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

07-10-2024 16:34 UTC-8

Keating Sends Perez Into Tank in Long Hand

Jeff McMillan

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was joined on the flop with the board reading A♣K♠10♠. From the hijack, Alex Keating bet 70,000. Roberto Perez raised to 170,000 from middle position, Keating called, with each action taking at least two minutes.

The turn was the 4♥. Both players checked.

The river came the 8♠. Perez thought for a full minute before leading for 275,000. Keating thought for a couple of minutes himself before jamming all in.

Perez leaned back and prepared for a long tank as his remaining amount of about 875,000 was at stake. He shifted in his chair a few times as the table around watched as well with their table also in the midst of a big river decision hand. With the cameras on him, Perez finally laid it down after a 5 minute and 22 second tank (per the tourney clock at start of decision).

Keating held on to his cards for a while as he contemplated whether to show or not, and eventually slid them into the muck face down as his holding remained a mystery.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Keating	2,340,000 730,000	730,000

Roberto Perez	875,000 489,000	489,000

Tags: Alex Keating Roberto Perez

07-10-2024 16:38 UTC-8

Second Break of the Day

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Jeff McMillan

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The clock shows 949 players left on the second 20-minute break of the day.

Here is a look back at some of the Level 17 highlights:

07-10-2024 16:59 UTC-8

Brzeski Takes Out Yau

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David Salituro

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

Ethan "Rampage" Yau busted to Pawel Brzeski shortly after returning from break, and Brzeski filled in the details.

According to Brzeski, he opened, Yau moved all in for around 250,000 with AxJx, and Brzeski called with a dominating AxKx. No help arrived for Yau on the board and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pawel Brzeski	700,000 282,000	282,000
Ethan Yau	Busted

Tags: Pawel Brzeski Ethan Yau

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rex Maiden	800,000 461,000	461,000
Miles Barnum	Busted

Tags: Miles Barnum Rex Maiden

07-10-2024 17:24 UTC-8

Little Puts Opponent to the Test

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Nick Becker

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

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Jonathan Little, who was under the gun, and the player in the hijack.

With roughly 250,000 in the pot and the board reading 7♥J♥A♥Q♠7♦, Little led out with a bet large enough to put his opponent all in, who had about 185,000 behind.

The hijack went deep into the tank before eventually tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	1,500,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Jonathan Little

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 17:29 UTC-8

Berry Bluffs Big Against Gorham

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Frank Visser

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

Hector Berry and Jimmy Gorham were heads up in a massive pot of roughly 500,000 chips. The completed board read 3♥3♦10♣9♣2♦ and saw Gorham check from middle position to Berry in the cutoff.

Berry then shoved all in, covering the 290,000 chips of Gorham. Gorham spent some minutes in the tank before finally slamming in a tower of chips for a call.

Berry could only turn over K♠J♠ for king-high, and was looked up by the 7♥7♦ of Gorham, who had caught the bluff with third pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Gorham	1,080,000 500,000	500,000
Hector Berry	790,000 -755,000	-755,000

Tags: Hector Berry Jimmy Gorham

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 17:47 UTC-8

Cantu Gets Massive Double Up

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Nick Becker

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

Action was caught on the flop of 7♦A♥10♦, in a hand between Brandon Cantu in middle position, the player in the cutoff and the player in the small blind.

With about 100,000 in the pot, the small blind checked, Cantu bet 24,000, and the cutoff called. The small blind then came over the top with a raise to 135,000 and Cantu made the call. The cutoff then moved all in, the small blind folded, and Cantu went into the tank.

Cantu counted out his chips, and with about 455,000 behind, Cantu's opponent had him covered. After some serious thought, Cantu almost put in the call and then went back into the tank, mentioning that he was considering making the biggest fold of his life.

After some more contemplating, Cantu eventually tossed in a handful of chips, signaling the call.

Brandon Cantu: A♠10♠ All in
Opponent: A♦6♦

The turn landed the K♥ and the river brought the 8♥, with Cantu dodging diamonds to secure a huge double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	1,415,000 840,000	840,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu

07-10-2024 17:58 UTC-8

Jeraj Makes the Pay Jump, Kozah Gets the Chips

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Kai Cocklin

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

On a flop of 3♣K♠9♣, there were around 80,000 chips in the middle when a player bet 30,000, Joseph Kozah made it 170,000, and Mihael Jeraj called, which got the initial better out of the way.

A 6♥ came on the turn and Kozah had already bet 13,000, which was all that Jeraj had remaining in his stack. After looking at the clock, Jeraj noticed that a pay jump was looming and went well into the tank.

"I know you're waiting for a pay jump but you're probably dead," said Kozah.

Eventually, the floor were called to initiate a countdown.

"I'm going to call with one second remaining," said Jeraj to the floor.

"Do I need to say something or is it ok?"

"I would probably say something," replied the floor.

As the clock got to one second, Jeraj made the call.

Mihael Jeraj: A♣5♣ All in
Joseph Kozah: 9♠9♥

Jeraj wasn't quite dead but the 4♦ river didn't help him, which meant he was eliminated. The good news for Jeraj is that he did make the pay jump.