Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-20-2024 15:50 UTC-7

Neves Bluffs Johnson

Maxime Taldir

Level 43 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Aaron Johnson defended from the big blind with A♠2♥ after Pedro Neves opened to 6,000,000 from the button with K♦4♥.

Neves bet 4,000,000 on 7♥A♦6♦ and Johnson check-called, then he fired a second barrel of 18,000,000 on the 7♠ turn. Johnson check-called once again.

Johnson checked the 5♣ river and decided to fold the best hand when Neves bet a third time on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	226,100,000 46,000,000	46,000,000

Aaron Johnson (MN)	77,700,000 -35,000,000	-35,000,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson Pedro Neves

Level: 43

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

06-20-2024 15:33 UTC-7

Johnson Takes From Neves

Maxime Taldir

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Aaron Johnson opened to 6,000,000 from the button with K♦Q♥ and faced Pedro Neves, who defended from the big blind with K♥7♣.

Johnson continued for 4,500,000 on the 6♠K♣8♣ flop, and after Neves check-called, he checked back the 5♦ turn.

Neves eventually led out for 13,500,000 on the 2♠ river. Johnson quickly called and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	180,100,000 -41,500,000	-41,500,000

Aaron Johnson (MN)	112,700,000 52,000,000	52,000,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson Pedro Neves

06-20-2024 15:17 UTC-7

Brito Hits a Straight

Maxime Taldir

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Pedro Neves in the small blind raised to 7,500,000 and he was called by Jose Carlos Brito in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a board of 7♥J♦5♠ and Neves bet 4,500,000. Brito called.

Both players checked the 9♣ turn. But after Neves checked the 8♥ river, Brito bet 7,500,000 with K♥10♦ for a straight. Neves eventually folded J♥4♥ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	221,600,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Jose Carlos Brito	109,700,000 12,000,000	12,000,000

Tags: Jose Carlos Brito Pedro Neves

06-20-2024 15:05 UTC-7

Two Pair for Brito

Maxime Taldir

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Jose Carlos Brito limped from the small blind with A♦10♦ and Aaron Johnson checked his option with K♣9♠ to see the 8♠8♣A♥ flop.

Brito bet a single blind, 3,000,000, and Johnson called. Then on the 5♣ turn, Brito checked and Johnson checked back.

The 2♦ completed the board and Brito decided to bet 8,500,000 with two pair. Johnson called with king-high and saw the pot going in Brito's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Carlos Brito	97,700,000 11,400,000	11,400,000
Aaron Johnson (MN)	60,700,000 -32,500,000	-32,500,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson (MN)Jose Carlos Brito

06-20-2024 15:02 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: UFC's Bruce Buffer Dishes on Poker Games w/ Leonardo DiCaprio

Connor Richards

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

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 eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.

Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

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

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Tags: Bruce Buffer Connor Richards

06-20-2024 14:52 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Maxime Taldir

Level 42 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	217,100,000

Aaron Johnson (MN)	93,200,000
Jose Carlos Brito	86,300,000
Jerry Maher	38,700,000

Level: 42

Blinds: 1,500,000/3,000,000

Ante: 3,000,000

06-20-2024 14:44 UTC-7

Guangming Li Eliminated in 5th Place ($318,077)

Maxime Taldir

Level 41 : Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

While most of the remaining players left the table to go on a 15-minute break, Guangming Li in the small blind shoved for 24,200,000. Jose Carlos Brito in the big blind went deep into the tank, and eventually made the call.

Guangming Li: 10♦10♠ All in
Jose Carlos Brito: A♦7♣

Li was on his way to double up after the flop of K♠3♣Q♠ and the 8♣ turn. But the A♠ river landed on the felt and Li was eliminated in fifth place for $318,077.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Carlos Brito	86,200,000 35,500,000	35,500,000
Guangming Li	Busted

Tags: Guangming Li Jose Carlos Brito

06-20-2024 14:38 UTC-7

Maher Doubles Up with Aces

Maxime Taldir

Level 41 : Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Aaron Johnson opened to 5,000,000 from the cutoff, then Jerry Maher on the button announced "all in" for 16,200,000. The blinds folded and Johnson called.

Jerry Maher: A♥A♦ All in
Aaron Johnson: 7♦7♣

Maher's aces held on 9♠K♣Q♣4♠8♠ and Maher doubled up.