Matt Russell Poker
It only took a few hands of heads-up play and it actually looked as though Matt Russell was slowly chipping away at the insurmountable deficit he faced. However, Russell raised to 125,000 on the button and Rick Troendly called from the big blind.
- Poker players from Australia, Russia, and the USA won 2019 WSOP gold bracelets for tournament victories on Day 18 of the World Series of Poker. Matt Russell (USA.
- Matt Russell; Doug Maverick; Phil Laak; Joe DeGeorge; Newcomer Doug Maverick put on an impressive show at the poker table and in one of his first hands he takes on Poker Night in America’s resident film critic, Richard Roeper. Pre-flop Jennifer Tilly is in with A ♣ 8 ♣, along with Roeper with K ♠ 3 ♠ and Maverick with the beer hand, 7.
The flop came and Troendly checked to Russell who continued for 200,000. Troendly check-raised all in, putting Russell to the test for his remaining 1,600,000 chips. Russell thought for a minute before deciding to stick them in the middle.
Jex sized up his stack before raising enough to put Russell to the ultimate test. Russell needed time to think, but he did eventually make the call. Michael Jex: Matt Russell: Jex was the winner with the kings overpair to the board and Russell, who now has $219,860 in WSOP earnings, banked $14,820. Below are the results of the 2018 World Series of Poker. Matt Russell: $14,820 9th: Matt Woodward: $11,343 Event #42: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller.
Rick Troendly:
Matt Russell:
Despite flopping top pair, Russell was drawing slim with Troendly already having a flush. The turn was the to give Russell some hope but the on the river was not what he was looking for.
'We got it, baby!' Troendly shouted with his arms in the air. The two players shook hands and Russell headed to the payout desk to collect his runner-up prize.
A full recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.
On Saturday, June 15, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker.
Event 26: $2,620 NLHE Marathon – Final
Total entries: 1,083
Prize pool: $2,553,714
Players paid: 163
Final table payouts:
1st place: Roman Korenev (Russia) – $477,401
2nd place: Jared Koppel (USA) – $295,008
3rd place: Dong Sheng Peng (China) – $208,726
4th place: Francis Anderson (USA) – $149,605
5th place: Joe Curcio (USA) – $108,646
6th place: Joseph Liberta (USA) – $79,957
7th place: Matt Russell (USA) – $59,642
8th place: Gustavo Darosamuniz (Brazil) – $45,100
9th place: Peter Hong (USA) – $34,580
Event 30 – $1K PLO – Final
Total entries: 1,526
Prize pool: $1,374,300
Players paid: 229
Final table payouts:
1st place: Luis Zedan (USA) – $236,673
2nd place: Thida Lin (USA) – $146,196
3rd place: Samad Razavi (UK) – $104,888
4th place: Ryan Robinson (USA) – $76,101
5th place: Ryan Goindoo (Trinidad and Tobago) – $44,845
6th place: Gregory Donatelli (USA) – $41,453
7th place: Christopher Conrad (USA) – $31,130
8th place: Stanislav Parkhomenko (Bulgaria) – $23,654
9th place: Erik Wilcke (Germany) – $18,188
Event 32: $1K Seniors NLHE – Day 3 of 4
Total entries: 5,917
Prize pool: $5,325,300
Players paid: 888
Minimum payout: $1,499
Winner payout: $662,694
Day 3 players remaining: 19
Chip leader: Howard Mash (USA) – 13.99 million chips
Day 4 starting time: 12noon
Event 33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw – Final
Total entries: 467
Prize pool: $630,450
Players paid: 71
Final table payouts:
1st place: Robert Campbell (Australia) – $144,027
2nd place: David Bach (USA) – $88,995
3rd place: Jared Bleznick (USA) – $58,343
4th place: Kyle Miaso (USA) – $39,126
5th place: Jesse Hampton (USA) – $26,855
6th place: Aron Dermer (USA) – $18,875
Event 34: $1K Double Stack NLHE – Day 1 of 6
Total entries: 6,214
Prize pool: $5,592,600
Players paid: 933
Minimum payout: $1,499
Winner payout: $687,782
Day 1A players remaining: 1,170
Day 1B players remaining: 1,229
Day 1A chip leader: Juan Esirviez (Argentina) – 530,000 chips
Day 1B chip leader: Yasheel Doddanavar (India) – 415,000 chips
Day 2 starting time: 12noon
Event 35: $10K Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed – Day 2 of 4
Total entries: 122
Prize pool: $1,146,800
Players paid: 19
Minimum payout: $14,818
Winner payout: $312,417
Day 2 players remaining: 11
Chip leader: Adam Friedman (USA) – 1,289,000 chips
Day 3 starting time: 2pm
Event 36: $3K NLHE Shootout – Day 1 of 3
Total entries: 313
Prize pool: $845,100
Players paid: 40
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Minimum payout: $6,099
Winner payout: $207,193
Day 1 players remaining: 40
Chip leaders: Jeremy Wien (USA) and Pavel Plesuv (Slovenia) – 159,000 chips each
Day 2 starting time: 2pm
Notable Information
The No-Limit Hold’em Marathon event at the 2019 WSOP was a six-day event, and Russian player Roman Korenev outlasted all of his opponents to win it. The online poker pro had cashed numerous times in the past several WSOP summers, and he already cashed in another event this summer before winning this one. And he had many friends on the rail when he did it.
“I feel great!” Korenev commented. “It was a long way to this result. I have nothing to say, no words. Dreams come true.”
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Russia's Roman Korenev takes down Event #26 at the 2019 @WSOP, $2,650 NLHE 'Marathon'. Korenev's win in ths six-day event with 90-minute levels earns him his first gold bracelet and $477,401. https://t.co/MJtMWRHVTFpic.twitter.com/pIwATDJIrF
— WSOP (@WSOP) June 16, 2019
In Event 30, Luis Zedan took his PLO chip leader from Day 2 into the winner’s circle on Day 3. He said that he woke up early and visited the spa before coming back to the table very focused. And he did it, having fun along the way. “There is nothing like playing poker with friends,” he said. “I was smiling and having fun. That’s what poker should be, the idea is to make the game fun for the whole poker community.”
Having won a sizeable sum of money, Zedan will be donating 35% of it to a friend’s charity in Kenya. But he will be keeping the WSOP gold bracelet. “I started to play poker seriously back in 2009…I’ve been coming (to the WSOP) since 2011 or 2012. It’s been my dream, and I’ve gotten very deep in tournaments three times. Finally, I’ve gotten first place. I’m very, very happy!”
Congratulations to our newest bracelet winner, Luis Zedan. He won his first bracelet and $236,673 in the $1,000 PLO Event.https://t.co/ytiKisX6kNpic.twitter.com/jIT3AxwXgK
— WSOP (@WSOP) June 15, 2019
And then Event 33, Robert Campbell won the Triple Draw event, becoming the first Australian to win a WSOP event this summer. And one of the players he surpassed in the tournament was defending champion Hanh Tran, who was eliminated in seventh place.
It was Campbell’s second final table of this summer, but he played well and had the support of his friends on the rail, including fellow Aussies Joe Hachem and James Obst. “I’m super-duper excited,” Campbell noted, “as you can see.
Congratulations to Robert Campbell on his first WSOP bracelet. He wins $144,027.https://t.co/Fpvn5RqkoEpic.twitter.com/xvPmL9WDHH
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— WSOP (@WSOP) June 16, 2019