2019 WSOP Day 23: Klein Wins Four in Four

Last updated on June 23rd, 2019

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On Thursday, June 20, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker.

Event 39: $1K Super Seniors NLHE – Final

Total entries: 2,650
Prize pool: $2,385,000
Players paid: 398
Final table payouts:
1^st place: Michael Blake (USA) – $359,863
2^nd place: Barry Shulman (USA) – $222,295
3^rd place: Cary Marshall (USA) – $162,536
4^th place: Timothy Joseph (USA) – $119,888
5^th place: Rick Austin (USA) – $89,217
6^th place: Kanajett Hathaitham (USA) – $66,987
7^th place: Jeffrey Miller (USA) – $50,751
8^th place: Bruce Treitman (USA) – $38,802
9^th place: Miles Harris (USA) – $29,939

Event 42: $600 Mixed NLHE/PLO 8-Handed Deep Stack – Final

Total entries: 2,403
Prize pool: $1,261,575
Players paid: 361
Final table payouts:
1^st place: Aristeidis Moschonas (Greece) – $194,759
2^nd place: Dan Matsuzuki (USA) – $120,374
3^rd place: Raghav Bansal (India) – $88,410
4^th place: Rainer Kempe (Germany) – $65,482
5^th place: Ashish Ahuja (India) – $48,914
6^th place: Stephen Ma (USA) – $36,852
7^th place: Adam Lamphere (USA) – $28,006
8^th place: Daniel Moravec (USA) – $21,469

Event 43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet – Final

Total entries: 218
Prize pool: $490,500
Players paid: 33
Final table payouts:
1^st place: Loren Klein (USA) – $127,808
2^nd place: Ryan Hughes (USA) – $78,985
3^rd place: Phillip Hui (USA) – $51,346
4^th place: Arthur Morris (USA) – $34,328
5^th place: Joseph Couden (USA) – $23,622
6^th place: Jonathan Depa (USA) – $16,746

Event 44: $1,500 NLHE Bounty – Day 2 of 3

Total entries: 1,807
Prize pool: $2,439,450
Players paid: 272
Minimum payout: $1,414
Winner payout: $253,933
Day 2 players remaining: 23
Chip leader: Damjan Radanov (USA) – 4,625,000 chips
Day 3 starting time: 12noon

Event 45: $25K PLO High Roller – Day 2 of 4

Total entries: 278
Prize pool: $6,602,500
Players paid: 42
Minimum payout: $37,635
Winner payout: $1,618,417
Day 2 players remaining: 128
Chip leader: Anson Tsang (Hong Kong) – 4,775,000 chips
Day 3 starting time: 2pm

Event 47: $1K Ladies NLHE Championship – Day 1 of 4

Event 47: $10,000 Ladies Championship starts today at 11am.
Ladies pay a discounted price of $1,000 to enter.
Registration and a single re-entry available for the first 8 levels. pic.twitter.com/HVE9T6GLNJ
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Event 47: $10,000 Ladies Championship starts today at 11am.
Ladies pay a discounted price of $1,000 to enter.
Registration and a single re-entry available for the first 8 levels. pic.twitter.com/HVE9T6GLNJ
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 20, 2019

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Total entries: 968
Prize pool: $871,200
Players paid: 146
Minimum payout: $1,496
Winner payout: $167,308
Day 1 players remaining: 261
Chip leader: Jennifer Lopez (USA) – 251,900 chips
Day 2 starting time: 12noon

Event 48: $2,500 NLHE – Day 1 of 4

Event 48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em starts at noon in the Amazon room.
This tournament is played 9-handed.
Slight error on the posted structure sheet – dinner break is after Level 6 – 6:40pm, late registration closes at start of Level 9 – 10:15pm pic.twitter.com/NQIjKcr69T
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Event 48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em starts at noon in the Amazon room.
This tournament is played 9-handed.
Slight error on the posted structure sheet – dinner break is after Level 6 – 6:40pm, late registration closes at start of Level 9 – 10:15pm pic.twitter.com/NQIjKcr69T
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 21, 2019

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Total entries: 996
Prize pool: $2,241,000
Players paid: 150
Minimum payout: $3,746
Winner payout: $427,399
Day 1 players remaining: 200
Chip leader: Baitai Li (USA) – 354,800 chips
Day 2 starting time: 1pm

Event 49: $10K Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw – Day 1 of 4

Event 49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball starts at 3pm.
Registration open until the start of Day 2: Friday at 2pm.
Day 1 plays 10 60-minute levels, increasing to 90-minute levels on Days 2, 3 and 4. pic.twitter.com/cRr3yJWPaV
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Event 49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball starts at 3pm.
Registration open until the start of Day 2: Friday at 2pm.
Day 1 plays 10 60-minute levels, increasing to 90-minute levels on Days 2, 3 and 4. pic.twitter.com/cRr3yJWPaV
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 20, 2019

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Total entries: 92 (registration remains open)
Prize pool: $864,800 (not final)
Players paid: TBD
Minimum payout: TBD
Winner payout: TBD
Day 1 players remaining: 32
Chip leader: Johannes Becker (Germany) – 526,600 chips
Day 2 starting time: 2pm

Notable Information

Michael Blake is a 71-year-old optometrist living in Colorado, and he is now a WSOP bracelet winner. He won the Super Seniors tournament on Thursday in only his third time playing it. He did cash in the past two years as well, but this $359K win was the ultimate score.

Blake plays regularly in a friendly home game, and though they don’t often play hold’em poker, he did spend time getting better at it. He credits the home game and friends with helping him improve. Even so, poker has long been a passion for him. “I’m an old guy,” he said. “I’ve played poker for most of my life, and I feel very fortunate.”

Broomfield, Colorado's Michael Blake earns $359,863 and his first @WSOP gold bracelet in just his third-ever WSOP cash, winning Event #39, $1,000 Super Seniors NLHE. All three of Blake's cashes have come in this event, open to players 60 and up. https://t.co/xUvkuu2RYn pic.twitter.com/wwuAwfP2nh
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Broomfield, Colorado's Michael Blake earns $359,863 and his first @WSOP gold bracelet in just his third-ever WSOP cash, winning Event #39, $1,000 Super Seniors NLHE. All three of Blake's cashes have come in this event, open to players 60 and up. https://t.co/xUvkuu2RYn pic.twitter.com/wwuAwfP2nh
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 21, 2019

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In Event 42, Aristeidis Moschonas of Greece was staging a huge comeback from less than one big blind to win more than $194K. “I was down to half a big blind after the first four levels,” he recalled. “I doubled up four times, and that’s it.” The online and live player brought his PLO and NLHE skills to the mixed game, and his edge got him to victory.

Throughout the final table action, it should be noted that Moschonas was accompanied by a melon. And luckily, he explained it. “When I play online and lose some pots, I call my opponents melons … If I get a bad beat, I will give it to someone.”

Aristeidis Moschonas topped a 2,403-entry field to win #WSOP50 Event #42: $600 Mixed NLH/PLO for $194,759. https://t.co/emNh5SpEsc
— PokerNews (@PokerNews)
Aristeidis Moschonas topped a 2,403-entry field to win #WSOP50 Event #42: $600 Mixed NLH/PLO for $194,759. https://t.co/emNh5SpEsc
— PokerNews (@PokerNews) June 21, 2019

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One of the most unique feats of the WSOP thus far happened in Event 43, when Loren Klein won his fourth WSOP bracelet in four years. The only other players ever to accomplish this were Bill Boyd and Doyle Brunson.

Klein worked his final table short stack into a win in the Mixed Big Bet tournament and claimed close to $128K in the process.

Loren Klein wins career bracelet #4 by triumphing in Event #43 of the 2019 @WSOP, $2,500 Big Bet Mix. Klein also wins $127,808. https://t.co/efPg9nTrtC pic.twitter.com/W66GOLVhEA
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Loren Klein wins career bracelet #4 by triumphing in Event #43 of the 2019 @WSOP, $2,500 Big Bet Mix. Klein also wins $127,808. https://t.co/efPg9nTrtC pic.twitter.com/W66GOLVhEA
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 21, 2019

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