2024 World Series of Poker
Rakan Abusaleh raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Aleksejs Ponakovs called from the big blind. On the 10♣10♠2♦ flop, Ponakovs checked and then folded when Abusaleh bet 100,000.
Two tables over, Valentin Oberhauser raised to 160,000 and earned three callers. The K♦9♥5♦ flop was checked around and Ciaran McCullagh bet the 5♥ turn for 280,000. Kevin Davis raised to 700,000 and took down the pot without resistance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Davis |
9,500,000
825,000
|
825,000 |
|
||
Ciaran McCullagh |
4,400,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Valentin Oberhauser |
2,600,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
Rakan Abu-Saleh |
2,200,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Aleksejs Ponakovs |
1,080,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
Gaston Martinez raised to 160,000 in the hijack before James Tsou moved all in for 870,000 in the small blind. Aloisio Dourado reshoved in the big blind and Martinez tanked for a minute before folding.
James Tsou: A♠8♠
Aloisio Dourado: Q♣Q♥
Tsou was trailing Dourado's queens as the flop came 7♠5♠5♣. The 8♣ turn left him a card away from elimination, but Tsou spiked the A♣ on the river to win the pot and double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aloisio Dourado |
5,000,000
-965,000
|
-965,000 |
Gaston Martinez |
2,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
James Tsou |
1,900,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne peeked at his cards then looked at who was in the big blind and saw Stephen Song.
"It's more for you," said Lightbourne as he made it 200,000 to go.
Once it folded to Song, he made the call.
They saw a monotone flop of A♣3♣K♣ where Song checked, Lightbourne bet 80,000, and Song made it 300,000. Lightbourne hadn't seen the raise of Song and jokingly called the clock, not knowing that he was calling the clock on himself. The floor came over to give the countdown when Lightbourne finally realized.
"You're calling the clock on yourself?" asked Song.
"Oh what. You raised?" replied Lightbourne as he saw the raise of Song in the pot, then folded his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Song |
12,400,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
Iaron Lightbourne |
5,700,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
Joseph Carden opened from under the gun and received calls from Luis Vazquez in middle position and Brad Anderson on the button.
Carden continued for 185,000 on the flop of Q♦4♠K♥ and only Anderson called. Carden then bet 560,000 on the K♠ turn and Anderson again called.
Carden bet a small 300,000 on the J♥ river and Anderson once again called, only to muck as Carden showed A♠K♣ for trip kings and an ace kicker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Carden |
6,500,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
Luis Vazquez |
4,100,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
Brad Anderson |
3,200,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
Boris Angelov in middle position opened to 160,000 with A♦9♥ and faced Daniel Jones who defended from the big blind with 9♠9♦.
On a flop of J♠4♦5♣, Angelov continued for 110,000. Jones check-called, and checked the A♠ turn.
Now in the lead, Angelov fired a second barrel of 330,000 and he made Jones fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Boris Angelov |
4,880,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Jones |
1,745,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
Alex Keating opened to 160,000 from early position and Tobias Matuschek three-bet to 480,000 from the cutoff. Kyosuke Nagami then cold four-bet to 1,160,000 on the button which got a fold from both Keating and Matuschek.
"Let me pick one!" Matuschek requested.
Nagami complied and Matuschek said, "One hundred percent a king," as he turned over the K♥.
"I know!" Matuschek said as Nagami collected the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Keating |
6,850,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
Kyosuke Nagami |
5,900,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
Tobias Matuschek |
1,420,000
-685,000
|
-685,000 |
Dian Shi was already all-in preflop and looked up by Francisco Sanchez as well as Jordan Griff. The two active players checked down the Q♣9♣9♥K♥7♥ runout and Shi tabled his A♠Q♠ for queens and nines. Sanchez had that beat with the A♥K♠ and the J♦J♥ of Griff were no good either for Sanchez to score the early knockout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Francisco Sanchez |
7,700,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
Jordan Griff |
2,650,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
|
||
Dian Shi | Busted |
In a heads-up pot on a board of 7♥2♣8♣10♦, Kyle Frey bet 650,000 and Yegor Moroz raised all in. Frey gave it some thought and called off with his remaining stack of around 1,500,000.
Kyle Frey: K♦K♣
Yegor Moroz: 10♣10♥
Frey had run into a turned set, didn't hit his two-outer on the 5♣ river, and was eliminated early on Day 6.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yegor Moroz |
12,000,000
2,530,000
|
2,530,000 |
Kyle Frey | Busted |
Charles Alex-Barton in middle position found himself at risk for 1,130,000 against Laurent Manderlier in the small blind.
Charles Alex-Barton: 5♣5♠
Laurent Manderlier: A♥Q♠
Alex-Barton was lucky enough to flop a set when Manderlier found an ace on K♣5♥A♠. He even hit a full house with the K♦8♣ runout and doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charles Alex-Barton |
2,420,000
1,290,000
|
1,290,000 |
Laurent Manderlier |
530,000
-970,000
|
-970,000 |