Friday, July 12, 2019 2:38 AM Local Time
Su Busts Greenwood in Memorable Pot, Trails Marchington and Ensan Going to Day 7
Timothy Su said, to be honest, there wasn't much thought behind the pot of the tournament thus far at the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event.
When big blind Sam Greenwood three-bet his cutoff open, Su made a reasonable call with ten-nine suited — that much everyone would understand. After flopping an open-ended straight draw, Su continued to play it standard with a call. When the board paired on the turn, though, he went off-script, shoving over Greenwood's bet.
After the high-stakes legend called it off with aces up, it created the pot that would swing the tournament one way or the other. More than 80 percent of the time, one of the world's finest no-limit players would have the chip lead and north of 100 big blinds in the biggest tournament on the planet. The other 20 percent or so, a little-known software developer with just a few thousand in cashes would rocket above the rest of the competitors and eliminate arguably the most skilled player remaining.
As fate would have it, the latter scenario unfolded. Su made his straight on the river, leaving shocked onlookers both live and online abuzz about the massive inflection point in the tournament.
Su said he was just trying to take advantage of a pay jump and put some pressure on Greenwood, since he thought Greenwood had plenty of bet-folds in his range.
"He had one of the best hands to call it off with," Su said. "The cards determined where the money went."
After they went to Su, he looked to be in the driver's seat to repeat his status as chip leader to end the night. However, by the time the players put chips in bags at 2 a.m. on Friday, his 34,350,000 was only third-best after Nicholas Marchington (39,800,000) and European Poker Tour standout Hossein Ensan (34,500,000).
Like Su, Marchington is a first-timer in the Main Event. An online cash player by trade, Marchington described the atmosphere in the Main Event as "awesome."
"I'm at a loss for words," he said when asked what it means to be leading at this juncture. "I could never have imagined it but here I am.
"The support from home has been great. Obviously at first, a lot of my family wasn't sure about me playing poker for a living. But not only with this score, just the result kind of shows that I made the right decision."
If Marchington can make it through 34 more opponents, he'll have 10 million pieces of evidence. However, much work still remains as his lead is far from safe. The counts have tightened and around 10 players could double through him and immediately assume the lead.
Furthermore, despite the eliminations of Greenwood and the likes of Antonio Esfandiari, Jake Schindler and Alex Foxen on Day 6, some seasoned competitors still remain. Dario Sammartino, Preben Stokkan and Yuri Dzivielevski are some of the most recognizable grinders remaining, and few would blink an eye if any of them became world champion.
Thirty-five remain and only nine will advance to the final table. Day 7 play begins at noon on Friday and promises to be the lengthiest stretch of poker played yet in this most marathon of tournaments. Come back to PokerNews to see who will remain in contention for $10 million.
Friday, July 12, 2019 2:14 AM Local Time
Day 7 Seating Draw
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
408 | 1 | Mihai Manole | Romania | 9,700,000 | 32 |
408 | 2 | Marcelo Cudos | Argentina | 9,450,000 | 32 |
408 | 3 | Kevin Maahs | United States | 19,550,000 | 65 |
408 | 4 | Zhen Cai | United States | 18,275,000 | 61 |
408 | 5 | Preben Stokkan | Norway | 14,600,000 | 49 |
408 | 6 | -- empty -- | -- | -- | -- |
408 | 7 | Duey Duong | United States | 21,650,000 | 72 |
408 | 8 | Enrico Rudelitz | Germany | 15,800,000 | 53 |
408 | 9 | Michael Niwinski | Canada | 18,900,000 | 63 |
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409 | 1 | Viktor Rau | Austria | 13,600,000 | 45 |
409 | 2 | Christopher Barton | United States | 4,350,000 | 15 |
409 | 3 | Austin Lewis | United States | 9,350,000 | 31 |
409 | 4 | Mario Navarro | Spain | 8,150,000 | 27 |
409 | 5 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 19,850,000 | 66 |
409 | 6 | Timothy Su | United States | 34,350,000 | 115 |
409 | 7 | Oliver Bithell | United Kingdom | 8,075,000 | 27 |
409 | 8 | Henry Lu | United States | 25,525,000 | 85 |
409 | 9 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 13,750,000 | 46 |
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410 | 1 | Luke Graham | United States | 16,300,000 | 54 |
410 | 2 | Zackary Koerper | United States | 10,075,000 | 34 |
410 | 3 | Milos Skrbic | Serbia | 31,450,000 | 105 |
410 | 4 | Steven Parrott | United States | 1,825,000 | 6 |
410 | 5 | Garry Gates | United States | 25,025,000 | 83 |
410 | 6 | Nicholas Marchington | United Kingdom | 39,800,000 | 133 |
410 | 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 2,800,000 | 9 |
410 | 8 | Christopher Ahrens | Germany | 7,275,000 | 24 |
410 | 9 | Thomer Pidun | Germany | 3,625,000 | 12 |
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411 | 1 | Paul Dhaliwal | Canada | 6,225,000 | 21 |
411 | 2 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 34,500,000 | 115 |
411 | 3 | Corey Burbick | United States | 7,250,000 | 24 |
411 | 4 | Hiroki Nawa | Japan | 10,250,000 | 34 |
411 | 5 | Warwick Mirzikinian | Australia | 20,700,000 | 69 |
411 | 6 | Johnathan Dempsey | United States | 6,500,000 | 22 |
411 | 7 | Nicholas Danias | United Kingdom | 11,550,000 | 39 |
411 | 8 | Daniel Charlton | United Kingdom | 9,725,000 | 32 |
411 | 9 | Robert Heidorn | Germany | 7,625,000 | 25 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 2:11 AM Local Time
End-of-Day 6 Chip Counts
Nick Marchington | 39,800,000 | 0 |
Hossein Ensan | 34,500,000 | 1,750,000 |
Timothy Su | 34,350,000 | 1,325,000 |
Milos Skrbic | 31,450,000 | 4,950,000 |
Henry Lu | 25,525,000 | 375,000 |
Garry Gates | 25,025,000 | 525,000 |
Duey Duong | 21,650,000 | 675,000 |
Warwick Mirzikinian | 20,700,000 | 1,525,000 |
Dario Sammartino | 19,850,000 | 725,000 |
Kevin Maahs | 19,550,000 | -5,500,000 |
Michael Niwinski | 18,900,000 | -350,000 |
Zhen Cai | 18,275,000 | 3,975,000 |
Luke Graham | 16,300,000 | 6,475,000 |
Enrico Rudelitz | 15,800,000 | 2,300,000 |
Preben Stokkan | 14,600,000 | 0 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 13,750,000 | -3,150,000 |
Viktor Rau | 13,600,000 | 600,000 |
Nicholas Danias | 11,550,000 | 0 |
Hiroki Nawa | 10,250,000 | 200,000 |
Zackary Koerper | 10,075,000 | 150,000 |
Daniel Charlton | 9,725,000 | 1,725,000 |
Mihai Manole | 9,700,000 | 0 |
Marcelo Cudos | 9,450,000 | -1,050,000 |
Austin Lewis | 9,350,000 | -950,000 |
Mario Navarro | 8,150,000 | 1,125,000 |
Oliver Bithell | 8,075,000 | -8,225,000 |
Robert Heidorn | 7,625,000 | 1,025,000 |
Christopher Ahrens | 7,275,000 | 1,575,000 |
Corey Burbick | 7,250,000 | -1,750,000 |
Johnathan Dempsey | 6,500,000 | 1,625,000 |
Paul Dhaliwal | 6,225,000 | 700,000 |
Christopher Barton | 4,350,000 | 50,000 |
Thomer Pidun | 3,625,000 | -1,975,000 |
Alex Livingston | 2,800,000 | -2,575,000 |
Steven Parrott | 1,825,000 | -125,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 2:06 AM Local Time
Ryan Yu Eliminated in 36th Place ($261,430)
Ryan Yu had been taking his time on the short stack and the clock was called on him for the second time.
In the penultimate hand of the night, he then shoved the button for 3,500,000 and Mihai Manole asked for a count in the small blind before moving all in himself.
Ryan Yu:
Mihai Manole:
The board came and Yu was eliminated in 36th place for $261,430.
Mihai Manole | 9,700,000 | 2,900,000 |
Ryan Yu | 0 | -5,400,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 2:01 AM Local Time
Stokkan Gets the Fold
Yuri Dzivielevski raised to 550,000 from the hijack and Preben Stokkan three-bet to 1,900,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Dzivielevski made the call.
The flop came , Stokkan continued with a bet of 1,400,000 which Dzivielevski called.
The turn brought them the , Stokkan now barreled a bet of 2,700,000 over the line. Dzivielevski contemplated his options for a while but opted to fold in the end.
Yuri Dzivielevski | 16,900,000 | -3,100,000 |
Preben Stokkan | 14,600,000 | 3,000,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:59 AM Local Time
Ian Pelz Eliminated in 37th Place ($211,945)
Ian Pelz raised to 600,000 from the hijack, Nicholas Marchington three-bet to 1,500,000 from the cutoff, Pelz four-bet shoved for about 4,950,000 and Marchington called.
Pelz:
Marchington:
The board came down , giving Marchington a set of sevens to eliminate Pelz in 37th place.
Nick Marchington | 39,800,000 | 5,100,000 |
Ian Pelz | 0 | -4,950,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:58 AM Local Time
Lu Scoops Another Pot
The flop read with almost 3,600,000 in the middle already.
Henry Lu bet 1,200,000 from the cutoff which Zackary Koerper called on the button.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Lu now fired a bet of 3,200,000 into the pot for Koerper to fold to.
Henry Lu | 25,150,000 | 3,650,000 |
Zackary Koerper | 9,925,000 | -2,725,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:50 AM Local Time
Ensan Back-Calls with a Straight
Three players headed to the flop of and the action checked around to the on the turn. Steven Parrott from the big blind and Hossein Ensan fired out a bet of 800,000 from under the gun. Duey Duong called on the button along with Parrott.
The paired the board on the river and the action checked to Duong who counted out a bet of 3,400,000. Parrott thought for a minute before making the call and Ensan called much quicker. Duong hesitated to show his hand and Parrott rolled over . Ensan tabled for a straight and was awarded the pot.
Hossein Ensan | 32,750,000 | 10,775,000 |
Duey Duong | 20,975,000 | -5,025,000 |
Steven Parrott | 1,950,000 | -11,450,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:50 AM Local Time
Four More Hands
The Tournament Director has announced that there will be four more hands remaining on Day 6 of the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:45 AM Local Time
Rudelitz vs. Heidorn
Enrico Rudelitz limped the small blind and Robert Heidorn checked his option.
The flop landed and Rudelitz led for 250,000 and Heidorn called.
The turn fell the and Rudelitz checked. Heidorn bet 575,000, and Rudelitz called as the fell on the river.
Rudelitz led for 1,500,000, and after about a minute of deliberation, Heidorn mucked.
Enrico Rudelitz | 13,500,000 | 100,000 |
Robert Heidorn | 6,600,000 | 1,350,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:45 AM Local Time
Atlee Jones Eliminated in 38th Place ($211,945)
Yuri Dzivielevski raised to 500,000 and Atlee Jones got his short stack in from the big blind. Dzivielevski asked for a count and once it was determined to be for 1,775,000 in total, he made the call.
Atlee Jones:
Yuri Dzivielevski:
"We are live," the rail of Jones said when they spotted the cards in the showdown and added "diamonds are good" on the flop. Jones took the lead on the turn while Dzivielevski had a flush draw.
It was not the spade that ended the tournament of Jones, but the that came on the river, sending him to the rail in 38th place for $211,945.
Yuri Dzivielevski | 14,500,000 | 2,000,000 |
Atlee Jones | 0 | -4,600,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:41 AM Local Time
Cai Climbing After Getting River Value
Duey Duong checked in the big blind on and called 1,350,000 from Zhen Cai in the cutoff. Duong checked the river and Zhen bet 2.8 million. Duong called almost immediately and Zhen showed for a straight. Duong mucked face up.
Duey Duong | 26,000,000 | 2,250,000 |
Zhen Cai | 19,800,000 | 5,500,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:37 AM Local Time
Small Pots for Dzivielevski and Cudos
Yuri Dzivielevski raised to 500,000 and Preben Stokkan called in the big blind. On a flop of , Stokkan check-called a bet of 900,000 and they ended up checking through the turn and river. Stokkan showed and Dzivielevski had that beat with .
Over on table 472, Marcelo Cudos made it 625,000 to go and Timothy Su called from the big blind. Su check-called bets of 475,000 on the flop and 1,300,000 on the turn. The river was checked and Su announced a pair, turned over the . Cudos tabled the winning hand in and his rail from Argentina started clapping.
Timothy Su | 33,025,000 | -1,975,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski | 12,500,000 | 1,200,000 |
Preben Stokkan | 11,600,000 | -250,000 |
Marcelo Cudos | 10,500,000 | 2,450,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:34 AM Local Time
Pelz Doubles Through Marchington
Ian Pelz raised all in for 2,225,000 from the button and Nicholas Marchington called from the small blind with , trailing Pelz's .
The board came down , safe for Pelz to double up.
Nick Marchington | 34,700,000 | -2,300,000 |
Ian Pelz | 4,950,000 | 1,875,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:28 AM Local Time
Graham Doubles Through Dzivielevski
Luke Graham shoved from the hijack and Yuri Dzivielevski asked for a count from the cutoff. The dealer confirmed how much Graham had, which was 4,775,000. Dzivielevski called while the rest of the table folded.
Luke Graham:
Yuri Dzivielevski:
The board ran out for Graham to find an ace on the turn to stay alive and double up.
The dealer dissected one of Graham's stack and concluded they were only 19 high so Graham was all-in for 4,600,000 exactly, which Dzivielevski paid up.
Yuri Dzivielevski | 11,300,000 | -4,300,000 |
Luke Graham | 9,825,000 | 5,225,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:28 AM Local Time
Rudelitz Shoves on Barton
Action folded to Christopher Barton in the small blind, and he raised to 600,000.
Enrico Rudelitz called from the big blind, and the flop landed .
Barton continued for 1,500,000 and Rudelitz announced he was all in for roughly 10 million, and Barton folded.
Enrico Rudelitz | 13,400,000 | 3,500,000 |
Christopher Barton | 4,300,000 | -4,425,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:25 AM Local Time
Burbick Takes from Cai
Zhen Cai raised to 700,000 from the button and Corey Burbick called from the big blind.
The flop was and Burbick check-called 450,000 from Cai.
The turn was the and Burbick check-called 1,000,000 from Cai.
The river was the and both players checked.
Burbick tabled for aces and fives, Cai mucked and Burbick won the pot.
Zhen Cai | 14,300,000 | -1,750,000 |
Corey Burbick | 9,000,000 | 1,975,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:24 AM Local Time
Lucky Turn for Lewis
Warwick Mirzikinian opened for 650,000 early and Austin Lewis defended the big blind. Lewis check-called 700,000 on the flop. On the turn, both players checked, and a arrived. Lewis bet 1.1 million and Mirzikinian called, though he appeared less than pleased.
Lewis tabled for a full house, and Mirzikinian flashed the .
Warwick Mirzikinian | 19,175,000 | -2,125,000 |
Austin Lewis | 10,300,000 | 4,000,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:20 AM Local Time
Bithell Gets Chips Back
Oliver Bithell raised to 525,000 from under the gun and Hiroki Nawa defended his big blind.
They both checked through the to see the pair the board up on the turn. Nawa bet 325,000 and Bithell called.
The river completed the board with the , Nawa continued with a bet of 400,000 but Bithell decided to raise to 2,200,000. This sent Nawa into the tank for several minutes, during which he stared at Bithell a few times and was stared right back at. After a while, Bithell decided to call the clock on him. The floor came over, the dealer explained the situation, and the floor gave Nawa 30 seconds to make a decision. The floor started counting down from five and eventually declared the hand dead.
Oliver Bithell | 16,300,000 | 0 |
Hiroki Nawa | 10,050,000 | -250,000 |
Friday, July 12, 2019 1:15 AM Local Time
Heidorn Doubles Through Pelz
Robert Heidorn shoved all in from the small blind for 2,500,000 and Ian Pelz called in the big blind
Heidorn:
Pelz:
The board ran out and Heidorn made runner-runner two pair to double through.
Robert Heidorn | 5,250,000 | 1,500,000 |
Ian Pelz | 3,075,000 | -2,650,000 |