Baseball Legend Jose Canseco in the Big 50
Nível 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The two-time World Series winner (Oakland A's in 1989 and New York Yankees in 2000) is looking for a WSOP bracelet to match his rings.
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Dias: 1d
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$13,509,435
Entradas
28,371
Nível
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000
Phan vs Avila Round 2
Nível 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Another big pot was developing between John Phan and Carlos Avila. The flop read 
. Phan checked over to Avila who was on the button. Avila put in a bet of 5,500 which was called by Phan.
The turn was the 
. Phan checked again and Avila put out a bet of 8,000. Phan thought for a while, methodically leaned down to take a sip from the straw in his drink a few times, then raised to 20,000. Avila paused for a moment before making the call.
The river was the 
, completing any possible flush draws. Phan took a few more drinks from his straw and stared down Avila for about a minute before checking to which Avila quickly checked back.
Phan announced "ace" and showed the 
which was just barely good enough to pip Avila's weaker ace with the 
.
The brewing interesting matchup between the two has so far gone round 1 to Avila and round 2 to Phan.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | 35,000 |
|
65,000 | -30,000 |
Spotted in Level 6
Nível 6
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
While the queue for late or re-registration continues to snake through the corridors of the Rio Convention Centre, offering tantalising glimpses into the Amazon, Brazilia and Pavilion Rooms on the way, players take seats as soon as they’re vacated in an impressively smooth process. In fact, the mood of the late entrants is good; all credit to the staff dealing with such an unprecedented field.
With thanks to Chad Holloway’s player radar, here are a few more notables battling through the mid-stages of Day 1d. Chip count updates following next round of the Pavilion and Amazon Rooms.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
"I’m going to put everyone in that is going to come"- Jack Effel on the Big 50
Nível 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Sasha Salinger spoke to Jack Effel about the successes and hiccups of the 2019 WSOP "Big 50"