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2019 WSOP Day 4: Never-Ending Big 50

Written by Jennifer Newell
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Another day of the Big 50 anniversary tournament at the 2019 World Series of Poker, another day of somewhat-orderly chaos throughout the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas. On Saturday, June 1, this is what happened.

Event 3:  $500 Big 50 NLHE – Day 2B & 1C

Entries:  more than 19,000Prize pool:  TBD ($5 million guaranteed)Players paid:  TBDDay 2A players remaining:  unclearDay 2B players remaining:  521Day 2A chip leader:  Mikhail Vilkov (Russian Federation) – 3,475,000 chipsDay 2B chip leader:  Jerald Willilamson (USA) – 4,105,000 chipsDay 3 starting time:  11am on Wednesday, June 5Day 1D starting time:  10am today

Event 4:  $1,500 Omaha-8 Hi-Lo – Day 3 of 4

Total entries:  853Prize pool:  $1,151,550Players paid:  128Minimum payout:  $2,257Winner payout:  $228,228Day 3 players remaining: 7Final table chip counts:John Esposito (USA) – 2,330,000 chipsJason Berilgen (USA) – 2,145,000 chipsDerek McMaster (USA) – 1,775,000 chipsDavid Halpern (USA) – 1,270,000 chipsJoseph Aronesty (USA) – 855,000 chipsBen Yu (USA) – 290,000 chipsTom McCormick (USA) – 85,000 chipsFinal table payouts thus far:8th place:  Shannon Shorr (USA) - $20,7609th place:  Patrick Leonard (UK) - $15,897Day 4 starting time:  12noon

Event 5:  $50K 50th Annual NLHE High Roller – Day 2 of 4

Total entries:  110Prize pool: $5,280,000Players paid:  17Minimum payout:  $75,789Winner payout:  $1,484,085Day 2 players remaining:  12Chip leader:  Ben Heath (UK) – 5,255,000 chipsDay 2 starting time:  2pm

Event 6:  $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw – Day 1 of 3

https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1134937381029605376
Total entries:  296Prize pool:  $666,000Players paid:  45Minimum payout:  $3,737Winner payout:  $160,447Day 1 players remaining:  112Chip leader:  Jake Schwartz (USA) – 117,600 chipsDay 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

The third starting day of the Big 50 anniversary tournament offered only seats for late registrants and those willing to wait for seats. The field had become bigger than anyone anticipated, complete with monstrous registration lines, daily tournaments cancelled due to a lack of space, and tables scattered throughout the casino. Sunday will be the last day of new players in the Big 50, and it is likely to become the largest field ever assembled in live poker. But players should prepare for more chaos until the field thins. https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1135212174211555329  

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