2019 WSOP Day 18: Korenev Wins Marathon Event

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on June 16th, 2019

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On Saturday, June 15, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker.

Event 26:  $2,620 NLHE Marathon – Final

Total entries:  1,083

Prize pool:  $2,553,714

Players paid:  163

Final table payouts:

1^st place:  Roman Korenev (Russia) – $477,401

2^nd place:  Jared Koppel (USA) – $295,008

3^rd place:  Dong Sheng Peng (China) – $208,726

4^th place:  Francis Anderson (USA) – $149,605

5^th place:  Joe Curcio (USA) – $108,646

6^th place:  Joseph Liberta (USA) – $79,957

7^th place:  Matt Russell (USA) – $59,642

8^th place:  Gustavo Darosamuniz (Brazil) – $45,100

9th place:  Peter Hong (USA) – $34,580

Event 30 – $1K PLO – Final

Total entries:  1,526

Prize pool:  $1,374,300

Players paid:  229

Final table payouts:

1^st place:  Luis Zedan (USA) – $236,673

2^nd place:  Thida Lin (USA) – $146,196

3^rd place:  Samad Razavi (UK) – $104,888

4^th place:  Ryan Robinson (USA) – $76,101

5^th place:  Ryan Goindoo (Trinidad and Tobago) – $44,845

6^th place:  Gregory Donatelli (USA) – $41,453

7^th place:  Christopher Conrad (USA) – $31,130

8^th place:  Stanislav Parkhomenko (Bulgaria) – $23,654

9^th place:  Erik Wilcke (Germany) – $18,188

Event 32:  $1K Seniors NLHE – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  5,917

Prize pool:  $5,325,300

Players paid:  888

Minimum payout:  $1,499

Winner payout:  $662,694

Day 3 players remaining:  19

Chip leader:  Howard Mash (USA) – 13.99 million chips

Day 4 starting time:  12noon

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

Total entries:  467

Prize pool:  $630,450

Players paid:  71

Final table payouts:

1^st place:  Robert Campbell (Australia) – $144,027

2^nd place:  David Bach (USA) – $88,995

3^rd place:  Jared Bleznick (USA) – $58,343

4^th place:  Kyle Miaso (USA) – $39,126

5^th place:  Jesse Hampton (USA) – $26,855

6^th place:  Aron Dermer (USA) – $18,875

Event 34:  $1K Double Stack NLHE – Day 1 of 6

Total entries:  6,214

Prize pool:  $5,592,600

Players paid:  933

Minimum payout:  $1,499

Winner payout:  $687,782

Day 1A players remaining:  1,170

Day 1B players remaining:  1,229

Day 1A chip leader:  Juan Esirviez (Argentina) – 530,000 chips

Day 1B chip leader:  Yasheel Doddanavar (India) – 415,000 chips

Day 2 starting time:  12noon

Event 35:  $10K Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed – Day 2 of 4

Total entries:  122

Prize pool:  $1,146,800

Players paid:  19

Minimum payout:  $14,818

Winner payout:  $312,417

Day 2 players remaining:  11

Chip leader:  Adam Friedman (USA) – 1,289,000 chips

Day 3 starting time: 2pm

Event 36:  $3K NLHE Shootout – Day 1 of 3

Total entries:  313

Prize pool:  $845,100

Players paid:  40

Minimum payout:  $6,099

Winner payout:  $207,193

Day 1 players remaining:  40

Chip leaders:  Jeremy Wien (USA) and Pavel Plesuv (Slovenia) – 159,000 chips each

Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

The No-Limit Hold’em Marathon event at the 2019 WSOP was a six-day event, and Russian player Roman Korenev outlasted all of his opponents to win it. The online poker pro had cashed numerous times in the past several WSOP summers, and he already cashed in another event this summer before winning this one. And he had many friends on the rail when he did it.

“I feel great!” Korenev commented. “It was a long way to this result. I have nothing to say, no words. Dreams come true.”

Russia's Roman Korenev takes down Event #26 at the 2019 @WSOP, $2,650 NLHE "Marathon". Korenev's win in ths six-day event with 90-minute levels earns him his first gold bracelet and $477,401. https://t.co/MJtMWRHVTF pic.twitter.com/pIwATDJIrF

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 16, 2019

In Event 30, Luis Zedan took his PLO chip leader from Day 2 into the winner’s circle on Day 3. He said that he woke up early and visited the spa before coming back to the table very focused. And he did it, having fun along the way. “There is nothing like playing poker with friends,” he said. “I was smiling and having fun. That’s what poker should be, the idea is to make the game fun for the whole poker community.”

Having won a sizeable sum of money, Zedan will be donating 35% of it to a friend’s charity in Kenya. But he will be keeping the WSOP gold bracelet. “I started to play poker seriously back in 2009…I’ve been coming (to the WSOP) since 2011 or 2012. It’s been my dream, and I’ve gotten very deep in tournaments three times. Finally, I’ve gotten first place. I’m very, very happy!”

Congratulations to our newest bracelet winner, Luis Zedan. He won his first bracelet and $236,673 in the $1,000 PLO Event.https://t.co/ytiKisX6kN pic.twitter.com/jIT3AxwXgK

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 15, 2019

And then Event 33, Robert Campbell won the Triple Draw event, becoming the first Australian to win a WSOP event this summer. And one of the players he surpassed in the tournament was defending champion Hanh Tran, who was eliminated in seventh place.

It was Campbell’s second final table of this summer, but he played well and had the support of his friends on the rail, including fellow Aussies Joe Hachem and James Obst. “I’m super-duper excited,” Campbell noted, “as you can see.

Congratulations to Robert Campbell on his first WSOP bracelet. He wins $144,027.https://t.co/Fpvn5RqkoE pic.twitter.com/xvPmL9WDHH

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 16, 2019