EVENT UPDATES
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Monday, June 24, 2019 4:03 PM Local Time
New Round of Chip Counts
| Jon Turner | 242,000 | 242,000  |
| Daniel Negreanu | 168,000 | 33,000 |
| Ryan McKnight | 154,000 | 129,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 82,000 | 57,000 |
| Stephane Matias | 74,000 | 49,000 |
| James Holzhauer | 56,000 | 14,000 |
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 55,000 | 30,000 |
| Mark Mazza | 45,000 | |
| Muskan Sethi | 41,000 | 41,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 0 | -30,500  |
| Walter Treccarichi | 0 | -25,000 |
| Zachary Humphrey | 0 | -8,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 4:00 PM Local Time
Jacobson Chipping Down
A first player moved all in for 22,500 and after some thoughts, Martin Jacobson called on the button. The big blind player shoved for a stack worth 30,000 and Jacobson completed to create the following showdown:
Martin Jacobson:
Initial player:
Big blind:
The dealer brought a board and the big blind player scooped the pot with ace high kicker ten. The winner of the 2014 Main Event still has a stack around 160,000 chips.
| Martin Jacobson | 159,000 | 134,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 3:26 PM Local Time
New Break
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
Monday, June 24, 2019 3:26 PM Local Time
Triple Up for Ahmed and Side Pot for Conan
Owais Ahmed pushed all in on the button for his last 15,200 and it was called by the small blind player before Arthur Conan reshoved. The small blind called and the three players showed their cards:
Owais Ahmed :
Arthur Conan:
Small blind:
The board brought , giving two pair to Ahmed and ace high to Conan for the side pot.
| Owais Ahmed | 47,000 | |
| Arthur Conan | 42,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 3:22 PM Local Time
Conrad Doubles On Schwartz
Chris Conrad raised and Jake Schwartz pushed all in, covering Conrad's stack worth 10,400. Conrad called and the players tabled their cards:
Chris Conrad:
Jake Schwartz:
The board fell , giving the double up to Conrad with a pair of queens.
| Jake Schwartz | 37,000 | 37,000 |
| Chris Conrad | 22,000 | 22,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 3:18 PM Local Time
More Notables in the Field
| Lily Kiletto | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Manig Loeser | 33,000 | 33,000 |
| Bart Lybaert | 27,000 | |
| Anthony Zinno | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Joao Vieira | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| Alex Rocha | 21,000 | 21,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 3:02 PM Local Time
Zack Builds his Stack
Daniel Zack opened to 3,300 and it was three-bet to 8,600 by the player one seat over. It folded back to Zack who called.
The flop showed and Zack first checked before shoving after his opponent continued for 7,000. The latter, at risk for his tournament, snap-folded.
| Daniel Zack | 152,000 | 152,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:59 PM Local Time
New Entries
| Kristen Bicknell | 87,000 | |
| Chris Ferguson | 53,000 | |
| Corentin Ropert | 32,000 | |
| Meikat Siu | 25,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:58 PM Local Time
Grospellier on a Downswing
Bertrand Grospellier, who had a stack around 160,000 chips earlier, is now down to a stack worth 65,000.
On the last hand, the cutoff player raised and Grospellier tossed a pile of 5,000 chips in front of him, pushing his opponent all in for his remaining stack of 19,200. The latter snap-called:
Bertrand Grospellier:
His opponent:
Grospellier's hand was dominated and he found no help on a board , giving the double up to his opponent.
| Bertrand Grospellier | 65,000 | -101,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:44 PM Local Time
New Round of Chip Counts
| Bertrand Grospellier | 166,000 | 143,000 |
| Ryan Laplante | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Natalie Teh | 53,000 | 46,700 |
| Faraz Jaka | 44,000 | |
| Eddy Sabat | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 0 | -25,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:42 PM Local Time
Small Four-Way Pot for Yu
In a four-way pot, the flop read when Ben Yu checked from the small blind, followed by the three other players, including Calvin Anderson. The turn was also checked.
The river fell a and after a new round of checked, Yu showed for a pair of sixes, which was enough to make his opponents muck.
| Calvin Anderson | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Ben Yu | 58,000 | 33,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:38 PM Local Time
Uselis Forces a Fold
The player under the gun raised to 2,600 and Gediminas Uselis called in the big blind.
The flop came and Uselis check-called for 3,300. Both players checked on the turn .
The river was the and Uselis fired 10,700. His opponent let it go.
| Gediminas Uselis | 71,000 | 9,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:26 PM Local Time
Ins and Outs
Bryn Kenney late registered to this event but busted just after a few minutes of play. So did the French pro Kalidou Sow.
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 63,000 | |
| Gediminas Uselis | 62,000 | |
| Basile Yaiche | 38,000 | |
| Loni Harwood | 30,500 | 5,500 |
| Justin Liberto | 27,000 | |
| Thomas Eychenne | 26,000 | |
| Walter Treccarichi | 25,000 | |
| Ami Alibay | 23,000 | |
| Darryll Fish | 21,000 | |
| Martin Finger | 17,000 | |
| Erwann Pecheux | 14,000 | |
| Daniel Negreanu | 12,000 | -18,000 |
| Kami Hudson | 8,700 | |
| Bryn Kenney | 0 | |
| Kalidou Sow | 0 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:19 PM Local Time
Barbato Gets a Double Up
A player opened to 2,500 and the button three-bet to 7,300. Antonio Barbato moved all in from the blinds for a stack worth 18,500 and only the button player called.
Antonio Barbato:
His opponent:
The board came , giving a pair of aces to Barbarto as well and the double up.
| Antonio Barbato | 40,000 | 15,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 2:02 PM Local Time
More Familiar Faces Take a Seat
Daniel Park, the winner of the first one-day event of the Series, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty, topping a field of 2,452 unique entries for a nice $226,243-payday, just joined the event and will try to repeat today his previous performance.
| Allen Kessler | 62,000 | 62,000 |
| Maria Lampropulos | 36,000 | 36,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Pierre Neuville | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Martin Jacobson | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Ben Yu | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Daniel Park | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:53 PM Local Time
Vanderbeek Doubles Through Pinson
Aaron Pinson raised and Mark Vanderbeek pushed all in for a stack around 12,000 with It folded back to Pinson who made the call, holding .
The flop first fell , giving a straight draw to Pinson but the turn and river completed the board to give the flush to Vanderbeek and the double up.
| Aaron Pinson | 39,000 | 3,000 |
| Mark Vanderbeek | 27,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:42 PM Local Time
Brenes Gets a Fold on the River
The board already showed with around 5,000 in the pot when Humberto Brenes bet 4,000 from the big blind position. His opponent tanked for a minute and let it go.
| Humberto Brenes | 44,000 | 3,500 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:40 PM Local Time
Hallaert Gives a Double Up
Kenny Hallaert had called a player's all-in for a stack around 8,000 and had the best hand with versus for his opponent.
However, a board came, giving a pair of jacks to his opponent as well as the double up.
| Kenny Hallaert | 25,000 | -7,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:36 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Joe McKeehen | 65,000 | 40,000 |
| Mohsin Charania | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Mihai Niste | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Pete Chen | 25,000 | |
| Romain Lewis | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 23,000 | 23,000 |
| Rafi Elharar | 20,600 | -4,400 |
| Zachary Humphrey | 8,000 | -17,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:02 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day. Action will resume with blinds at 300/600 and ante 600 after the break.