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Home › News › 2019 WSOP Day 45: Main Event Final Table Set

2019 WSOP Day 45: Main Event Final Table Set

Written by Jennifer Newell
Last updated on July 13th, 2019

The 2019 WSOP Main Event played late into the night on Friday to find its final nine players, and it did just that in the wee hours of this morning.

Meanwhile, several other tournaments came to their conclusions and awarded gold bracelets to players not in the Main Event.

On Friday, July 12, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Event 73:  $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 7

Total entries:  8,569

Prize pool:  $80,548,600

Players paid:  1,286

Minimum payout:  $15,000

Winner payout:  $10 million

Day 7 players remaining: 9

Final table chip counts:

Hossein Ensan (Germany) – 177 million chips

Garry Gates (USA) – 99.3 million chips

Zhen Cai (USA) – 60.6 million chips

Kevin Maahs (USA) – 43 million chips

Alex Livingston (Canada) – 37.8 million chips

Dario Sammartino (Italy) – 33.4 million chips

Milos Skrbic (Serbia) – 23.4 million chips

Timothy Su (USA) – 20.2 million chips

Nick Marchington (UK) – 20.1 million chips

Next payout:  $1 million

Day 8 starting time:  Sunday at 6:30pm

The Main Event final table is set!

Hossein Ensan leads, followed by @GarryGates.

Play resumes Sunday and the full final table will be broadcast on @espn and ESPN2.https://t.co/hSx05U5XkP pic.twitter.com/29IxbAVMv6

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)

The Main Event final table is set!

Hossein Ensan leads, followed by @GarryGates.

Play resumes Sunday and the full final table will be broadcast on @espn and ESPN2.https://t.co/hSx05U5XkP pic.twitter.com/29IxbAVMv6

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 13, 2019

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 13, 2019

Event 75:  $1K Little One for One Drop NLHE – Final

Total entries:  6,248

Prize pool:  $5,623,200

Players paid:  937

Final table payouts:

1st place:  James Anderson (USA) – $690,686

2nd place:  Fernando Karam (Brazil) – $426,543

3rd place:  Marco Guibert (Argentina) – $316,233

4th place:  Liran Betito (Israel) – $236,151

5th place:  Shalom Elharar (USA) – $177,639

6th place:  Nils Tolpingrud (USA) – $134,608

7th place:  Mark Strodl (USA) – $102,757

8th place:  Ying Fu (China) – $79,029

9th place:  Robert Mather (USA) – $61,238

Event 78:  $1,500 Bounty PLO – Final

Total entries:  1,130

Prize pool:  $1,525,500

Players paid:  170

Final table payoutsr:

1st place:  Maximiliam Klostermeier (Denmark) – $177,823

2nd place:  David Callaghan (Ireland) – $109,844

3rd place:  Bryce Yockey (USA) – $77,893

4th place:  Ryan Lenaghan (USA) – $55,939

5th place:  Jason Stockfish (USA) – $40,691

6th place:  Tim Seidensticker (USA) – $29,987

7th place:  Scott sharpe (USA) – $22,391

8th place:  Heng Zhang (USA) – $16,944

9th place:  Joseph Liberta (USA) – $12,996

Event 79:  $3K NLHE – Final

Total entries:  671

Prize pool:  $1,811,700

Players paid:  101

Final table payouts:

1st place:  Ivan Deyra (France) – $380,090

2nd place:  David Gonzalez (USA) – $234,882

3rd place:  Guillaume Nolet (Canada) – $162,575

4th place:  Patrick Leonard (UK) – $114,347

5th place:  David Dibernardi (USA) – $81,749

6th place:  David Weinstein (USA) – $59,421

7th place:  Andras Nemeth (Hungary) – $43,925

8th place:  Dennis Brand (USA) – $33,032

9th place:  Diego Zeiter (Switzerland) – $25,278

Event 80:  $1,500 Mixed NLHE/PLO 8-Handed – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  1,250

Prize pool:  $1,687,500

Players paid:  188

Minimum payout:  $2,250

Winner payout:  $304,793

Day 2 players remaining:  8

Final table chip counts:

Ayaz Mahmood (USA) – 8,430,000 chips

Lucas Greenwood (Canada) – 6,515,000 chips

Jeremy Kottler (USA) – 5,145,000 chips

Eddie Blumenthal (USA) – 3,240,000 chips

Peter Linton (UK) – 3,115,000 chips

Jerry Odeen (Sweden) – 2,380,000 chips

Adam Demersseman (USA) – 2,315,000 chips

Final table payouts thus far:

8th place:  Gary Bolden (USA) – $30,640

Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 81:  $1,500 Bracelet Winners Only NLHE – Final

Total entries:  185

Prize pool:  $277,500

Players paid:  28

Final table payouts:

1st place:  Shankar Pillai (USA) – $71,580

2nd place:  Michael Gagliano (USA) – $44,232

3rd place:  Tommy Nguyen (Canada) – $31,176

4th place:  Brett Apter (USA) – $22,349

5th place:  Kevin Gerhart (USA) – $16,299

6th place:  Andreas Klatt (Germany) – $12,097

7th place:  Thom Werthmann (USA) – $9,140

8th place:  Scott Bohlman (USA) – $7,032

9th place:  Haixia Zhang (USA) – $5,512

Event 82:  $1,500 NLHE Double Stack – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  2,589

Prize pool:  $3,495,150

Players paid:  389

Minimum payout:  $2,249

Winner payout:  $530,164

Day 2 players remaining:  8

Final table chip counts:

Freek Scholten (Netherlands) – 26 million chips

Darren Rabinowitz (USA) – 20.05 million chips

Barry Shulman (USA) – 18.45 million chips

Kunal Punjwani (India) – 15.5 million chips

Adam Hendrix (USA) – 15.35 million chips

Philip Scaletta (USA) – 13.575 million chips

Tom Koral (USA) – 10.55 million chips

Kalyan Cheekuri (India) – 9.925 million chips

Day 3 starting time:  11am

Event 83:  $100K NLHE High Roller – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  99

Prize pool:  $9,603,000

Players paid:  15

Minimum payout:  $156,316

Winner payout:  $2,792,406

Day 2 players remaining:  6

Final table chip counts:

Keith Tilston (USA) – 14,475,000 chips

Brandon Adams (USA) – 12,375,000 chips

Nick Schulman (USA) – 11,650,000 chips

Dominik Nitsche (Germany) – 9,850,000 chips

Igor Kurganov (Russia) – 8,500,000 chips

Daniel Negreanu (Canada) – 3,150,000 chips

Final table payouts thus far:

7th place:  Sergi Reixach (UK) – $353,202

8th place:  Christoph Vogelsang (Germany) – $281,025

Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 84:  $1,500 NLHE Closer – Day 1A of 4

Day 1A entries:  463

Day 1A prize pool:  $625,050

Day 1A minimum payout:  $2,247

Day 1A players paid:  70

Day 1A players remaining:  30

Day 1A chip leader:  Roman Korenev (Russia) – 1,198,000 chips

Day 1B starting time:  11am

Event 85:  $3K PLO 6-Handed – Day 1 of 4

Total entries:  835

Prize pool:  $2,254,500

Players paid:  126

Minimum payout:  $4,489

Winner payout:  $448,392

Day 1 players remaining:  173

Chip leader:  Paresh Doshi (UK) – 359,300 chips

Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

When the $1K Little One for One Drop NLHE tournament ended on Friday, it was James Anderson of Pennsylvania in the winner’s circle with more than $690K. After many successes in the past, he had taken a break from the game and then resumed play several months ago.

“I feel good now,” Anderson said. “My mind is a lot fresher now, I have a different perspective, and hopefully, it continues. It’s a good start.”

Congratulations to James Anderson on winning his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,111 Little One for @onedrop He wins $690,686 after topping the field of 6,248.https://t.co/ApQRe4jKSj pic.twitter.com/nLyGM4sOfS

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)

Congratulations to James Anderson on winning his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,111 Little One for @onedrop He wins $690,686 after topping the field of 6,248.https://t.co/ApQRe4jKSj pic.twitter.com/nLyGM4sOfS

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 12, 2019

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 12, 2019

The $1,500 PLO Bounty tournament also wrapped on Friday, and Maximilian Klostermeier of Denmark was its champion for nearly $178K. Remarkably, he has only played professionally for a relatively short time and had little experience with PLO, though he said he worked through confusing situations.

“I feel great, can’t really believe it honestly,” he said. “I’ve only been playing poker professionally for a little over a year now, and I’m already getting a bracelet so soon.”

Congrats to Maximilian Klostermeier, winner of the $1,500 PLO bounty event for his first bracelet and $177,823!https://t.co/Me5Y98LSsz pic.twitter.com/uvMvmt4SJY

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)

Congrats to Maximilian Klostermeier, winner of the $1,500 PLO bounty event for his first bracelet and $177,823!https://t.co/Me5Y98LSsz pic.twitter.com/uvMvmt4SJY

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 12, 2019

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 12, 2019

France was the country on top when the $3K NLHE event finished on Friday, as Ivan Deyra won the event for more than $380K and eclipsed the $1 million mark in career live earnings. “That was a goal for me,” he commented after the win, “but the main goal was winning a bracelet.”

As his friends supported him on the rail of the final table, as he had done for some of them on other occasions, Deyra felt confident. “When I was young, I watched the WSOP on TV with stars in my eyes, and now to be here and to win it, it’s amazing. It’s like a dream!”

Congratulations to @ValueMerguez on winning his first WSOP bracelet and the third bracelet for France this summer! He won the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $380,090.https://t.co/2jQ0bh8dnZ pic.twitter.com/MhUyyinL4r

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)

Congratulations to @ValueMerguez on winning his first WSOP bracelet and the third bracelet for France this summer! He won the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $380,090.https://t.co/2jQ0bh8dnZ pic.twitter.com/MhUyyinL4r

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 13, 2019

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 13, 2019

Finally, the special $1,500 Bracelet Winners Only NLHE event finished with Shankar Pillai capturing his second bracelet and more than $71K. He won his first WSOP gold in 2007 in a $3K NLHE event, and this one happened for the New Yorker in a different place in life.

“I have a 16-month-old son, so I don’t travel that much anymore,” he said. But he did admit that he might be playing more tournaments near his home when he can after this win.

New York's Shankar Pillai wins the special Event #81 at the 2019 @WSOP, $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only NLHE. Shankar collects $71,580 and his second career bracelet. https://t.co/LwDBAxBxx9 pic.twitter.com/gmfRdaqUYX

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)

New York's Shankar Pillai wins the special Event #81 at the 2019 @WSOP, $1,500 50th Annual Bracelet Winners Only NLHE. Shankar collects $71,580 and his second career bracelet. https://t.co/LwDBAxBxx9 pic.twitter.com/gmfRdaqUYX

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 13, 2019

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 13, 2019

 

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