2019 WSOP Day 46: Tilston Wins High Roller for $2.9M

Last updated on July 14th, 2019

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On Saturday, July 13, this is what happened at the 50^th 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

Event 80: $1,500 Mixed NLHE/PLO 8-Handed – Final

Total entries: 1,250
Prize pool: $1,687,500
Players paid: 188
Final table payouts:
1^st place: Jerry Odeen (Sweden) – $304,793
2^nd place: Peter Linton (UK) – $188,368
3^rd place: Adam Demersseman (USA) – $135,093
4^th place: Lucas Greenwood (Canada) – $98,027
5^th place: Ayaz Mahmood (USA) – $71,979
6^th place: Eddie Blumenthal (USA) – $53,490
7^th place: Jeremy Kottler (USA) – $40,236
8^th place: Gary Bolden (USA) – $30,640

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: Sunday at 12noon

Event 83: $100K NLHE High Roller – Final

Total entries: 99
Prize pool: $9,603,000
Players paid: 15
Final table payouts:
1^st place: Keith Tilston (USA) – $2,792,406
2^nd place: Daniel Negreanu (Canada) – $1,725,838
3^rd place: Nick Schulman (USA) – $1,187,802
4^th place: Igor Kurganov (Russia) – $840,183
5^th place: Brandon Adams (USA) – $611,258
6^th place: Dominik Nitsche (Germany) – $457,772
7^th place: Sergi Reixach (UK) – $353,202
8^th place: Christoph Vogelsang (Germany) – $281,025

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

Day 1A entries: 463
Day 1B entries: 724
Day 1A prize pool: $625,050
Day 1A prize pool: $977,400
Day 1A minimum payout: $2,247
Day 1B minimum payout: $2,251
Day 1A players paid: 70
Day 1B players paid: 109
Day 1A players remaining: 30
Day 1B players remaining: 45
Day 1A chip leader: Roman Korenev (Russia) – 1,198,000 chips
Day 1B chip leader: Shaun Deeb (USA) – 1,172,000 chips
Day 1C starting time: 11am

Event 85: $3K PLO 6-Handed – Day 2 of 4

Total entries: 835
Prize pool: $2,254,500
Players paid: 126
Minimum payout: $4,489
Winner payout: $448,392
Day 2 players remaining: 24
Chip leader: John Richards (USA) – 1,949,000 chips
Day 3 starting time: 2pm

Event 86: $10K NLHE 6-Handed Championship – Day 1 of 4

Total entries: 248 (registration remains open)
Prize pool: $2,331,200 (not final)
Players paid: TBD
Minimum payout: TBD
Winner payout: TBD
Day 1 players remaining: 113
Chip leader: Felix Bleiker (Switzerland) – 425,400 chips
Day 2 starting time: 2pm

Notable Information

In the $1,500 Mixed NLHE/PLO event, the last player standing on Saturday was Jerry Odeen of Sweden. Ten years after starting to play poker in his teenage years, he won the bracelet. “This is something I’ve always wanted since I started watching poker when I was like 15 years old,” he said. And he did it with just hours to spare before his flight back to Sweden.

As he showed his excitement after his win, Odeen also noted, “It feels pretty surreal.”

Congratulations to @jerryodeen94 on winning the $1,500 NLHE/PLO Mixed event for $304,793 and his 1st WSOP gold bracelet.https://t.co/uCF1x7AlZF pic.twitter.com/0QZl2ssYTG
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Congratulations to @jerryodeen94 on winning the $1,500 NLHE/PLO Mixed event for $304,793 and his 1st WSOP gold bracelet.https://t.co/uCF1x7AlZF pic.twitter.com/0QZl2ssYTG
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 13, 2019

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One event that many were watching on Saturday was the $100K NLHE High Roller, as big names duked it out at the final table for the title. Only one player among them had yet to win any WSOP bracelet – Keith Tilston – but he changed that with the play of his life. He defeated tough opponents, including Daniel Negreanu heads-up. “It feels great to win one against this type of field,” he admitted.

Tilston also had to focus while the majority of the rail was cheering for Negreanu. “Any other time, I would be rooting for him,” he said. But he played on and stuck to his strategy. “I’m happy with how I played. I didn’t really make any mistakes.”

Congratulations to Keith Tilston who wins the $100,000 High Roller for 1st WSOP bracelet and $2,972,406.https://t.co/JtT2xTcL9k pic.twitter.com/SJpr8aPJjh
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP)
Congratulations to Keith Tilston who wins the $100,000 High Roller for 1st WSOP bracelet and $2,972,406.https://t.co/JtT2xTcL9k pic.twitter.com/SJpr8aPJjh
— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) July 14, 2019