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2019 50th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 to Sunday, June 30, 2019

$400 COLOSSUS (Event #61)

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  • Buy-in: $400
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Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:44 PM Local Time
Level 47 started
Level: 47
Blinds: 3,000,000/6,000,000
Ante: 6,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:43 PM Local Time
Norson Saho Eliminated in 6th Place ($90,838)

Norson Saho

Hand #78: Sejin Park shoved from under the gun for 45,000,000 and Norson Saho called on the button for a slightly shorter stack.

Norson Saho:   
Sejin Park:   

The flop came     for Saho to stay ahead with the pocket pair. The turn was the   for Park to pick up the gutshot to a wheel. The river completed the board with the   for Park to hit the higher pair. The stacks were confirmed once again and Saho was sent to the rail in 6th place.

Georgios Kapalas269,500,000-4,500,000
Sejin Park104,500,00046,000,000
Ryan Depaulo61,500,00026,000,000
Andrew Barber55,500,0000
Juan Lopez33,500,000-41,000,000
Norson Saho0-38,500,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:36 PM Local Time
Hands #72-77: Park Doubles Through Kapalas

Georgios Kapalas

Hand #72: Norson Saho raised all-in on the button for 44,500,000 and took down the blinds and ante.

Hand #73: Georgios Kapalas raised to 68,000,000 under-the-gun and took it down.

Hand #74: Ryan Depaulo moved all-in from the cutpff for 62,000,000 and took it down.

Hand #75: Sejin Park raised all in on the button for 12,500,000 and Kapalas called in the small blind.

Sejin Park:   
Georgios Kapalas:   

The flop came     giving Park trip threes, and the turn was the   and the river   doubling Park up.

Hand #76: Kapalas raised on the button to 58,000,000 and took it down.

Hand #77: Kapalas shoved from the cutoff with the biggest stack and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante.

Georgios Kapalas274,000,0007,500,000
Juan Lopez74,500,0006,500,000
Sejin Park58,500,00033,500,000
Andrew Barber55,500,000-12,500,000
Norson Saho38,500,000-6,000,000
Ryan Depaulo35,500,000-31,500,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:29 PM Local Time
Hands #67-71: Kapalas Putting the Pressure On

Georgios Kapalas

Hand #67: Georgios Kapalas raised to 11,000,000 from under the gun and action folded to Sejin Park in the big blind who had seven big blinds left. Park contemplated his options for a while and then decided to fold.

Hand #68: Andrew Barber shoved from under the gun for 68,000,000 and picked up the blinds and ante.

Hand #69: Kapalas raised from the small blind to put Barber all-in in the big blind who decided to let his hand go.

Hand #70: Kapalas shoved on the button and the blinds quickly folded.

Hand #71: Kapalas put the pressure on again by shoving, this time from the cutoff and got no action.

Georgios Kapalas266,500,00037,500,000
Andrew Barber68,000,0000
Juan Lopez68,000,000-6,500,000
Ryan Depaulo67,000,00031,500,000
Norson Saho44,500,0006,000,000
Sejin Park25,000,000-33,500,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:23 PM Local Time
Hands #62-66: All-in's but No Caller's

Juan Lopez

Hand #62: Juan Lopez raised to 14,000,000 and took it down,

Hand #63: Georgios Kapalas raised to 63,000,000 from the small blind and Andrew Barber folded the big blind.

Hand #64: Ryan Depaulo went all-in under-the-gun and took down the blinds and ante.

Hand #65: Sejin Park moved all-in for 25,000,000 and took it down.

Hand #66: Barber raised all-in for 55,500,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Georgios Kapalas229,000,0000
Juan Lopez74,500,00016,500,000
Andrew Barber68,000,0000
Sejin Park58,500,00031,000,000
Norson Saho38,500,000-31,000,000
Ryan Depaulo35,500,000-39,000,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:14 PM Local Time
Hands #57-61: Depaulo, Saho, and Park All Double Up

Ryan Depaulo

Hand #57: Ryan Depaulo shoved from the hijack for 43,500,000 and Sejin Park shoved too from the button with the bigger stack.

Ryan Depaulo:   
Sejin Park:   

The board ran out       for Depaulo to double up.

Hand #58: Andrew Barber raised big from the small blind to put Norson Saho all-in in the big blind and he called.

Norson Saho:   
Andrew Barber:   

The flop came     for Saho to flop a pair of fours but give Barber the gutshot to a wheel too. The turn was the   to give Saho two pair, he just needed to avoid a trey which is what he did as the   completed the board on the river.

Hand #59: Juan Lopez raised to 14,000,000 from under the gun and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante

Hand #60: Georgios Kapalas raised to 11,500,000 from the hijack and Lopez defended his big blind. The flop came    , Lopez check-folded to the 7,500,000 continuation-bet of Kapalas.

Hand #61: Depaulo shoved from the button and Sejin Park called for his last three big blinds in the big blind.

Sejin Park:   
Ryan Depaulo:   

The flop came     which kept Depaulo ahead. The turn was the   which now gave Park an open-ended straight draw. The river completed the board with the   for Park to stay alive and double up as he hit the straight.

Georgios Kapalas229,000,00017,000,000
Ryan Depaulo74,500,00031,000,000
Norson Saho69,500,00031,000,000
Andrew Barber68,000,000-41,500,000
Juan Lopez58,000,000-6,500,000
Sejin Park27,500,000-31,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:01 PM Local Time
Level 46 started
Level: 46
Blinds: 2,500,000/5,000,000
Ante: 5,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 3:01 PM Local Time
Hands #54-56: Kapalas Over 200 Million Now

Sejin Park

Hand #54: Sejin Park shoved from under the gun for 58,500,000 and got no action.

Hand #55: Ryan Depaulo shoved from the button for 33,500,000 and picked up the blinds and ante.

Hand #56: Andrew Barber raised to 8,000,000 from under the gun and Georgios Kapalas defended his big blind. The flop came    , Kapalas check-raised the 6,000,000 continuation-bet of Barber to 19,000,000 and that was enough to make Barber fold.

Georgios Kapalas212,000,00016,000,000
Andrew Barber109,500,000-14,000,000
Juan Lopez64,500,000-10,000,000
Sejin Park58,500,0000
Ryan Depaulo43,500,0008,000,000
Norson Saho38,500,0000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:59 PM Local Time
Patrick Miller Eliminated in 7th Place ($69,757)

Patrick Miller

Hand #53: Georgios Kapalas raised to 9,000,000 and Patrick Miller reraised all-in, the action folded back around to Kapalas and he made the call.

Georgios Kapalas:   
Patrick Miller:   

The flop came     changing nothing, but the turn   gave Kapalas a pair of kings and the river was the   eliminating Miller in 7th place.

Georgios Kapalas196,000,00033,000,000
Andrew Barber123,500,00013,000,000
Juan Lopez74,500,0000
Sejin Park58,500,0000
Norson Saho38,500,0004,000,000
Ryan Depaulo35,500,000-8,000,000
Patrick Miller0-42,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:58 PM Local Time
Hands #51-52: Saho Shoves

Norson Saho

Hand #51:The action folded around to Georgios Kapalas on the button and he raised to 9,000,000, Andrew Barber three bet from the small blind to 30,000,000 and Norson Saho, folded the big blind and Kapalas mucked.

Hand #52: Barber limped on the button and Saho took his time and eventually moved all-in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Barber mucked behind.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:42 PM Local Time
Hands #46-50: Flat-Calling Around

Juan Lopez

Hand #46: Juan Lopez raised to 9,000,000 from under the gun and was enough to pick up the blinds and ante.

Hand #47: Georgios Kapalas raised to 8,000,000 from the middle position and was called by Andrew Barber in the hijack. Lopez defended his big blind. The flop came    , they all checked for the   to fall on the turn. They all checked through again to see the   complete the board. Lopez bet 9,000,000 and that was enough to make the rest fold.

Hand #48: Kapalas raised to 8,000,000 from under the gun and Sejin Park defended his big blind. The flop came    , Park check-shoved for 33,000,000 on the 5,500,000 bet of Kapalas. Kapalas quickly let his hand go.

Hand #49: Lopez raised to 8,000,000 from the button and Kapalas defended his big blind too. The flop came    , they both checked. The turn was the  , Kapalas bet 12,000,000 and Lopez made the call. The   completed the board, Kapalas now slowed down and checked. Lopez bet 5,000,000 and Kapalas called with    while Lopez held    for a chopped pot.

Hand #50: Ryan Depaulo shoved from the hijack for 33,500,000 and got no action.

Georgios Kapalas163,000,000-24,500,000
Andrew Barber110,500,000-16,000,000
Juan Lopez74,500,00029,000,000
Sejin Park58,500,00013,500,000
Ryan Depaulo43,500,000-8,000,000
Patrick Miller42,000,000-4,000,000
Norson Saho34,500,0000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:30 PM Local Time
Hands #41-45: Kapalas Continues to Grow His Stack

Patrick Miller

Hand #41: Patrick Miller raised all-in from the cutoff for 32,000,000 and took it down.

Hand #42: Miller moved all-in from the hijack for the second hand in a row for 42,000,000 and took down the blinds and ante again.

Hand #43: Sejin Park raised all-in on the button for 35,000,000 and took it down.

Hand #44: Georgios Kapalas raised to 8,000,000 on the button and Norson Saho called in the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn. Saho checked again, but Kapalas bet out 6,000,000, prompting a call from Saho. The river was the  , Saho checked again and Kapalas bet 36,500,000, Saho went into the tank and decided to let his hand go.

Hand #45: Andrew Barber raised the button to 48,000,000 which was enough to put both Saho and Miller all-in, and they both folded.

Georgios Kapalas187,500,00010,000,000
Andrew Barber126,500,0002,000,000
Ryan Depaulo51,500,0008,000,000
Patrick Miller46,000,00014,000,000
Juan Lopez45,500,000-2,000,000
Sejin Park45,000,0000
Norson Saho34,500,000-20,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:16 PM Local Time
Level 45 started
Level: 45
Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000
Ante: 4,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:00 PM Local Time
Break Time

The 7 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

Sunday, June 30, 2019 2:00 PM Local Time
Hands #38-40: Even More for Kapalas

Sejin Park

Hand #38: Sejin Park raised to 6,500,000 from the hijack and Georgios Kapalas three-bet to 18,000,000 from the cutoff. Action folded all the way around to Park who also folded.

Hand #39: Juan Lopez raised to 6,000,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Hand #40: Kapalas raised to 6,500,000 from the middle position and Lopez defended his big blind. The flop came    , they both checked to see the   fall on the turn. Lopez bet 4,500,000 which Kapalas called. The river completed the board with the  , Lopez quickly checked but Kapalas needed some more time. After a few seconds, he reached for chips and then led out for 15,500,000. Lopez contemplated his options for a while and decided to fold.

Georgios Kapalas177,500,00031,300,000
Andrew Barber124,500,000-2,400,000
Norson Saho54,500,000-5,400,000
Juan Lopez47,500,000-3,700,000
Sejin Park45,000,0002,400,000
Ryan Depaulo43,500,000-14,000,000
Patrick Miller32,000,000-8,000,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:52 PM Local Time
Hands #33-37: Kapalas Takes Chip Lead Back

Hand #33: Ryan Depaulo limped in the small blind and Juan Lopez checked. The flop came     and both players checked to the   on the turn, Depaulo check-called 3,500,000. The river was the   and Depaulo checked again. Lopez checked back and Depaulo tabled    and Lopez tabled    to win with a pair of sevens.

Hand #34: Norson Saho raised from middle position to 6,000,000 and Sejin Park called in the big blind. The flop came    , Park checked and Saho bet out 6,500,000. Park took his time and announced all-in 21,100,000 and Saho snap-folded.

Hand #35: Saho raised to 6,000,000 from early position and Georgios Kapalas called in the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked to the   turn. Kapalas led out for 9,000,000, Saho quickly called. The river was the   and Kapalas pushed a stack across the line of 24,000,000 and Saho mucked fast.

Hand #36: Kapalas limped in the small blind and Barber checked his option. the flop of     got checked through to the   on the turn and they both checked again to see the   on the river. After two further checks, Kapalas tabled    and won with a pair of twos.

Hand #37: Patrick Miller moved all-in under-the-gun for 32,500,000 and took it down.

Georgios Kapalas146,200,00022,500,000
Andrew Barber126,900,000-7,500,000
Norson Saho59,900,000-33,500,000
Ryan Depaulo57,500,000-6,500,000
Juan Lopez51,200,0005,000,000
Sejin Park42,600,00012,500,000
Patrick Miller40,000,0007,500,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:37 PM Local Time
Hands #28-32: Miller and Park on Ten Big Blinds Each

Patrick Miller

Hand #28: Patrick Miller shoved from the hijack for 25,000,000 and that was enough to pick up the blinds and ante.

Hand #29: Georgios Kapalas completed his small blind and Andrew Barber opted to check. The flop came     and Kapalas bet 3,000,000, which was enough for Barber to let this hand go.

Hand #30: Kapalas raised to 6,500,000 from the button and Norson Saho defended his big blind. The flop came    , Saho check-called the 5,500,000 continuation-bet of Kapalas. The turn was the   to complete the flush draw. Saho checked again and Kapalas did the same to see the   complete the board on the river. They both checked for Saho to pick up the pot with    for the flush.

Hand #31: A walk for Patrick Miller.

Hand #32: Juan Lopez raised to 6,500,000 from under the gun and got no action.

Andrew Barber134,400,000-7,500,000
Georgios Kapalas123,700,000-12,000,000
Norson Saho93,400,00012,000,000
Ryan Depaulo64,000,000-6,000,000
Juan Lopez46,200,0007,500,000
Patrick Miller32,500,0007,500,000
Sejin Park30,100,000-1,500,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:28 PM Local Time
Maksim Kalman Eliminated in 8th Place ($53,925)

Maksim Kalman

Hand #27: Andrew Barber raised to 6,000,000 from early position, Maksim Kalman three-bet all-in for 50,000,000 next to act and the action folded around to Barber who made the call.

Andrew Barber:  
Maksim Kalman:   

The flop came     the turn was the   giving Kalman a straight and flush draw, but the river was the   sending Kalman to the payout desk in 8th place.

Andrew Barber141,900,00057,500,000
Georgios Kapalas135,700,0000
Norson Saho81,400,0000
Ryan Depaulo70,000,000-3,000,000
Juan Lopez38,700,000-6,000,000
Sejin Park31,600,000-6,000,000
Patrick Miller25,000,0000
Maksim Kalman0-50,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:21 PM Local Time
Hands #24-26: Park Doubles Up Through Depaulo

Sejin Park

Hand #24: Juan Lopez raised to 5,000,000 from the early position and Norson Saho three-bet big from the small blind to put Patrick Miller in the big blind and Lopez all-in who both snap-folded.

Hand #25: Sejin Park shoved from the early position for 17,000,000 and Ryan Depaulo called in the big blind.

Sejin Park:   
Ryan Depaulo:   

The flop came     to keep Park ahead with the pocket nines. The turn was the   which didn't change the situation, neither did the   on the river as Park doubled up with two pair.

Hand #26: Juan Lopez got a walk in the big blind.

Georgios Kapalas135,700,0000
Andrew Barber84,400,0000
Norson Saho81,400,0009,800,000
Ryan Depaulo73,000,000-17,900,000
Maksim Kalman50,000,0000
Juan Lopez44,700,0001,000,000
Sejin Park37,600,00020,600,000
Patrick Miller25,000,000-6,000,000
Sunday, June 30, 2019 1:16 PM Local Time
Hands #19-23: Saho Doubles

Norson Saho

Hand #19 Patrick Miller moved all-in for 25,000,000 from the cutoff and he took down the blinds.

Hand #20 Juan Lopez raised to 5,500,000 on the button and Georgios Kapalas three-bet to 16,000,000 from the big blind and Lopez mucked his hand.

Hand #21 Sejin Park raised to 5,000,000 from the button and Andrew Barber called in the big blind. The flop came    , Barber checked and Park bet out 4,000,000. Barber took a few seconds and let his hand go.

Hand #22 Ryan Depaulo raised in middle position to 5,000,000 and took it down preflop.

Hand #23 Park raised to 5,000,000 from the hijack and Saho called from the big blind. The flop came    , both players checked to the   turn card, and Saho announced all-in. Park asked for a count, after finding out it was 29,000,000, he took about three minutes and the clock was called. Park eventually called.

Norson Saho:   
Sejin Park:   

The river was the   doubling Saho up.

Georgios Kapalas135,700,0005,500,000
Ryan Depaulo90,900,0006,000,000
Andrew Barber84,400,000-8,600,000
Norson Saho71,600,00035,200,000
Maksim Kalman50,000,000-6,000,000
Juan Lopez43,700,000-6,700,000
Patrick Miller31,000,0006,000,000
Sejin Park17,000,000-31,400,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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