2024 World Series of Poker

Gardner Has the Read

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Rachel Gardner
Rachel Gardner

With 770,000 already in the pot and the board showing A9K7, Jacob Mulhern bet 225,000 after Shinya Nakajima checked. Rachel Gardner and Nakajima both called.

On the river 5, Nakajima checked again. Mulhern fired another bet of 650,000, which Gardner called after some thought, while Nakajima folded. Mulhern, mistakenly thinking Gardner had raised, didn't show his cards. Gardner then revealed 88 and claimed the pot after Mulhern's cards found the muck. "Good call," he said to Gardner.

Player Chips Progress
Rachel Gardner us
Rachel Gardner
4,900,000
-700,000
-700,000
Shinya Nakajima us
Shinya Nakajima
1,050,000
-1,080,000
-1,080,000
Jacob Mulhern gb
Jacob Mulhern
925,000
520,000
520,000

Tags: Jacob MulhernRachel GardnerShinya Nakajima

Guagenti Wins a Flip Against Ramos

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The action was unclear but Nick Guagenti was all in for his last 1,050,000 from the cutoff with Robert Ramos making the call from the button to try and eliminate him.

Nick Guagenti: KJ All in
Robert Ramos: 88

The dealer fanned the flop of 6103, keeping Ramos ahead. However, the J turn and K river mean Guagenti would double up with two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
2,350,000
1,430,000
1,430,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Robert Ramos us
Robert Ramos
410,000
-490,000
-490,000

de Castro Busts Damani

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Anil Damani
Anil Damani

Guilherme de Castro was heads up and on the button against Nick Guagenti in the big blind. Players were on a 5J9 flop with a pot of around 550,000.

Guagenti checked the flop and de Castro bet out around 325,000. Guagenti took some time before making a fold, handing the pot to de Castro.

In the next hand, Anil Damani was all in from a middle position for around 1,000,000. Guilherme de Castro was the only caller from the cutoff.

Anil Damani: AJAll in
Guilherme de Castro: QQ

The 47K flop didn't change much for either player, but the Q turn was good for de Castro. The 2 river sealed Damani's bustout, and de Castro added more chips to his monster stack.

Player Chips Progress
Anil Damani us
Anil Damani
7,750,000
7,440,000
7,440,000
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
920,000
-180,000
-180,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Guilherme de Castro br
Guilherme de Castro
Busted

Tags: Anil DamaniGuilherme De CastroNick Guagenti

Lucas Doubles Through Mao

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Gautier Lucas raised to 870,000 under the gun with just 30,000 chips behind. Jiawei Mao made the call from the big blind.

Lucas got the last of his chip into the middle on the J4Q flop with Mao making the call.

Gautier Lucas: A10 All in
Jiawei Mao: A9

The 5 turn and 6 river meant Lucas would double up because of his higher kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Gautier Lucas fr
Gautier Lucas
1,980,000
1,660,000
1,660,000
Jiawei Mao us
Jiawei Mao
240,000
-370,000
-370,000

Tags: Jiawei MaoGautier Lucas

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mishel Anunu au
Mishel Anunu
5,035,000
3,435,000
3,435,000
Jamel Ghizaoui fr
Jamel Ghizaoui
3,540,000
-460,000
-460,000
John Ricksen us
John Ricksen
2,680,000
1,890,000
1,890,000
Kevin Madar fr
Kevin Madar
2,550,000
-165,000
-165,000
Ryan Stiner us
Ryan Stiner
1,775,000
-25,000
-25,000
Thierry Morel fr
Thierry Morel
1,605,000
995,000
995,000
Kartik Ved in
Kartik Ved
1,525,000
1,065,000
1,065,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Meas us
Daniel Meas
1,450,000
960,000
960,000
Hung-Wei Shiue tj
Hung-Wei Shiue
630,000
-470,000
-470,000
Aaron Mcevoy us
Aaron Mcevoy
620,000
355,000
355,000
Ryan Boorse us
Ryan Boorse
575,000
-605,000
-605,000
Eder Murata br
Eder Murata
550,000
-3,250,000
-3,250,000
Gerald Grogan us
Gerald Grogan
400,000
245,000
245,000

Stavila Gets Rivered, Exits Following Hand

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Dan Stavila
Dan Stavila

Dan Stavila had made it around 700,000 to go preflop, leaving 75,000 behind but Cal Nail thought he was all in and exposed his cards. Stavila, being a good sport, then exposed his cards as well.

Dan Stavila: KQAll in
Cal Nailn: AQ

Nailn was ahead going into this hand, but the flop of 6K2 put Stavila in the lead with his king.

Both players then decided to check to the turn 10, which saw a check from Nailn and it looked like Stavila was going to put the last of his chips in, but decided against it and checked back.

Crazily enough, the river fell the J to give Nailn the nut straight and Stavila quickly folded to award him the pot, which left himself with barely a big blind.

Stavila then got it all in preflop the very next hand but unfortunately could not survive and was sent to the rail by Nailn.

Player Chips Progress
Cal Nailn us
Cal Nailn
3,100,000
2,175,000
2,175,000
Dan Stavila md
Dan Stavila
Busted

Tags: Dan StavilaCal Nailn

Kim Doubles

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joon Kim raised to 245,000 from the button leaving just one T-5,000 chip behind. The big blind made the call and the two players saw a flop of 5QJ. The rest of Kim's chips went into the middle and the cards were revealed.

Joon Kim: KQ
Big blind: 102

The J turn and the 6 river meant Kim earned a much-needed double up with top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Joon Kim us
Joon Kim
620,000
415,000
415,000

Tags: Joon Kim

Grider Gets Rid of Two

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players were all in and four-ways to the flop with Justin Yaker sitting under the gun, Justin Grider in a middle position, Jeff Vertes in the small blind and August Smrek in the big blind.

Justin Yaker: 54All in
Justin Grider: AJ All in
Jeff Vertes: KJAll in
August Smrek:AK

The board came 8QAJA which gave Grider the boat, leaving Smrek to take the side pot with trip aces. Yaker and Vertes were knocked out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Grider us
Justin Grider
2,500,000
2,235,000
2,235,000
August Smrek us
August Smrek
785,000
155,000
155,000
Justin Yaker us
Justin Yaker
Busted
Jeff Vertes
Jeff Vertes
Busted

Tags: August SmrekJeff VertesJustin GriderJustin Yaker