2019 World Series of Poker

Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2d
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$1,147,449
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$13,509,435
Entries
28,371
Level Info
Level
51
Blinds
15,000,000 / 30,000,000
Ante
30,000,000

Mawani Folds Kings Preflop

Level 20 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

During the final hands of the day, a player raised to 75,000 from under the gun and Ben Ector three-bet to 225,000 in middle position. Sal Mawani was once seat over and four-bet to 385,000 after some confusion about Ector's three-bet sizing. The initial raiser folded, but Ector came over the top all in for more than a million.

Mawani then decided to fold {k-}{k-}, opting to rather preserve his stack in this gargantuan tournament, and Ector later acknowledged, albeit not visibly showed, he indeed held the {a-}{a-}.

"I respected him," Mawani later explained his fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Ector us
Benjamin Ector
1,600,000
1,284,000
1,284,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Salim Mawani ca
Salim Mawani
700,000
418,000
418,000

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