Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,071,600
Entries
114
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
20,000
Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
It’s a wrap for Day 1 of the first ever $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker. A total of 61 entry slips were sold today, but only 18 competitors bagged chips at the conclusion of Day 1. With late registration still being open till the start of Level 11 on Day 2 (around 5:15 p.m), these numbers are not final.
Leading the way in what was a star-studded field is Gabe Patgorski with 388,800 chips. Patgorski was near the top of the leaderboard during most of the day. He has been playing poker professionally for 14 years and has been around Short Deck poker since it’s very beginning. Patgorski is considered to be one of the most experienced Short Deck players in the world. He will be using his experience to try to claim his first WSOP bracelet. Alex Epstein sits in second with 323,000 while Anson Tsang rounds up the top three with 307,400. Tsang will be looking to add another bracelet to his collection, after winning the €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed event at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe last October for €91,730.
Numerous big names made it through alongside the chip leaders, including bracelet winners Galen Hall, (266,000), Ben Lamb (209,300), Jason Somerville (123,600), and Justin Bonomo (107,300).
Unfortunately, not all of the fan favorites who took a shot at this new WSOP event advanced to Day 2. Erik Seidel, David Peters, Sam Higgs, and Anthony Zinno, were all taken out. Daniel Negreanu couldn’t find a bag either. He was forced to use his add-on during the last level of the night and was eliminated shortly after.
Cards will be back in the air at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 3rd. The plan for Day 2 is to play 8 levels of 60 minutes each. Keep it here for continuing coverage of Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck No-Limit Hold'em and throughout the 2019 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 417 | 1 | James Chen | Taiwan | 140,400 |
| Amazon | 417 | 2 | Peter Jetten | Canada | 59,000 |
| Amazon | 417 | 5 | Alexander Epstein | United States | 323,000 |
| Amazon | 418 | 1 | Lars Nordkvist | Sweden | 28,500 |
| Amazon | 418 | 3 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 115,200 |
| Amazon | 418 | 4 | Galen Hall | United States | 266,000 |
| Amazon | 418 | 5 | Eder Murata | Brazil | 65,200 |
| Amazon | 419 | 3 | Benjamin Lamb | United States | 209,300 |
| Amazon | 419 | 4 | Jiaxiu Liu | China | 267,700 |
| Amazon | 419 | 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 107,300 |
| Amazon | 426 | 3 | Anton Tsang | Hong Kong | 307,400 |
| Amazon | 426 | 4 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 124,300 |
| Amazon | 426 | 5 | John Patgorski | United States | 388,800 |
| Amazon | 426 | 6 | Thai Ha | United States | 221,000 |
| Amazon | 427 | 2 | Jason Somerville | United States | 123,600 |
| Amazon | 427 | 4 | Yong Wang | China | 256,300 |
| Amazon | 427 | 5 | Sean Winter | United States | 207,800 |
| Amazon | 427 | 6 | Rene Van Krevelen | Netherlands | 135,000 |
Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
388,800
73,800
|
73,800 |
|
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323,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
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307,400
60,400
|
60,400 |
|
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267,700
202,700
|
202,700 |
|
266,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
|
||
|
256,300
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
|
221,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
209,300
209,300
|
209,300 |
|
||
|
207,800
37,800
|
37,800 |
|
140,400
30,400
|
30,400 |
|
|
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|
135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
124,300
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
123,600
50,600
|
50,600 |
|
|
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115,200
55,200
|
55,200 |
|
|
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107,300
-72,700
|
-72,700 |
|
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|
65,200
-87,800
|
-87,800 |
|
59,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
28,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
The remaining 18 players have bagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap is to follow.
Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
On a 
board, Gabe Patgorski checked to Dario Sammartino who bet 13,000. Patgorski then used a time extension before check-raising to 115,000.
Sammartino had 60,000 behind and would be all in if he called. He used up one time extension before folding.
Patgorski showed 
for an open-ended straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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|
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60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Five more hands will be played at each table before the remaining players bag and tag for the night.
Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Ben Lamb limped in first position. Eric Kurtzman, next to act, raised to 7,500. Alex Epstein, in the hijack, three-bet to 37,000. Daniel Negreanu, on the button, moved all in for about 65,000. Epstein was the only caller.
Daniel Negreanu: 
Alex Epstein: 
The board came 
and Epstein made queens full of nines, while Negreanu was forced to use his add-on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
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|
30,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Danny Tang limped in first-to-act. Action folded to Peter Jetten, on the button, who checked.
The flop came 
and was checked through to the turn. Tang checked again. Jetten bet 4,000. Tang check-called.
The 
completed the board. Both players opted to check. Tang tabled 
for a set and Tang tossed his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
46,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Brian Green re-entered and appeared to use his add-on immediately. Sean Winter opened to 2,000 and was called by Dario Sammartino, before Green moved all in.
Winter re-raised all in and Sammartino folded.
Brian Green: 
Sean Winter: 
The board gave Winter a flush, avoiding the open-ended straight draw of his opponent, and Green was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 8
: 0/0, 1,000 ante
Patrick Leonard moved all in for 28,000 and was called by Galen Hall.
Patrick Leonard: 
Galen Hall: 
There was a ten on the flop of 
and despite Leonard calling for any picture, the runout didn't help him and he was eliminated.
Hall now sits on more than 300,000 chips with less than one level remaining. Meanwhile, Leonard heads off to contemplate re-entering tomorrow which, judging by his Twitter account, looks highly likely.
Busted and confirmed not playing another short deck tournament in my life (............... until tomorrow where we…
— Patrick Leonard (@plenopads)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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