Event #81: $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only No-Limit Hold'em Dia 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

2019-07-12 01:27 UTC-7

Apter Gives Up on River

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Nível 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On the last hand of the level, Brett Apter limped in the small blind, Upeshka De Silva checked and they went to a flop of . Apter bet 17,000 and De Silva called.

Apter fired a second barrel, making it 60,000 on the turn. De Silva called again.

The hit the felt and Apter paused for over a minute before he checked. De Silva took a little longer and then bet what looked like 218,000. Apter folded within a second.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brett Apter	803,000 -257,000	-257,000

Upeshka De Silva	566,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Brett Apter Upeshka De Silva

2019-07-12 01:29 UTC-7

Final Level of the Night

Nível 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The final 10 players will battle it out for one more hour before bagging for Day 3 on Friday.

2019-07-12 01:44 UTC-7

Pillai vs. Zhang

Nível 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Shankar Pillai opened to 45,000 from the button and Haixia Zhang three-bet to 145,000 from the small blind. Pillai called and the flop came .

Zhang led out for 100,000 and Pillai called. The turn was the and Zhang checked. Pillai put out a bet of 200,000 and Zhang mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Shankar Pillai	1,420,000 675,000	675,000

Haixia Zhang	480,000 -454,000	-454,000

Tags: Haixia Zhang Shankar Pillai

Nível: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

2019-07-12 01:53 UTC-7

Nguyen Four-Bet Shoves on Werthmann

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Nível 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tommy Nguyen made it 45,000 in the first position and Thom Werthmann three-bet to 120,000 directly to Nguyen's left. Action returned to Nguyen who briefly scanned Werthmann's stack and then moved all in, covering his opponent's 700,000 or so.

Werthmann tanked for about two minutes and then laid his hand down.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tommy Nguyen	1,940,000 590,000	590,000

Thom Werthmann	580,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Tommy Nguyen Thom Werthmann

2019-07-12 02:01 UTC-7

Pillai Scores a Huge Double Through Gerhart to Take the Chip Lead

Nível 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Gerhart limped in from the small blind and Shankar Pillai checked his option from the big blind.

The flop came and Gerhart led out for 25,000. Pillai raised to 80,000 and Gerhart re-raised to 235,000. Pillai called.

The turn was the and Gerhart went into the tank for a while before moving all in. Pillai picked his cards up to have a look before announcing a call.

Gerhart tabled for two pair nines and sevens, but needed to improve against Pillai's for a straight to the nine.

The river was the and Pillai doubled through, leaving Gerhart with around five big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Shankar Pillai	2,400,000 980,000	980,000

Kevin Gerhart	100,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Shankar Pillai

2019-07-12 02:06 UTC-7

Upeshka De Silva Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,402)

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Nível 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Upeshka De Silva raised to 45,000 under the gun, Tommy Nguyen three-bet to 150,000 from the button, and De Silva slid forward almost all of his chips, leaving himself with 25,000. Nguyen quickly announced he was all in and De Silva stalled for over a minute before he flicked in the last chip.

De Silva:
Nguyen:

Nguyen had the better of it and the board confirmed his win. De Silva left the tournament in 10th place and the remaining players are now taking seats at the final table.

Hand-for-hand coverage will follow onwards.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tommy Nguyen	2,620,000 680,000	680,000

Upeshka De Silva	Eliminado

Tags: Tommy Nguyen Upeshka De Silva

2019-07-12 02:10 UTC-7

Final Table Seating Order and Chip Counts

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Nível 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Brett Apter	740,000
2	Scott Bohlman	270,000
3	Kevin Gerhart	100,000
4	Andreas Klatt	520,000
5	Michael Gagliano	1,770,000
6	Haixia Zhang	440,000
7	Tommy Nguyen	2,620,000
8	Shankar Pillai	2,200,000
9	Thom Werthmann	430,000

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tommy Nguyen	2,620,000

Shankar Pillai	2,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

Michael Gagliano	1,770,000 245,000	245,000

Brett Apter	740,000 -63,000	-63,000

Andreas Klatt	520,000 -22,000	-22,000
Haixia Zhang	440,000 -40,000	-40,000

Thom Werthmann	430,000 -150,000	-150,000

Scott Bohlman	270,000 -210,000	-210,000

Kevin Gerhart	100,000

2019-07-12 02:22 UTC-7

Hands #1-5: Gerhart Doubles Twice

Nível 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #1: Michael Gagliano raised to 50,000 and got no action.

Hand #2: Action folded to Kevin Gerhart in the small blind and he shoved all in for 62,000. Andreas Klatt called from the big blind.

Gerhart:
Klatt:

The board ran out and Gerhart held to double through.

Hand #3: Action folded to Gerhart on the button and shoved all in for 144,000. Klatt folded his small blind and Gagliano called from the big blind.

Gerhart:
Gagliano:

The dealer ran the board out and Gerhart held to double once again.

Hand #4: Tommy Nguyen opened to 45,000 from under the gun and got calls from Shankar Pillai in early position and Haixia Zhang in the big blind. The flop came and action checked to Pillai who bet 60,000. Zhang mucked and Nguyen called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Both players checked again and Nguyen tabled for a pair of nines to win the pot.

Hand #5: Pillai opened to 45,000 from under the gun and Gagliano called on the button. The flop came , Pillai checked, Gagliano bet 55,000 and Pillai folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Gagliano	1,600,000 -170,000	-170,000

Kevin Gerhart	300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Andreas Klatt Haixia Zhang Kevin Gerhart Michael Gagliano Shankar Pillai Tommy Nguyen

2019-07-12 02:26 UTC-7

Hands #6-7: Three-Bet from Nguyen

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Nível 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #6: Shankar Pillai received a walk.

Hand #7: Michael Gagliano raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Tommy Nguyen three-bet to 150,000 on his button. The blinds folded and so did Gagliano.

Tags: Michael Gagliano Shankar Pillai Tommy Nguyen