Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-07-2024 18:48 UTC-8

Shant Marashlian Eliminated in 5th Place ($159,517)

Herbie Teope

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Alexander Queen opened in early position with A♥7♥ to 600,000, and then Eddie Ochana three-bet to 2,200,000 out of the small blind.

Shant Marashlian, who entered Level 32 with just two big blinds, was essentially pot committed in the big blind and elected to put the rest of his chips in the pot to put himself at risk. Queen promptly folded.

Shant Marashlian: 10♥3♠ All in
Eddie Ochana: 7♣5♦

The dealer fanned 7♠6♠8♦ on the flop, putting Ochana’s pair of sevens in the lead. The K♠ on the turn gave Marashlian a flush draw, but the J♣ on the river sent Marashlian to the rail.

Marashlian earned $159,517 for his fifth-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Ochana	23,375,000 2,825,000	2,825,000

Shant Marashlian	Busted

Tags: Eddie Ochana Shant Marashlian

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

06-07-2024 18:25 UTC-8

Break Time

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Herbie Teope

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The five remaining players are on a 15-minute break, via PokerGo’s stream. Play will resume in Level 32 with 150,000/300,000 blinds and a 300,000 ante.

06-07-2024 18:24 UTC-8

Daniyal Gheba Eliminated in 6th Place ($117,271)

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Chance Castro

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Brent Hart opened to 600,000 from under the gun and Daniyal Gheba called from middle position for his remaining chips. Action folded to Alexander Queen in the big blind who raised all-in for 2,000,000. Hart folded and the cards were revealed with Gheba at risk.

Daniyal Gheba: 10♠10♥ All in
Alexander Queen: A♠A♥

The board 2♦K♦7♠Q♠8♦ brought no improvement to Gheba's pair of tens. Queen's aces won the pot and eliminated Gheba in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hart	10,100,000 -600,000	-600,000

Alexander Queen	6,575,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Daniyal Gheba	Busted

Tags: Alexander Queen Brent Hart Daniyal Gheba

06-07-2024 18:17 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Herbie Teope

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Ochana	20,550,000 -800,000	-800,000

Brent Hart	10,700,000 6,125,000	6,125,000

Alexander Queen	5,250,000 250,000	250,000
Kartik Ved	3,300,000 -250,000	-250,000

Shant Marashlian	750,000 -500,000	-500,000

Daniyal Gheba	600,000 -450,000	-450,000

06-07-2024 18:14 UTC-8

Hart Rivers Broadway

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Chance Castro

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Eddie Ochana opened from the cutoff to 500,000. Next to act, Shant Marashlian shoved all-in for 5,200,000. The small blind folded before Brent Hart opted to call off the rest of his 3,950,000 stack. Ochana folded and the cards were revealed.

Brent Hart: A♠Q♦ All in
Shant Marashlian: A♦K♦

The board ran out 8♣J♠K♣2♠10♠ to give Hart the broadway straight, allowing him to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Ochana	21,350,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Brent Hart	4,575,000 -600,000	-600,000

Shant Marashlian	1,250,000 -4,700,000	-4,700,000

Tags: Brent Hart Eddie Ochana Shant Marashlian

06-07-2024 18:00 UTC-8

Ochana Continues to Add Chips

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Herbie Teope

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Eddie Ochana raised to 650,000 on the button with 7♣6♣ and Alexander Queen defended out of the big blind with A♣9♣.

Queen’s ace was ahead before the flop, but the situation went to Ochana’s favor when the dealer fanned J♥6♥7♠ to give Ochana bottom two pair.

Queen checked, and Ochana responded by firing a 500,000 bet. Queen elected to call, making the pot 2,675,000.

The dealer placed 3♥ on the turn, which Queen checked. Ochana took the opportunity to bet 800,000, which forced Queen to fold. The dealer pushed the 3,475,000 pot to Ochana, who continues to add to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Ochana	18,900,000 2,650,000	2,650,000

Alexander Queen	5,000,000 -4,150,000	-4,150,000

Tags: Alexander Queen Eddie Ochana

06-07-2024 17:51 UTC-8

Gheba Rivers Pair to Survive

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Chance Castro

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Eddie Ochana opened from middle position to 500,000 and action folded to Daniyal Gheba in the small blind who raised all-in for 675,000 total. The big blind folded, Ochana called, and cards were revealed.

Daniyal Gheba: A♦7♦ All in
Eddie Ochana: A♥10♥

The board ran out 2♦4♥3♠2♣7♥ giving Gheba a pair of sevens to defeat Ochana's ace-high for a necessary double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Ochana	16,250,000 -400,000	-400,000

Daniyal Gheba	1,050,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Daniyal Gheba Eddie Ochana

06-07-2024 17:34 UTC-8

Hart Powers Up With Check-Raise

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Herbie Teope

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Daniyal Gheba raised under the gun with A♣5♠ to 400,000.

Eddie Ochana peeked down at 7♠7♦ in late position and elected to flat. Brent Hart called out of the big blind with A♥4♣.

Hart drilled the flop when the dealer fanned Q♣4♥4♦, and he checked. Gheba continued with aggression with a 400,000 bet, prompting Ochana to call.

Hart then powered up with a check-raise all in with his trip fours, resulting in immediate folds from Gheba and Ochana.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Ochana	16,650,000 850,000	850,000

Brent Hart	5,175,000 2,025,000	2,025,000

Daniyal Gheba	2,050,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Brent Hart Daniyal Gheba Eddie Ochana

06-07-2024 17:23 UTC-8

This Poker Jinx on the $5K Bubble Will Leave You Speechless!

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Sandra Barbour

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Is there ever such a thing as a jinx in poker?

Martin Stausholm would be forgiven for thinking so after bubbling the debuting Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker.

Stausholm, a poker player from Denmark, was one of the 823 entries to make up the field. From Day 1, 239 out of 660 made it over the first hurdle, and they were joined by 163 more players who took advantage of the Day 2 registration.

With that, 402 players were in contention for the $660,284 first-place prize, but only 124 of them could make the money and take a share of the $3,785,800 prize pool.

At 125 remaining, Stausholm had a run-in with Alex Keating, which featured a premature announcement.

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