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:  $13,509,435Players paid:  4,258Final table payouts:1^st place:  Femi Fashakin (USA) - $1,147,4492^nd place:  Paul Cullen (Canada) - $709,1833^rd place:  Rafi Elharar (Israel) - $534,5744th place:  Nicholas Chow (USA) - $405,1325^th place:  Walter Atwood (USA) - $308,7016^th place:  Danny Ghobrial (Canada) - $237,6097^th place:  Adrian Curry (USA) - $182,1928^th place:  Morten Christensen (Singapore) - $141,1269^th place:  David Rasmussen (USA) - $109,922

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxrb7MEAcro

Event 14:  $1,500 HORSE – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  751Prize pool:  $1,013,850Players paid:  113Minimum payout:  $2,253Winner payout:  $207,003Day 3 players remaining:  2Final table chip counts:Jason Stockfish (USA) – 4,095,000 chipsMurilo Souza (Brazil) – 3,425,000 chipsFinal table payouts thus far:3rd place:  Gary Kosakowski (USA) - $89,7304^th place:  Phillip Hui (USA) - $63,8605^th place:  Chris Klodnicki (USA) - $46,1276^th place:  Alex Dovzhenko (Ukraine) - $33,8227^th place:  Joe Aronesty (USA) - $25,1818^th place:  Danny Woolard (USA) - $19,040Day 4 starting time:  12noon

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

Total entries:  112Prize pool:  $572,800Players paid:  8Minimum payout:  $31,151Winner payout:  $186,356Day 2 players remaining:  4Chip leader:  n/a (all players start with 1.92 million chips)--Sean Swingruber, Keith Lehr, Ben Yu, Cord GarciaPayouts thus far:5^th place:  James Dambrosio (USA) - $31,1516^th place:  Jake Schindler (USA) - $31,1517^th place:  Kristen Bicknell (Canada) - $31,1518^th place:  Matthias Eibinger (Austria) - $31,151Day 4 starting time:  12noon

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

Total entries:  1,832Prize pool:  $2,473,200Players paid:  275Minimum payout:  $2,252Winner payout:  $407,739Day 3 players remaining:  2Final table chip counts:Isaac Baron (USA) – 24,475,000 chipsOng Dingxiang (Singapore) – 21,025,000 chipsFinal table payouts thus far:3^rd place:  Stephen Graner (USA) - $177,0854^th place:  James Hughes (USA) - $126,0115^th place:  Richard Hasnip (UK) - $90,7916^th place:  Cameron Marshall (USA) - $66,243Day 4 starting time:  2pm

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

Total entries:  917Prize pool:  $1,237,950Players paid:  100Minimum payout:  $5,279Winner payout:  $238,824Day 2 players remaining:  10Final table chip counts:Anatolii Zyrin (Russian Federation) – 2,306,000 chipsMichael O’Grady (USA) – 2,298,000 chipsAdrian Scarpa (USA) – 2,286,000 chipsCary Katz (USA) – 2,266,000 chipsBrett Apter (USA) – 2,258,000 chipsManual Ruivo (Portugal) – 2,245,000 chipsMarko Maher (Slovenia) – 2,240,000 chipsShintaro Baba (Japan) – 2,237,000 chipsTommy Nguyen (Canada) – 2,213,000 chipsKenna James (USA) – 2,203,000 chipsDay 3 starting time:  12noon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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