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

07-05-2024 12:15 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Seif	4,600,000 2,705,000	2,705,000

Michael Bashir	4,000,000 3,840,000	3,840,000
Louis Shade	2,250,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Yuchung Chang	2,250,000 425,000	425,000
Kayvan Payman	2,200,000 1,520,000	1,520,000
Ruixin Yang	2,060,000 1,645,000	1,645,000
Michael Smith (SK)	2,000,000 560,000	560,000
Eder De Sousa	1,900,000 695,000	695,000
Simon Solomon	1,530,000 10,000	10,000
Regina Vega Sevilha	1,500,000 805,000	805,000
Abhishek Paul	1,230,000 895,000	895,000
Brandon Sheils	1,200,000 -665,000	-665,000
David Watson	940,000 -195,000	-195,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

07-05-2024 12:00 UTC-8

Players are on a Fifteen Minute Break

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break with 171 players returning.

07-05-2024 11:35 UTC-8

Ector's on Fire

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

07-05-2024 11:30 UTC-8

Nines are Running Hot and Xu Takes a Hit

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Viktor Kambov moved all in from the button after Hang Xu had raised to 120,000 from early position. Xu made the call and was looking good until the flop.

Viktor Kambov: 9♦9♠ All in
Hang Xu: K♥K♠

The board ran out with J♦9♣6♠10♦3♦ and Kambov doubled up his stack with his set of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Kambov	2,380,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Hang Xu	1,000,000 -180,000	-180,000

Tags: Hang Xu Viktor Kambov

07-05-2024 11:29 UTC-8

Izadi Knocked out with Two Hands & Ector Gets Quads

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Simon Solomon was on the button and moved all in for 275,000 and Hamid Izadi made the call from the big blind.

Simon Solomon: A♠J♠ All in
Hamid Izadi: A♦10♦

The board ran out with 2♦8♦4♣7♠7♣ and Solomon's kicker was good enough to take a big chunk out of Izadi.

in the second hand Izadi moved all in with 375,000 and Benjamin Ector called from the big blind.

Hamid Izadi: A♥4♥ All in
Benjamin Ector: 9♦9♠

The board ran very well for Ector with 9♥2♦9♣8♠5♠ and quads were good enough for the elimination.

One of the other players queried, "How good are you running?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Ector	4,000,000 2,310,000	2,310,000

Simon Solomon	610,000 120,000	120,000
Hamid Izadi	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Ector Hamid Izadi Simon Solomon

Level: 25

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

07-05-2024 11:00 UTC-8

Zazay Knocks out Elizondo

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Omar Zazay raised from the hijack to 120,000 and Stephen Elizondo three-bet all in from the small blind for 295,000. Zazay made the call.

Stephen Elizondo: A♦Q♦ All in
Omar Zazay: K♦9♣

The board was Q♠6♣K♠4♥5♥ and Zazay's pair of kings would reign supreme.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Zazay	1,250,000 -300,000	-300,000
Stephen Elizondo	Busted

Tags: Omar Zazay Stephen Elizondo

07-05-2024 10:56 UTC-8

Becker Runs Nines into Queens

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jeremy Becker moved all in from early position for 210,000 and Gustavo Moscow three-bet to 1,000,000 to isolate from the small blind and the big blind folded.

Jeremy Becker: 9♣9♥ All in
Gustavo Moscow: Q♥Q♦

The board was J♠J♣7♣6♥6♣ which gave Moscow the better two pair.