Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-29-2024 12:34 UTC-8

Updated Counts Table 2; Serrate Leading

Claudio Elizalde

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Serrate	40,000,000 -700,000	-700,000

Rami Hammoud	22,700,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Dane Harnett	13,400,000 -5,700,000	-5,700,000
Siavash Bahri	13,000,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000
Richard Juliano	8,700,000 -6,300,000	-6,300,000

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

06-29-2024 12:28 UTC-8

Gesli Flops Straight and Wins a Nice One

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Joseph Berg

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

Stavros Petychakis raised to 1,600,000 from early position, Tolga Gesli called from the button.

The dealer fanned a 10♠8♥7♦ flop and action checked through.

The turn was the 6♥, Petychakis checked. Gesli bet 2,000,000 and Petychakis called.

The river was the 6♣, Petychakis checked again. Gesli bet 5,000,000 and Petychakis called. Gesli tabled the J♥9♥ which was good to win this nice-sized pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stavros Petychakis	34,000,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000
Tolga Gesli	25,000,000 975,000	975,000

Tags: Stavros Petychakis Tolga Gesli

06-29-2024 12:28 UTC-8

Matthew Strickland Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,498)

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Matthew Strickland raised to 1,600,000 before getting raised to 4,200,000. Strickland went all in for just a touch more and Serrate made the call.

Matthew Strickland: A♦K♦
Paul Serrate: Q♣Q♦

The flop got Serrate clapping his hands as it scrolled across Q♥3♥9♠. The turn and river were no help to Strickland when it rolled off the 7♠ and 3♠.

Strickland was grateful the entire way in his deep run but he was left wondering what could have been on his way to the payouts desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Serrate	40,700,000 22,700,000	22,700,000

Matthew Strickland	Busted

Tags: Matthew Strickland Paul Serrate

06-29-2024 12:04 UTC-8

Hammoud Wants Millions

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Rami Hammoud made mention that he was more inclined to defend his big blind because Paul Serrate used one of the new, orange, oversized chips in his raise to 1,600,000.

So the two went heads up to a flop of 6♦2♣2♥. Hammoud check-called the cheeky 1,000,000 bet from Serrate.

The turn peeled the 5♠ and Hammoud took the initiative, betting 2,500,000 and getting a call from Serrate.

The river completed with the 8♠ and Hammoud continued with a bet of 3,000,000. Serrate went into the tank but eventually called and Hammoud tabled K♦8♦ for rivered top pair.

Serrate, who has been very good natured all tournament, let Hammoud know he knew he was bluffing and that he was the wrong guy to bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rami Hammoud	21,500,000 8,000,000	8,000,000
Paul Serrate	18,000,000 -8,000,000	-8,000,000

Tags: Paul Serrate Rami Hammoud

06-29-2024 12:01 UTC-8

David Valone Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,498)

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Joseph Berg

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

Ben Snodgrass open shoved from early position for roughly 8,000,000. David Valone went all in for less and was at risk from the button.

David Valone: A♦K♦ All in
Ben Snodgrass: J♣J♦

The board ran out 6♣J♠5♥Q♣4♦ sending Valone to the payout desk in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Snodgrass	15,800,000 7,800,000	7,800,000
David Valone	Busted

Tags: Ben Snodgrass David Valone

06-29-2024 11:58 UTC-8

Snodgrass Doubles Up

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Joseph Berg

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

Ben Snodgrass open shoved for 3,600,000 from early position and was at risk. He was called by Ben Collins in the big blind.

Ben Snodgrass: A♦8♦ All in
Ben Collins: 8♠5♣

The K♥7♥6♦K♠3♠ runout provided some drama but Snodgrass was able to hold on and double up

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Collins	22,000,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Ben Snodgrass	8,000,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Tags: Ben Snodgrass Ben Collins

Level: 37

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

06-29-2024 11:43 UTC-8

Not a Break; Just a Color Up

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The floor is getting the 25,000 denominations chips off the table before the start of the next level.

06-29-2024 11:37 UTC-8

Hersh Mahajan Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,002)

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Joseph Berg

Level 36 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Rafael Takeda raised to 1,200,000 from early position, Ben Collins called in the cutoff. Hersh Mahajan then went all in from the big blind. Takeda folded and Collins called.

Hersh Mahajan: A♠Q♠ All in
Ben Collins: 9♥9♣

The board ran out J♦6♥3♥10♠7♦ eliminating Mahajan in 14th Place.