Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 6 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-12-2024 15:55 UTC-8

Serock Sends Pham Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

David Dibernardi opened to 240,000 from early position and Hai Pham shoved for approximately 1,300,000 from middle position. Joe Serock called cold on the button and Dibernardi got out of the way.

Hai Pham: Q♦9♦ All in
Joe Serock: K♥K♦

Pham would need some serious help to double up, but the 4♣4♠Q♣J♣J♦ runout wasn't enough and Serock collected the rest of Pham's chips with his kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Serock	17,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

David Dibernardi	2,350,000 150,000	150,000
Hai Pham	Busted

Tags: David Dibernardi Hai Pham Joe Serock

07-12-2024 16:02 UTC-8

Russell's Heater Continues After Eliminating Chaume

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Kai Cocklin

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Charles Russell has been on a bit of a heater over the last 30 minutes and has added yet more chips to his stack after eliminating Olivier Chaume.

Chaume shoved from middle position for 1,240,000 and Russell made the call from the big blind.

Olivier Chaume: A♦5♣ All in
Charles Russell: A♥7♥

Chaume was slightly behind but there was a good chance that the hand ended in a chop, especially after the A♣8♥Q♦ flop. The 2♥ turn didn't help Chaume, and neither did the 4♦ river as Russell's kicker played.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Russell	21,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Garrett Bok	11,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Guillermo Sanchez Otero	9,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Brian Kim	6,700,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Nicholas Howard	3,800,000 -100,000	-100,000
Luis Vazquez	3,700,000 -700,000	-700,000
Olivier Chaume	Busted

Tags: Charles Russell Olivier Chaume

07-12-2024 16:03 UTC-8

Rast Makes the Right Call to Bust Greenblatt

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Brian Rast raised to 250,000 on the button before Alex Greenblatt moved all in for 1,760,000 in the small blind. "This is a funny one," Rast said before calling.

Alex Greenblatt: J♠10♠ All in
Brian Rast: A♦10♣

Rast had Greenblatt dominated as the flop came 6♦3♥8♥. The Q♦ turn gave Greenblatt a straight draw, but he missed on the 5♠ river as Rast took the pot to send Greenblatt to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francisco Sanchez	8,100,000 100,000	100,000
Brian Rast	5,500,000 665,000	665,000

Boris Angelov	5,000,000 -1,760,000	-1,760,000
Bruno Porto	4,000,000 835,000	835,000
Alexander Tkatschew	3,500,000 -1,455,000	-1,455,000
Alex Greenblatt	Busted

Tags: Alex Greenblatt Brian Rast

07-12-2024 16:06 UTC-8

Byrnes Among the Latest Players to Bow Out

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Down to just 600,000 in chips and under the gun, William Byrnes moved all-in and was flat-called by Malo Latinois while the rest of the table folded.

William Byrnes: J♣3♣ All in
Malo Latinois: A♥J♦

The A♦10♦5♥ flop left Byrnes on thin ice but he gained some hope with the 4♠ turn. A brick followed with the 9♥ river to send Byrnes to the payout desk.

Soon after, Oren Haziza and Troy Quenneville were also knocked out and the field dropped below 100 hopefuls a few minutes later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malo Latinois	9,700,000 400,000	400,000

Oren Haziza	Busted
Troy Quenneville	Busted
William Byrnes	Busted

Tags: Malo Latinois Oren Haziza Troy Quenneville William Byrnes

07-12-2024 16:08 UTC-8

Cantu and Foxen Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Brandon Cantu opened to 240,00 from middle position, Kristen Foxen three-bet to 600,000 from the cutoff, then Cantu four-bet all-in for 2,125,000. Foxen didn't wait to call.

Brandon Cantu: A♥K♦ All in
Kristen Foxen: A♦K♠

Both players had the same hand, so they split the pot on J♦2♣3♦6♥6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	7,300,000 390,000	390,000

Brandon Cantu	2,300,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu Kristen Foxen

07-12-2024 16:09 UTC-8

Franchi Straightens Tsou Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

James Tsou was already all in for approximately 1,700,000 from the small blind against Malcolm Franchi, who had Tsou slightly covered from the cutoff.

James Tsou: 9♥9♣ All in
Malcolm Franchi: A♣Q♠

The 9♦10♦J♦ flop upgraded Tsou to a set of nines, but gave Franchi an open-ended straight draw.

The 6♦ turn changed nothing, but the 8♥ river filled Franchi's draw to end Tsou's Main Event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Franchi	5,100,000 3,875,000	3,875,000
James Tsou	Busted

Tags: James Tsou Malcolm Franchi

07-12-2024 16:14 UTC-8

Trems Doubles Through Hamilton

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Joe Hamilton moved all-in with ace-four and Timo Trems called in the big blind with the A♠K♦.

Hamilton's rail was chanting for a four but it never came on the 9♠9♦2♥J♦6♥ runout as the kicker played for Trems to double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Trems	2,800,000 910,000	910,000
Joe Hamilton	1,300,000 540,000	540,000

Tags: Joe Hamilton Timo Trems

07-12-2024 16:15 UTC-8

Straight over Straight for James

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On a flop of 5♠Q♦10♠, Iaron Lightbourne checked then raised to 825,000 after Jason James in the big blind bet 300,000.

James called, then on the 9♥ turn, Lightbourne bet 1,000,000. James called again to find the Q♥ river where Lightbourne announced "all-in" for 4,500,000 with J♦8♦ for a straight.

James went deep into the tank with K♥J♣ for a better straight, and made the call to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason James	10,680,000 6,880,000	6,880,000

Iaron Lightbourne	1,445,000 -7,355,000	-7,355,000

Tags: Iaron Lightbourne Jason James

07-12-2024 16:19 UTC-8

Zakarian Bets Out Davila

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Connor Richards

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Andrew Arbogast opened to 400,000 in the small blind and Veerab Zakarian defended his big blind.

Arbogast bet 200,000 on the flop of K♣8♠5♠ and Zakarian called. Arbogast sized up to 825,000 on the 10♠ turn and Zakarian again called.

Arbogast slowed down with a check on the 6♣ river and Zakarian slid out a bet of 2,350,000. Arbogast went in the tank and eventually slid his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veerab Zakarian	5,500,000
Andrew Arbogast	3,300,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Veerab Zakarian

07-12-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Foxen Takes From Abu-Saleh

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Rakan Abu-Saleh raised to 240,000 with 10♦8♦ from under the gun and he was only called by Kristen Foxen, who defended from the big blind with 9♥7♥.

Abu-Saleh continued for 375,000 after he hit two pair on the 8♣5♥10♣ flop. Foxen check-called and hit a straight with the 6♥ turn.

She led out for 700,000 and received a call, then fired a second barrel of 2,000,000 on the 7♦ river. Abu-Saleh folded.