Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/500,000
Ante: 1,000,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$1,709,010
Entries
3,351
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
145
Players Left
1
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Joseph Couden opened to 2,500,000 and action folded to Sergio Benso who moved all in to cover. When it got back to Couden he made the call, putting himself at risk.
Joseph Couden: 9♦10♦
Sergio Benso: K♠J♠
Benso was already ahead with his king-high, and the runout of Q♠6♦4♥2♣J♣ only improved him to a pair of jacks on the river to eliminate Couden in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Daniel Goldberg open-shoved for 2,250,000 and Quan Tran moved all in behind him to successfully isolate.
Daniel Goldberg: A♦8♠
Quan Tran: J♠J♦
Goldberg needed some help to stay alive, but the runout of 3♦6♥9♦9♥8♦ did not do it and he was eliminate din 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,400,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Jianqiang Yu bet the pot for 2,800,000 from middle position and received a call from Alen Bakovic in the cutoff. the blinds folded as both players headed to a flop.
The flop came K♠Q♠4♣ and Yu jammed all in for 600,000. Bakovic made the call and both players revealed their hands.
Jianqiang Yu: A♣8♠A♠9♥ 
Alen Bakovic: K♣Q♦7♥9♦
The board ran clean for Bakovic as it completed with the K♠Q♠4♣5♦J♠ for his two pair to hold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000,000
6,800,000
|
6,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,500,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
30,200,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,600,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
9,100,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
4,150,000
-5,350,000
|
-5,350,000 |
|
|
3,900,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,900,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
|
850,000
-2,050,000
|
-2,050,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
No-Limit Hold'em
Alen Bakovic raised to 2,000,000 from the cutoff. Marcus Ruiz defended from the big blind.
The flop came 2♥3♣10♦ and Ruiz checked to Bakovic.
He continued for 1,100,000, and Ruiz took little time to muck his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,300,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
No Limit-Hold'em
Brian Keith Etheridge opened to 1,500,000 and Marcus Ruiz called, but then Olegs Buiko put in a big three-bet to 7,500,000.
Etheridge then responded by moving all in, covering both players, which prompted a quick fold from Ruiz. Buiko then went deep into the tank for over a minute, but then finally decided to let it go.
"You said go BK...how about TWO Ks!" Etheridge shouted at the rail as he held up K♣K♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
9,500,000
-7,000,000
|
-7,000,000 |
|
|
4,000,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level: 37
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Pot-Limit Omaha
Jianqiang Yu open-jammed his 1,400,000-chip stack into the middle from early position. Action was on Daniel Goldberg who also moved all in for nearly 3,000,000 from middle position.
The rest of the table folded, and players went heads up to a runout with Yu at risk.
Jianqiang Yu: K♠K♣10♥5♥
Daniel Goldberg: J♠J♦10♠10♦
The board ran out 2♦K♦J♣A♠4♣ and Yu got the full double up, leaving Goldberg as the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
-7,200,000
|
-7,200,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
With the elimination of Daylan Kalinsky in tenth place, the surviving nine players have bee reseated at the final table as follows:
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Keith Etheridge | 18,000,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Marcus Ruiz | 4,500,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Olegs Buiko | 16,500,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Jianqiang Yu | 1,400,000 | 3 |
| 5 | Sergio Benso | 10,700,000 | 21 |
| 6 | Quan Tran | 3,700,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Daniel Goldberg | 8,000,000 | 16 |
| 8 | Alen Bakovic | 25,800,000 | 52 |
| 9 | Joseph Couden | 8,500,000 | 17 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,800,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,000,000
8,300,000
|
8,300,000 |
|
|
16,500,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
10,700,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
|
8,500,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,000,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
4,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
-7,000,000
|
-7,000,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
-8,700,000
|
-8,700,000 |