 and Elharar called. The turn was the on which they both checked to see the complete the board. Elharar picked up the pot with .

Hand #55: Daniel Ghobrial shoved from the cutoff for 59,000,000 and picked up the blinds and ante.

Hand #56: Ghobrial shoved again, now from the hijack for 79,000,000 and Atwood called.

Daniel Ghobrial:
Walter Atwood:

The flop came to keep Atwood ahead.

The turn was the to not change the situation but the on the river meant that Ghobrial hit a pair of kings to double up and stay alive while he ran to his rail to high-five them.

Hand #57: Ghobrial raised to 16,000,000 from middle position and got no action.

Hand #58: Adrian Curry got a walk.

Hand #59: Walter Atwood raised to 17,000,000 under the gun and Daniel Ghobrial called in the big blind. The flop came and Atwood continued for 23,000,000 after Ghobrial checked. The latter folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Femi Fashakin	442,000,000	-20,000,000
Rafi Elharar	234,000,000	-4,000,000
Daniel Ghobrial	198,000,000	119,000,000
Walter Atwood	172,000,000	-79,000,000
Nicholas Chow	135,000,000	-20,000,000
Paul Cullen	122,000,000	-20,000,000
Adrian Curry	115,000,000	21,000,000

Tags: Adrian Curry Daniel Ghobrial Rafi Elharar Walter Atwood

2019-06-07 10:54 UTC-7

Who Will Win the Record-Breaking Big 50 Title?

Gaelle Jaudon

The final day of the historical Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em is finally here which means a new champion is about to be crowned. The gigantic event gathered a record of 28,371 entries after four Day 1 flights. The final day's action gets underway at 12:00 noon local time with the last seven players set to battle it out for the prestigious bracelet and $1.1 million top prize.

Femi Fashakin leads the field with 314,000,000 and is looking for his first career WSOP title. This event will go in the books as Fashakin's biggest live tournament cash and he would love to cap it all off today with a win. Walter Atwood is not far behind Fashakin to start today with 297,000,000, cashing today his first ever WSOP event.Rafi Elharar rounds out the top three with 227,500,000 and will try to capture the 13th bracelet for players from Israel.

Daniel Ghobrial, from Canada, is the second player from this final table not representing the United-States and will battle as the short stack position with 101,000,000.

The seven remaining players have secured a minimum cash of $182,192 but are all desperate to take down the precious title of first ever Big 50 Champion as well as the $1,147,449 top prize.

When the action begins, the blinds will be 4,000,000/8,000,000 with a 8,000,000 ante. The levels will increase every 50-minute with a 15-minute break every two levels. The final table will take place on the main stage to be live streamed.

Enjoy the action and stay up-to-date with all of the latest news by following along here at PokerNews.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Blinds
1	Femi Fashakin	United States	314,000,000	39
2	Paul Cullen	United States	191,500,000	24
3	Adrian Curry	United States	126,000,000	16
4	Daniel Ghobrial	Canada	101,000,000	12
5	Walter Atwood	United States	297,000,000	37
6	Rafi Elharar	Israel	227,500,000	28
7	Nicholas Chow	United States	170,000,000	21

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Femi Fashakin	314,000,000
Walter Atwood	297,000,000
Rafi Elharar	227,500,000
Paul Cullen	191,500,000
Nicholas Chow	170,000,000
Adrian Curry	126,000,000
Daniel Ghobrial	101,000,000

Tags: Big 50 Daniel Ghobrial Femi Fashakin Rafi Elharar Walter Atwood