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

06-07-2024 11:49 UTC-8

Raise on the Button by Himmelspach

Roxanne Johnson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Chad Himmelspach raised on the button to 500 and the big blind player stayed in for the ride. The flop arrived with a monotone flop of 9♠K♠A♠ and Himmelspach placed the continuation bet of 400 and received a call.

Both players cautiously checked the 7♦ and the big blind snuck a look at his cards. Then both players checked again on the Q♥ river.

The big blind mucked after Himmelspach turned over the J♣Q♣ allowing the pair of queens to sneak through with the win on this dynamic board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Himmelspach	28,000 28,000	28,000

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06-07-2024 12:06 UTC-8

Wang Flops a Straight

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players were at the turn with a board of 7♣6♣9♦Q♦ and checked to the 8♦ river.

Michael Wang was in the big blind and made a 1,400 bet, which got a raise to 7,000 from the cutoff.

Wang made the call and flipped his hand to show 10♠8♠ for the straight, and the cutoff lost with J♠K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	43,000 18,000	18,000

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06-07-2024 12:16 UTC-8

Gutierrez Gets Kings

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Laura Fryer

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The button was all in for 25,500 on a board of 10♥4♦5♥J♦4♥. Cristian Gutierrez called from middle position.

Button: A♠K♥ All in
Cristian Gutierrez: K♠K♣

Gutierrez showed his kings and middle position was knocked out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Gutierrez	63,000 63,000	63,000

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06-07-2024 12:23 UTC-8

Negreanu is in the House

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised from the cutoff position to 700 and received a call from the big blind. The monotone flop was 3♥4♥7♥, full of flush and straight and straight flush possibilities. Negreanu placed the continuation bet of 700 and the big blind called.

More draws arrived on the 5♥ turn and Negreanu bet 1,500 and the big blind folded.

Negreanu flashed the A♥ and stated , "I didn't have the six, just the ace, if you had the six then you win".

Negreanu was flooded with picture requests during the time PokerNews was reporting on his table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	27,500

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

06-07-2024 12:33 UTC-8

Pinson Doubles his Stack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of 3♠J♥A♠ and a flurry of betting, Aaron Pinson announced all in for 23,500 from the big blind. The player in the cutoff took some time and then folded and the player on the button called.

Aaron Pinson: J♠10♠ for the flush draw and middle pair.
Button: 3♣3♥ for the set.

The turn nailed Pinson with the K♠ and the river 2♣ was inconsequential and Pinson received a nice double up with his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pinson	53,000

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06-07-2024 12:35 UTC-8

Meyers Busts Maria

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Laura Fryer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Maria Ho was all in with 6,200 chips from a middle position and got a call from Brandon Meyers in the hijack.

Maria Ho: K♣Q♣ All in
Brandon Meyers: A♣K♠

The flop came 5♣7♠10♠ which left Ho looking to improve.

The J♥ turn gave Ho some hope, with a possible open-ended straight draw, but the 5♠ river didn't bring anything in to change things.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Meyers	42,500 42,500	42,500
Maria Ho	Busted

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06-07-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Muck Muck River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

David "The Dragon" Pham raised from early position to 900 and received a call from a late position player and the blinds. The flop came out 8♥J♥4♥ and Pham continued with 1,400 and received a call from the late position player only.

The turn brought the K♥, Pham checked, and the late position player bet 2,600. Pham made the call.

Pham checked the river K♠ and the late position player bet out 7,700. Pham took some time to calculate his decision and ultimately called. The late position player mucked, and Pham mucked and raked in a juicy pot.