The average age of 2019 WSOP Main Event participants is 41.46. For males, the average is 41.34 and for females, 44.30. Here is a more detailed look at the age ranges of this year’s participants.
After unknown preflop action, a player in the big blind bet 8,000 on . Clint Tolbert was under the gun and shoved all in for about 31,000. That elicited a quick folded from his opponent, who patted the table in submission.
On a four-way flop of , Marius Johansen bet 5,500 and David Hantman in the cutoff raised to 15,000. Nabil Cardoso folded on the button, as did one further player. Johansen checked the stack of his opponent, clicked it up to 40,000 and called the shove of Hantman for 51,000.
David Hantman:
Marius Johansen:
The turn gave Johansen some outs with a gutshot, but the river was a blank. Also on the same table is Josh Arieh, who has already lost a big portion of his stack since sitting down.
Chris Back opened to 3,000 in early position and Bart Lybaert, who was enjoying a massage and a healthy stack of chips, called from the big blind. The flop fell and Lybaert check-called a bet of 3,000 from Back.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Lybaert led out for 4,000 and Back wasted no time in calling. Lybaert turned over for a missed straight draw but he soon realized that he was drawing dead once Back revealed for a flopped flush.
A player opened for 3,400 from the cutoff and the button player jammed for 15,000. Scott McKernan made the call from the small blind while the initial raiser folded.
Scott McKernan:
Opponent:
It was a race with McKernan holding the two overcards as the flop came out .
The on the turn sealed the deal for McKernan as he raked in the pot after the dealer peeled off the on the river.
A player raised to 2,900 from the cutoff, and the small blind called. Nick Pupillo three-bet to 12,800 in the big blind, and the cutoff four-bet shoved for 24,800. The small blind folded, and Pupillo confirmed the amount, then called.
Opponent:
Nick Pupillo:
Pupillo hit on the flop, and his opponent could only shake his head as the turn and river blanked off, earning a KO for Pupillo.
The 2019 WSOP Main Event drew 8,569 entries. Players came from 87 different countries to make up this year’s field. Below is a list of those countries in order of the most participants to least.
Phil Hellmuth had jammed his stack up to 15,000 and then raised to 2,800, which was called by Timothy Stanczak in the big blind. On a flop of , Stanczak checked and Hellmuth continued for 5,200.
Stanczak now carefully checked the remaining stack of Hellmuth and opted to raise to 12,200, which covered Hellmuth's remaining stack. Two minutes passed by as Hellmuth was in the think tank and eventually called it off to set up the following showdown.
Phil Hellmuth:
Timothy Stanczak:
The turn and the river failed to provide any help and Hellmuth was sent to the rail.
. Clint Tolbert was under the gun and shoved all in for about 31,000. That elicited a quick folded from his opponent, who patted the table in submission.
, Marius Johansen bet 5,500 and David Hantman in the cutoff raised to 15,000. Nabil Cardoso folded on the button, as did one further player. Johansen checked the stack of his opponent, clicked it up to 40,000 and called the shove of Hantman for 51,000.
turn gave Johansen some outs with a gutshot, but the 
river was a blank. Also on the same table is Josh Arieh, who has already lost a big portion of his stack since sitting down.
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Lybaert led out for 4,000 and Back wasted no time in calling. Lybaert turned over 
for a missed straight draw but he soon realized that he was drawing dead once Back revealed 
for a flopped flush.
. 
on the turn sealed the deal for McKernan as he raked in the pot after the dealer peeled off the 
on the river.
turn and 
river blanked off, earning a KO for Pupillo.
river failed to provide any help and Hellmuth was sent to the rail.
