WSOP Main Event 2019: Record Participation and Dramatic Incidents

The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event had 8,000 participants by the middle of Day 1C. The event had a record-breaking number of participants, with 1,335 participants registering on Day 1A and 1,914 on Day 1B. The final numbers were expected to be announced on Sunday.

Kainalu McCulloch-Unchiano won the Monster Stack tournament and proposed to his girlfriend during the award ceremony. The ceremony was interrupted by a marriage proposal from Kainalu McCulloch-Unchiano to his girlfriend, which was met with applause from the audience. Justin Bonomo finished Day 1 with a stack of 96,000 chips. Sam Grafton recalled his past exits from the Main Event, including notable hands against Greg Merson and others.

Galyn Hall sold 5% of his stack for $1,500 to Sean Deeb. A player was disqualified for going all-in with Q3o and causing a disturbance. Georgy Beliain was disqualified for taking another player's chips and causing a disturbance.