Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Dia 2c | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-07-07 09:10 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 2c of the 2019 WSOP Main Event!

The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event continues today as the survivors from Day 1c return for Day 2c action!

Leading the massive field of 3,664 (which will be added to by any extra Day 2c registrants) is James Henson, who sits a little under 10,000 ahead of Mike "Timex" McDonald for the chip lead. Former WSOP November Niner Tom Cannuli sits in tenth, while some of the big names lurking behind include Kahle Burns (269,600), Adam Friedman (263,100), Kevin Martin (220,600), Jack Salter (220,500), and Garrett Adelstein (216,700).

Yesterday Day 2ab saw 1,087 players make it to Day 3, with Timothy Su the overnight chip leader with 791,000 chips. Will that total be eclipsed today? Here are the frontrunners for that challenge.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Chip Count
1	James Henson	316,100
2	Mike McDonald	306,300
3	Joshua Ray	304,200
4	Robert Kokoska	285,000
5	Mohamed Mamouni	284,000
6	Barry Donovan	280,100
7	Robert Layne	280,000
8	Dylan Meier	277,700
9	Yervand Boyadjian	277,400
10	Tom Cannuli	275,000

Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. local time with the plan of playing five more 120-minute levels. There will be a 20-minute break after every level, and a 90-minute dinner break after Level 8. (approximately 5:40 p.m. local time)

New this year is late registration, which is open until the start of Day 2c. Phil Hellmuth has already given notice that he'll be in attendance for the final starting day, and if yesterday's flight was any indication, a host of new faces will be joining him to take part in the massive Day 2c field.

Starting Day	Entrants in 2017	Entrants in 2018	Entrants in 2019
Day 1a	795	925	1,334
Day 1b	2,164	2,378	1,914
Day 1c	4,262	4,571	4,879

* - (100) players registered on Day 2ab, and registration is still open for Day 2c as well

The full structure for this event can be found here ^(PDF).

PokerNews will have a massive crew on the floor, bringing live updates from the Amazon, Brasilia, Pavilion, and Miranda poker rooms. Make sure to stay tuned right here to the blog to avoid missing any of the excitement and drama as the final Day 2 flight at the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event begins and the World Series of Poker Main Event is a race to the finish from 11.00am.

Tags: Adam Friedman Garrett Adelstein Jack Salter James Henson Kahle Burns Kevin Martin Phil Hellmuth Tom Cannuli

2019-07-07 11:43 UTC-7

King Kang Culls Romero

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Nível 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Victor Choupeaux opened from under the gun and got calls from James Romero on the button and Webber Kang in the big blind.

The flop came . Kang checked to the pre-flop raiser who continued for 3,000. Romero raised on the button to 7,200 and Kang check-raised to 18,000.

Choupeaux folded and Romero then moved all in for around 30,000. Kang called.

Webber Kang:
James Romero:

Romero had flopped two pair against the flush draw of Kang. The turn also gave Kang a straight draw and the river completed his straight and Romero was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Webber Kang	115,000	26,000
Victor Choupeaux	105,000	4,500
James Romero	Eliminado

Tags: James Romero Victor Choupeaux Webber Kang

2019-07-07 13:05 UTC-7

Break Time

Nível 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

"Shuffle Up & Deal, Baby!" 1998 Champion Scotty Nguyen opens Day 2c

The massive Day 2C field is taking its first 20-minute break of the day. Here are some highlights from the first level of play.

Shuffle Up and Deal, Baby!

King Kang Culls Romero

Dang Doubles With Aces; Pomponio Triples After

Holz Holds to Double Before Break

2019-07-07 13:37 UTC-7

Friedman Soars into the Chip Lead

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Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman is now sitting on a stack well in excess of 500,000 barely fifteen minutes into the start of the second level of the day.

According to Friedman, it was a three-bet pot and both he and Jens Lubbe saw a flop of . Friedman check-called 15,000 and the turn was a . Friedman checked again and Lubbe bet 41,000. Friedman check-raised to 103,000 and Lubbe moved all in for around 230,000.

Friedman called with for a turned set and had Lubbe drawing dead with .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adam Friedman	525,000	261,900
Jens Lubbe	Eliminado

Tags: Adam Friedman Jens Lubbe

2019-07-07 15:03 UTC-7

Holz Eliminated by Nguyen

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Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a four-way flop of , Fedor Holz ended up all in for fewer than 25 big blinds and Hai Nguyen pushed for 29,000 to force out the other two players.

Fedor Holz:
Hai Nguyen:

The turn and river brought no help and Holz was eliminated.

"What did you have in the other hand?" he asked Tabari Miller, who replied "I had a set of fours." Holz mentioned he had kings, in a hand which presumably cost him a lot of chips, and headed to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Tabari Miller	175,000	24,400
Hai Nguyen	80,000
Fedor Holz	Eliminado

Tags: Fedor Holz Hai Nguyen Tabari Miller

2019-07-07 15:13 UTC-7

Oddschecker Competition Winner Chris Dotson Living His Poker Dream

Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Earlier this summer, 35-year-old Chris Dotson, a boiler operator from New Jersey, won a competition hosted by PokerNews’ sister company, Oddschecker. Today, he’ll live his poker dream of playing in poker’s premier event.

Dotson flew cross country late last week and immediately headed to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to register for Day 1c of the tournament. While there, he got to meet 2003 WSOP champ Chris Moneymaker and was interviewed by Joey Ingram on PokerNews social media channels. It’s been a whirlwind experience even before he fired the tournament, and believe it or not it almost didn’t happen.

“I saw a tweet from PokerNews mentioning the giveaway, clicked through the article and decided not to bother,” Dotson revealed. “Then a couple of hours later I saw the tweet again, figured what the heck, and filled out the giveaway. I’m sure glad I changed my mind.”

Chris Dotson meeting Chris Moneymaker at the 2019 WSOP

A World of Experience

Dotson grew up with two younger brothers, sons of a father in the Air Force. As such, they moved a lot and lived in locales such as Hawaii, Japan, and New Zealand.

“I moved back to the USA from New Zealand, and the family continued on to Australia, where my mom and youngest brother are still living,” said Dotson. “The old man is retired now, working as a contractor for the Air Force up in Alaska.”

"I guess I first learned to play poker while living in New Zealand, but never really played much until moving back to New Jersey."

For Dotson, he entered the workforce straight out of high school and is on a career trajectory to become an operating engineer. As for his love of poker, the seed was planted half a world away from the bright lights of Las Vegas.

“I guess I first learned to play poker while living in New Zealand, but never really played much until moving back to New Jersey,” said Dotson, who also revealed he’s a big fan of video games, board games, and escape rooms. “I then started playing tournaments in my local poker league and would play a bit online. That’s when I started taking things more seriously and progressed to taking trips to Atlantic City to play in the local casinos.”

Eyes on Vegas

Dotson first visited Las Vegas for the WSOP back in the mid-2000s, though back then it was just as a fan and to meet friends from the Full Contact Poker (FCP) forums. It wasn’t until 2014 that he fired a trio of bracelet events, all no-limit hold’em at the $1,000, $1,500, and $2,500 price points. Until today, those marked the biggest buy-ins he’s ever played.

“I’ve never played the Main Event,” he said. “It has always been a dream. This will be my first time, I’m so excited.”

When asked about his proudest poker accomplishment to date, Dotson thought for a bit before answering.

“Not really sure what my proudest accomplishment would be,” he said. “I would probably say finishing runner-up in the poker league end-of-year finals, but no one remembers second place.”

Dotson often roots for the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Heat, and Team USA, and when it comes to poker he has some favorites.

“This is a hard question to answer, I certainly have a bunch of players I could pick as a favorite,” he responded when asked about his favorite poker player. “Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, but if I had to choose one it would probably be John Racener.”

Dotson survived the Day 1c flight and is still in action here on Day 2c.

Tags: Chris Dotson

2019-07-07 15:20 UTC-7

Prizepool Confirmed, $10,000,000 for First Place

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Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tournament officials have confirmed the number of entries for the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event.

A total of 8,569 players stumped up the $10,000 buy-in, making this the second largest Main Event in history. This generated a prizepool of $80,548,600.

A total of 1,286 places will be paid and a min-cash is worth $15,000. Making the final table of nine will earn a player $1,000,000 with the winner walking away with $10,000,000, the joint second-biggest payday for a Main Event champion, level with Martin Jacobson in 2014.

Place	Payout	Place	Payout	Place	Payout	Place	Payout
1	$10,000,000	10-11	$800,000	64-72	$117,710	415-477	$30,780
2	$6,000,000	12-13	$600,000	73-81	$98,120	478-540	$27,390
3	$4,000,000	14-15	$500,000	82-90	$82,365	541-603	$24,560
4	$3,000,000	16-18	$400,000	91-99	$69,636	604-666	$22,190
5	$2,200,000	19-27	$324,650	100-162	$59,295	667-765	$20,200
6	$1,850,000	28-36	$261,430	163-225	$50,855	766-864	$18,535
7	$1,525,000	37-45	$211,945	226-288	$43,935	865-963	$17,135
8	$1,250,000	46-54	$173,015	289-351	$38,240	964-1062	$15,970
9	$1,000,000	55-63	$142,215	352-414	$34,845	1063-1286	$15,000

2019-07-07 15:22 UTC-7

Second Break on Day 2c

Nível 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

It's time for the second 20-minute break of the day. Here's some of the fun from the last two hours.

Friedman Soars into the Chip Lead

Adamo Makes a Straight Flush; Gets Paid by Fashakin's Full House

WSOP50 Main Event Second Largest of All Time!

Aces vs Queens vs Jacks

Prizepool Confirmed: $10,000,000 for First Place

Holz Eliminated by Nguyen

2019-07-07 16:16 UTC-7

Timex Averts His Gaze

Nível 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 2,700 on the button, and Jarod Minghini called in the big blind.

"No stare?" McDonald, known for his steely staredown, asked Minghini, who said, "No, I've already had the staredown once today!"

Before the flop fell, McDonald cupped his hand in front of his eye to avoid looking at Minghini, to the delight of his tablemates. Minghini checked and McDonald bet 2,400. Minghini called.

Both players checked the turn, and Minghini bet 6,600 after the river fell.

"I'm supposed to be looking at you right now," McDonald said. He brought his hand down from his face, but true to his word, looked only at the board and not at Minghini before folding, saying, "Ace-high?"

Minghini tabled for a pair of fours, prompting McDonald to say, "Dammit. I almost called you really light."

"Poor guy, he just can't catch a break over here!" Minghini said with a grin, as both he and McDonald have increased their stacks significantly since the start of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike McDonald	385,000	107,000
Jarod Minghini	175,000	93,900

Tags: Jarod Mingini Mike McDonald

2019-07-07 16:19 UTC-7

Hellmuth Felted by Stanczak

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Nível 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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: