Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:24 AM Local Time
Denis Bagdasarov Ends the Day with a Bang and Leads for Day 3
Out of the 200 players who returned for Day 2 action in Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, just 21 remain ten levels later. Leading the way is Denis Bagdasarov, who managed to claim the chiplead on the very last hand of the day, busting Rocco Scalmato and Peyman Ahmadi in a three-way all in preflop to reach a stack of 3,035,000.
Closely behind him stands Glen Cressman with 2,910,000, Johannes Toebbe (2,905,000) and the two-time bracelet winner Benjamin Zamani with 2,900,000.
With several experienced players still in contention, the path to victory won't be an easy one for anybody. Many bracelet winners are still in the run such as Steve Sung (1,450,000), Norbert Szecsi (665,000), owner of two gold bracelets including one in a Mixed PLO/NLHE event at the WSOPE in 2018, and Ayaz Mahmood (1,075,000) are also still in the hunt for the $298,507 top prize and coveted gold bracelet.
Not all of the familiar faces who returned for Day 2 action were lucky enough to survive to the end. It was Barny Boatman who fell at the unfortunate place of bubble boy, being eliminated by Mike Matusow. On a raised pot, the flop read when Matusow pushed all in and Boatman snap-called.
Matusow, holding , had Boatman's crushed and the turn and river fell to bust Boatman right before the money.
Erik Seidel, amongst the biggest stack at the beginning of the day, busted at the 82th pace for $2,991. He was followed by Mark Radoja, also among the fan favorites on Day 2 who ended 47th for $5,083 and Mike Matusow in 45th place for $6,020. Rami Boukai (44th -$6,020), Steven Wolansky (50th - $5,083), Scott Bohlman (85th -$2,991) and Loren Klein (100th - $2,512) all left with parting gifts, as well.
Day 3 action will begin Wednesday, June 19 at noon local time. The plan is to play down to a winner. Keep it here for continuing coverage of the event and throughout the 2019 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:23 AM Local Time
Seat Draw Day 3 Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| Amazon | 409 | 1 | Norbert Szecsi | Hungary | 665,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 4 | Richard Tuhrim | United States | 525,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 5 | James Little | United States | 2,575,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 6 | Johannes Toebbe | Germany | 2,905,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 7 | Nikolai Sears | United States | 680,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 8 | Matthew Mueller | United States | 945,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 9 | Mihai Niste | Romania | 1,245,000 |
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|---|
| Amazon | 410 | 1 | Benjamin Ludlow | United States | 525,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 2 | Sven Reichardt | Germany | 1,119,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 3 | Carson Wieland | United States | 870,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 4 | Stefan Ivanov | Bulgaria | 520,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 5 | Ayaz Mahmood | United States | 1,075,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 6 | Glen Cressman | United States | 2,910,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 7 | Adam Monaghan | United Kingdom | 865,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 9 | William Mitchell | Austria | 1,405,000 |
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|---|
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | Anton Wigg | Sweden | 1,900,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 4 | Christopher Zametz | United States | 410,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 6 | Denis Bagdasarov | United States | 3,035,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 7 | Steve Sung | United States | 1,450,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 8 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 1,900,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 9 | Benjamin Zamani | United States | 2,900,000 |
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:09 AM Local Time
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Denis Bagdasarov | 3,035,000 | 0  |
| Glen Cressman | 2,910,000 | 110,000  |
| Johannes Toebbe | 2,905,000 | 205,000 |
| Benjamin Zamani | 2,900,000 | 1,140,000 |
| James Little | 2,575,000 | 575,000 |
| Anton Wigg | 1,900,000 | -80,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 1,900,000 | 950,000 |
| Steve Sung | 1,450,000 | 150,000 |
| William Mitchell | 1,405,000 | 415,000 |
| Mihai Niste | 1,245,000 | -355,000 |
| Sven Reichardt | 1,119,000 | -81,000 |
| Ayaz Mahmood | 1,075,000 | 475,000 |
| Matthew Mueller | 900,000 | -40,000 |
| Carson Wieland | 870,000 | 125,000 |
| Adam Monaghan | 865,000 | 215,000 |
| Nikolai Sears | 680,000 | 340,000 |
| Norbert Szecsi | 665,000 | -295,000 |
| Richard Tuhrim | 525,000 | -115,000 |
| Benjamin Ludlow | 525,000 | -60,000 |
| Stefan Ivanov | 520,000 | -580,000 |
| Christopher Zametz | 410,000 | 10,000 |
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:06 AM Local Time
Bagdasarov Busts Two Players on Last Hand
Rocco Scalmato, Peyman Ahmadi and Denis Bagdasarov, holding the biggest stack, were all all-in preflop and cards were tabled.
Rocco Scalmato:
Peyman Ahmadi:
Denis Bagdasarov:
Ahmadi had the best hand but a board fell, giving the straight to Bagdasarov who eliminated his two opponents in the same hand right before the players bagged their chips.
| Denis Bagdasarov | 3,035,000 | 1,775,000 |
| Rocco Scalmato | 0 | -860,000 |
| Peyman Ahmadi | 0 | -1,000,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:57 PM Local Time
Little Busts Sitbon With Straight Flush
The board was when James Little from the big blind and Julien Sitbon from the button both had 90,000 in front of them with 120,000 in the middle of the pot. Richard Tuhrim sat on the button and was still to act and he got out of the way.
The river was the and Little announced pot. The bet was 300,000 and Sitbon had 350,000 in total. He announced all in and he was snapped off by Little.
Sitbon showed for the nut flush, but Little had for the absolute nuts. Sitbon stood up from his chair in disbelief as he was eliminated from the tournament.
| James Little | 2,000,000 | 600,000 |
| Julien Sitbon | 0 | -300,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:45 PM Local Time
Little Forces a Fold From Sitbon
Julien Sitbon raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and James Little called in the small blind.
The flop came and Little check-called for 125,000. The turn fell a and after another check from Little, Sitbon fired 345,000. Little tanked and moved all in, putting Sitbon into a decision. Sitbon ended up folding.
| James Little | 1,400,000 | 280,000 |
| Julien Sitbon | 300,000 | -800,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:42 PM Local Time
Sung Doubles on Szecsi
Norbert Szecsi raised on the button and Steve Sung three-bet from the small blind, quickly called by Szecsi.
The flop appeared and Sung moved all in for a stack worth 360,000. Szecsi called to create the following showdown:
Steve Sung:
Norbert Szecsi:
Sung had the best hand with the kings, and earned the double up after a and a completed the board.
| Steve Sung | 1,300,000 | 750,000 |
| Norbert Szecsi | 960,000 | -148,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:37 PM Local Time
Triple Up for Niste
James Little opened to 90,000 and Johannes Tobbe called before Mihai Niste three-bet for 400,000, leaving him with only a 5,000 chip behind. Both Little and Toebbe called.
The flop appeared , Niste put his last 5,000 chip in the middle and it was called by Little and Toebbe.
The turn brought the and went check-check, so did the . Niste held for the winning hand with a full house, facing for Little and for Toebbe, and took down the big pot.
| Johannes Toebbe | 2,700,000 | 700,000 |
| Mihai Niste | 1,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
| James Little | 1,120,000 | -1,080,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:33 PM Local Time
Bagdasarov Eliminates Ylitalo
The flop was already out there and there was about 360,000 in the pot when Denis Bagdasarov checked from the hijack. Cutoff Robin Ylitalo had only 325,000 behind and he moved all in. Bagdasarov counted his stack to see that he would have 250,000 left if he would call Ylitalo and he would lose the hand.
He took his time and apologized to the table for thinking this long. He eventually decided to pull the trigger and call.
Ylitalo flipped over and Bagdasarov had .
The board completed with the turn and river and Ylitalo was eliminated from the tournament.
| Denis Bagdasarov | 1,260,000 | 505,000 |
| Robin Ylitalo | 0 | -400,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:29 PM Local Time
Bangerter Eliminated by Ivanov
Stefan Ivanov opened to 125,000 and Floyd Bangerter pushed his last chips in the middle for around 240,000, holding . Ivanov made the call with .
The dealer brought a board and Ivanov eliminated Bangerter from the tournament with a straight.
| Stefan Ivanov | 1,100,000 | 625,000 |
| Floyd Bangerter | 0 | -415,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:18 PM Local Time
Eliminations
| Gary Solomons | 0 | -175,000 |
| Eddie Blumenthal | 0 | -975,000 |
| Johann Ibanez | 0 | -740,000 |
| Javier Martin Hernando | 0 | -215,000 |
| Michael Tabarelli | 0 | -250,000 |
| Jaspal Brar | 0 | -375,000 |
| Richard Ellerman | 0 | -310,000 |
| Tom Marchese | 0 | -312,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:09 PM Local Time
Three Table Redraw
| Table #506 | Player | Table #513 | Player | Table #514 | Player |
|---|
| 1 | Norbert Szecsi | 1 | Benjamin Ludlow | 1 | Anton Wigg |
| 2 | Steve Sung | 2 | Sven Reichardt | 2 | Ayaz Mahmood |
| 3 | Julien Sitbon | 3 | Carson Wieland | 3 | Peyman Ahmadi |
| 4 | Richard Tuhrim | 4 | Stefan Ivanov | 4 | Christopher Zametz |
| 5 | James Little | 5 | Empty | 5 | Rocco Scalmato |
| 6 | Johannes Toebbe | 6 | Glen Cressman | 6 | Denis Bagdasarov |
| 7 | Nikolai Sears | 7 | Adam Monaghan | 7 | Robin Ylitalo |
| 8 | Matthew Mueller | 8 | Floyd Bangerter | 8 | Ismael Bojang |
| 9 | Mihai Niste | 9 | William Mitchell | 9 | Benjamin Zamani |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:51 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 0
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:49 PM Local Time
Cressman Takes Some From Paski
Michael Paski raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and big blind Glen Cressman defended.
The flop was dealt and both Cressman and Paski checked to see the on the turn. They checked again and the river was the . Cressman led out with a bet of 100,000 and he was called.
Cressman showed for a flush and he took down the pot.
| Glen Cressman | 2,800,000 | 200,000 |
| Michael Paski | 260,000 | -300,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:43 PM Local Time
Sears Doubles Up on Zametz
Christopher Zametz opened to 70,000 and it was called by Nikolai Sears in the big blind.
Things heated up on the flop when Sears first checked and faced a continuation bet from Zametz for 75,000. Sears opted to move all in for his last 310,000 and Zametz considered it for some time before calling.
Nikolai Sears:
Christopher Zametz:
The rest of the board fell a and a and Sears took down the pot with a set of queens.
| Christopher Zametz | 400,000 | 250,000 |
| Nikolai Sears | 340,000 | -106,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:33 PM Local Time
Cressman Forces a Fold from Ludlow
The board already read when Glen Cressman first checked and Benjamin Ludlow, situated on the button, bet 250,000. Cressman tossed a pile of chips in front of him for a raise of around 1,200,000, putting Ludlow to a big decision.
After some time in the tank, Ludlow ended up mucking his cards and Cressman grabbed the pot.
| Glen Cressman | 2,600,000 | 400,000 |
| Benjamin Ludlow | 650,000 | 40,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:25 PM Local Time
Small Pot for Ludlow
Stefan Ivanov limped from the button and big blind Benjamin Ludlow checked his option.
The flop fell and both players checked. Ludlow check-called a bet of 40,000 from Ivanov on the turn and the river was dealt. Both checked again.
Ludlow showed for a straight and he won the pot.
| Benjamin Ludlow | 1,055,000 | 5,000 |
| Stefan Ivanov | 475,000 | -70,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:23 PM Local Time
Reichardt Busts Two Birds With One Stone
Sven Reichardt raised and Brandon Noe called before Rick Ellerman, on the button, decided to push his last 155,000 in the middle. Reichardt four-bet and Noe pushed all in as well for a stack under 300,000, completed by Reichardt to create a three-way showdown:
Rick Ellerman:
Brandon Noe:
Sven Reichardt:
The ran out brought , giving the winning hand to Reichardt who eliminated his both opponents in the same hand with a pair of kings.
| Sven Reichardt | 1,200,000 | 830,000 |
| Brandon Noe | 0 | -280,000 |
| Rick Ellerman | 0 | -1,000,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:16 PM Local Time
Mueller Doubles Through Hernando
Javier Martin Hernando raised to 60,000 from middle position and cutoff Matthew Mueller three-bet to 225,000. Hernando called and they went heads-up to the flop.
The first three cards on the board were the and Hernando put Mueller all in for effectively 245,000. Mueller immediately called.
Matthew Mueller:
Javier Martin Hernando:
The board completed with the on the turn and the on the river to give the double up to Mueller while Hernando was left with less than ten big blinds.
| Matthew Mueller | 940,000 | 560,000 |
| Javier Martin Hernando | 215,000 | -445,000 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 10:14 PM Local Time
Wigg Gets a Fold from Noe
Anton Wigg opened to 75,000 and it was called by Brandon Noe on the button. Both players checked on the flop and turn .
The river fell a and after a minute, Wigg opted to bet 125,000. Noe tanked for some time and folded.
| Anton Wigg | 1,980,000 | 1,280,000 |
| Brandon Noe | 280,000 | -500,000 |