Event #62: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-28-2024 12:21 UTC-8

Varrasso Moves Ahead

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 38 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown opened to 2,000,000 and Luke Varrasso made it 6,200,000 from the small blind.

Ashdown called and then called 4,000,000 more on the Q♥5♠2♠ flop.

The turn was the 2♦ and Varrasso bet 7,000,000. Ashdown called.

The river was the K♦ and both players checked. Varrasso showed A♥Q♦ and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Varrasso	56,000,000 22,000,000	22,000,000
Harrison Ashdown	48,000,000 -15,000,000	-15,000,000
Branden Shimamoto	32,000,000 -6,000,000	-6,000,000

Hector Berry	17,500,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Tags: Harrison Ashdown Luke Varrasso

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

06-28-2024 12:00 UTC-8

Chip Counts at the Break

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Players are going on a 10-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Ashdown	63,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Branden Shimamoto	38,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Luke Varrasso	34,000,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000
Hector Berry	21,000,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

06-28-2024 11:53 UTC-8

Ashdown Calls Down Varrasso; Moves into Chip Lead

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown opened to 1,600,000 and got calls from Luke Varrasso and Hector Berry in the blinds.

The trio checked the J♥10♣5♦ flop and the turn was the 2♥. Varrasso bet 2,000,000 and Ashdown was the only caller.

The river was the J♣ and Varrasso quickly bet 3,700,000. Ashdown eventually called.

Varrasso showed K♠8♥ for king-high with Ashdown taking down the pot and the chip lead with 3♣3♦

"Should have made it a bit more, huh?" said Varrasso as Ashdown stacked his newly-acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Ashdown	57,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000
Luke Varrasso	37,500,000 -10,000,000	-10,000,000
Branden Shimamoto	36,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Hector Berry	24,500,000 -6,400,000	-6,400,000

Tags: Harrison Ashdown Hector Berry Luke Varrasso

06-28-2024 11:46 UTC-8

Berry Doubles Up Through Shimamoto

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Shirley Ang

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Luke Varrasso raised to 1,700,000 from the button and Hector Berry three-bet to 8,000,000 from the small blind. Branden Shimamoto made the call in the big blind while Varrasso folded.

The flop came 8♥J♠K♦, Berry pushed his last 6,000,000 over the line for Shimamoto to make the call really quickly.

Hector Berry: K♣10♠ All in
Branden Shimamoto: Q♠Q♣

Berry had flopped top pair and was up against Shimamoto's pocket pair of queens.

The turn was the 3♠, which didn't change things, and neither did the 3♣ on the river as Berry doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Branden Shimamoto	34,000,000 -14,500,000	-14,500,000

Hector Berry	30,900,000 16,900,000	16,900,000

Tags: Branden Shimamoto Hector Berry Luke Varrasso

06-28-2024 11:39 UTC-8

Berry Loses Some to Ashdown

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown opened to 1,600,000 and Hector Berry three-bet to 5,500,000. Ashdown called.

Berry continued for 3,800,000 on the J♠7♣6♦ flop and Ashdown called. Berry checked the 9♠ turn and folded to a bet of 4,500,000 from Ashdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Ashdown	43,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000
Hector Berry	14,000,000 -10,000,000	-10,000,000

Tags: Harrison Ashdown Hector Berry

06-28-2024 11:37 UTC-8

Two Pair for Varrasso

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Branden Shimamoto opened to 2,000,000 and Luke Varrasso defended his big blind.

The flop came 6♥5♣9♦ and both players checked. They also checked the K♥ turn and Varrasso bet 2,500,000 on the 10♣ river. Shimamoto called and Varrasso won the pot with K♦6♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Branden Shimamoto	48,500,000 -11,500,000	-11,500,000

Luke Varrasso	47,500,000 19,500,000	19,500,000
Harrison Ashdown	33,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Hector Berry	24,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Branden Shimamoto Luke Varrasso

06-28-2024 11:25 UTC-8

Small Exchanges

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Hector Berry limped and called a raise from Branden Shimamoto to 2,800,000.

The flop came A♣7♦2♠ and Berry checked. Shimamoto continued for 1,100,000 but folded when Berry check-raised to 4,600,000.

A few hands later, Harrison Ashdown opened to 1,600,000 and Berry defended his big blind.

However, Berry check-folded to a continuation bet from Ashdown on the 10♦4♦2♥ flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Branden Shimamoto	60,000,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Harrison Ashdown	34,000,000
Luke Varrasso	28,000,000 -7,500,000	-7,500,000
Hector Berry	23,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Branden Shimamoto Harrison Ashdown Hector Berry

06-28-2024 11:14 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Branden Shimamoto	62,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Luke Varrasso	35,500,000 -6,500,000	-6,500,000
Harrison Ashdown	34,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Hector Berry	22,000,000 -17,000,000	-17,000,000

06-28-2024 11:09 UTC-8

Darryll Fish Eliminated in 5th Place ($79,418)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Will Shillibier

Level 37 : 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Darryll Fish was all in from the small blind for around 5,000,000 against Branden Shimamoto.

Darryll Fish: J♥J♦ All in
Branden Shimamoto: 6♦5♦

The flop 10♣10♦3♦ saw Fish stay ahead but Shimamoto had flopped a flush draw. The turn was the 8♦ giving Shimamoto a flush but Fish could still improve to a full house.

However, the river 7♥ bricked, and he was the first eliminated on the final day.