Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Jour 1a | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-07-03 15:37 UTC-7

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Georgios Karakousis	78,500 18,500	18,500
Joey Weissman	60,000

Jeffrey Platt	59,000

Blaz Zerjav	55,000 -5,000	-5,000
Michael Lang	48,500 -11,500	-11,500
Sergi Reixach	26,500 -11,000	-11,000

Holyoke Gets Gummed Up

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Edward Holyoke checked a flop from early position, and Fabian Gumz bet 2,700 into a pot of 7,000 from the cutoff. Holyoke called.

Both players checked the turn, and Holyoke bet 5,000 when the fell on the river. Gumz, who final tabled this year's Millionaire Maker event, tanked for a few minutes before announcing a raise to 13,000. Holyoke folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Fabian Gumz	50,000 50,000	50,000
Edward Holyoke	46,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Edward Holyoke Fabian Gumz

2019-07-03 15:41 UTC-7

Akkawi Calls Rabinowitz With Ace High

jeffmcmillan

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

On a board that read Darren Rabinowitz bet 3,200 and was called by Amer Akkawi. The river was the . Akkawi checked and Rabinowitz fired another bullet, this one worth 8,200.

Akkawi thought for a while before tossing in a one chip call. Rabinowitz turned over and Akkawi showed for the winning hand with ace high to take the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Amer Akkawi	62,000 62,000	62,000
Darren Rabinowitz	58,000 -12,200	-12,200

Tags: Amer Akkawi Darren Rabinowitz

2019-07-03 15:42 UTC-7

Pocket Rockets Propel Smith to an Early Double

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Jerod Smith was sitting with a pile of chips and shed some light as to how he got them.

As he told it, back in Level 1 the player on the button raised to 700 and Smith three-bet to 2,800 from the small blind. The button called and the flop fell . Smith bet 2,500, his opponent raised to 6,000, and Smith made it 15,000 to go.

The button hit the tank before moving all in for 53,000 holding what turned out to be the for two pair and Smith snap-called with the for top set. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Smith doubled in the first level of the WSOP Main Event.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jerod Smith	108,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Jerod Smith

2019-07-03 15:44 UTC-7

Chip Update

HillKerby

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Craig Hartman	105,000 18,000	18,000
Lauren Roberts	95,000
Kevin Boudreau	77,000 19,000	19,000
Aaron Steury	67,000 12,000	12,000

Josip Simunic	65,800 4,800	4,800
Michael Ruane	63,000 2,500	2,500
Kami Hudson	62,800 6,800	6,800
Danny Illingworth	58,000 -800	-800
Francois Billard	56,000 -6,000	-6,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	47,300 -11,800	-11,800

Stephen Chidwick	47,000 4,500	4,500

Chase Bianchi	46,000 -2,500	-2,500

Heidi May	41,500 -1,000	-1,000

Jason Mangold	36,500 -36,500	-36,500

2019-07-03 15:44 UTC-7

An Orbit with Poker Couple Igor Kurganov & Liv Boeree

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Table 253 over in the Pavilion Green is an interesting one as it houses poker power couple Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree. The former is sat in Seat 3 while the latter is across the table in Seat 9. Also at the table is poker pro Brian Altman.

Here's a look at a full orbit of action from the eight-handed table.

Hand #1: Altman raised the hijack to 900 and the players in the cutoff and big blind called. All three players checked the flop and then Altman bet 1,800 on the turn. Both Kurganov and the other player folded.

Hand #2: Altman raised to 800 from middle position and the player in the hijack popped him to 2,100. Altman called and both players checked the flop. The turn saw Altman bet 1,600 and his opponent call. Altman upped his bet to 3,500 on the river and sheepishly showed the when his opponent quickly called holding the for a full house.

Hand #3: The player on the button raised to 900 and Kurganov called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Kurganov check-called a bet of 1,400 on the turn. Both players returned to checking on the river and Kurganov won the pot after tabling the .

Hand #4: Boeree raised to 900 from the hijack and Kurganov called from the small blind. Both of them checked the flop as well as the turn, and then Kurganov bet 400 on the river. Boeree called only to muck when Kurganov rolled over the .

Hand #5: The player in Seat 8 raised to 900 and won the pot.

Hand #6: Boeree raised to 900 and Kurganov called from the cutoff. The player in the big blind called and then checked the flop. Boeree continued for 2,000 and only Kurganov called to see the turn.

Boeree bet again, this time 3,000, and Kurganov called. Boeree checked the river and Kurganov bet 8,700. Boeree thought for a bit before folding and then her better half offered to show one card. Boeree picked the one in Kurganov's right hand and he showed the .

Hand #7: The player in Seat 1 raised to 900 and the cutoff popped it to 3,000. The player in the big blind then four-bet to 9,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #8: The player in Seat 2 opened for 900 and Kurganov called next to act. Altman then three-bet to 3,500 from the cutoff and the original raiser opted to move all in for 36,400. That did the trick as both Kurganov and Altman folded.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Igor Kurganov	66,000 6,000	6,000

Brian Altman	53,000 -7,000	-7,000
Liv Boeree	45,100 -14,900	-14,900

Tags: Brian Altman Igor Kurganov Liv Boeree

2019-07-03 15:46 UTC-7

Piccioli Gets Back Over Starting Stack

HillKerby

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

As the tournament director was announcing the commencement of the 75-minute dinner break, Bryan Piccioli had a bet of 8,500 in front of him into a pot of around 20,000. The board read and his opponent, the player on the button, was in the tank. After a while, he apologized for taking the amount of time he had. He then thought for a bit more and folded, flashing an ace in the process.

While stacking his chips, Piccioli told his opponent that he had made a good fold, saying he had a flush. With the pot, the 2017 Main Event final tablist finds himself back over starting stack after having been down under 50,000 prior to the hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Bryan Piccioli	61,900 4,900	4,900

Tags: Bryan Piccioli

2019-07-03 15:48 UTC-7

Time For the Dinner Break

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

The field is currently heading off on a 75-minute dinner break with 45:39 left on the clock in Level 2. Although a full level wasn't completed, plenty of action occured, including:

Tags: Alec Torelli Igor Kurganov Liv Boeree

2019-07-03 17:03 UTC-7

Cards Back in the Air

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Players have returned from the dinner break and action has resumed in Level 2.

2019-07-03 17:03 UTC-7

Assorted Counts From Amazon Tan

Niveau 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Here are how some of the notables in Amazon Tan were getting on as the break got underway.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jean Said	89,000 8,000	8,000
Max Steinberg	80,000 17,000	17,000

Joonas Helin	80,000 80,000	80,000
Denise Pratt	78,000 78,000	78,000
Hye Park	64,500 4,500	4,500
Kevin Berthelsen	60,300 300	300
Brad Sailor	58,100 -1,900	-1,900
Chao Duan	55,000 9,300	9,300
Daniel Idema	50,500 50,500	50,500

Lexy Gavin	45,000 -21,000	-21,000

Jake Schwartz	19,000