"Unbelievable! With Hossein Ensan continuing his dominance. Eighty-nine different bracelet winners were crowned, with Robert Campbell winning two events from the 90. Moshe moved all in for 138,000 and. A board of laid on the table and the two players began a raising war to see who could. Kevin "Racks" Roster was just seen in his seat in Amazon Orange. The action concluded early in the morning on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, wrapping up nearly two. UPATE JULY 17: Hossein Ensan, 55, has won the Main Event o f the 2019 World Series of Poker. The flop was and Hecklen check-called 200,000 from Morrone. Hossein Ensan. Live Poker. Click here to see the details of Hossein Ensan's 68 cashes. and last updated 6:03 AM, Jul 17, 2019. The turn was the and Varkonyi immediately moved all in. The Iranian. The final table went from a full table of nine players down to five with Ensan knocking out two of the four players. With an all-European heads-up battle, the stands around the table in the Amazon. The flop. The action was back on the initial. His opponent in the big blind was Alex Foxen, and the American was in the tank before he smiled at Astedt and folded. 6 million in chips. The big blind check-raised to 10,500 and Pratt. In 2019 he was runner-up to Hossein Ensan at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker . Qutami raised to. Ensan beat a. A player at Table #441 alerted us to a potential tragedy in the making, as the player to his left had not returned from the break. 2004 Greg Raymer - Broke. Richard Seymour moved all in from the button for 725,000. European Poker Tour. ¿Qué oficio tenía antes de dedicarse a las cartas, qué ganó antes de llegar a Las Vegas? Todo, en esta nota. There was already a pot of 7,000 built up when three players checked through a flop to see the fall on the turn. Lewis led out from the small blind for 150,000 and Kovtunov called in position. Dario Sammartino. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae. Ensan’s victory came against the second. This was a late start, being 39 at that time. He was unable to pay his bills, especially at the time when he was beginning a family. Hossein Ensan maintained his lead on the start of the second day of the main event final table at the World Series of Poker tournament at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, July 15, 2019. 525 million. The live WSOP was not held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hossein Ensan (born May 22, 1964) is an Iranian-German professional poker player from Greven, Germany. By Victor Mather July 17, 2019 There was something unusual about Hossein Ensan’s victory in the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. Janet Hornung four-bet all in for 121,000 from the big blind and the initial raiser folded. "This is the best feeling in my life," Ensan said after the event with a huge smile. The flop came 10s 6s 2d and Sammartino check-called a bet of. The 55-year-old overcame a field of 8,569 entries to secure the championship bracelet and the top prize of $10,000,000. 85 million. Date Event/Tournament Place Winnings : Oct 20, '23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty 2023 EPT Cyprus: 171: $1,000: Sep 16, '23: €10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha €1. It has been a roller coaster day for Valentin Vornicu and his aggressive playing style resulted in heavy swings to his stack. With roughly 10,000 already in the middle, action was checked to Ensan who. The 55-year-old Ensan entered the final table with 177 million chips — nearly twice his nearest competitor — and was in control for the majority of the final table. Hossein Ensan is an Iranian-German poker pro who has enjoyed increasing success on the global poker scene in recent years. Current Live Events; Upcoming Live Events; Past Live Events; Live Tournament CalendarOutside of the top ten, one name stands out: Hossein Ensan, who finished Day 4 in 15th place. Ensan hold 75 percent of chips in play, going into tonight’s finale. Hossein Ensan (2019) took down the most recent live WSOP, prevailing over a field of 8,569 players to win $10 million at the 2019 series. Hand #18: Garry Gates raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack, Hossein Ensan three-bet to 3,750,000 from the small blind, Gates four-bet to 10,000,000, Ensan five-bet to a covering amount and Gates. Soon after Day 10 action kicked off, Dario and Hossein got entangled in a hand that left Ensan slightly damaged and handed Sammartino a much-needed double up. 25 million. "This is the best feeling in my life,". With roughly 11,000 already brewed in the pot, the flop was , in a three-way pot, the action checked to Alexandru Papazian on the button and he bet out 6,500 and both the player from early. Hossein Ensan: Early Life. Final table (s) 1. Chris Hunichen called out of the small blind and the player in the big blind three-bet all in for 134,000. Hand #200: Alex Livingston shoved all in from the button for 41. LAS VEGAS -- Hossein Ensan defeated Dario Sammartino heads-up to clinch the 2019 World Series of Poker main event title and the $10 million first-place prize. The 55-year-old German poker. Comments from the last three players in the WSOP Main Event -- Hossein Ensan, Alex Livingston, and Dario Sammartino -- about how each approaches the game. Fidchuk then moved all in for slightly less. Cai had about. All regarded as one of the best sportsmen of their generation depending on which country you're from. Over on the main feature table, Timothy Smith raised to 10,000 from early position and Brent Roberts three-bet to 45,000. After thinking for a few. In the late stage of the tournament, he also. Pavlin Karakikov bet out 55,000, the player next to act called and Danny Nguyen raised it. Nocon called. Action picked up with the board reading . Parker Talbot on the button called and the initial limper came along. Victor Choupeaux opened from under the gun and got calls from James Romero on the button and Webber Kang in the big blind. An interesting hand was developing at Table 83 in the Brasilia Room between Keith Lehr and Timothy O'Dell. Hossein Ensan is the bookies’ favorite to become the second German to win the WSOP Main Event, after Pius Heinz in 2011. According to Friedman, it was a. The Erick Lindgren story isn’t over, as the now 43-year-old can still be found grinding it out with occasional appearances on the mid-stakes. The flop was , Marchington bet 1,800,000, Skrbic raised to 4,550,000 and Marchington called. Ensan battled his way through 8,568 other players to make the final. 11-Nov-2023 Saturday; Sat 11 - Sat 18 Nov Belgium: No Limit Hold'em - Belgian Poker Tour - Day 2, Team - PCDC, Lessines Sat 11 - Sun 19 Nov United States: $ 190 + 150 No Limit Hold'em - Mystery Bounty - Day 1A, TGT Poker & Racebook, Tampa Sat 11 -. With 39,600 in the middle, there were three players still in the pot and Maria Ho was all-in. The 25-year-old studied civil engineering at the University of Munster – where he lives to this day – and it was during his studies that he met his wife. Hand #202: Sammartino raised to 6,000,000 and Hossein Ensan called to see the flop, which both players checked. The flop came and Sow check-called a bet of 24,000 from Deadman. As news circulates that the Spanish tax authorities are chasing the German poker player Hossein Ensan for back taxes relating to 2014 EPT main event. Nocon checked the flop to Owen, who bet 1,100. Over on the main feature table, the action escalated between Michael Lech and Dario Sammartino. The flop fell and Riordan check-called a bet of 1,400 from Grigorian, amidst. Hossein Ensan of Germany defeated Dario Sammartino of Italy in the wee hours of Wednesday morning in their heads-up showdown at the final table of the 2019. Sammartino bet 2. Henry Lu opened and Yevgeniy Fidchuk three-bet from late position. Hossein Ensan won the the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event late Tuesday night in Las Vegas, earning himself $10 million and the prestigious bracelet to. So, when later Tremzin raised light to 265,000, and Olivier Ferrero jammed, Ensan got it all in as well. View article. KTNV Las Vegas Hossein Ensan wins 2019 World Series of Poker main event for $10 million After 10 days and more than 80 total hours of play, Hossein Ensan was left standing as the champion of the 50th World Series of Poker main event in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Picking up the action after a flop of with about 6,000 in the pot, Chino Rheem checked from the under the gun and the player in the hijack bet 2,500. (AP Photo/John Locher) ORG XMIT: NVJL117. Matt Stout: Opponent: Stout had flopped top set but was in trouble against his. Dean Morrone then three-bet from the cutoff to 260,000 and action folded back around to Bogdanov. First to act, Allen Cunningham moved all in for the last 164,000 on the main feature table and Dario Sammartino called from one seat over. Beating out over 8,500 players, Hossein Ensan is the winner of the WSOP 2019 Main Event. The river completed the board with the , Greenwood. Hossein Ensan is an Iranian-German poker player who won the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. The flop landed and Garg led out for 2,600. Sokolovskiy then shoved all in for 580,000 and Ren called. $10 million prize, after beating. Mermelstein Takes a Moment. 11 2019 WSOP Main Event: Ensan Still on Top But Gates Closes In With Five Left. At 55, Ensan was the oldest Main Event champion since Furlong when he captured the 2019 title. Hand #301: Hossein Ensan raised to 11,000,000 on the button and Dario Sammartino came along out of the big blind. According to ESPN, by 2005 Moneymaker had none of the $2. Dario Sammartino (born April 5, 1987) is an Italian professional poker player from Naples. Jeff Madsen, who was sat on his direct left. 4 million in chips. Ensan emigrated from his native Iran to Germany in 1990 and began traveling and competing in poker tournaments around 2004, though it wasn’t until 2013 that he began booking significant cashes. In 2019 he was runner-up to Hossein Ensan at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker . The turn was the and Madsen checked this. Ensan was not only an exceptional player who won thanks to his cunning and skill but also showed that older players can still thrive on the poker circuit. Soverel. Jeanphilippe Goulet-Ratelle made it 89,000 to go a couple of seats over, and Leng responded with an all-in shove. Jakub Wojtas opened for 600 from middle position and former November Niner and WSOP bracelet winner Steve Gee, who has gotten off to a rough start on Day 1a, three-bet to 1,600 from the hijack. The action began with a player in the hijack raising to 1,800, Martin Kabrhel was next to act and three-bet to 7,000, the button folded and Georgios Karakousis threw in 1,800 not noticing the. Action then. On the secondary feature table, Jordan Knackstedt raised to 100,000 and Mihai Manole on the button three-bet to 300,000. He then managed to. He lost the heads-up battle for the title to Hossein Ensan from Germany. Ensan now fired a second barrel of 33,000,000 and Sammartino pushed all in for. According to Ivo "The Chess Master" Donev, he just scored an elimination in a pot that totaled around 30,000. 8 million. Without future ado, let's. In the end, it was Hossein Ensan (pictured) who bubbled a seat in one of the shock departures of the day. The German poker pro has been a. Sean Getzwiller checked and Alexander Sofillas bet 1,600 which got one player out but not Jeff Berwick, who flatted behind, or Getzwiller who was in the. 5. 2016 – Jasper Meijer van Putten (Netherlands) – €699,300 . Back on Benjamin, he called it off to put the 2017 Ladies Event winner at risk. Both players had their. The board came down , and Niklas Astedt bet from the small blind. The small blind folded. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John. Duey Duong called on the button along with Parrott. Three players, including Joe Tehan, were facing a board on the turn and all three players checked. The flop read and Qui Nguyen checked in the small blind, as did the player in the big blind. Moneymaker was seen shaking hands at his. by LegendofBentheRN. Hossein Ensan. During Level 34: 250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 big blind ante. A few minutes later, Pomponio jammed his last 10,100 and was called by Murat Kilic in the hijack and Larry Ross on. Rheem called. The first player to act bet 6,500 into two opponents, the first one folded and Javier Etayo called. Sammartino's check was followed by a bet of 5,000,000 by Ensan and he raised to 17,000,000, which. Information accurate as of 17 July 2019. There was a raise to 33,000 from under the gun and Timothy Su three-bet to 131,000 in the big blind. Tabb shook his head and said. Dean Morrone three-bet to 325,000 after a raise by Chris Hunichen. Hossein Ensan, left/facing, from Germany, and Dario Sammartino, from Italy, compete during the World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the Rio Convention Center, in Las Vegas. Action folded back to Bogdanov, who moved all in with a covering stack. Leading the final nine in the first of three days of the 2019 WSOP Main Event final table is 55-year-old Hossein Ensan. 17 July 2019 (Las Vegas) - Poker has a new World Champion! Hossein Ensan. Total life earnings: $13,440,331. Cary Katz was seen standing up from his table as the pot was in the process of being shipped to his executioner, Gregoire Auzoux. It’s maybe a dream, I don’t know. Zachary Surdam jammed under the gun for 34,400 and Ryan Leng called on his left. Lech made it 100,000 to go first to act and Sammartino three-bet to 260,000 on the button. Ensan dropped below a million chips in the first 45 minutes of play, most of which he lost after missing a couple of draws and bluffing into Tremzin’s trip aces. A total of 8,569 players stumped up the $10,000 buy-in, making this the second largest Main. 6th. 2019 – Hossein Ensan. Jennifer Shahade raised to 1,000 under the gun and picked up callers from the button and big blind. The flop came and Sammartino check-called a bet of 15,000,000. The original opener. com or 702. His opponent, Edward Hatzakortzian, was on the button and went into the tank. 0:00: Red Chip Poker Ad: 0:49: Welcome to The Bernard Lee Poker Show as this week’s guest, 2019 WSOP Main Event champion, Hossein Ensan. Hossein Ensan in 2019. Welcome to highlights from World Poker Tour Germany 2020 No Limit Texas Holdem Main Event Final Table, from the King's Casino, Rozvadov. Hand #188: A walk for Sammartino. Picking up the action on the turn in a three-way hand, the board read with roughly 133,000 in the middle. He has a daughter named Minusch Greshake and a wife named Alexa Greshake. Takao Shimizu raised to 900 preflop, then called a three-bet to 2,000 from Enrique Gomez. Kozakevich. Ranking Position National rank Total score Highest; GPI rank #598 #14 : 1,768. Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 5,000 from the hijack, and both of his opponents called. Louis Hillman: Ryan Leng: Leng was in a race to stay alive but couldn't connect when the board ran. Another huge addition saw him rise through the. Calvin Lee was in the small blind and shipped all in for 46,000. The action folded back around to Kenneth Broad on the cutoff, who went all in for 40,300 total. 3 million and Ensan fired right back with 4. Bithell tossed in a bet of 215,000 in the cutoff. It's been quite the day so far for Julian Milliard. It was not his nationality,. "I think. 5 million first to act. Both players checked the turn, and. Identities Podcasts. Dario Sammartino released his cards in the big and the two players. Oliver Bithell and Todd Brunson were heads-up in a pot with around 300,000 in the middle. Hand #301: Hossein Ensan raised to 11,000,000 on the button and Dario Sammartino came along out of the big blind. The sport of cricket isn't popular in the United. Hunichen raised his eyebrows. The company's resorts operate primarily under the Caesars®, Harrah's® and Horseshoe® brand names. Morrone thought for a few moments and announced all in. "Welcome to Day 2 baby! you should be happy to be in Day 2 right now, good. With Hossein Ensan's win in the Main Event, the 2019 World Series of Poker has wrapped up. Alex Livingston defended the big blind and flopped. Hossein Ensan $859,677 1280 4 Andrea Dato $476,817 960 5 Andrey Shatilov $376,712 800 6 Kiryl Radzivonau $295,706 640 7 Ji Zhang $226,027 480 8 Slaven Popov $159,773 320 Photos courtesy of. Hossein Ensan: 2019 Main Event Champion ($10,000,000) Hossein Ensan. Hossein Ensan, from Germany, lifts the championship bracelet after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at the Rio Convention Center, in Las Vegas. Place: Player: Payout: POY Points: 1 Kahle Burns $662,540 672 2 Sam Trickett $409,478 560 3 Hossein Ensan $279,539 448 4 Hakim Zoufri $196,539 336 5 Tim AdamsHossein Ensan won the Main Event of the 2019 World Series of Poker late Tuesday night, earning $10,000,000 and poker’s most prestigious prize: the WSOP Main Event bracelet. 30 pts #2076: Live Best Cash $ 10,000,000. He started working small jobs, such as a taxi driver, waiter, and painter. A player in early position limped in, Shyam Srinivasan made it 16,000, and two players behind called, as did the limper. Hossein Ensan was born in Iran in 1964 but moved to Germany in 1989. Germany's Hossein Ensan outlasted Italy's Dario Sammartino and Canada's Alex Livingston to claim the $10 million title early Wednesday at the 50th World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. The next player to make a big move was Alex. Bart Lybaert found himself all in and at risk for 231,000 coming back from the break. Ruslan Prydryk. He’ll be taking home a huge $10 million prize, after beating out over 8,500 other runners. com will be hosting the 2020 Summer Online World Series of Poker awarding 31 bracelets, one event each day. The flop came , Cai check-folded to the 2,000,000 continuation-bet of Maahs. Mermelstein hit the. The couple had a daughter, and this put some financial strain on Ensan, who was forced to drop out of university in order to provide. All Time Money $ 13,412,476. Ensan is not only the tournament’s biggest stack, entering the final table with nearly as many chips as the bottom six competitors combined, but he is. Sunday night, Henderson resident Garry Gates closed the gap on World Series of Poker Main Event leader Hossein Ensan, moving into second place, 36 million chips behind Germany’s Ensan. His railbirds' shirts, black with conjoining colors of German and Iranian flags, called Hossein Ensan a "sure bet. Chris "The Armenian Express" Grigorian opened to 1,000 in middle position and John Riordan defended from the big blind. Poker News. Both rails fell silent on the turn and Sammartino checked once more. He topped a field of 8,569 players and defeated Italy's Dario Sammartino heads-up to win. m. Christoph Vogelsang was found with a bet of 11,500 in front of him on the river on a board of . After the most incredible final table of recent years, the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event is over. Daniel opened up the boxes and started handing out slices of pepperoni pizza to everyone at his. . Additionally, GGPoker will also be. In an incredible run, Dickerson has amassed more than four times what he started the day with, and players. Luke Martinelli had been a big stack for most of Day 3 and early on Day 4, however, his Main Event just came to a crashing end. The 2019 WSOP winner was Hossein Ensan, with the talented player achieving a unique milestone during that triumph. " For most of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, he looked. Mario Hudson check-raised to 34,000 from middle position, the hijack called, and Baker tanked for about a. Action had checked to David "ODB" Baker on a flop, and he bet 16,000 into a pot of 50,000. The turn was the , Augustino bet 3,000 again and got another call. The live WSOP was not held last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The board read , and the first player to show his hand tabled for a pair of aces and a busted flush. 2019 WSOP Main Event: Su Busts Greenwood in Memorable Pot, Trails Marchington and Ensan Going to Day 7. After over a week of intense poker action, Hossein Ensan has emerged victorious as the winner of the WSOP 2019 Main Event. Seat 1 – Hossein Ensan – 177,000,000. Hossein Ensan, a 55-year-old poker player from Germany has added a nice bracelet to his jewelry collection in addition to the $10 million in prize money after he defeated Dario Sammartino in heads-up action to win the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event Wednesday morning. Asi Moshe raised from the second position and a player in the hijack three-bet to 20,000 before Bryan Campanello cold-four bet to 75,000 out of the small blind. There was three-way action between 2019 Main Event Champ Hossein Ensan and two others with a completed board of showing. July 17, 2023. Ensan had but his. Gates, on the other hand, dropped to 107 million, although he was still in second place. They checked to the turn of a where Ensan bet 4,000,000. 5 – Hossein Ensan Conquers Gigantic 2019 WSOP Main Event. When the dust settled, Ensan had 273 million - over half the chips in play. He has a daughter named Minusch Greshake and a wife named Alexa Greshake. Hossein Ensan won the Main Event of the 2019 World Series of Poker late Tuesday night, earning $10,000,000 and poker’s most prestigious prize: the WSOP Main Event bracelet. He has a daughter named Minusch Greshake and a wife nam…Who is Hossein Ensan? Meet the Poker Champ from Iran - Upswing Poker Hossein Ensan is a professional poker player and the winner of the 2019 World Series. Chris Moneymaker's first Main Event cash since winning it in 2003 won't be anywhere close to what he might have been hoping for at the start of the day. The button is on Kevin. Milos Skrbic raised from the hijack, Nick Marchington three-bet from the small blind and Skrbic called. The board read with 17,500 in the middle already. There was a raise to 2,600 from middle position and Denise Pratt just called on the button. He had a roller coaster of a day playing against formidable opponents in Alex Livingston and. In 2019, he won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker for $10,000,000. The river was the and Hashem announced a huge wager of 250,000, equaling. With roughly 10,000 already in the middle, action was checked to Ensan who. A player had opened and Mike Matusow three-bet from the button to 76,000. The paired the board on the river and the action checked to Duong who counted out a bet of 3,400,000. They saw a board of for that price and checked to showdown. Hand #167: Hossein Ensan completed the blind and Dario Sammartino checked. 1 million and Hossein Ensan quickly called in the small blind. Hossein Ensan shared a laugh with a World Series of Poker floor person as he shoveled several handfuls of chips into his sealable overnight bag after the second night of the Main Event final table. Dancer would later release more books that were more strategic in their subject matter. Uncle Sam will want his share. 13 Hossein Ensan Wins. Hossein Ensan. Hand #201: A walk for Dario Sammartino. Alex Livingston from Nova Scotia, Canada: 120. Live Events 1. In a three-bet pot between Romain Lewis and Gleb Kovtunov, the dealer fanned the flop of . It came in as the second largest Main Event field ever with 8,569 runners all hoping for the glory that. Dean Hutchison. Jarod Minghini four-bet all in from the big blind for around 200,000 and Lu called. The. There’s no question that Hossein Ensan is a deserving World Series of Poker main event champion, and his victory didn’t exactly come out of left field. Brad Owen raised to 1,100 from middle position, and was called by Raymond Nocon in the big blind. A player raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Fedor Holz three-bet to 4,600 from the button. The player in the late position. and last updated 6:03 AM, Jul 17, 2019. Click here to see the details of Hossein Ensan's 68 cashes. The Wynn Las Vegas security officer shot to death last week in a murder-suicide at the resort was a Marine Corps veteran who “ went down with a fight,” his wife said. The 55-year-old overcame a field of 8,569 entries to secure the championship bracelet and th. Action was five-handed at the 2019 WSOP Main Event final table when chip leader Hossein Ensan got involved with a pot against Garry Gates, who was second in chips. Alexander called. Gus Hansen has already more than quadrupled his stack during Day 3. Celebrity. That dream is a reality for all remaining players in the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event at the start of Day 6. Mohsin Virani bet 4,000, and after the cutoff folded, Barry Faecher, who made a. Hossein Ensan, originally from Iran but now residing in Germany, picked up the first place prize of $10,000,000 in the World Series of Poker Main Event after besting the runner-up, Dario Sammartino of Italy, who collected $6 million for his efforts. In 2019, he won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker for $10,000,000. From the hijack, Joshua Gordon led out with a river bet of 570,000. Allen Cunningham: Dario Sammartino: It was a flip for. "This is the best feeling in my life," Ensan said after the event with a huge smile. Konstantin Puchkov was down to his last 75,000 and he put it all in. Dario Sammartino. 2005 Joe Hachem - invested in a bunch of shit, restaurants and small business, rich, still plays 25/50 50/100 NLHE and PLO regularly. Wynn security officer. The Iranian-born German earned the highly-coveted WSOP bracelet and a cool $10 million. On the flop, Kim checked and Beasy made it 200,000. Besides last year, every Main Event since 2006 has had at least 6,000 participants. ”He is confident, he is fair and he is a true gentleman: During EPT Prague, Hossein Ensan has proven his skills at the poker table. He was in the small blind and bet into the player on the button, the same player who had looked him. Ensan called with pocket kings, and Sammartino showed 8 4 for a flush draw and gut shot straight draw. Hossein Ensan was well out. The cameras have been hovering around Daniel Hachem's table for most of the day with much of the focus on Hachem for obvious reasons. Gorsuch. 7th. Daniel Weinman. Ultimately, he was left with fewer than half the starting stack and. . Augustino thought for a while. Hand #189: Sammartino completed and Alex Livingston checked. He then shoved his last 210,000 in from the cutoff and was called by Alan Goehring on the button while. Hand #283: Hossein Ensan raised to 8 million and Dario Sammartino called. (AP Photo/John Locher) ORG XMIT: NVJL117. With more than $2. After two weeks of action in poker’s most prestigious tournament, the $10,000 buy-in main event of the 2019 World Series of Poker has come to a close with German poker pro Hossein Ensan securing. ASSOCIATED PRESS. From under the gun, Danny Qutami raised to 800 and Pablo Fernandez Campo called in the hijack, as did Lokesh Garg from the big blind. On the river, there was now a one-card straight possibility and both players checked to Tehan. Ensan beat a starting field. com The 25-year-old studied civil engineering at the University of Munster – where he lives to this day – and it was during his studies that he met his wife. Lee Swerdlin. 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. A massive hand between bracelet winners Nick Schulman and Joseph Cheong recently played out. His railbirds' shirts, black with conjoining colors of German and Iranian flags, called Hossein Ensan a "sure bet. Donev raised from under the gun and was called by the player to his left. Sammartino called. Hand #178: Dario Sammartino raised to 6 million and Alex Livingston three-bet to 21. There, he studied civil engineering at the University of Munster. Ensan was forced to drop out of university in order to provide for his family. Last July, Germany’s Hossein Ensan outlasted Italy’s Dario Sammartino and Canada’s Alex Livingston to win the WSOP Main Event. He was born on April 5th, 1987 in Naples, Italy. Those on the European side of the pond, though, knew all too well about the poker prowess of the German. Damian Salas won a hybrid online/live Main Event,. The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event final table began on Sunday evening with nine players remaining from the second largest Main Event field ever of 8,569 players. The 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event returns on Sunday, July 16. ”. He finished the game in style, with the cowboys in his pocket against Dario Sammartino. Imagine having a one in 106 shot to win $10 million. German player Hossein Ensan, who only started playing the game when he turned 40, has become the World Champion after beating Dario Sammartino heads-up to capture the biggest title in poker along with the $10,000,000 first.