Some Assorted Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Ferreira Pais | 3,365,003 |
1,365,003  |
| Fredrik Andersson | 2,900,000 |
900,000
|
| Javier Gomez Zapatero | 2,900,000 |
1,100,000
|
| Marvin Rettenmaier | 2,300,000 |
1,300,000 |
| Oliver Price | 2,200,000 |
-400,000  |
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 1,700,000 |
70,000 |
| Luigi Knoppers | 1,000,000 |
-1,000,000 |
“The Greatest” Filatov Says of Grafton
When we arrived, the river was already out and a whole lot of chips were in the middle. Sam Grafton, the one to eventually rake in the pot, explained what happened with Anatoly Filatov giving some color commentary on how great Grafton was in the hand.
Grafton opened the pot with a raise from the hijack and got called by the button and big blind. On [5cQc10c], the big blind checked and Grafton bet a quarter of the pot. The button and big blind both called. The same was seen on the [Ad] turn: the big blind checked, Grafton bet a quarter of the pot, and both of his opponents called.
The [8s] completed the board and the big blind checked for the third time. Grafton bet 125,000 and the button called. The big blind now check-raised, making it 375,000. Grafton shoved for 948,000 and the button folded. The big blind gave up as well.
Filatov goated Grafton in showing a card, and the latter turned over the [8d].
“The greatest!” Filatov exclaimed. Except for the button (who was shaking his head a bit) and the big blind (who was just quietly looking at the chips he had just lost,) the table was laughing as Grafton started stacking.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Anatoly Filatov | 2,650,000 |
650,000
|
| Sam Grafton | 2,230,000 |
900,000
|
Farrell Loses Some With Kings
The player in the cutoff opened for 50,000 before big blind Niall Farrell three-bet to 225,000. The cutoff called and he called Farrell’s 115,000 bet on the [Th2hAc] flop as well. Farrell took his foot of the gas on the [2c] turn and checked. The cutoff bet 250,000 and Farrell called. The [6h] on the river was checked through and Farrell’s [KdKh] eventually ended up face down in the muck as the cutoff showed [AhQs].
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Niall Farrell | 1,800,000 |
-700,000
|
Schwartz Ousted
Luke Schwartz’s seat was empty. Luigi Knppers, two to the left of the now empty seat, told us that Schwartz had reshipped for about 31 big blinds holding pocket nines. His opponent called with [AxKx] and hit a king to oust Schwartz.
Knoppers sits on a comfortable stack of almost two million.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Luigi Knoppers | 2,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | Busted |
-1,000,000 |
Danchev is Done
When we got to the table, the chips were already in the middle. Peter Chien filled us in on the details after the hand was done.
After a raise from a playerin late position, and a three-bet by Chien, Dimitar Danchev shoved all-in for his remaining 215,000. The initial raiser folded but Chien called.
Dimitar Danchev: [AhJs]
Peter Chien: [5d5h]
The board ran out [6hQd8c2c7s] and Danchev exited.
Danchev isn’t the only one having run out of chips. The following players are also nowhere to be seen anymore. All of them can give it another try on Day 1b if they so please.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Chien | 1,800,000 |
260,000
|
| Dimitar Danchev | Busted |
-503,000 |
| Gerald Karlic | Busted |
-300,000
|
| Govert Metaal | Busted |
-260,000
|
| Jason Wheeler | Busted |
-400,000
|
Back From Break Present for Oghabian
In one of the first hands back from break, Milad Oghabian knocked out an opponent in classic fashion.
It folded around to the cutoff who opened for 50,000. From the button, Oghabian three-bet to 160,000 which had both blinds get out of the way. The cutoff four-bet to 450,000 and Oghabian pushed. The cutoff, after making a bit of a speech according to Oghabian, called with kings. Unfortunately for him, Oghabian did have it with aces. A board full of blanks later saw Oghabian almost double as the cutoff exited.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Milad Oghabian | 2,300,000 |
1,100,000
|
Dinner Break
The players are now enjoying a one-hour dinner break. Reporting resumes when they return to blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Two more levels are scheduled for the day.
The Champ Is Here!
The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Hossein Ensan just entered the tournament area and handed over his registration slip. Like everyone else, he received 1,000,000 in chips in return.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hossein Ensan | 1,000,000 | - |
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