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Monday, June 24, 2019 12:56 PM Local Time
Laak Takes a Seat and Grabs Some Chips
Phil Laak took a seat in this event and raised to 1,400 in early position. It folded to the player in the big blind who made the call.
The flop appeared and Laak continued for 1,600 after his opponent checked. The latter quickly folded and the winner of the 2010 £2,650 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed at the World Series of Poker Europe added the chips to his stack.
| Phil Laak | 27,000 | 27,000  |
Monday, June 24, 2019 12:52 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Laurent Polito | 87,000 | 62,000 |
| Thomas Cazayous | 48,000 | 24,000 |
| Renato Kaneoya | 43,000 | 18,000 |
| Humberto Brenes | 40,500 | 40,500 |
| Kenny Hallaert | 32,000 | 7,000 |
| Rory Brown | 30,200 | 30,200 |
| Aurore Sagne | 29,000 | 4,000 |
| James Romero | 28,000 | 3,000 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Jack Salter | 20,500 | -500  |
| Natalie Teh | 6,300 | -18,700 |
| Katie Lindsay | 0 | -25,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 12:42 PM Local Time
Polychronopoulos Loses One
The board read when Athanasios Polychronopoulos checked, followed by his opponent.
The river fell a and Polychronopoulos bet for 2,000. His opponent snap-called with and Polychronopoulos mucked his hand.
| Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 37,300 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 12:32 PM Local Time
Holzhauer Grinds a Stack
James Holzhauer raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and the player on the button called. Aaron Pinson also called from the big blind.
The flop fell and after a check from Pinson, Holzhauer continued for 1,000. It was enough to grab the pot without more resistance as of the Jeopardy expert's opponents folded.
The following hand, a player raised to 1,000 and Holzhauer called from the hijack position. When the flop appeared , the initial player checked and Holzhauer bet 900. His opponent considered it for a minute before folding. two pots in quick succession for Holzhauer.
| James Holzhauer | 42,000 | 17,000 |
| Aaron Pinson | 36,000 | 36,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 12:29 PM Local Time
More Notables
| Chris Moorman | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Katie Lindsay | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Connor Drinan | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Ludovic Riehl | 25,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 12:19 PM Local Time
Five-Way Pot for Tang
Daniel Tang raised under the gun to 800 and four players made the call, including Dillon Ott in the blinds.
The flop came and all the players checked. On the turn , Ott led out for 1,300 and only Tang made the call.
The came on the river and Ott checked. Tang tanked a for a minute before betting 1,700 and Ott ended up folding his hand. Tang showed the for quads.
| Dillon Ott | 34,000 | -2,000 |
| Daniel Tang | 31,000 | 6,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 12:16 PM Local Time
Ott Adds to His Stack
The button player raised and Dillon Ott, situated in the big blind, three-bet to 3,000. The button called and the flop appeared . Ott continued for 6,000 and it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
| Dillon Ott | 36,000 | 11,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:58 AM Local Time
More Familiar Faces Joined the Field
| Tony Miles | 25,000 | |
| Ryan McKnight | 25,000 | |
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 25,000 | |
| Daniel Tang | 25,000 | |
| Sven Reichardt | 25,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:56 AM Local Time
Salter Loses a Small One
The flop read and Jack Salter's opponent bet 1,500. Salter called from the button. The turn brought the and the Salter was faced with another 1,500 bet. Salter quickly folded.
| Jack Salter | 21,000 | -4,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:46 AM Local Time
New Entries
| Natalie Teh | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Pierre Merlin | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Neil Blumenfield | 25,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:39 AM Local Time
Cazayous Gets Paid
The flop showed in a head's up pot when a player bet 700 and Thomas Cazayous, on the button, made the call.
The turn brought the and this Time Cazayous's opponent check-called for 1,000. On the river, the same action happened but for a bet of 3,000. Cazayous turned over but lost the pot as his opponent held .
| Thomas Cazayous | 24,000 | -1,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:36 AM Local Time
More Notables in the Field
| Dillon Ott | 25,000 | |
| Renato Kaneoya | 25,000 | |
| Jack Salter | 25,000 | |
| James Romero | 25,000 | |
| Rafi Elharar | 25,000 | |
| Ramon Colillas | 25,000 | |
| Kenny Hallaert | 25,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:24 AM Local Time
Holzhauer Takes His Chance at Poker
James Holzhauer, who captivated the world and earned millions with his amazing run on Jeopardy! earlier this year. Holzhauer became the fourth-highest-earning American game show contestant of all time thanks to his 32-game winning streak as champion on the quiz show from April to June 2019.
Holzhauer, a Las Vegas resident, participates today to his very first WSOP event thanks to the invitation of Mike Sexton and both will play together in the $1,000 buy-in Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em event.
| James Holzhauer | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:16 AM Local Time
Familiar Faces in the Field
| Laurent Polito | 25,000 | |
| Clement Thumy | 25,000 | |
| Hugo Lemaire | 25,000 | |
| Yann Brosolo | 25,000 | |
| Zachary Humphrey | 25,000 | |
| Stephane Matias | 25,000 | |
| Thomas Cazayous | 25,000 | |
| Aurore Sagne | 25,000 | |
| Joe McKeehen | 25,000 | |
| Anton Wigg | 25,000 | |
| Niall Farrell | 25,000 | |
| Nick Yunis | 25,000 | |
| James Mackey | 25,000 | |
| Erik Cajelais | 25,000 | |
| Antonio Barbato | 25,000 | |
Monday, June 24, 2019 11:03 AM Local Time
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament's director just announced the shuffle up and deal and cards are now in the air for Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty!
Monday, June 24, 2019 3:11 AM Local Time
Welcome to Event #56: $1,500 Super Bounty No-Limit Holdem, the last single-day event of the Series
At 11 a.m. local time, cards go in the air in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for one of the new event of the series; the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty. With levels of just 20 minutes, the action is expected to move quickly throughout, with players encouraged to gamble it up even further thanks to a $500 bounty awarded for each takedown.
All players will receive 25,000 in chips to start, blinds will kick off at 100/100, and late registration is open for 12 levels, which is until about 3:40 p.m. local time. The players will have a 20-min break every 6 levels and a 75-min dinner break after the 18th level of play (≈ 5:40 p.m.). Bounties cannot be redeemed until after 6:00 p.m. on Day 1.
This is the second and last single-day event of the series, with a champion being crowned at the end of the night. It's Daniel Park who won Event #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty, topping a field of 2,452 unique entries and enjoying all of the ups and downs throughout the day to end up with the coveted gold bracelet as well as a nice $226,243-payday.
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