At a final table where just about every player held the chiplead at one point, Josh Prager ended up on top, earning the 2019 Ante Up World Championship title at TVPokerRoom inside Thunder Valley Resort in northern California.
Prager held off Wood Bailey heads-up – the two players beginning HU play with 149BB and separated by just 1BB – for the win, taking $116,434, with Bailey recording his career-best $114,434 score.
The final table had a heavy local-player flavor, with 5 of the top 6 finishers either regular cash-game or tournament players at TVPokerRoom. Prager’s Dad is a regular and was tableside for every hand at the final table, enjoying his son taking down a major title.
Here’s a look at the final results, scroll back to check out the main event – and full 30-tournament series – coverage we provided. We are the house team for live updates for every series tournament at TVPokerRoom, more than 100 days of coverage each year.
Dan is the founder of PokerLiveUpdates, a veteran poker tournament reporter who can be found wandering somewhat aimlessly through tournament arenas worldwide. As a founding member of FunTour2.0, he searches for the best in craft beer at all locations in the poker world.
