2019 WSOP Day 36: Main Event Begins

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on July 4th, 2019

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It was the day of the summer that thousands of poker players anticipated all year – the first day of the WSOP Main Event. The first of three starting days got underway with 2018 Main Event champion John Cynn giving the “shuffle up and deal” command. On Wednesday, July 3, this is an overview of all tournaments that played out at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Event 64:  $888 Crazy Eights NLHE – Final

Total entries:  10,185 Prize pool:  $7,720,210 Players paid:  1,223 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Rick Alvarado (USA) - $888,888 2^nd place:  Mark Radoja (Canada) - $548,888 3^rd place:  Thomas Drivas (USA) - $409,888 4^th place:  Vivian Saliba (Brazil) - $308,888 5^th place:  Aleksandras Rusinovas (Lithuania) - $233,888 6^th place:  Patrick Clarke (Ireland) - $177,888 7^th place:  Vlad Darie (Hungary) - $136,888 8^th place:  Mario Hofler (USA) - $105,888

Event 69:  $1K NLHE Mini Main Event – Final

Total entries:  5,521 Prize pool:  $4,968,900 Players paid:  829 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Jeremy Saderne (France) - $628,654 2^nd place:  Lulu Taylor (USA) - $388,284 3^rd place:  Andrews Korn (Argentina) - $287,219 4^th place:  Yi Ma (Hong Kong) - $214,047 5^th place:  Koji Takagi (Japan) - $160,715 6^th place:  Stefan Widmer (Switzerland) - $121,586 7th place:  Philip Gildea (Ireland) - $92,686 8^th place:  Ben Alloggio (USA) - $71,199 9^th place:  James Stewart (USA) - $55,118

Event 70:  $5K NLHE Six-Handed – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  814 Prize pool:  $3,785,100 Players paid:  123 Minimum payout:  $7,393 Winner payout:  $757,078 Day 3 players remaining:  6 Final table chip counts: Joao Vieira (Portugal) – 7,635,000 chips Jamie O’Connor (UK) – 5,190,000 chips Olivier Busquet (USA) – 4,050,000 chips Joe Cada (USA) – 3,105,000 chips Pierre Calamusa (France) – 2,700,000 chips Barry Hutter (USA) – 1,265,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 71:  $500 NLHE Salute to Warriors – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  1,723 Prize pool:   $723,660 Players paid:  259 Minimum payout:  $699 Winner payout:  $121,161 Day 2 players remaining:  8 Final table chip counts: Taylor Carroll (USA) – 13 million chips Susan Faber (USA) – 8.4 million chips Dean Yoon (USA) – 6 million chips Chris Canan (USA) – 5.6. million chips Kulwant Singh (USA) – 3.3 million chips Uriah Grossglauser (USA) – 2.2 million chips Jose Annaloro (Venezuela) – 1.9 million chips Jordan Knackstedt (Canada) – 1.7 million chips Final table payouts thus far: 9^th place:  Taehyung Kim (Korea) - $9,486 Day 3 starting time:  Friday at 12noon

Event 72:  $10K LHE Championship – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  118 Prize pool:  $1,109,200 Players paid:  18 Minimum payout:  $15,128 Winner payout:  $306,622 Day 2 players remaining:  15 Chip leader:  Mike Lancaster (USA) – 1,201,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  2pm

Event 73:  $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 1A

Total entries:  TBD Prize pool:  TBD Players paid:  TBD Minimum payout:  TBD Winner payout:  TBD Day 1A players remaining:  960 Day 1A chip leader:  Bryan Campanello (USA) – 417,500 chips Day 1B starting time:  12noon Day 1C starting time:  Friday at 12noon Day 2A/B starting time:  Saturday at 11am

Event 74:  $3,200 Online NLHE High Roller – Final

Total entries:  593 Prize pool:  $1,802,720 Players paid:  72 Minimum payout:  $6,310 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  George “DrOctagon” Adams - $411,560.97 2^nd place:  Nabil “TheBrownbear” Mohamed Abdien Cardoso - $253,642.70 3^rd place:  Vladimir “Stuey_Haxton” Alexandrov - $173,241.39 4^th place:  Calvin “Projector52” Anderson - $120,421.69 5^th place:  Michael “VinnyV” Vanier - $85,448.92 6^th place:  Norbert “Balkan500” Szecsi - $61,653.02 7^th place:  Lior “Morningowl” Orel - $45,428.54 8^th place:  Harsukhpaul “MjMafia” Sangha - $34,071.40

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Notable Information

The $888 Crazy Eights NLHE tournament wrapped yesterday with an exciting final table and Rick Alvarado in the winner’s circle. After seven entries to the tournament, he made it work and walked away with his first WSOP bracelet and $888,888 in cash. “I’m stoked,” he said. “It’s quite unbelievable. I’m thrilled. This is my biggest cash.” Alvarado was able to do it with his mom on the rail, alongside some friends. He originally told her not to make the flight from California when he was a shorter stack, but when he doubled up at the final table, she booked a flight and made it just in time for the final hands. “I couldn’t be happier,” he said of his mom’s presence. “Everything just worked out today.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=4vqJ0aRxM0Y Meanwhile, the $1K Mini Main Event was playing out with a culturally-diverse final table. And ultimately, out of 5,521 players, Frenchman Jeremy Saderne triumphed to win more than $628K. “All of my friends were here,” he said. “It was incredible. I have never seen that before. It was better than in the Marseille stadium, and I am very thankful. I just want to say thank you to all of my friends; they gave me a lot of power and energy. They were incredible.” https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1146561762822512640