Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-05-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Engel Gives a Lesson on How to Play Aces

Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Timothy Vavuris raised on the button to 600,000 and Xinliang Xu three-bet shoved for 4,500,000. Ari Engel called the shove with 2,950,000 and Vavuris folded.

Ari Engel: A♦A♥ All in
Xinliang Xu: A♠10♦

The board ran out with Q♣7♠8♦Q♥10♥ and the chips moved in Engel's direction with his two pair.

The other players teased Engel, "Nice hand, you played that perfectly".

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	6,400,000 5,050,000	5,050,000

Timothy Vavuris	4,400,000 -700,000	-700,000
Xinliang Xu	2,500,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Ari Engel Timothy Vavuris Xinliang Xu

07-05-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	10,600,000 10,600,000	10,600,000
Tom Cohen	10,400,000 10,400,000	10,400,000
Quan Quach	6,800,000 5,520,000	5,520,000
Ronnie Akrawi	5,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Ruixin Yang	4,400,000 2,340,000	2,340,000
Steven Ogilvie	3,700,000 -900,000	-900,000
Changle Lin	2,100,000 -4,400,000	-4,400,000
Alexander Deutsch	1,600,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

07-05-2024 15:17 UTC-8

Sevilha Holds to Eliminate Anderson

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Regina Vega Sevilha open-ripped her 2,300,000-chip stack into the middle from middle position. Justin Anderson called all in from the hijack and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Justin Anderson: K♠J♠ All in
Regina Vega Sevilha: A♣10♠

The board ran out A♠K♦10♣4♣4♥ and Sevilha hung on to stack Anderson and chip up to nearly 5,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Regina Vega Sevilha	4,800,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Justin Anderson	Busted

Tags: Justin Anderson Regina Vega Sevilha

07-05-2024 15:16 UTC-8

Smith Hits the Jack to Crack Lansford's Kings

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Kirk Brown

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Michael Smith (SK) and Gary Lansford got all their chips into the middle, with Smith at risk of elimination.

Michael Smith (SK): J♥J♠ All in
Gary Lansford: K♦K♠

Smith was in rough shape with his inferior pair of jacks, but that didn't matter as the flop came out 10♠8♣J♦ to give him top set and a big lead. The runout of 10♣2♥ only improved him to the top full house and he was shipped the pot for a double while Lansford was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Smith (SK)	6,900,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Gary Lansford	1,300,000 1,095,000	1,095,000

Tags: Gary Lansford Michael Smith

07-05-2024 15:16 UTC-8

Zazay Gets Busted by Boussetta

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hedi Boussetta raised to 500,000 from the hijack and Omar Zazay moved all in for 2,250,000 and Boussetta made the call.

Omar Zazay: Q♣9♦ All in
Hedi Boussetta: A♠10♠

The board ran in favor of Boussetta with 7♠K♥5♥8♣2♠ and ace-high would win and achieve the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hedi Boussetta	9,500,000 3,900,000	3,900,000
Omar Zazay	Busted

Tags: Hedi Boussetta Omar Zazay

07-05-2024 15:15 UTC-8

Sabishchenko Eliminates Marquez

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Nick Becker

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Mark Seif raised to 650,000 in early position, Francisco Marquez three-bet shoved from early position for 1,875,000, putting himself at risk, and Rostyslav Sabishchenko reshoved for 2,900,000. Action folded back around to Seif, who got out of the way.

Francisco Marquez: A♦K♥ All in
Rostyslav Sabishchenko: A♠J♠

Sabishchenko pulled ahead on the 3♦10♥J♣ flop, pairing his jack. The 2♠ turn and 2♦ river offered no help to Marquez, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rostyslav Sabishchenko	6,175,000 4,575,000	4,575,000
Mark Seif	6,000,000 -450,000	-450,000

Francisco Marquez	Busted

Tags: Rostyslav Sabishchenko Mark Seif Francisco Marquez

07-05-2024 15:13 UTC-8

Barnard Wins Massive Flip, Drills his King on the River

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hedi Boussetta opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 600,000. Early position called before Donnie Barnard moved all in for 4,625,000. Action folded back around to Boussetta who made the call.

Donnie Barnard: A♣K♠ All in
Hedi Boussetta: Q♥Q♦

Flipping for over 10,000,000 chips, the board ran out 7♠2♥6♥5♣K♣ and the river king saved Barnard's tournament run and catapulted him into the table chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donnie Barnard	10,550,000 7,950,000	7,950,000
Hedi Boussetta	5,600,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tags: Donnie Barnard Hedi Boussetta

07-05-2024 15:12 UTC-8

Sevilha Spikes Queen to Survive

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Kirk Brown

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Short-stacked Regina Vega Sevilha moved all in preflop for around 1,100,000 and was called by Bamshad Azizi to put her at risk.

Regina Vega Sevilha: Q♠8♥ All in
Bamshad Azizi: K♣9♥

Sevilha would need some help to stay alive, and she sure got it on the 7♣5♥3♦Q♣J♠ board which gave her a pair of queens on the turn to score the double.