Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-15-2024 16:18 UTC-8

Richez Doubles Through Torelli

Laura Fryer

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Clement Richez raised from under the gun to 1,600,000, and Alec Torelli three-bet to 4,200,000 from the button. Action folded back around to Richez who moved all in for his remaining 13,900,000 stack.

Torelli asked for a count and commented to the table, "I don't think I am folding but I want to just check." After the dealer confirmed Richez stack, Torelli made the call.

Clement Richez: Q♥Q♦ All in
Alec Torelli: K♦J♠

Richez was looking to hold and the A♦A♥4♦ flop kept him ahead. The 3♦ turn brought in the diamond flush draw for both, but Torelli would have been ahead with the king.

Richez held on the 3♠ river and saw the double up, moving Torelli out of the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	37,000,000 16,300,000	16,300,000

Alec Torelli	29,800,000 -24,000,000	-24,000,000

Tags: Alec Torelli Clement Richez

07-15-2024 16:26 UTC-8

Richez Takes One From Owen

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Jeff McMillan

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The flop read 9♣9♠10♣. From the cutoff, Clement Richez bet 1,500,000. Adam Owen check-raised to 4,400,000 from the hijack and Richez called.

The turn was the 7♠. Richez fired 4,000,000 and Owen folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	42,900,000 400,000	400,000
Clement Richez	29,500,000 -7,500,000	-7,500,000

Tags: Adam Owen Clement Richez

07-15-2024 16:30 UTC-8

Pre-Dinner Chop

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Laura Fryer

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Clement Richez raised from under the gun to 1,600,000 and Dong Chen three-bet to 4,000,000. Richez moved all in and Chen called.

Dong Chen: A♠8♥ All in
Clement Richez: A♦J♣

Chen needed to improve and the Q♣2♦6♣ flop.

The 2♠ was turned to pair the board and the rail was calling for an "Ace, Ace".

The A♣ came in on the river to give the players a chop, the hand before the dinner break.

Chen was saved from elimination and four players still remained on the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	31,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Dong Chen	6,600,000 -6,800,000	-6,800,000

Tags: Clement Richez Dong Chen

07-15-2024 16:32 UTC-8

45-Minute Dinner Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

The final four players are now on a 45-minute dinner break and are due to return to play at approximately 6:15 p.m.

07-15-2024 16:35 UTC-8

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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Jeff McMillan

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Torelli	46,300,000 16,500,000	16,500,000

Adam Owen	43,800,000 900,000	900,000
Clement Richez	31,700,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Dong Chen	6,600,000 -6,800,000	-6,800,000

Level: 37

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

07-15-2024 17:23 UTC-8

Chen Doubles

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Jeff McMillan

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Adam Owen raised to 2,300,000 under the gun. Dong Chen jammed his remaining 8,700,000 from the big blind and Owen called.

Dong Chen: A♠Q♥ All in
Adam Owen: J♣10♣

The flop was 9♦4♦8♥ to give Owen an open-ender. The turn was the 3♠ and the river the K♦ to miss him and give Chen the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	33,000,000 -10,800,000	-10,800,000
Dong Chen	17,400,000 10,800,000	10,800,000

Tags: Adam Owen Dong Chen

07-15-2024 17:44 UTC-8

Dong Chen Eliminated in 4th place ($388,519)

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Laura Fryer

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

With only four players remaining, Dong Chen raised to 5,000,000 from the button. Clement Richez moved all in from the big blind and Chen counted his remaining stack, before making the call.

Dong Chen: K♠Q♠ All in
Clement Richez: A♥A♣

The flop came A♦8♥10♦ and Richez remained ahead with a set, although Chen had some hope with a gushot straight draw.

The 5♠ K♦ runout didn't improve Chen, and he was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	45,000,000 13,300,000	13,300,000

Dong Chen	Busted

Tags: Clement Richez Dong Chen

07-15-2024 17:53 UTC-8

Owen Gets Paid

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Jeff McMillan

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Action was checked by both players down to the river which showed 8♠9♥10♣4♥Q♣. From the button, Adam Owen made a pot-sized pot of 5,500,000.

In the big blind, Alec Torelli considered it for a while. "What are you doing here? Something like king-five? Are you just ****ing around?" he asked Owen.

After a few more moments he called. Owen showed the A♦J♦ for the straight.

"Nice bet, buddy," said Torelli as he sent the chips to Owen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Torelli	41,200,000 -5,100,000	-5,100,000

Adam Owen	37,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Adam Owen Alec Torelli

07-15-2024 17:55 UTC-8

Torelli Jams

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Jeff McMillan

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

The flop came down 3♥9♥Q♣. Adam Owen bet 3,500,000 from the button. Alec Torelli thought and ruffled his chips for quite a long time before he moved all in, which got a snap fold from Owen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Torelli	43,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Adam Owen	36,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Adam Owen Alec Torelli