Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:33 PM Local Time
Cheong Takes Huge Step Towards Winning First Bracelet in Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack NLHE
After a bit more than seven and a half hours of play, Day 4 of Event #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end with six players making it to the final day. Joseph Cheong takes a humongous chip lead into the final table with 100,300,000 in chips, which is worth 100 big blinds, when the remaining players return at noon local time on Wednesday, June 19. They will all be guaranteed at least $133,970 but will be targeting that first-place prize of $687,782 and the elusive gold WSOP bracelet.
Cheong has over $6,000,000 in WSOP cashes and three WSOP Circuit rings but is still chasing his maiden bracelet. He has put himself in a fantastic position to do so when play resumes. Cheong is followed by David Ivers who bagged 60,400,000. This will only be Ivers' sixth ever WSOP cash and according to The Hendon Mob, this will also be his biggest live cash ever, no matter what happens. Closing the podium is Day 3 chip leader, Zinan Xu with 53,900,000 in chips which is still way above average. Xu already has eleven cashes in the WSOP branded tournaments and he's already guaranteed to more than double his lifetimes WSOP cashes with whatever payout he picks up in this tournament.
Italy's Andrea Buonocore collected 17,800,000 in his bag at the end of the night. He cashed twice already in the 50th Annual World Series of Poker but will be looking to claim the first bracelet this summer for his home country. Ido Ashkenazi has a lot of work to do with 11,700,000 in his overnight bag but he's no stranger to the final table stage and will do his utmost best to turn things around. Arianna Son is sitting with the shortest stack of all. She managed to survive the day with 4,500,000 and will be facing an uphill battle to try and be the first woman this summer to win a bracelet. And it would be a great warm-up for her as the Ladies Event starts in two days.
Final Six Seat Draw
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Ido Ashkenazi | United States | 11,700,000 | 12 |
2 | Andrea Buonocore | Italy | 17,800,000 | 18 |
3 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 100,300,000 | 100 |
4 | Zinan Xu | China | 53,900,000 | 54 |
5 | David Ivers | United States | 60,400,000 | 60 |
6 | Arianna Son | United States | 4,500,000 | 5 |
Out of the 6,214-strong field, 40 players returned to the felt at noon to try and get to the final table stage but this wasn't cut out for everyone. Within the first twenty minutes of the day, four players were eliminated and the field was reduced to the final four tables of the tournament. Less than an hour later it was already time for a total redraw as there were 27 players left. The 2018 WSOPE Main Event champion, Jack Sinclair was sent to the rail when his ace-six couldn't beat the pocket tens of Xu. Naor Slobodkoy ran his ace-king into the kings of David Dibernardi.
Tim West went southwards when his shove with pocket fours was called by Ivers who held pocket nines. West flopped a set but Ivers turned the higher set and even improved to quads to seal the deal. Guay scored the only double knock-out of the day when he took on James Pupillo and Andrew Hawskby with a pair of queens. Pupillo's ace-king and Hawksby's pocket jacks both picked up loads of outs when the dealer spread out the ace-queen-five-ten board but the five on the river dashed both their hopes as they were eliminated.
Noah Bronstein got his last ten big blinds in with jack-seven and once again it was Ivers who notched another elimination as he held pocket queens. Matthew Wantman also ran into queens but this time it was Ashkenazi who held them. Twenty minutes later Ashkenazi found queens again and he took out Edgardo Rosario. Dibernardi was railed by his parents all day today and yesterday too but ended up bubbling the final table.
Eight hands into the final table, Brock Wilson called for eleven big blinds with ace-queen after Ivers, who held jack-seven, had shoved. Ivers flopped a pair to send Wilson - who had been short for most of the day - to the rail.
Ivan Deyra managed to double up but then lost it all again when his pocket sixes couldn't beat the king-queen of Cheong. It would then take another ninety minutes before the day would end as Guay was eliminated. He flopped a pair of fives and shoved, unfortunately for him, Ivers held an overpair to bring the day to an end as no further help came on the board for the Canadian.
When the players return to the Amazon room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, they will play the 25 minutes and 30 seconds that are left in Level 39, which has a small blind of 500,000, big blind of 1,000,000, and a big blind ante of 1,000,000. Play will continue until someone has won their first ever WSOP bracelet and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide you coverage of every single hand that will be played on the final table until the final all-in has been won.
Final Table Results
Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
1 | | | $687,782 |
2 | | | $424,791 |
3 | | | $314,875 |
4 | | | $235,099 |
5 | | | $176,820 |
6 | | | $133,970 |
7 | David Guay | Canada | $102,258 |
8 | Ivan Deyra | France | $78,638 |
9 | Brock Wilson | United States | $60,930 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:30 PM Local Time
David Guay Eliminated in 7th Place ($102,258)
Hand #94: David Ivers raised to 2,000,000 from under the gun and David Guay called in the big blind.
The flop came , Guay shoved for 4,000,000 and Ivers snap-called.
David Guay:
David Ivers:
Guay flopped a pair of fives but was up against the overpair of Ivers.
The turn was the which didn't change the situation and neither did the as Guay was eliminated in seventh place for $102,258.
The six remaining players have now bagged up for the night and will return at noon on Wednesday, June 19. A recap of today's action is to follow.
Joseph Cheong | 100,300,000 | 11,700,000 |
David Ivers | 60,400,000 | 7,400,000 |
Zinan Xu | 53,900,000 | -7,100,000 |
Andrea Buonocore | 17,800,000 | -5,200,000 |
Ido Ashkenazi | 11,700,000 | -9,500,000 |
Arianna Son | 4,500,000 | -11,500,000 |
David Guay | 0 | -5,000,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:21 PM Local Time
Hands #89-93: Raise and Folds
Hand #89: David Guay shoved from the button for 4,500,000 and got no action.
Hand #90: Zinan Xu raised to 2,200,000 from the hijack and got no callers.
Hand #91: Joseph Cheong raised to 2,100,000 from under the gun and Xu called in mid-position. The flop came , Cheong bet 2,000,000 and Xu called. The turn was the , Cheong bet 7,500,000 and Xu snap-folded.
Hand #92: Cheong got a walk.
Hand #93: David Ivers raised to 2,000,000 from mid-position and picked up the blinds and ante.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:17 PM Local Time
Hands #84-88: Divers Three-bets, Cheong Wins Two
Hand #84: Zinan Xu raised to 2,300,000 from middle position. David Divers three-bet to 7,000,000 on the cutoff and action folded back to Xu who gave up his hand as well.
Hand #85: Xu limped under the gun and Joseph Cheong checked from the big blind. A flop of was dealt and checked through to the turn. Cheong fired 3,000,000 and Xu folded.
Hand #86: Cheong limped from the small blind and Xu checked. The dealer fanned a flop of and Cheong fired 2,000,000. Xu called. The turn brought the and was checked to the river. Both players checked again. Cheong showed and Xu revealed for them to chop the pot.
Hand #87: David Guay got a walk.
Hand #88: Cheong raised to 2,100,000 on the cutoff and Ivers called from the big blind. A flop of was dealt and Ivers checked. Cheong threw in a bet of 1,600,000, that was enough to claim the pot.
David Ivers | 53,000,000 | -11,600,000 |
David Guay | 5,000,000 | 500,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:11 PM Local Time
Hands #79-83: More for Cheong and Xu, Guay Super Short
Hand #79: Joseph Cheong completed his small blind and Zinan Xu opted to check. The flop came , Cheong bet 1,000,000 and Xu called. The turn was the , Cheong now bet 3,500,000 and Xu called again. The river completed the board with the , Cheong check-folded to the 7,200,000 bet of Xu.
Hand #80: Cheong raised to 3,000,000 from the button and David Guay called, leaving himself with 5,000,000 behind. Guay check-folded when Cheong put him all-in on the flop.
Hand #81; Cheong raised to 2,500,000 from the cutoff and David Ivers called in the big blind. The flop came , Ivers check-folded to the 1,600,000 continuation-bet of Cheong.
Hand #82: Xu raised to 2,400,000 from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #83: Cheong raised to 2,100,000 from mid-position and got no callers.
Joseph Cheong | 88,600,000 | 8,000,000 |
Zinan Xu | 61,000,000 | 13,000,000 |
David Guay | 4,500,000 | -6,600,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 9:04 PM Local Time
Hands #74-78: Xu Gets a Fold from Cheong
Hand #74: Joseph Cheong raised to 2,500,000 on the cutoff and David Ivers called from the big blind. The flop came and was checked through to the turn. Ivers check-called a bet of 4,500,000 from Cheong. The filled up the river and Ivers checked once more. Cheong bet 15,000,000 and Ivers folded.
Hand #75: Ivers moved all in from the small blind and Arianna Son gave up her big blind.
Hand #76: Andrea Buonocore moved all in under the gun and got no action.
Hand #77: Ivers raised to 2,000,000 on the cutoff and Buonocore called from the big blind. A flop of was dealt and Buonocore checked. Ivers fired 1800,000 and Buonocore check-raised all in. Ivers folded.
Hand #78: Zinan Xu raised under the gun and Buonocore called from the small blind along with Cheong in the big blind. The flop was and was checked through to the turn. Cheong fired 2,000,000. Xu called and Buonocore folded. The completed the board. This time, Cheong checked. Xu bet 8,000,000 and Cheong let it go.
Andrea Buonocore | 23,000,000 | 6,000,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:54 PM Local Time
Level 39 started
Level: 39
Blinds: 500000/1000000
Ante: 1000000
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:54 PM Local Time
Hands #71-73: Xu Shoves on Cheong
Hand #71: Andrea Buonocore completed his small blind and Joseph Cheong opted to check. The flop came and Buonocore check-folded to the 1,500,000 bet from Cheong.
Hand #72: Arianna Son shoved from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #73: Cheong raised to 2,000,000 from the button and Zinan Xu called in the small blind. The flop came , Xu check-called the 3,500,000 continuation-bet from Cheong.
The turn brought them the , Xu checked again. Cheong looked at Xu's stack and decided to lead out for 7,500,000. Xu counted out his stack, took a few seconds and then decided to shove for 27,700,000 in total. Cheong asked for a count and the dealer confirmed the amount. Cheong tanked for a while and then let his hand go.
Joseph Cheong | 80,600,000 | 5,600,000 |
Zinan Xu | 48,000,000 | 11,500,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:46 PM Local Time
Hands #65-70: Ashkenazi Doubles Through Xu
Hand #65: David Ivers raised to 1,600,000 from early position and Joseph Cheong called from the small blind. A flop of was dealt and both players checked it to the turn. Cheong threw in a bet of 3,400,000, that was enough to claim the pot.
Hand #66: Ido Ashkenazi moved all in from the hijack for 9,800,000 and Zinan Xu called from the small blind.
Ido Ashkenazi:
Zinan Xu:
The board ran and Ashkenazi doubled up.
Hand #67: Cheong raised to 1,700,000 on the cutoff and Ivers called from the big blind. The flop was and Ivers checked to Cheong who bet 1,500,000. Ivers folded.
Hand #68: David Guay moved all in on the button and got no action.
Hand #69: Cheong raised to 1,700,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.
Hand #70: Cheong raised to 1,700,000 under the gun and got no action.
Zinan Xu | 36,500,000 | -18,500,000 |
Ido Ashkenazi | 21,200,000 | 6,400,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:40 PM Local Time
Hands #57-64: Guay Shoves on Xu
Hand #57: Andrea Buonocore completed his small blind and Joseph Cheong opted to check the big blind. The flop came , Buonocore bet 800,000 and that was enough to make Cheong fold.
Hand #58: David Ivers raised to 1,600,000 from mid-position and Zinan Xu called in the big blind. The flop came , Xu check-called the 1,200,000 bet of Ivers. The turn was the , Xu now check-folded to the 4,200,000 bet of Ivers.
Hand #59: Ivers raised to 1,600,000 from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #60: Ivers got a walk.
Hand #61: Cheong raised to 1,700,000 from the hijack and didn't get called.
Hand #62: Ivers raised to 1,600 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #63: Xu raised to 1,700,000 from mid-position and Ido Ashkenazi called in the small blind but check-folded to the 1,000,000 continuation-bet of Xu on the flop.
Hand #64: Xu called from under the gun but folded when David Guay shoved from mid-position for 8,300,000.
Zinan Xu | 55,000,000 | -2,000,000 |
David Guay | 11,100,000 | 1,800,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:32 PM Local Time
Hands #47-56: Xu Takes From Buonocore
Hand #47: Ido Ashkenazi raised to 1,700,000 under the gun and got no action.
Hand #48: Andrea Buonocore limped under the gun and Zinan Xu raised to 3,000,000 on the cutoff. Action folded back to Buonocore who moved all in for 28,000,000. Xu folded.
Hand #49: David Guay raised to 1,800,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #50: Buonocore limped from the small blind and Joseph Cheong raised to 2,800,000 from the big blind. Buonocore gave up his hand.
Hand #51: Cheong opened to 2,800,000 from the small blind and Xu gave up his big blind.
Hand #52: David Ivers raised to 1,700,000 under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand#53: Ivers got a walk.
Hand #54: Arianna Son got a walk.
Hand #55: Cheong raised to 1,700,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #56: Xu raised to 1,700,000 from middle position and Ashkenazi called from the big blind along with Buonocore in the big blind. The dealer spread a flop of that was checked around to the turn. Ashkenazi and Buonocore checked once more. Xu fired 2,800,000. Ashkenazi folded and Buonocore check-called.
The filled up the river and Buonocore checked. Xu threw in a bet of 5,600,000. Buonocore went deep into the tank and eventually, the clock got called on him. Within a few seconds left, Buonocore made the call only to see Xu's for trips. Buonocore tossed his cards in the muck.
Zinan Xu | 57,000,000 | 11,200,000 |
Andrea Buonocore | 17,000,000 | -10,000,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:13 PM Local Time
Hands #40-46: Guay Getting Short
Hand #40: Arianna Son got a walk.
Hand #41: David Ivers raised to 1,600,000 from the cutoff and Ido Ashkenazi called in the big blind. The flop came , Ashkenazi shoved and Ivers snap-folded.
Hand #42: Joseph Cheong raised to 1,700,000 from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #43: Andrea Buonocore bet big in the small blind and Cheong folded his big blind immediately.
Hand #44: Buonocore raised to 2,500,000 from the button and Zinan Xu called in the big blind. The flop came for Xu to check-folded to the 2,500,000 continuation-bet of Buonocore.
Hand #45: Ivers raised to 1,600,000 from under the gun and David Guay called in the big blind. The flop came , Guay folded to Iver's continuation-bet.
Hand #46: Buonocore called in the hijack, Guay completed his small blind, and Ivers opted to check. They all checked through the whole board for Buonocore to pick up the pot with for two pair.
David Ivers | 64,600,000 | 200,000 |
Andrea Buonocore | 27,000,000 | 4,600,000 |
David Guay | 9,300,000 | -7,000,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:03 PM Local Time
Ivan Deyra Eliminated in 8th Place ($78,638)
Hand #39: Joseph Cheong raised to 1,700,000 from the hijack and Ivan Deyra, in the big blind, three-bet shoved for 9,800,000. Cheong made the call and the cards were tabled.
Ivan Deyra:
Joseph Cheong:
Cheong hit a pretty favorable flop of . The turn and river completed the board and Cheong took down the pot, eliminating Deyra in 8th place for $78,638.
Joseph Cheong | 75,000,000 | 12,700,000 |
Ivan Deyra | 0 | -8,600,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:01 PM Local Time
Hands #35-38: All-Ins and Folds
Hand #35: David Ivers raised to 1,625,000 from middle position and Joseph Cheong in the big blind called. The flop was and Cheong check-called a bet of 1,300,000 from Ivers. The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. Again, both players checked. Cheong tabled and Ivers mucked.
Hand #36: Ivan Deyra moved all in from middle position for about 8,600,000. He got no action.
Hand #37: Arianna Son moved all in from middle position for about 12,000,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #38: Son shoved from early position and got no action.
Arianna Son | 16,000,000 | 3,600,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 7:55 PM Local Time
Hands #30-34: Deyra Doubles Through Buonocore
Hand #30: David Guay completed his small blind and David Ivers opted to check the big blind. They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Guay check-called the 1,000,000 bet of Ivers. They then both checked when the completed the board for Ivers to take down the pot with for two pair.
Hand #31: Joseph Cheong raised to 1,700,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #32: Cheong raised again to 1,700,000, now from mid-position and got no callers.
Hand #33: Arianna Son shoved from the small blind and Ido Ashkenazi folded his big blind.
Hand #34: Ivan Deyra shoved from the cutoff for 3,700,000 and was called by Andrea Buonocore in the big blind.
Ivan Deyra:
Andrea Buonocore:
The board ran out for Deyra to flop two pair to double up and stay alive.
Andrea Buonocore | 22,400,000 | -4,500,000 |
Ivan Deyra | 8,600,000 | 2,900,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 7:50 PM Local Time
Level 38 started
Level: 38
Blinds: 400000/800000
Ante: 800000
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 6:56 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
Players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Action will resume at approximately at 7:40 p.m.
David Ivers | 64,400,000 | -1,600,000 |
Joseph Cheong | 62,300,000 | 6,300,000 |
Zinan Xu | 45,800,000 | -7,000,000 |
Andrea Buonocore | 26,900,000 | 7,400,000 |
David Guay | 16,300,000 | -1,500,000 |
Ido Ashkenazi | 14,800,000 | -200,000 |
Arianna Son | 12,400,000 | 8,200,000 |
Ivan Deyra | 5,700,000 | -2,975,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 6:50 PM Local Time
Hands #26-29: Son Doubles Through Xu
Hand #26: David Guay opened to 1,200,000 from middle position and Ido Ashkenazi called from the small blind along with Andrea Buonocore in the big blind. A flop of was dealt and checked through to the turn. Ashkenazi fired 2,500,000 and Buonocore called. Guay folded. The completed the board and Ashkenazi checked. Buonocore threw in a bet of 2,300,000 and Ashkenazi check-called. Buonocre tabled for broadway and Ashkenazi sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #27: David Ivers raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and Joseph Cheong called from the big blind. The flop came and Cheong check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from Ivers. The turn came the and Cheong check-called another bet of 4,200,000 from Ivers. The filled up the board and both players checked. Cheong showed and Ivers mucked.
Hand #28: Arianna Son moved all in from the hijack for about 4,300,000. She got no action.
Hand #29: Son moved all in from mid-position for 5,625,000. Zinan Xu called from the small blind.
Arianna Son:
Zinan Xu:
The board ran and Son doubled up.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 6:45 PM Local Time
Hands #19-25: Ivers Still in the Lead
Hand #19: David Guay raised to 1,200,000 from the early position and Ido Ashkenazi called on the button. They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Guay check-called the 1,550,000 bet of Ashkenazi. They then both checked when the completed the board on the river for Guay to pick up the pot with for the queen-high flush.
Hand #20: Joseph Cheong completed his small blind and Zinan Xu opted to check. The flop came , Cheong bet 600,000 which Xu called to see the on the turn. They both checked through to the river, on which they both checked again. Cheong scooped the pot with .
Hand #21: Ivan Deyra shoved from the early position for 5,900,000 and got no action. The French rail went crazy and cheered loudly.
Hand #22: Ashkenazi raised to 1,350,000 from mid-position and Xu three-bet to 4,000,000 on the button. Action folded back to Ashkenazi who folded.
Hand #23: Andrea Buonocore raised to 1,300,000 from mid-position and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante.
Hand #24: Xu raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack and no one called.
Hand #25: Cheong raised to 1,300,000 from the early position and Ashkenazi called from the big blind. The flop came , Ashkenazi check-called the 1,000,000 continuation-bet of Cheong. They then both checked through the on the turn and the on the river for Ashkenazi to win the hand with for the turned pair of tens.
David Ivers | 66,000,000 | -2,500,000 |
Joseph Cheong | 56,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
Zinan Xu | 52,800,000 | 7,800,000 |
Andrea Buonocore | 19,500,000 | -6,300,000 |
David Guay | 17,800,000 | 400,000 |
Ido Ashkenazi | 15,000,000 | -8,000,000 |
Ivan Deyra | 8,675,000 | 275,000 |
Arianna Son | 4,200,000 | -3,100,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 6:32 PM Local Time
Hands #12-18: Quads for Xu
Hand #12: David Ivers raised to 1,200,000 from mid-position and Ido Ashkenazi called from the cutoff.
Players saw a flop of that was checked around to the turn. Ivers fired 1,600,000 and Ido called. The filled up the board and both players checked. Ivers turned over and Ashkenazi mucked.
Hand #13: Joseph Cheong raised to 1,300,000 on the button and David Guay moved all in from the big blind. Cheong folded.
Hand #14: Ashkenazi raised to 1,300,000 from mid-position and Zinan Xu called on the button along with Ivers in the big blind.
A flop of was dealt and Ivers checked. Ashkenazi bet 2,300,000 and Xu called. Ivers folded. The turn came the and Ashkenazi continued with a bet of 4,000,000 that Xu called again. The completed the board and this time, Ashkenazi checked. Xu fired a bet of around 12,000,000 and Ashkenazi went deep into the tank, eventually making the call. Xu showed for flopped quads and Ashkenazi showed before throwing his hand in the muck.
Hand #15: Ivers raised from the small blind and Ivan Deyra, in the big blind folded.
Hand #16: Ivers moved all in on the button. Ivan Deyra and Arianna Son gave up their blinds.
Hand #17: Cheong opened to 1,300,000 from mid-position and Ashkenazi called from the big blind. The flop was and was checked to the turn. Ashkenazi check-called a bet of 2,000,000 from Cheong. The filled the river and Ashkenazi threw in a bet of 4,000,000. Cheong folded.
Hand #18: Cheong raised to 1,300,000 under the gun and Ivers called from the hijack along with Ashkenazi in the small blind and Andrea Buonocore in the big blind. The flop came and was checked around to the turn. Ashkenazi fired 1,500,000 and Cheong was the only caller. The river brought the and Ashkenazi fired 2,100,000. Cheong gave up his hand.
Zinan Xu | 45,000,000 | 18,500,000 |
Ido Ashkenazi | 23,000,000 | -10,600,000 |