With only two days left on the 2019 WSOP summer schedule, there were several tournaments still running and a few bracelets left to award. And that little Main Event still to award its millions in prize money among the top five finishers.
Two bracelets were handed out.
At the same time, the Rio staff cleared out ballrooms of poker tables and chairs, makeshift cashier cages and media tables, chips and cards, all put in storage for next year.
On Monday, July 15, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Many poker fans watched on television, online, or in person at the Rio in Las Vegas as the 2019 WSOP Main Event played down from five players to three.
Play moved forward for dozens of hands before the first player departed on Monday night. That finally did happen when Kevin Maahs pushed with A-10 suited, and Hossein Ensan called with pocket nines. The pair held up, and Maahs left in fifth place.
Nine hands later, Garry Gates was in for his last 29.2 million chips after having fallen throughout the evening from second in chips to last. He pushed with pocket sixes from the small blind, but Alex Livingston had queens in the big blind. Those queens held and sent Gates out in fourth place.
The final three players will return to play one final night until a winner is determined.
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There was a winner declared in the $1,500 NLHE Closer event, as Abhinav Iyer of India survived a large field to claim $565,346 in prize money. He did it in front of his rail of friends and fellow countrymen, noting that poker is continuously growing in India. He hopes his own win will further that growth.
The 25-year-old headed out to celebrate his win but with a solid plan for his newfound wealth. “I just want to put it in the bank. I don’t want to be a huge spender. Just keep playing, keep grinding, go to the next stop,” he said.”
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Another winner grabbed gold at the WSOP when Alan Sternberg won the $3K PLO 6-Handed event. After having won a major World Poker Tour title in 2011 and two WSOP Circuit rings since, he was happy to win the WSOP title. “This, by far, feels the best, not even close,” he admitted.”
For the longtime player, Omaha isn’t even his best game. “I prefer no-limit hold’em,” he said, “but I still play some PLO cash games here and there.” And that was enough to win the bracelet.
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