Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-13-2024 10:59 UTC-8

Reeves Sets Leathly Up

Alek Gillies

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 3♠10♣6♠ and both the big blind and Ross Leathley checked. Lucas Reeves fired for 5,000 and the big blind made the call.

Leathley moved all in for around 80,000 and only Reeves made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Ross Leathley: A♠10♥ All in
Lucas Reeves: 10♦10♠

The board completed with the 9♥2♦ for Reeves to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucas Reeves	293,000 96,000	96,000
Ross Leathley	Busted

Tags: Lucas Reeves Ross Leathley

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

07-13-2024 11:03 UTC-8

Late Registration Extravaganza

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Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

As late registration comes to a close at the end of Level 11, the late registration line has ballooned to a massive line that goes across the entire Horseshoe Ballroom. An estimation of at least 100 people are currently standing in the line at cutoff looking to jump in at the very last second to enjoy 13 big blinds.

07-13-2024 11:09 UTC-8

Kornuth With a Big Stack

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Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the river, Chance Kornuth bet 20,000 into a pot of around 40,000 on a board reading 7♣J♣3♣9x6♠. Kornuth's opponent called after just a moment.

Kornuth tabled the 9♣7♥ for two pair and got a much-needed boost from his opponent as he moved his stack above 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	535,000 230,500	230,500

Tags: Big Stack Chance Kornuth

07-13-2024 11:13 UTC-8

Wheeler Hopes for a Stellar Ending

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wheeler	73,000 73,000	73,000

07-13-2024 11:16 UTC-8

Steven Gets the Muck

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Johnny Steven raised on the button to 5,500 and the player in the big blind called. The flop came out with A♥4♦8♣ and both players checked.

On the turn 7♣ the big blind checked and Steven bet 4,500 and received a call.

The river K♠ brought another bet from Steven of 5,750 and the big blind check called and mucked when Steven flipped over K♦3♠ for the pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Steven	220,000 107,500	107,500

Tags: Johnny Steven

07-13-2024 11:25 UTC-8

Drinan Takes with Trips

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Laura Fryer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Yuhang Chen raised from a middle position to 6,000 and got a call from Connor Drinan on the button, Richard Dixon in the small blind and the big blind.

Four players saw the 8♣9♦Q♣ flop and action checked to Drinan who raised to 6,000, getting a call from Dixon and Chen, losing the big blind.

The 6♠ was turned and all players checked to the Q♠ river with the action checking to showdown.

Dixon showed A♦J♥ and Drinan flipped over Q♦K♠ for trip queens. Yuhang Chen threw his hand into the muck and Drinan scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	230,000 110,000	110,000

Yuhang Chen	158,000 22,500	22,500
Richard Dixon	120,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Connor Drinan Richard Dixon Yuhang Chen

07-13-2024 11:31 UTC-8

Multi-Way Madness

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Alek Gillies

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Amin Hosein raised to 6,000 from under the gun and four players made the call.

The flop came 7♠3♦4♣ and the small blind was quick to check. The big blind moved all in for 31,000 and was called by Hosein. Juan Mareiras in late position called for his remaining 6,000 and all three players revealed their hands.

Juan Mareiras: 10♣9♠ All in
Big Blind: 7♥6♠ All in
Amin Hosein: 8♣7♣

The board ran out K♠10♥ for Hosein to take the side and Mareiras the main, tripling up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amin Hosein	94,000 -51,500	-51,500
Juan Mareiras	67,500 67,500	67,500

Tags: Alex Kim Amin Hosein Juan Mareiras

07-13-2024 11:34 UTC-8

Wang Doubles With Aces

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Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board reading 4♠2♠2♥8♣10♠. From the big blind, Jonathan Wang moved all in for 26,500 with a pot of 45,000 in the middle.

Dorian Melchers had to think it over for a while before he called.

Wang tabled the A♥A♣, which was the winner as Melchers mucked and Wang gathered in the double up.