2019 WSOP May 31: Big 50 Takes Over Rio

Last updated on June 1st, 2019

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As the second day of the 50^th 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:
7^th place: Christopher Bowen (USA) – $7,229
8^th place: Joseph Appler (USA) – $5,438
9^th 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:
1^st place: Brian Green (USA) – $345,669
2^nd place: Ali Imsirovic (USA) – $213,644
3^rd place: Asher Conniff (USA) – $145,097
4^th place: Loren Klein (USA) – $100,775
5^th place: Ping Liu (USA) – $71,614
6^th place: Daniel Negreanu (Canada) – $52,099
7^th place: Martijn Gerrits (Netherlands) – $38,823
8^th place: Zachary Clark (USA) – $29,650
9^th 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 – World Series of Poker (@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 – World Series of Poker (@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 27^th WSOP cash.