2019 WSOP Day 43: Tang Wins Final Fifty

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on July 11th, 2019

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On Wednesday, July 10, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Event 73:  $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 5

Day 1A entries:  1,334 Day 1B entries:  1,914 Day 1C entries:  4,877 Day 2AB late entries:  100 Day 2C late entries:  344 Total entries:  8,569 Prize pool:  $80,548,600 Players paid:  1,286 Minimum payout:  $15,000 Winner payout:  $10 million Day 5 players remaining: 106 Chip leader:  Timothy Su (USA) – 19,235,000 chips Day 6 starting time:  12noon

Event 75:  $1K Little One for One Drop NLHE – Day 3 of 5

Total entries:  6,248 Prize pool:  $5,623,200 Players paid:  937 Minimum payout:  $1,500 Winner payout:  $690,686 Day 3 players remaining:  48 Chip leader:  Mike Dentale (USA) – 13.4 million chips Day 4 starting time:  1pm

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

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

Event 90:  $50K Final Fifty NLHE – Final

Total entries:  123 Prize pool:  $5,904,000 Players paid:  19 Final table payouts: 1^st place:  Danny Tang (Hong Kong) - $1,608,406 2^nd place:  Sam Soverel (USA) - $994,072 3^rd place:  Michael Addamo (Australia) - $697,375 4^th place:  Brandon Adams (USA) - $500,282 5^th place:  Adrian Mateos (Spain) - $367,186 6^th place:  Keith Tilston (USA) - $275,874 7^th place:  Ali Imsirovic (USA) - $212,292 8^th place:  Seth Davies (USA) - $167,420

Event 78:  $1,500 Bounty PLO – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  1,130 Prize pool:  $1,525,500 Players paid:  170 Minimum payout:  $1,416 Winner payout:  $177,823 Day 2 players remaining:  42 Chip leader:  Kazuhiko Yotsushika (Japan) – 2,148,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 79:  $3K NLHE – Day 2 of 4

Total entries:  671 Prize pool:  $1,811,700 Players paid:  101 Minimum payout:  $4,506 Winner payout:  $380,090 Day 2 players remaining:  14 Chip leader:  Andras Nemeth (Hungary) – 2,895,000 chips Day 3 starting time:  2pm

Event 80:  $1,500 Mixed NLHE/PLO 8-Handed – Day 1 of 3

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Total entries:  1,250 Prize pool:  $1,687,500 Players paid:  188 Minimum payout:  $2,250 Winner payout:  $304,793 Day 1 players remaining:  340 Chip leader:  Corey Wright (USA) – 332,500 chips Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Event 81:  $1,500 Bracelet Winners Only NLHE – Day 1 of 4

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Total entries:  143 (registration remains open) Prize pool:  $214,500 (not final) Players paid:  TBD Minimum payout:  TBD Winner payout:  TBD Day 1 players remaining:  51 Chip leader:  Nikita Luther (India) – 538,500 chips Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

The one tournament that wrapped on Wednesday was the late addition to the schedule, the $50K Final Fifty, a high-roller event for those wanting bigger action. And Danny Tang emerged victorious in the end, taking home more than $1.6 million for it. He won his first bracelet and the second for Hong Kong in WSOP history, after the first in 2018 at WSOP Europe for Anson Tsang. Tang noted that he cherished the honors and being an ambassador for Hong Kong and Asia. “It means absolutely everything.”  He also said being relatively new to the high-stakes community, it is important to win and do so for Hong Kong. “It’s a dream come true.” Still in his mid-20s, Tang is aiming for number one in the world but knows it will take time. “I want to go down in the history books. I just want to be remembered,” he said. “Playing poker obviously is my passion and financially has helped me where I’m at right now.” https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1149234858948026369 As the WSOP Main Event moves forward, barely 100 players remain in the running. Payouts remain at $59,259 for the time being but will soon jump by more than $10K. From yesterday’s summary, 888poker qualifier Dean Morrone entered Day 5 as the chip leader but ended up busting in 159^th place. And the last woman in the tournament, Jill Bryant, exited in 116^th place just before the end of Day 4. https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1149135586525159424