2019 WSOP Day 48: Three Remain in Main Event
With only two days left on the 2019 WSOP summer schedule, there were several tournaments still running and a few bracelets left to award. And that little Main Event still to award its millions in prize money among the top five finishers.
Two bracelets were handed out.
At the same time, the Rio staff cleared out ballrooms of poker tables and chairs, makeshift cashier cages and media tables, chips and cards, all put in storage for next year.
On Monday, July 15, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Event 73: $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 9
Total entries: 8,569
Prize pool: $80,548,600
Players paid: 1,286
Minimum payout: $15,000
Winner payout: $10 million
Day 9 players remaining: 3
Final table chip counts:
Hossein Ensan (Germany) – 326.8 million chips
Alex Livingston (Canada) – 120.4 million chips
Dario Sammartino (Italy) – 67.6 million chips
Final table payouts thus far:
4th place: Garry Gates (USA) – $3 million
5th place: Kevin Maahs (USA) – $2.2 million
6th place: Zhen Cai (USA) – $1.85 million
7th place: Nick Marchington (UK) – $1.525 million
8th place: Timothy Su (USA) – $1.25 million
9th place: Milos Skrbic (Serbia) – $1 million
Remaining payouts:
1st place: $10 million
2nd place: $6 million
3rd place: $4 million
Day 10 starting time: Tuesday at 5:30pm
Event 84: $1,500 NLHE Closer – Final
Total entries: 2,800
Prize pool: $3,780,000
Players paid: 196
Final table payouts:
1st place: Abhinav Iyer (India) – $565,346
2nd place: Sammy Laflreur (Canada) – $349,417
3rd place: Sergio Martiaguilar (USA) – $256,298
4th place: Carlos Chang (Taiwan) – $189,584
5th place: Patrick Eskandar (USA) – $144,860
6th place: Adam Johnson (USA) – $106,418
7th place: Shaun Deeb (USA) – $80,766
8th place: Steve Yea (South Korea) – $61,834
9th place: Jason Reels (USA) – $47,758
Event 85: $3K PLO 6-Handed – Final
Total entries: 835
Prize pool: $2,254,500
Players paid: 126
Final table payouts:
1st place: Alan Sternberg (USA) – $448,392
2nd place: Evangelos Kokkalis (Greece) – $277,087
3rd place: John Richards (USA) – $187,670
4th place: Millard Hale (USA) – $129,313
5th place: Ka Lau (Hong Kong) – $90,674
6th place: Joseph Cheong (USA) – $64,722
Event 86: $10K NLHE 6-Handed Championship – Day 3 of 4
Total entries: 272
Prize pool: $2,556,800
Players paid: 41
Minimum payout: $15,111
Winner payout: $630,747
Day 3 players remaining: 6
Final table chip counts:
1st place: Gal Yifrach (USA) – 5,385,000 chips
2nd place: Anuj Agarwal (USA) – 4,350,000 chips
3rd place: Dong Chen (China) – 2,540,000 chips
4th place: Kahle Burns (Australia) – 1,855,000 chips
5th place: Leonard Maue (Germany) – 1,495,000 chips
6th place: Ben Heath (UK) – 710,000 chips
Day 4 starting time: 12noon
Event 87: $3K HORSE – Day 2 of 3
Total entries: 301
Prize pool: $812,700
Players paid: 46
Minimum payout: $4,463
Winner payout: $206,173
Day 2 players remaining: 14
Chip leader: Konstantin Puchkov (Russia) – 938,000 chips
Day 3 starting time: 2pm
Event 89: $5K NLHE – Day 1 of 2
Total entries: 608
Prize pool: $2,827,200
Players paid: 92
Minimum payout: $7,396
Winner payout: $606,562
Day 1 players remaining: 44
Chip leader: Liran Twito (Israel) – 1,452,000 chips
Day 2 starting time: 12noon
Notable Information
Many poker fans watched on television, online, or in person at the Rio in Las Vegas as the 2019 WSOP Main Event played down from five players to three.
Play moved forward for dozens of hands before the first player departed on Monday night. That finally did happen when Kevin Maahs pushed with A-10 suited, and Hossein Ensan called with pocket nines. The pair held up, and Maahs left in fifth place.
Nine hands later, Garry Gates was in for his last 29.2 million chips after having fallen throughout the evening from second in chips to last. He pushed with pocket sixes from the small blind, but Alex Livingston had queens in the big blind. Those queens held and sent Gates out in fourth place.
The final three players will return to play one final night until a winner is determined.
Three players left in the Main Event!
Hossein Ensan leads Alex Livingston and Dario Sammartino. They'll return tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. to determine poker's next World Champion and the winner of the $10 million first prize.https://t.co/xJjONscicc pic.twitter.com/JpMOm73BLX
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 16, 2019
There was a winner declared in the $1,500 NLHE Closer event, as Abhinav Iyer of India survived a large field to claim $565,346 in prize money. He did it in front of his rail of friends and fellow countrymen, noting that poker is continuously growing in India. He hopes his own win will further that growth.
The 25-year-old headed out to celebrate his win but with a solid plan for his newfound wealth. “I just want to put it in the bank. I don’t want to be a huge spender. Just keep playing, keep grinding, go to the next stop,” he said.”
India's Abhinav Iyer (@abhinaviyre) wins Event #84, "The Closer", $1,500 NLHE (30-min. levels). Iyer tops a huge 2,800-entry field to win $565,346 and his first career WSOP bracelet. https://t.co/jMIX1VdNvf pic.twitter.com/KaqFu5PRus
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 16, 2019
Another winner grabbed gold at the WSOP when Alan Sternberg won the $3K PLO 6-Handed event. After having won a major World Poker Tour title in 2011 and two WSOP Circuit rings since, he was happy to win the WSOP title. “This, by far, feels the best, not even close,” he admitted.”
For the longtime player, Omaha isn’t even his best game. “I prefer no-limit hold’em,” he said, “but I still play some PLO cash games here and there.” And that was enough to win the bracelet.
NY's Alan Sternberg wins Event #85 at the 2019 @WSOP, $3,000 PLO 6-Handed. Two-time Circuit ring winner @alansternberg wins his first bracelet and $448,392. https://t.co/3yqE6l5ceA pic.twitter.com/ek0dMB3WLI
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 16, 2019
