2019 World Series of Poker Main Event: Ensan still in the lead
Published by Giselle
July 16, 2019 7:28 pm
The last nine players of the former 8,569 entries returned tonight to play day 8 of Event #73, the $10,000 No-Limit Holdem Main Event of the 2019 World Series of Poker.
Four players had to say goodbye tonight to their dream of becoming 2019 WSOP Main Event Champion: Timothy Su, Zhen Cai, Nick Marchington and Milos Skrbic.
At the end of the tournament day, the last five players were left. German Hossein Ensan once again packed his stack of 207,700,000 chips as the chip leader. Behind him are Garry Gates (171,700,000) and Kevin Maahs (66,500,000 chips).
Alex Livingston (45,8000 chips) and Daria Sammartino (23,100,000 chips) will also be at the final table.
Result and remaining payouts
Place Winner Country Prize (USD)
1. – – $10,000,000
2. – – $6,000,000
3. – – $4,000,000
4. – – $3,000,000
5. – – $2,200,000
6. Zhen Cai United States $1,850,000
7. Nick Marchington United Kingdom $1,525,000
8. Timothy Su United States $1,250,000
9. Milos Skrbic Serbia $1,000,000
This is how the stacks of the players look after the first 56 hands at the final table:
Seat Player Country Chip Count Big Blinds
1 Hossein Ensan Germany 207,700,000 173
2 Dario Sammartino Italy 23,100,000 19
3 Kevin Maahs United States 66,500,000 55
4 Garry Gates United States 171,700,000 143
5 Alex Livingston Canada 45,800,000 38
There remains 28:08 in level 38 (600,000/1,200,000, with a big blind ante of 1,200,000).