Event #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-09-2024 15:52 UTC-8

2024 WSOP $25K Fantasy Hands of the Week: Three-Way All-In Ousts Ivey from $25,000 High Roller

Chad Holloway

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The $25K Fantasy league is starting to see some separation as Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) has opened up a nice lead of 478 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (330 points) and Team Oz (251 points). Of the 19 teams, six have failed to cross the 100-point mark, while Team Chingas (19 points) and Team Lucky (17 point) at the bottom of the pack.

PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “$25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by $25K Fantasy players.

As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP.

Click here to read the biggest $25K Fantasy hands of the week!

06-09-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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Jeff McMillan

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The players are now on a break. Play will resume at 4:30 p.m. local time. The live updates will resume with the stream which will be at 6 p.m.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Natividad	12,080,000 80,000	80,000
Daniel Strelitz	10,145,000 345,000	345,000

James Davidson	6,190,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Daniel Sepiol	4,000,000 -300,000	-300,000

Jeremy Ausmus	2,520,000 -780,000	-780,000

Sean Ragozzini	2,010,000 2,009,998	2,009,998
Richard Dixon	1,435,000 -965,000	-965,000

06-09-2024 14:43 UTC-8

Scott Ball Eliminated in 8th Place ($36,385)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sean Ragozzini opened from under the gun to 200,000 and Robert Natividad three-bet to 725,000 on the button. Scott Ball was in the small blind and shoved all in for over 3,000,000, which got Ragozzini to fold, but Natividad snap-called.

Scott Ball: Q♦Q♥ All in
Robert Natividad: A♠K♦

Ball needed to win the flip to stay alive but got off to a bad start as the 7♠2♥K♠ flop improved Natividad to top pair.

The A♣ turn gave Natividad two pair and Ball couldn't find a two-outer on the river as the 8♠ completed the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Natividad	12,000,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Sean Ragozzini	2,700,000
Scott Ball	Busted

Tags: Robert Natividad Scott Ball Sean Ragozzini

06-09-2024 14:24 UTC-8

Break After This Level

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining eight players have been informed by the tournament director that once this level ends, there will be an extended break of around 45 minutes. Once players return, the action will then be streamed with a delay.

06-09-2024 14:21 UTC-8

Sepiol Takes From Ball

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Jeff McMillan

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Daniel Strelitz raised to 200,000 from under the gun. Scott Ball three-bet to 600,000 from middle position. Daniel Sepiol then made a small four-bet to 1,100,000. Strelitz folded while Ball flatted.

The flop came J♠A♣6♥. Sepiol continued for 500,000 and Ball folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sepiol	4,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Scott Ball	3,440,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Daniel Sepiol Daniel Strelitz Scott Ball

06-09-2024 14:17 UTC-8

Ragozzini Checks Back Trips

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Kai Cocklin

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sean Ragozzini opened to 200,000 from early position and Richard Dixon defended his big blind.

On the 8♣A♦9♠ flop, Ragozzini continued for 130,000, which Dixon called.

The K♥ turn went check-check and an A♥ appeared on the river. Dixon checked, and after some time thinking, Ragozzini checked it back and table A♠5♠ for trip aces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Ragozzini	2,700,000 500,000	500,000
Richard Dixon	2,400,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Sean Ragozzini Richard Dixon

06-09-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Strelitz Forces Ball Out

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Jeff McMillan

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On the turn, Daniel Strelitz bet 600,000 and Scott Ball came along with a call.

The river came the K♠. Strelitz fired a chunky bet of 1,800,000 which was enough to shed Ball as Strelitz added more chips to his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	9,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Scott Ball	3,650,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Scott Ball

Level: 29

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-09-2024 14:04 UTC-8

Ausmus Rivers a Six

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Richard Dixon raised from the hijack to 180,000 and Jeremy Ausmus called from the small blind.

Both players checked to the river on the 10♠10♥5♠8♣6♣ board where Ausmus led out for 160,000. Dixon took his time with a decision and eventually tossed in a call.

Ausmus tabled A♦6♦ for a rivered pair of sixes and Dixon mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	3,300,000 400,000	400,000

Richard Dixon	3,300,000 -550,000	-550,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Richard Dixon

06-09-2024 13:56 UTC-8

Dixon's Trips Get Paid

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Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action was joined on the flop with it reading 9♥J♣A♥. James Davidson bet 180,000 from early position which Richard Dixon called on the button.

The turn was the A♦. Davidson fired again, this time for 420,000. Dixon called again.

The river was the 7♠. Dixon changed the tenor of the hand by leading out for 420,000. Davidson took about 30 seconds before he called.

Dixon tabled the A♣2♦ for trips and Davidson flung his cards into the air in a helicopter style muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Davidson	5,150,000 -1,650,000	-1,650,000
Richard Dixon	3,850,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: James Davidson Richard Dixon