Event #8: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | 2024 WSOP-C Playground

08-29-2024 17:47 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

Alek Gillies

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Bakri	1,650,000 -450,000	-450,000
David Quang	1,450,000 350,000	350,000
Arash Shahi	1,430,000 630,000	630,000
Dustin Melanson	1,150,000 -650,000	-650,000
William Pettersen	1,100,000 480,000	480,000
Gaetano Di Maria	900,000 220,000	220,000

08-29-2024 17:36 UTC-5

James Gall Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,630)

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Alek Gillies

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

James Gall moved all in and was called by David Quang. Both players revealed their hands.

James Gall: J♠10♠ All in
David Quang: Q♦J♦

The board ran out 9♠9♣K♥4♥8♥ for Quang to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Quang	1,100,000 150,000	150,000
James Gall	Busted

Tags: James Gall David Quang

08-29-2024 17:21 UTC-5

Gaetano Di Maria Finds the Double

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Alek Gillies

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

James Gall raised to 90,000 from middle position and the button made the call. Gaetano Di Maria moved all in for 255,000 and Gall moved all in over the top. The button folded and both players revealed their holdings.

Gaetano Di Maria: A♦7♥ All in
James Gall: 5♣5♠

The board ran out K♠3♥K♦A♥3♦ for Maria to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaetano Di Maria	680,000
James Gall	540,000

Tags: Gaetano Di Maria James Gall

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

08-29-2024 17:10 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts

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Alek Gillies

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Bakri	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Dustin Melanson	1,800,000 600,000	600,000
Gaetano Di Maria	1,050,000 -250,000	-250,000
David Quang	950,000 800,000	800,000
Arash Shahi	800,000 365,000	365,000
William Pettersen	620,000 -480,000	-480,000
James Gall	400,000 -175,000	-175,000

08-29-2024 17:00 UTC-5

Life Outside Poker: Why Romulo "Poker Profit" Dorea Makes Poker Vlogs in Two Languages

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Alek Gillies

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Romulo "Poker Profit" Dorea — Romulo \"Poker Profit\" Dorea

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 14th episode, Connor speaks with Brazilian poker vlogger and WPT Global ambassador Romulo Dorea, aka "Poker Profit," who talked about coming to the US to play college soccer, studying economics, discovering poker and making content in both English and Portuguese.

Romulo also shared his six principles for success in poker and talked about his life-changing trip on the WPT Voyage.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Romulo Dorea by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

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08-29-2024 16:51 UTC-5