WSOP 2019 Daily Spotlight – June 13

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  • Namita Ghosh June 14, 2019
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In this daily feature, we will bring you the key highlights of the 50th World Series of Poker (WSOP) to keep you abreast with the ongoings at the ‘World’s Biggest Poker Festival.’

June 13 was an intense day at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and brought a mixed bag of results for Team India that had four challengers gunning across two tournaments.

Stealing the limelight at least in the Indian camp yesterday was Yasheel Doddanavar who stormed his way into the final day of Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em 6-Handed. He will be coming into Day 3 with a stack of 685,000 – placed 8th in chips among 20 finalists. His fellow countryman and PokerStars India Team Pro Aditya Agarwal had come in for Day 2 as well, but he busted before the money bubble.

The other bracelet event with an Indian presence – Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha saw Pranay Kapoor and Nipun Java amidst a group of 358 survivors on Day 2. While Java fell out empty-handed, Kapoor did relatively better finishing 95th to win his first WSOP score this year worth $2,077 (~₹1.44 Lakhs).

Headlining the bracelet wins was Michael Mizrachi who justified his self-given moniker ‘The Grinder’ by taking down Event #27: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 Or Better for $142,801 and his fifth WSOP bracelet.

 

Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha – Day 2

Day 2 saw two Indians in the mix, Nipun Java and Pranay Kapoor.

Kapoor was the only one among the duo to cash, and he took 95th place for $2,077 (~₹1.44 Lakhs). Java, on the other hand, was not so lucky as he hit the rail empty-handed.

Pranay Kapoor
Pranay Kapoor

The day played down to 58 survivors where bagging the overnight chip lead was Las Vegas resident Gary Bolden.

Gary Bolden
Gary Bolden

Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em 6-Handed – Day 2

Day 2 resumed with 140 players from a starting field of 754 entries, and part of the group were two Indian pros, Aditya Agarwal and Yasheel Doddanavar. Doddanavar was the only Indian to advance, and he did phenomenally well to run up his 103,500 stack to eventually end the day with a massive 685,000 in chips.

Yasheel Doddanavar
Yasheel Doddanavar

Agarwal, on the other hand, had another disappointing run where he busted before the money bubble.

At the forefront of 20 surviving finalists is Upeksha De’Silva who holds 1,965,000.

Upeksha De Silva
Upeksha De Silva

 

Event#28: $1,000 NLHE – Day 3

Topping the six-handed final table on Day 3 was 23-year-old Stephen Song who claimed his first-career bracelet along with a meaty $341,854 for his impressive run.

Stephen Song
Stephen Song

The event paid out a total of 372 players , and that included a very impressive six Indians. Aditya Sushant really went on a dash chasing that second bracelet, eventually finishing 13th for $17,409 (~₹12.09 Lakhs). The other five scores were contributed by Paawan Bansal (64th for $4,283 -₹2.97 Lakhs), Yudhishter Jaswal (99th for $2,738 -₹1.90 Lakhs), Muskan Sethi (180th for $2,144 -₹1.48 Lakhs), Nipun Java (275th for $1,753 -₹1.21 Lakhs), and PokerGuru Ambassador Ashish Ahuja (309th for $1,612 ~₹1.11 Lakhs).

 

Event #26: The Marathon $2,620 NLHE – Day 4

A starting field of 52 survivors played down to the six-handed final table on Day 4. The frontrunner for the bracelet is Russia’s Roman Korenev with 3,125,000 in chips.

Roman Korenev
Roman Korenev

The sole Indian to score was Abhinav Iyer who had busted in 75th place on Day 3 for $5,444 (-₹3.78 Lakhs).

 

Event #27: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 Or Better – Day 4

The cynosure of all eyes at the Rio was Michael Mizrachi who topped the six-handed final table in the event to make himself the proud winner of bracelet no five! The Grinder took away with him $142,801 in prize money as well.

Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

 

Event #29: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship – Day 3

The event attracted a starting field of 172 entries, and only 20 among them made it as far as Day 3. The event is now down to the seven-handed final table with Dario Sammartino in the chip lead with a stack of 5,030,000.

Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

 

Event #32: Seniors No-Limit Hold ‘em – Day 1

Allowing entry to players aged 50+ only, the tournament registered a massive 5,917 entries on its opening day. Dominick Scarola was in dominating position when play halted and carries a stack of 990,300 to Day 2 amidst 1,786 survivors.

India’s Sanjay Taneja had entered the tournament but failed to make it further. As per his update, “his pocket aces were cracked by pocket kings that improved to a set on the river.”

Sanjay Taneja
Sanjay Taneja

Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw – Day 1

467 players came in on Day 1, and only 139 have advanced to Day 2. Benny Glaser holds the chip lead with 79,500 in chips.

Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

 

Content & Images Courtesy: World Series of Poker

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