2019 WSOP May 31: Big 50 Takes Over Rio

As the second day of the 50th Annual World Series of Poker began, the low buy-in anniversary tournament took over the halls of the Rio Convention Center. Meanwhile, the first bracelet of 2019 was awarded in Event 2.
On Thursday, May 30, this is what happened.
Event 1: $500 Casino Employee NLHE – Day 2
Total entries: 686
Prize pool: $298,410
Players paid: 103
Minimum payout: $727
Winner payout: $62,345
Day 1 players remaining: 6
Final table chip counts:
Isaac Hanson (USA) – 5,550,000
Jorge Ruiz (USA) – 4,820,000
Nicholas Haynes (USA) – 2,725,000
Jesse Kertland (USA) – 1,620,000
Adam Lamers (Canada) – 1,490,000
Jeffrey Fast (Canada) – 1,190,000
Final table payouts thus far:
7th place: Christopher Bowen (USA) – $7,229
8th place: Joseph Appler (USA) – $5,438
9th place: Travis Williams (USA) – $4,161
Day 3 starting time: 12 noon
Event 2: $10K Super Turbo Bounty NLHE – Day 2 (Final)
Total entries: 204
Prize pool: $1,917,600
Players paid: 31
Minimum payout: $10,238
Winner payout: $345,669
Final table results:
1st place: Brian Green (USA) – $345,669
2nd place: Ali Imsirovic (USA) – $213,644
3rd place: Asher Conniff (USA) – $145,097
4th place: Loren Klein (USA) – $100,775
5th place: Ping Liu (USA) – $71,614
6th place: Daniel Negreanu (Canada) – $52,099
7th place: Martijn Gerrits (Netherlands) – $38,823
8th place: Zachary Clark (USA) – $29,650
9th place: Cary Katz (USA) – $23,224
Event 3: $500 Big 50 NLHE – Day 1A
Entries: 6,093 so far
Prize pool: TBD
Players paid: TBD
Day 1A players remaining: 1,579
Chip leader: Cosimo Bisogno (Italy) – 932,000 chips
Day 1B starting time: 11am
Day 1A restarting time: 5pm
Event 4: $1,500 Omaha-8 Hi-Lo – Day 1
Event 4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, starts at 3pm in the Amazon Room. Registration is open for the first 8 60-minute levels (~12am) with no re-entry. pic.twitter.com/UJnBktAc9Q
— WSOP (@WSOP) May 30, 2019
Total entries: 853
Prize pool: $1,151,550
Players paid: 128
Minimum payout: $2,257
Winner payout: $228,228
Day 1 players remaining: 373
Chip leader: Lawrence Michael (USA) – 79,000 chips
Day 2 starting time: 2pm
Notable Information
The Big 50 drew all of the crowds for which the WSOP staff had hope. There were so many people that some of the daily tournaments had to be cancelled for lack of space…in a convention center. People were out in force for the anniversary special.
It is also important to note that the Big 50 will not play out like most other multi-day tournaments, as the remaining players from the first flight play again today instead of taking a day off before resuming. The setup is a bit unique, but the WSOP explained it:
We have approx. 1,000 seats left to sell for today's Flight A of BIG 50. If you plan on playing today, best to get down to @RioVegas https://t.co/aojwxMBP8L pic.twitter.com/cD3juodiQ5
— WSOP (@WSOP) May 30, 2019
Brian Green won the first WSOP gold bracelet of the summer, outlasting a pro-heavy field to capture his first WSOP title. It was, however, his 27th WSOP cash.
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