Just 35 players remain in the second-biggest World Series of Poker Main Event. All of them are 34 eliminations removed from banking $10,000,000 and 26 players away from making the year's biggest final table.
From the Top 35, five players played Day 1a, ten played Day 1b, and seventeen registered Day 1c.
The option to enter before Day 2 was newly introduced this year. Three players that made it to the Top 35 did exactly that; Kevin Maahs and Hiroki Nawa signed up before the start of play on Day 2ab, Warwick Mirzikinian did so before Day 2c got underway.
Garry Gates, Duey Duong, Zhen Cai, Preben Stokkan, and Thomar Pidun survived their respective Day 1's with fewer chips than the 60,000 they started the day with.
Timothy Su has led the WSOP Main Event at the end of two days, he finished up top after both Day 2ab and Day 5.
All the players that have led the Main Event at a day's closing, have cashed.
Day
Chipleader
Country
Chips
Finishing Position
1a
Bryan Campanello
United States
0
435th
1b
Adam Owen
United Kingdom
0
570th
1c
James Henson
United States
0
780th
2ab
Timothy Su
United States
34,350,000
3/35
2c
Julian Milliard-Feral
United States
0
334th
3
Preben Stokkan
Norway
14,600,000
15/35
4
Dean Morrone
Canada
0
159th
5
Timothy Su
United States
34,350,000
3/35
6
Nicholas Marchington
United Kingdom
39,800,000
1/35
Let's take a look at how they got to Day 7 of the Main Event. The chip stacks mentioned are those registered at the end of the days, as reported by the official WSOP chip count lists.
Today is going to be one of the most critical days in the careers of each of the 35 poker players that remain in the 2019 WSOP Main Event. The final table is in reach, but that means that 26 players will see their dreams crushed; their hopes dashed at the last stage before the last nine players' lives change forever.
People's expectations differ. You have the big stacks that have everything to lose. Nick Marchington leads the event with a stack a small blind shy of forty million. "I could never have imagined it, but here I am," he said after bagging last night. The pressure is high, and even though he's no newcomer to the game of poker, he hasn't faced a similar situation yet in his career. The cameras will be on him, the badge calling him the 'Day 6 chipleader' can't be taken away from him anymore but anything outside of making the final table with a comfortable stack will most likely feel like a disappointment.
A bit more used to the limelight is Hossein Ensan, who starts the day second in chips with a little under 35 million in chips. Having won EPT Prague's Main Event in 2015 for the equivalent of $825,151 and having finished third in the 2014 EPT Barcelona Main Event for $860,091, he's no stranger to playing poker for big money. But the World Series of Poker Main Event is a different beast altogether. It's the tournament.
And then there's Timothy Su who led after both Day 2ab and Day 5, who starts Day 7 with 34,350,000 in chips and find himself in third place on the leaderboard. He played the much talked about pot busting Sam Greenwood on Day 6 yesterday. He's used to the spotlight by now and the buzzing sound of ESPN's cameras following him. But will it give him extra energy and patience, or will he succumb to the pressure of the world watching his every move?
There's a lot less pressure on the shoulders of Steven Parrott (1,825,000) and Alex Livingston (2,800,000). With their short stacks, they know it's do or die. Double up or say goodbye early, there's no alternative. They have nothing to lose and everything to win. When the action gets underway at noon, they'll be looking for a spot to get it in.
A day full of the greatest poker action awaits. Regardless of who does well and who goes bust early, you can bet not to get bored. With the stakes this high, there's no universe in the multiverse where Day 7 of the 2019 World Series of Poker isn't one to get excited about!
Top 5 Chip Counts Going Into Day 7 2019 WSOP $10,000 Main Event
$
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Nicholas Marchington
United Kingdom
39,800,000
133
2
Hossein Ensan
Germany
34,500,000
115
3
Timothy Su
United States
34,350,000
115
4
Milos Skrbic
Serbia
31,450,000
105
5
Henry Lu
United States
25,525,000
85
Nicholas Marchington leads with almost 40 million in chips
Day 7 Schedule
The plan for Day 7 is to play down to a final table of nine players; it's as simple as that. If history tells us anything, the players could be in for a long day as the penultimate day before the final table is set, usually is a slow affair. Levels are still 120 minutes each, followed by a 20-minute break each time. A 60-minute dinner break is scheduled for around 4:20 p.m., right after the second level.
Cards will be back in the air at noon in Level 32, with blinds at 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 big blind ante.
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
35
120 minutes
300,000
600,000
600,000
36
120 minutes
400,000
800,000
800,000
37
120 minutes
500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
38
120 minutes
600,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
39
120 minutes
800,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
40
120 minutes
1,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
41
120 minutes
1,250,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
The 2019 WSOP Main Event in Numbers
Day
Players Total for Day
Players Total Cumulative
Players Surviving
1a
1,334
1,334
962
1b
1,914
3,248
1,421
1c
4,877
8,125
3,664
2ab
2,483
8,225
1,087
2c
4,008
8,569
1,793
3
2,880
8,569
1,286
4
1,286
8,569
354
5
354
8,569
105
6
105
8,569
35
Payouts
The 35 remaining players have all guaranteed themselves at least $261,430 for their efforts. Here's what's being paid out today and in the upcoming days. The new world champion, crowned on Tuesday, July 16, will walk away $10 million richer.
Place
Payout
Place
Payout
Place
Payout
Place
Payout
1
$10,000,000
6
$1,850,000
12-13
$600,000
2
$6,000,000
7
$1,525,000
14-15
$500,000
3
$4,000,000
8
$1,250,000
16-18
$400,000
4
$3,000,000
9
$1,000,000
19-27
$324,650
5
$2,200,000
10-11
$800,000
28-36
$261,430
The PokerNews live reporting team will be swinging right back into the action in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada very soon, so make sure to check back regularly for updates from Day 7 of the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
Johnathan Dempsey moved all in from under the gun for 7,250,000, and when the action folded to Corey Burbick on the button, he called all in for 6,500,000.
Dempsey:
Burbick:
Burbick was at risk, but in the lead, and when the dealer spread the board, Dempsey struck the river, and Burbick was eliminated in 35th place for a $261,430 payday.
After going through the blinds, Steven Parrott was down to 1,075,000 and moved all in from the button. Chip leader Nick Marchington called instantly from the big blind and the cards were turned over.
Steven Parrott:
Nick Marchington:
Marchington flopped trips on and had the check mark on the turn with his full house, leaving Parrott drawing dead to the river. Parrott has been eliminated in 34th place and takes home $261,430 for his efforts.
Milos Skrbic min-raised in middle position and quickly called when Thomer Pidun moved all in for about 2.8 million in the big blind. Skrbic was in a good spot with against and Pidun found nothing on the board.
"Let's get you paid," the tournament supervisor said.
Nicholas Danias raised to 1,100,000 from the hijack, Daniel Charlton three-bet all in for 6,525,000 from the cutoff and Danias asked for a count of the stack before he called.
Danias:
Charlton:
The board ran out , not enough help to Charlton, ending his Main Event in 32nd place.
[Removed:140] opened to 600,000 in the hijack and Mario Navarro jammed out of the small blind for around 5,000,000, which Rau called instantly.
Mario Navarro:
[Removed:140]:
The flop gave Rau top pair, however, Navarro picked up some hope with a gutshot on the turn. The river was the and Navarro was eliminated in 30th place for $261,430.
"Always a sweat," Timothy Su mentioned in table chat.
Milos Skrbic raised to 600,000 under the gun, Garry Gates made it 2.2 million a couple of seats over, and Nick Marchington put in a cold four-bet to 4.9 million in the cutoff. Luke Graham shoved from the small blind for about 11.3 million and action folded back to Marchington. He got a count and called with .
Graham needed to improve with , and the flop brought him little. However the turn gave him a combo draw.
"Very interesting card," Marchington said with a smile.
The river completed Graham's flush but paired the board to give Marchington jacks full for a knockout.
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