2024 World Series of Poker
Monika Zukowicz opened to 800 from early position and was three-bet by Steven Touitou to 2,400 in the hijack. The action folded back to Zukowicz who four-bet to 7,200, and Touitou called.
The flop came 5♠J♣Q♠ and Zukowicz continued with a bet of 4,000, which Touitou called.
A 10♦ landed on the turn where Zukowicz counted out another bet and put 8,000 chips into the pot. Touitou took his time before he called.
When the 8♦ completed the board, both players quickly checked it down.
Zukowicz tabled K♠K♥, and Touitou had the winner with A♠A♦.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Touitou |
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Monika Zukowicz |
40,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Wisconsin's Larry Ormson raised to 700 under the gun and cleared the field all the way to the player in the big blind, who opted to defend.
The flop came down 7♣J♣2♣ and action went check-check, as it did on the 9♣ turn.
When the Q♠ completed the board on the river, the player in the big blind checked and Ormson bet 2,000. The big blind quickly called and showed KxQx for a rivered pair, which bested the AxKx of Ormson.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Ormson |
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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The pot stood at approximately 27,000 with two players looking at a board dealt to the turn as it read 6♦4♠2♦5♣.
Xiaohu Liu, in middle position, bet out for 17,000. Isaac Haxton, in the hijack, went deep into the tank.
Haxton, visibly thrown off by Liu's bet, thought for some time before finally making the fold, claiming to have made a big lay down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
Xiaohu Liu |
65,500
65,500
|
65,500 |
Lara Eisenberg opened to 800 from early position and Clemens von Blanckenburg three-bet to 2,800 from middle position. Action folded back around to Eisenberg, who responded with a four-bet to 8,000. von Blanckenburg flatted to see a flop.
The flop came 5♦10♥K♠, prompting Eisenberg to continue for 3,300. After some thought, von Blanckenburg laid down his hand to concede a healthy pot to Eisenberg
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lara Eisenberg |
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
||
Clemens von Blanckenburg |
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
With two players seeing a board of A♣9♥9♣ and about 2,500 in the middle Stephen Marcus checked in the big blind and Brian Perzinski bet 500 from the hijack. Helmut Roy raised to 2,000 from the cutoff, Marcus folded and Perzinski called.
Perzinski check-called a 2,000 bet from Roy on the Q♦ turn. Both players then checked the 7♥ river.
Roy tabled aces up with A♥J♠ and Perzinski's hand hit the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Depaulo |
88,500
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
Helmut Roy |
67,500
16,300
|
16,300 |
Brian Perzinski |
56,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Stephen Marcus
|
38,000 |
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