2019 WSOP Day 10: Fashakin Wins Historic Big 50

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on June 8th, 2019

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A busy weekend is in store for poker players in Las Vegas, with a full slate of tournaments at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker on tap. But first, let’s get up to speed with what went down yesterday. On Friday, June 7, this is what happened.

Event 3:  $500 Big 50 NLHE – Final

Entries:  28,371 (17,970 unique players) Prize pool:  $13,509,435 Players paid:  4,258 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Femi Fashakin (USA) - $1,147,449 2^nd place:  Paul Cullen (Canada) - $709,183 3^rd place:  Rafi Elharar (Israel) - $534,574 4th place:  Nicholas Chow (USA) - $405,132 5^th place:  Walter Atwood (USA) - $308,701 6^th place:  Danny Ghobrial (Canada) - $237,609 7^th place:  Adrian Curry (USA) - $182,192 8^th place:  Morten Christensen (Singapore) - $141,126 9^th place:  David Rasmussen (USA) - $109,922

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Event 14:  $1,500 HORSE – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  751 Prize pool:  $1,013,850 Players paid:  113 Minimum payout:  $2,253 Winner payout:  $207,003 Day 3 players remaining:  2 Final table chip counts: Jason Stockfish (USA) – 4,095,000 chips Murilo Souza (Brazil) – 3,425,000 chips Final table payouts thus far: 3rd place:  Gary Kosakowski (USA) - $89,730 4^th place:  Phillip Hui (USA) - $63,860 5^th place:  Chris Klodnicki (USA) - $46,127 6^th place:  Alex Dovzhenko (Ukraine) - $33,822 7^th place:  Joe Aronesty (USA) - $25,181 8^th place:  Danny Woolard (USA) - $19,040 Day 4 starting time:  12noon

Event 15:  $10K NLHE Heads-Up – Day 2 of 4

Total entries:  112 Prize pool:  $572,800 Players paid:  8 Minimum payout:  $31,151 Winner payout:  $186,356 Day 2 players remaining:  4 Chip leader:  n/a (all players start with 1.92 million chips) --Sean Swingruber, Keith Lehr, Ben Yu, Cord Garcia Payouts thus far: 5^th place:  James Dambrosio (USA) - $31,151 6^th place:  Jake Schindler (USA) - $31,151 7^th place:  Kristen Bicknell (Canada) - $31,151 8^th place:  Matthias Eibinger (Austria) - $31,151 Day 4 starting time:  12noon

Event 16:  $1,500 NLHE 6-Handed – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  1,832 Prize pool:  $2,473,200 Players paid:  275 Minimum payout:  $2,252 Winner payout:  $407,739 Day 3 players remaining:  2 Final table chip counts: Isaac Baron (USA) – 24,475,000 chips Ong Dingxiang (Singapore) – 21,025,000 chips Final table payouts thus far: 3^rd place:  Stephen Graner (USA) - $177,085 4^th place:  James Hughes (USA) - $126,011 5^th place:  Richard Hasnip (UK) - $90,791 6^th place:  Cameron Marshall (USA) - $66,243 Day 4 starting time:  2pm

Event 17:  $1,500 NLHE Shootout – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  917 Prize pool:  $1,237,950 Players paid:  100 Minimum payout:  $5,279 Winner payout:  $238,824 Day 2 players remaining:  10 Final table chip counts: Anatolii Zyrin (Russian Federation) – 2,306,000 chips Michael O’Grady (USA) – 2,298,000 chips Adrian Scarpa (USA) – 2,286,000 chips Cary Katz (USA) – 2,266,000 chips Brett Apter (USA) – 2,258,000 chips Manual Ruivo (Portugal) – 2,245,000 chips Marko Maher (Slovenia) – 2,240,000 chips Shintaro Baba (Japan) – 2,237,000 chips Tommy Nguyen (Canada) – 2,213,000 chips Kenna James (USA) – 2,203,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 18:  $10K Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better – Day 2 of 4

Total entries: 183 Prize pool:  $1,720,200 Players paid:  28 Minimum payout:  $14,959 Winner payout:  $443,641 Day 2 players remaining:  23 Chip leader:  Ken Aldridge (USA) – 1,178,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  3pm

Event 19:  $1,500 NLHE Millionaire Maker – Day 1 of 6

Total entries: 3,930 (Day 1A only) Prize pool:  TBD Players paid:  TBD Minimum payout:  TBD Winner payout:  TBD ($1 million guaranteed) Day 1A players remaining:  968 Chip leader:  Garrett Greer (USA) – 570,600 chips Day 1B starting time:  10am Day 2 starting time:  Sunday, June 9 at 12noon

Event 20:  $1,500 Seven-Card Stud – Day 1 of 4

Total entries: 285 Prize pool:  $384,750 Players paid:  43 Minimum payout:  $2,262 Winner payout:  $93,766 Day 1 players remaining:  103 Chip leader:  Constantine Moustakis (USA) – 76,600 chips Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

The only winner crowned on Friday at the Rio in Las Vegas was in the biggest tournament of the year thus far. Femi Fashakin took down the Big 50 anniversary tournament at the WSOP and secured his place in history. https://twitter.com/MariaHo/status/1137213741211111424 Fashakin is a Nigeria native who moved to the United States to attend college in 2001. He now works as a software engineer on a consulting basis, and he plays poker as a hobby. He formerly played competitive chess but took to poker in 2010. The husband and father of two children had accumulated less than $60K in cashes prior to the Big 50, and the victory was overwhelming for him. “It’s really amazing,” he said. “I can’t even describe it, but I’m also grateful, and it’s a humbling experience.” He did add that he had a positive feeling about the tournament, but after he won, he noted that it was going to take a bit to set in that he actually did it. https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1137186902782533634