Photography by Jamie Thomson, Antonio Abrego & Joe Giron
2019 World Series of Poker
Hand #187: Dario Sammartino opened for 6 million on the button and won the pot.
Hand #188: A walk for Sammartino.
Hand #189: Sammartino completed and Alex Livingston checked. Sammartino bet 2.4 million on the ![]()
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flop but then checked the
turn. Livingston bet 8.5 million and Sammartino made it 29 million. Livingston thought briefly and released.
Hand #190: Livingston completed the blind and Hossein Ensan made it 7.5 million. He won the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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228,200,000
24,100,000
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24,100,000 |
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220,000,000
4,800,000
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4,800,000 |
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66,600,000
19,300,000
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19,300,000 |
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Hand #184: Dario Sammartino raised to 6,000,000 from the button and Hossein Ensan called from the big blind.
The flop was ![]()
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and Ensan check-called 6,500,000 from Sammartino.
The turn was the
, both checked, the river was the
and both checked again.
Ensan showed ![]()
and Sammartino's hand wasn't visible to our flop camera, but the result was a chopped pot.
Hand #185: Alex Livingston raised to 5,500,000 from the button and Dario Sammartino called from the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a ![]()
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where Sammartino bet 5,000,000. Livingston called.
The river was the
, Sammartino bet 14,500,000 and Livingston folded.
Hand #186: Hossein Ensan raised to 5,500,000 from the button and Alex Livingston called from the big blind.
They checked to the river of a ![]()
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board where Livingston bet 4,500,000. Ensan raised to 19,000,000 and Livingston folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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224,800,000
11,800,000
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11,800,000 |
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204,100,000
12,300,000
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12,300,000 |
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85,900,000
24,100,000
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24,100,000 |
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Hand #180: Dario Sammartino limped the small blind and Alex Livingston checked in the big blind. They headed to the ![]()
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flop and Sammartino's bet of 2,400,000 was called. On the
turn, Sammartino fired a bet of 9,000,000 and Livingston folded.
Hand #181: Livingston limped the small blind and a check of Hossein Ensan resulted in the ![]()
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flop. Livingston bet 3,000,000 and Ensan quickly folded.
Hand #182: A walk for Sammartino.
Hand #183: Ensan raised the button to 5,500,000 and Sammartino came along from the small blind, as did Livingston in the big blind. On a flop of ![]()
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, all three players checked to see the
turn. No betting action checked again and the
river also went checked. Only the ![]()
of Livingston were shown on the screens, but a three-way chop emerged as they all played the board.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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213,000,000
5,200,000
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5,200,000 |
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191,800,000
9,200,000
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9,200,000 |
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110,000,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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Hand #178: Dario Sammartino raised to 6 million and Alex Livingston three-bet to 21.5 million in the small blind. He earned the pot.
Hand #179: Livingston raised to 5.5 million on the button and Sammartino called in the big blind. Sammartino check-called 5 million on the ![]()
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flop, and a
hit the felt. Sammartino checked and Livingston barreled big with 23 million. Sammartino thought briefly and moved all in for 79 million and Livingston called fairly quickly.
Alex Livingston: ![]()
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Dario Sammartino: ![]()
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The river was a
, no help to the kings. Livingston sent over a double that put Sammartino a close enough behind Hossein Ensan.


| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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218,200,000
6,000,000
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6,000,000 |
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182,600,000
84,700,000
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84,700,000 |
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114,000,000
78,700,000
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78,700,000 |
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Hand #175: Dario Sammartino raised to 6,000,000 from the button, Alex Livingston three-bet to 17,500,000 from the small blind, Hossein Ensan folded his big blind and Sammartino called.
They checked to the turn of an ![]()
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board where Sammartino bet 18,000,000. Livingston folded.
Hand #176: Hossein Ensan limped from the small blind and Dario Sammartino checked his option.
The flop was ![]()
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, Ensan checked, Sammartino bet 3,000,000 and Ensan folded.
Hand #177: Dario Sammartino limped from the small blind and Alex Livingston checked his option.
The flop was ![]()
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, Sammartino bet 2,400,000 and Livingston folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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224,200,000
7,200,000
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7,200,000 |
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192,700,000
22,300,000
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22,300,000 |
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97,900,000
29,500,000
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29,500,000 |
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Hand #171: Hossein Ensan raised the button to 5,000,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #172: Dario Sammartino raised to 6,000,000 on the button and scooped the pot without resistance.
Hand #173: A walk for Sammartino.
Hand #174: Sammartino limped the small blind and Alex Livingston checked. The flop brought ![]()
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and Sammartino bet 2,400,000, which Livingston called. On the
turn, Sammartino checked and called a bet of 5,000,000 before the
rolled off on the river.
Sammartino checked once more and Livingston checked back, the pot was sent to Sammartino who had the ![]()
for jacks and fours.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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231,400,000 | |
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215,000,000
18,200,000
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18,200,000 |
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68,400,000
18,200,000
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18,200,000 |
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Hand #167: Hossein Ensan completed the blind and Dario Sammartino checked. Ensan bet 3 million on the ![]()
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flop and won the pot.
Hand #168: Ensan raised to 4.8 million on the button and Sammartino shoved for 70 million. Alex Livingston folded and Ensan got a count before deciding to fold about 30 seconds later.
Hand #169: Sammartino raised to 6 million on the button and won.
Hand #170: Livingston opened for 5.5 million on the button and got action from both blinds. Livingston continued for 6 million on the ![]()
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flop and only Sammartino stuck around. Both players checked the
, bringing a
. Sammartino check-called 21.5 million and Livingston showed ![]()
for a straight.
Sammartino's cards went into the muck and Livingston surged into the chip lead.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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233,200,000
34,900,000
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34,900,000 |
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231,400,000
10,300,000
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10,300,000 |
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50,200,000
24,600,000
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24,600,000 |
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Hand #163: Alex Livingston limped from the small blind and Hossein Ensan checked his option.
The flop was ![]()
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and Livingston check-called 2,500,000 from Ensan.
The turn was the
, both checked, the river was the
and Livington's check-folded to Ensan's bet of 9,000,000.
Hand #164: Dario Sammartino received a walk.
Hand #165: Hossein Ensan raised to 5,000,000 from the button and Alex Livingston called from the big blind.
The flop was ![]()
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and Livingston check-folded to Ensan's bet of 5,000,000.
Hand #166: Hossein Ensan received a walk.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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241,700,000
13,500,000
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13,500,000 |
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198,300,000
13,500,000
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13,500,000 |
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74,800,000 | |
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Hand #159: Dario Sammartino limped in from the small blind and Alex Livingston raised to 10,000,000 in the big blind. Sammartino gave it some consideration and called to see the ![]()
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flop. Sammartino checked and Livingston tossed in a continuation bet of 7,500,000, which won the pot without resistance.
Hand #160: Sammartino raised the button to 6,000,000 and won the blinds and big blind ante.
Hand #161: Livingston opened the button to 5,500,000 and Sammartino called from the big blind. On the ![]()
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flop, both players opted to check and the
followed on the turn. Sammartino checked once more and Livingston bet 3,000,000 to win the next pot.
Hand #162: Hossein Ensan raised to 4,800,000 on the button and Livingston defended out of the big blind. The flop brought ![]()
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and the action went check, check. Livingston bet the
turn for 5,50,000 and Ensan folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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228,200,000
10,800,000
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10,800,000 |
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|
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211,800,000
23,900,000
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23,900,000 |
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74,800,000
13,100,000
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13,100,000 |
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