2019 WSOP Day 42: Online Qualifier Leads Main Event

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on July 10th, 2019

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The WSOP Main Event has whittled its way down to just 354 players with an 888poker online qualifier in the chip lead. Payouts now sit at $34,845 for the next three players to be eliminated, and the amount then increases to $38,240 and upward from there. Millions may be on the line for those at the final table, but money matters as the pay jumps increase. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. On Tuesday, July 9, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Event 73:  $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 4

Day 1A entries:  1,334Day 1B entries:  1,914Day 1C entries:  4,877Day 2AB late entries:  100Day 2C late entries:  344Total entries:  8,569Prize pool:  $80,548,600Players paid:  1,286Minimum payout:  $15,000Winner payout:  $10 millionDay 4 players remaining: 354Chip leader:  Dean Morrone (Canada) – 4,980,000 chipsDay 5 starting time:  12noon

Event 75:  $1K Little One for One Drop NLHE – Day 2 of 5

Total entries:  6,248Prize pool:  $5,623,200Players paid:  937Minimum payout:  $1,500Winner payout:  $690,686Day 2 players remaining:  412Chip leader:  Shaun Deeb (USA) – 2,892,000 chipsDay 3 starting time:  1pm

Event 77:  $3K LHE 6-Handed – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  193Prize pool:  $521,100Players paid:  29Minimum payout:  $4,571Winner payout:  $133,189Day 2 players remaining:  6Final table chip counts:Tu Dao (Canada) – 954,000 chipsAlain Alinat (France) – 805,000 chipsOleg Chebotarev (Russia) – 672,000 chipsJan Suchanek (Australia) – 599,000 chipsChad Eveslage (USA) – 431,000 chipsIan O’Hara (USA) – 410,000 chipsDay 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 90:  $50K Final Fifty NLHE – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  123Prize pool:  $5,904,000Players paid:  19Minimum payout:  $75,483Winner payout:  $1,608,406Day 2 players remaining:  7Final table chip counts:Brandon Adams (USA) – 11,970,000 chipsAdrian Mateos (Spain) – 7,375,000 chipsMichael Addamo (Australia) – 5,765,000 chipsDanny Tang (Hong Kong) – 4,550,000 chipsSam Soverel (USA) – 3,600,000 chipsAli Imsirovic (USA) – 2,190,000 chipsKeith Tilston (USA) – 1,500,000 chipsFinal table payouts thus far:8^th place:  Seth Davies (USA) - $167,420Day 3 starting time:  1pm

Event 78:  $1,500 Bounty PLO – Day 1 of 3

Total entries:  1,130Prize pool:  $1,525,500Players paid:  170Minimum payout:  $1,416Winner payout:  $177,823Day 1 players remaining:  247Chip leader:  Tobias Schwecht (Austria) – 419,200 chipsDay 2 starting time:  12noon

Event 79:  $3K NLHE – Day 1 of 4

Total entries:  671Prize pool:  $1,811,700Players paid:  101Minimum payout:  $4,506Winner payout:  $380,090Day 1 players remaining:  148Chip leader:  Vlad Darie (Hungary) – 284,000 chipsDay 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

When Day 4 of the Main Event began, there were three former champions still in action. That didn’t last long, though. Chris Moneymaker exited in 687^th place, and he was followed by Johnny Chan in 560^th place and Qui Nguyen in 455^th. Notably, former champion Joe Hachem’s son, Daniel, remains in the tournament. The official online poker site running qualifiers to the WSOP Main Event was 888poker, and one of the people who won a Main Event prize package for just $100 was Dean Morrone, a Canadian who had never played the tournament before. He not only made it through to Day 5, he also maintained the chip lead. “I can’t believe this is real life,” he responded. “I’ve watched this tournament on TV over the years, always just manifested me playing it, and it’s all coming into effect.” With the support of friends and family, Morrone told PokerNews he is anxious to keep playing. “Even a min-cash is really huge to me,” said the player with little more than $10K in lifetime live tournament earnings. “Anything past that is going to be extra, so I can’t wait for tomorrow!” Those returning today will attempt to play five more levels and bag chips once again. https://twitter.com/WSOP/status/1148739539252342785  

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