$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Event #79)

Ivan Deyra topped 671 entrants in Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em to win $380,090 and become the third French bracelet winner of the summer.

Deyra defeated David Gonzalez heads-up but was made to fight for the victory, after Gonzalez had sealed three quick double ups through the Frenchman when just three players remained. However, it nearly wasn't to be for the Winamax pro as he saw his chip stack rapidly reduce during five-handed play only to wake up with pocket queens at the perfect time and hold against pocket nines for the vital double up.

With the win, Deyra crossed the $1,000,000 mark in recorded live earnings, and his gold bracelet performance comes only five years after his first recorded live tournament cash.

''I'm really proud to cross the one million, and that was a goal for me, but the main goal was winning a bracelet," said Deyra just moments after his victory.

"When I was young, I watched the WSOP on tv with stars in my eyes, and now to be here and to win it, it's amazing. It's like a dream!"

The final hand of Event #79 saw Deyra pick off Gonzalez's river bluff, with new bracelet winner holding a full house.

''I thought he was going all in on the river. I was waiting and cheering a little bit inside. He was only six or seven big blinds deep, and I was very confident at this point that I was going to win the bracelet'' added Deyra.

The French rail has been one of the loudest and proudest at final tables this summer and today was no different.

"My rail was amazing. I know these people well because I was in there for three friends before on the final table. It was my dream to be here, and now, my friends were there for me.''

Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Final Table Results

Action of the Day

When the final six returned to battle on Day 4 with eventual runner-up Gonzalez and Canada's Guillaume Nolet dominating the chip counts. David Weinstein had the hardest job sat with ten big blinds, but the American made life difficult for his opponents and held on for over 90-minutes of play before his resilience finally broke.

Weinstein ultimately ran king-queen into pocket queens for his final nine big blinds and departed in sixth place for a career-best $59,421 cash.

As the play continued to be tight and conservative, the average big blinds fell, before back-to-back eliminations occurred.

David Dibernardi hit the rail in fifth place for $81,749 after the American ran king-queen into Deyra's ace-deuce and found no help from the board, and in the very next hand, UK pro Patrick Leonard exited in fourth place for $114,347, and his seventh cash of the series, after his king-jack failed to hold against Deyra's king-nine.

Day 4 chip leader Gonzalez then secured his three quickfire double ups through Deyra, which forced short stack, Guillaume Nolet, to make his move. Deyra put maximum pressure on his opponents by moving all in from the button with pocket sevens, and Nolet put his tournament life on the line after some thought with pocket sixes. Despite Nolet picking up the up-and-down straight draw on the turn, he failed to hit on the river and departed with $162,575 in third place.

Not to be deterred by Gonzalez's earlier comeback, Deyra used his chip advantage well and ultimately became the latest WSOP gold bracelet winner courtesy of Gonzalez's brave all in on the river holding five-deuce of diamonds on an eight-four-four-king-three rainbow board. Deyra snap-called with pocket kings for the full house and the French rail exploded in cheers and applause.

Another event is in the books at the soon to finish 2019 WSOP, but remember to stay tuned to PokerNews over the next four-days with plenty more action left to occur including the crowning of the 2019 Main Event Champion on Tuesday, July 16.

Hand #206: David Gonzalez folded on the button and Ivan Deyra received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #196: David Gonzalez called from the button and Ivan Deyra raised to 550,000. Gonzalez put all of his chips worth 2,150,000 in the middle and Deyra quickly folded.

Hand #197: Deyra went all in from the button for 2,700,000 and Gonzalez gave up and folded.

Hand #198: Gonzalez moved all in from the button for 2,500,000 in total and Deyra folded.

Hand #199: Deyra called from the button and Gonzalez checked. The flop fell     and Gonzalez checked to Deyra who took it with a bet of 200,000.

Hand #200: Gonzalez folded on the button.

Ivan Deyra	11,100,000	-200,000
David Gonzalez	2,400,000	200,000

Hand #186: David Gonzalez raised to 500,000 in the first hand of the heads-up match and Ivan Deyra called the raise from the big blind.

The flop fell     and both checked. The turn was the   and Deyra checked again. Gonzalez checked behind again and the   completed the board on the river.

Deyra bet and Gonzalez won with a bet of 450,000.

Hand #187: Deyra limped and Gonzalez checked his option. Both saw the     flop appear on the board. Gonzalez check-called a bet of 200,000 from Deyra to see the   on the turn and Gonzalez checked again.

Deyra fired a bet of 600,000 this time and Gonzalez folded.

Hand #188: Gonzalez folded the small blind.

Hand #189: Deyra limped from the small blind and Gonzalez raised to 600,000 which made Deyra fold.

Hand #190: Gonzalez called from the button and Deyra checked. The flop was     and both players checked again. The   turn was added to the board and both checked one more time. The   completed the full five-card board.

Deyra check-called a bet of 200,000 on the river.

The result of the hand wasn't clear.

Ivan Deyra	8,900,000	200,000
David Gonzalez	4,500,000	-200,000

Hand #181: Ivan Deyra moved all in for 7,800,000 from the button, and David Gonzalez called from the small blind for 2,400,000.

Ivan Deyra:   
David Gonzalez:   

Board:      

Gonzalez once again held his preflop lead to secure a third double up from Deyra in just a few hands.

Hand #182: Gonzalez moved all in from the button and won the pot.

Hand #183: Guillaume Nolet moved all in from the button and won the pot.

Hand #184: Deyra called for 100,000 from the small blind, and Gonzalez checked. The flop fell     and both players checked before the   hit the turn. Deyra bet 300,000 and Gonzalez folded.

Hand #179: Guillaume Nolet put 2,910,000 in the middle which was all he had. The only person he had to go through was Ivan Deyra in the big blind and he got out of the way.

Hand #180: Deyra put David Gonzalez all in from the small blind and Gonzalez called in the hope to double up. Deyra could eliminate an opponent and start the heads-up with a massive advantage.

David Gonzalez:   
Ivan Deyra:   

The flop fell     and Gonzalez was in good shape to double up. The   came on the turn and Deyra had a couple of extra outs but he wasn't able to hit on the   river.

Ivan Deyra	7,800,000	-1,400,000
Guillaume Nolet	3,200,000	300,000
David Gonzalez	2,400,000	1,100,000

Hand #169: Guillaume Nolet received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #170: Nolet called from the small blind and big blind Ivan Deyra raised to 500,000. That was too much for Nolet who let go of his hand.

Hand #171: Nolet moved all in from the button and Deyra folded quickly in the small blind. Big blind David Gonzalez thought about it for a little longer before folding.

Hand #172: Nolet got another walk.

Hand #173: Nolet jammed from the small blind and Deyra folded in the big blind.

Ivan Deyra	9,400,000	-200,000
Guillaume Nolet	2,900,000	900,000
David Gonzalez	1,200,000	-400,000

Hand #163: Ivan Deyra raised to 360,000 from the cutoff. Patrick Leonard moved all in for 1,140,000 from the big blind when it folded to him. Deyra wanted an exact count and he then called by putting in an extra 780,000.

Patrick Leonard:   
Ivan Deyra:   

The board ran out       and the crowd went wild when the deuce came down on the river.

Ivan Deyra now has an even bigger chip lead while online legend Patrick Leonard was eliminated in 4th place, earning himself $114,347.

Ivan Deyra	9,300,000	1,400,000
Guillaume Nolet	2,600,000	200,000
David Gonzalez	1,600,000	0
Patrick Leonard	0	-1,300,000

Hand #158: Ivan Deyra raised all in for 6,100,000 from under the gun and won the pot.

Hand #159: Deyra got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #160: Guillaume Nolet raised to 360,000 from the button, and David Dibernardi called from the big blind. The flop fell    , and David Dibernardi checked. Nolet bet 250,000 and David Dibernardi folded.

Hand #161: Dibernardi moved all in for 665,000 from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand #153: David Gonzalez moved all in from the button but no one called.

Hand #154: Patrick Leonard limped from the small blind when it folded to him. Ivan Deyra sat in the big blind and he raised to 390,000. Leonard called to see the     flop.

Leonard checked to Deyra and he checked behind this time. The   was dealt on the turn and Leonard checked again. So did Deyra and the   was dealt on the river. Leonard bet, Deyra folded, and the pot went to Leonard.

Hand #155: Guillaume Nolet pushed his last 2,390,000 in the middle from the cutoff and everyone folded.

Hand #156: David Dibernardi sat in the small blind and he put his last 865,000 in the middle. big blind Gonzalez folded.

Hand #157: Gonzalez put 1,640,000 in the middle from the small blind and Nolet folded in the big blind.

Ivan Deyra	6,100,000	-600,000
Guillaume Nolet	2,500,000	0
Patrick Leonard	2,000,000	500,000
David Gonzalez	2,000,000	400,000
David Dibernardi	1,200,000	0