Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-21-2024 12:02 UTC-8

Yosifov Rivers Two Pair

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Stamm bet 240,000 from middle position on a flop of 10♦A♠6♣. Nikolay Yosifov called it in the big blind.

The turn was the 2♦. Both players checked it to the river which came the 4♠. Yosifov led out with a bet of 850,000.

Stamm took about 30 seconds before he called. Yosifov tabled the A♣4♦ for two pair which Stamm could not beat as he mucked and sent the significant pot across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Yosifov	5,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
David Stamm	1,680,000 -2,520,000	-2,520,000

Tags: David Stamm Nikolay Yosifov

06-21-2024 11:45 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Erlend Melsom	10,400,000 -400,000	-400,000

Ben Hoy	8,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Joseph Carden	7,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Uri Reichenstein	6,900,000 100,000	100,000
Jonathan Schwartz	5,750,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Maxx Coleman	4,410,000 -190,000	-190,000

David Stamm	4,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Nikolay Yosifov	3,200,000 -1,435,000	-1,435,000
Morgan Petro	1,950,000 -610,000	-610,000

Clemen Deng Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,385)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Clemen Deng raised from the button, Uri Reichenstein jammed from the big blind and Deng called it off.

Clemen Deng: A♣Q♠ All in
Uri Reichenstein: A♠3♥

Deng was in a good spot to double, until the flop came A♦3♠4♦. The turn was the 2♣ to open the chance of a chop but the river was the A♥ to end the day for Deng in unfortunate fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	6,800,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Clemen Deng	Busted

Tags: Clemen Deng Uri Reichenstein

06-21-2024 11:31 UTC-8

Ivan Ruban Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,385)

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action started with a min-raise from Joseph Carden on the button. Erlend Melsom called in the small blind. Ivan Ruban was sitting in the big blind with just over 2,000,000 chips. He moved all in.

Carden folded and Melsom, after some thought, put in the chips.

Ivan Ruban: A♣K♣ All in
Erlend Melsom: A♦J♠

Ruban was at risk, but ahead. However, the flop of J♣A♥3♠ turned the tables and Ruban now had only three direct outs to a better two pair.

The turn J♦ made things worse for Ruban and the river 8♠ ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erlend Melsom	10,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Joseph Carden	8,000,000 100,000	100,000
Ivan Ruban	Busted

Tags: Erlend Melsom Ivan Ruban Ivan Ruban Eliminated Joseph Carden

06-21-2024 11:29 UTC-8

Neil Warren Eliminated in 12th Place ($27,418)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The flop came J♣A♦5♣. From the cutoff, Jonathan Schwartz bet 175,000 and Neil Warren called it on the button.

The turn was the 2♠. Schwartz jammed all in and Warren took a moment before he called.

Neil Warren: Q♥J♥ All in
Jonathan Schwartz: A♠J♠

Warren was drawing dead as there was no card that could save him as the K♦ river came and it was counted out that he was barely covered and eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Schwartz	4,200,000 2,510,000	2,510,000
Neil Warren	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Schwartz Neil Warren

06-21-2024 11:25 UTC-8

Andjelko Andrejevic Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,418)

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action started with a raise from Andjelko Andrejevic from under the gun to 900,000, which was for most of his stack. Erlend Melsom was next to act in middle position and just called. Everyone else folded.

The flop was J♣9♣5♠ and Andrejevic put in the rest of his stack. Melsom quickly called.

Andjelko Andrejevic: A♦7♥ All in
Erlend Melsom: 10♥10♠

Melsom’s tens were ahead and the 6♣ turn and 5♣ river sent Andrejevic to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erlend Melsom	8,600,000 3,620,000	3,620,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	Busted

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Andjelko Andrejevic Eliminated Erlend Melsom

06-21-2024 11:23 UTC-8

Carden Wins the Preflop Battle Versus Ruban

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Play was seven-handed. Action started with a raise from Ivan Ruban from under the gun to 240,000. Action folded to Joseph Carden on the button and he made it 600,000. When it got back to Ruban, he thought about it for a minute and then made it 1,400,000. Carden took a moment and then shoved. Ruban folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Carden	7,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Ivan Ruban	2,000,000 -1,445,000	-1,445,000

Tags: Joseph Carden Ivan Ruban

06-21-2024 11:12 UTC-8

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

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Connor Richards

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 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.

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: Connor Richards Bruce Buffer

06-21-2024 11:08 UTC-8

Coleman vs Reichenstein

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Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Two of the feature players of the day went head to head as the flop came Q♦5♦5♥. From the button, Uri Reichenstein bet 180,000 and Maxx Coleman called in the small blind.

The turn was the 5♣. Both players checked and they checked the K♠ river as well.

Coleman showed the 8♦8♣ which was the winning hand as the lone bracelet winner remaining took an early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	4,600,000 495,000	495,000

Uri Reichenstein	3,950,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Maxx Coleman Uri Reichenstein

06-21-2024 11:02 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Play is now underway on Day 3 with the two remaining tables on opposite ends of the Horseshoe feature tables.

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Country	Big Blinds
1	Ben Hoy	8,600,000	United States	72
2	Morgan Petro	1,950,000	United States	16
3	David Stamm	4,200,000	United States	35
4	Uri Reichenstein	6,900,000	Israel	57
5	Joseph Carden	7,900,000	United States	66
6	Maxx Coleman	4,410,000	United States	37
7	Erlend Melsom	10,400,000	Norway	87
8	Jonathan Schwartz	5,750,000	Canada	48
9	Nikolay Yosifov	3,200,000	Bulgaria	27