Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 4 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-10-2024 18:48 UTC-8

Toghyan Running Good

David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A player in early position moved all in for around 350,000 and Hamid Toghyan put him at risk on the button.

All-In Player: A♠K♣ All in
Hamid Toghyan: A♦A♣

"Aces again?" a tablemate said as the A♥J♣7♣ flop gave Toghyan top set. The rest of the board ran out 2♠2♣ and Toghyan finished with a full house to send his opponent to the rail.

"It's unreal the hands I'm getting. It's literally aces, kings every hand. It's not just about getting aces, it's about getting a cooler hand to go up against," Toghyan said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Toghyan	1,450,000 918,000	918,000

Tags: Hamid Toghyan

07-10-2024 18:43 UTC-8

River Ace Not Enough For Perez Estevez Against Ribouchon

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Javier Perez Estevez was on the button and got his last 560,000 in the middle against Florian Ribouchon in the cutoff.

Javier Perez Estevez: A♥K♠ All in
Florian Ribouchon: K♣K♥

Perez Estevez needed to find an ace to win the pot but found none through the turn on a board of 10♣6♣Q♣4♠. The A♣ came on the river, but the same card also gave Ribouchon a flush and the bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Ribouchon	1,360,000 690,000	690,000
Adam Friedman	950,000 -25,000	-25,000

Daniel Jones	360,000 -790,000	-790,000
Javier Perez Estevez	Busted

Tags: Florian Ribouchon Javier Perez Estevez

07-10-2024 18:38 UTC-8

Barbero Wins Big Flip to Double

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Nick Becker

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nacho Barbero was seen dragging in a sizable pot after having doubled up by winning a huge flip.

With his cards still face up at showdown, Barbero tabled 8♣8♠ on a board that read 8♥9♣A♦Q♦A♠ for a full house, eights full of aces.

When PokerNews asked Barbero what his opponent had, he advised that the hand he was up against was AxJx.

Shortly after the hand took place, Jared Jaffee was seen exiting the tournament area and heading to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	1,215,000 15,000	15,000

Jared Jaffee	Busted

Tags: Jared Jaffee Nacho Barbero

07-10-2024 18:13 UTC-8

Ordet Gets a "Thin Value Shove" Paid Off; Rast Wins Multi-Way Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

On a completed board of J♦7♦4♠4♦5♠, Kevin Ordet in the big blind moved forward a bet of 500,000. That covered his sole remaining opponent Dimitrii Kamalov, who went deep into the tank.

Eventually, Kamalov called all-in and Ordet tabled the 8♥5♥ for a flopped gutshot that had only hit the five on the river. Yet, it was enough as Kamalov tried to slide his cards very carefully into the muck. The dealer looked at him almost apologizing as he turned over the A♥Q♦ according to the all-in showdown rule.

"That was a thin value bet," someone at the table joked while several players were in disbelief.

Another player busted shortly after and the table was then filled with Lucas Greenwood and Brian Rast. The latter called a raise to 25,000 by John Kim from under the gun with Ordet in the cutoff and Adam Rude in the big blind coming along as well.

The Q♦4♥3♥ flop was checked to Rast and he bet 40,000, Ordet and Rude called.

On the 6♠ turn, Rude checked again and Rast now bet 160,000 yet both opponents called once more. They then checked the 4♣ on the river and Rude showed J♥10♥ for a missed flush draw, Ordet had the 5♥5♦ and Rast won the pot with the K♠Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Ordet	2,260,000 860,000	860,000
Brian Rast	1,275,000 515,000	515,000

John Kim	540,000 395,000	395,000
Lucas Greenwood	380,000 10,000	10,000

Adam Rude	330,000 20,000	20,000
Dimitrii Kamalov	Busted

Tags: Adam Rude Brian Rast Dimitrii Kamalov John Kim Kevin Ordet Lucas Greenwood

07-10-2024 18:00 UTC-8

Aziz Junior Spikes the River For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A player in middle position was all in for around 350,000 as Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior put him at risk from the big blind.

All-In Player: A♣K♥ All in
Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior: Q♥Q♣

The at-risk player took the lead on the A♠7♣8♣ flop with top pair, while the 2♥ turn left him one card away from a double up. The river, though, was the Q♠ and Aziz Junior spiked a two-outer for a set to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.

"I can be all in and have you dead on the turn, and I still wouldn't celebrate until the river," tablemate Steven Warburton told Aziz Junior after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior	2,550,000 100,000	100,000
Steven Warburton	400,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior

07-10-2024 17:29 UTC-8

Lin Puts a Tough Beat on Werner

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

After some previous raising action, Aaron Werner moved all in for 510,000 out of the small blind and was called by Ren Lin on the button.

Aaron Werner: Q♥Q♦ All in
Ren Lin: J♥9♣

Werner was in wonderful shape to score a massive double. Unfortunately for him, the board ran out 7♣9♥A♠3♣9♦ to improve Lin to trips to hand him an unlikely knockout while leaving a sour taste in Werner's mouth. "I thought you had ace-king," Lin explained to Werner as his opponent made his way to the exits.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	2,625,000 275,000	275,000

Aaron Werner	Busted

Tags: Aaron Werner Ren Lin

07-10-2024 17:28 UTC-8

Mantel Takes One Out Without Noticing; Zhang Dodges Everything to Double

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ariel Mantel raised on the button, the big blind moved all in for around 150,000, and Mantel called.

All-In Player: K♦Q♣ All in
Ariel Mantel: 10♠10♣

The at-risk player took the lead on the 4♣K♠3♠ flop with a pair of kings, and the dealer started to push him the pot after running out the 8♠J♠ board. The table then pointed out that Mantel had made a flush on the river to win the pot, while the big blind was sent to the rail.

The next hand at this table, Hongru Zhang raised to 24,000 under the gun and Mantel called in the cutoff, as did a player in the big blind.

Zhang continued for 42,000 on the J♠2♣5♥ flop and Mantel called. The big blind then raised to 115,000 and only Zhang called.

The turn was the 7♥ and the big blind moved all in. Zhang spent several minutes in the tank before calling for his last 284,000, turning over A♠J♦ for top pair. His opponent had 6♥3♥ for straight and flush draws but missed the 10♦ river as Zhang doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariel Mantel	900,000 125,000	125,000
Hongru Zhang	850,000 393,000	393,000

Tags: Ariel Mantel Hongru Zhang

07-10-2024 17:26 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian O'Hara	1,750,000 -50,000	-50,000
Nazar Buhaiov	1,750,000 -150,000	-150,000
Andrew Barfield	1,600,000 597,000	597,000
John Hennigan	1,530,000 130,000	130,000

Tom Dwan	1,250,000 221,000	221,000

Noah Boeken	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000
Saar Wilf	700,000 -145,000	-145,000
Hiroki Nawa	700,000 339,000	339,000
Nitesh Rawtani	625,000 305,000	305,000
Brandon Cantu	575,000 -25,000	-25,000

Andrea Dato	550,000 100,000	100,000
Martin Finger	525,000 75,000	75,000

Vivian Saliba	475,000 -190,000	-190,000

Eric Mizrachi	470,000 -30,000	-30,000
Todd Brunson	380,000 60,000	60,000

Danielle Andersen	350,000 100,000	100,000
Aram Zobian	340,000 -360,000	-360,000

Steve Enriquez	250,000 -30,000	-30,000
Naoya Kihara	Busted

07-10-2024 17:19 UTC-8

Barnum Eliminated by Nedelcu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A short-stacked Justin Barnum got it in with the A♦10♠ and was looked up by Narcis Nedelcu with the A♥J♣.

The kicker played a role on the J♦9♠7♦7♠A♠ runout to send Barnum to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Narcis Nedelcu	1,500,000 325,000	325,000
Miles Barnum	Busted

Tags: Justin Barnum Narcis Nedelcu

07-10-2024 17:09 UTC-8

Maiden Flops the Joint to Bust One

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Rex Maiden was in the big blind and went heads-up to a flop of J♥9♣8♦. An opponent in early position then moved all in for around 300,000 and Maiden put him at risk.

All-In Player: A♦J♣ All in
Rex Maiden: 10♠7♠

The at-risk player showed top pair, but Maiden has flopped a straight and was a big favorite to score the knockout. The rest of the board came Q♣9♦ and Maiden took the pot to send his opponent to the rail.

Miles Barnum also recently busted. "I shoved for three bigs with ace-ten and the guys calls blind. He has ace-jack," Barum said.

"I was never above 100,000 all day. That's printing money. That's like a final table jump," Barnum added after securing a pay jump.