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World Series Of Poker 2019
50th World Championship
No-Limit Texas Hold'em Result
LAS VEGAS
Jul 3 – Jul 16 2019


Event Championship
Entries -- 8,569
Buy-in -- $10,000
Prize Pool -- $80,548,600
Hossein Ensan
Muenster, Germany
wins $10,000,000 and
WSOP World Championship
 
Germany’s Hossein Ensan outlasted Italy’s Dario Sammartino and Canada’s Alex Livingston to claim the $10m title early on Wednesday at the 50th World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.

The 55-year-old, who was born in Iran but moved to Germany 30 years ago, became the oldest world poker champion in 20 years when he finished off Sammartino after nearly eight hours of play at the final table. It’s the first time since 2014 the winner has come from outside the United States and the third time the title has gone to an Iranian-born competitor.

“Unbelievable,” said Ensan, who now lives in Greven, Germany. He was making his first appearance in the Main Event with a previous total of $2.67m in career earnings. “I am so happy. I thank my fans at home in Germany, also in Iran and my fans, my buddies here. This is the best feeling in my life.” He claimed the winning hand when Sammartino pushed his chips all in at 1.24am on Wednesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Ensan and Sammartino exchanged numerous smiles and a congratulatory fist bump at one point in a good-natured contest. Sammartino won $6m for second place after the 11-day tournament, which started with a field of 8,569 players. Livingston, a former chess champion, pocketed $4m for his third-place finish.

Ensan, who also won a diamond-encrusted gold bracelet, entered the final night with a commanding lead holding 60% of the chips in play among the three finalists. Sammartino took the lead briefly for the first time late on Tuesday more than three hours into the final round and Livingston was eliminated about 15 minutes later. But Esan stormed back to take the lead and never looked back on his way to becoming the oldest champion since Noel Furlong won the title in 1999 at the age of 62.
 
(Associated Press in Las Vegas)
 
Final Standings
Pos. Player Origin Prize
1 Hossein Ensan Muenster, Germany $10,000,000
2 Dario Sammartino Italy $6,000,000
3 Alex Livingston Halifax, Canada $4,000,000
4 Garry Gates Henderson, NV $3,000,000
5 Kevin Maahs Chicago, IL $2,200,000
6 Zhen Cai Lake Worth, FL $1,850,000
7 Nick Marchington Hornchurch, UK $1,525,000
8 Timothy Su Boston, MA $1,250,000
9 Milos Skrbic Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia $1,000,000
Selected UK and Others
10 Robert Heidorn London $800,000
27 Oliver Bithell London $324,650
32 Daniel Charlton Macclesfield $261,430
52 Laurids Nielsen London $173,015
53 Christopher Sly Retford $173,015
57 Florian Duta Birmingham $142,215
82 Antonio Esfandiari Las Vegas $82,365
101 Carl Shaw Telford $59,295
113 Sean Mills England $59,295
175 Nikolay Ponomarev London $50,855
187 Mitchell Johnson Alvaston Derby $50,855
190 Andrew Martin Shrewsbury $50,855
199 Mike Matusow Las Vegas $50,855
206 Tom Waters Hitchin $50,855
236 Craig McCorkell West Sussex $43,935
247 Alexander Zeligman Surrey $43,935
261 Yudhishter Jaswal London $43,935
309 Luke Brereton - $38,240
310 Max Silver London $38,240
317 Marc Foggin Newcastle Upon Tyne $38,240
323 Jonathan McCann Cumbria $38,240
341 Peter Linton Nottingham $38,240
351 Thomas Seaman Doncaster $38,240
368 Michael Kane Uddingston Glasgow $34,845
369 Paul Ephremsen Berkhamsted $34,845
380 Alex Goulder Nottingham $34,845
384 Robert Mcadam Chester $34,845
405 Mark Teltscher London $34,845
425 Bertrand Grospellier Melun, France $30,780
461 Simon Deadman Nottingham $30,780
466 Barny Boatman Hendon $30,780
480 Gilad Gutkin London $27,390
495 Stuart McNally Glasgow $27,390
514 Raul Martinez London $27,390
528 Pierre Joubert - $27,390
531 Oliver Price London $27,390
560 Johnny Chan Cerritos, CA $24,560
570 Adam Owen Folkestone $24,560
572 Sam Miller Essex $24,560
575 Charles Combes Hersham $24,560
578 Joshua Boulton - $24,560
586 Allen Cunningham Las Vegas $24,560
592 Thomas MacDonald - $24,560
631 Alexander Clark England $22,190
645 Philip Clarke Derby $22,190
687 Chris Moneymaker Lakeland $20,200
689 Gus Hansen Denmark $20,200
710 Conor Beresford York $20,200
750 Samuel Goodman Colchester $20,200
753 Gary Blackwood - $20,200
784 Christian Christner Brighton $18,535
789 Scott Franklin London $18,535
798 Philip Long London $18,535
802 Steven Morris Birmingham $18,535
877 Guillermo Sanchez Manchester $17,135
912 Jack Salterl London $17,135
913 Armand Matti - $17,135
947 Adam Daniel Norfolk $17,135
969 Chris Determeyer London $15,970
977 Robert Warburton Manchester $15,970
978 Stephen Hay Teignmouth $15,970
1023 Jack Maskill London $15,970
1042 Cyril Andre London $15,970
1148 Mauro Suriano London $15,000
1164 Jan Eric Schwippert Brighton $15,000
1181 Daiva Byrne London $15,000
1182 Benjamin Dobson Poole, Dorset $15,000
1188 Leo Worthingtonleese Storrington $15,000
1209 William White Belfast $15,000
1213 Louis Salter London $15,000
1264 Igor Dursel London $15,000
 
1286 places paid in all
 
 
 
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