2024 World Series of Poker

Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$1,041,989
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$8,482,590
Entries
3,177
Level Info
Level
39
Blinds
1,000,000 / 1,500,000
Ante
1,500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
918
Players Left
147

Lucky 777 for Afriat

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Eric Afriat
Eric Afriat

Eric Afriat raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Chance Kornuth called from late position.

The flop came J9A and Afriat continued for 12,000. Kornuth made the call.

While the turn and river came the 72 both players checked both streets.

Afriat revealed 77 to take the hand. "How did you not bet," Afriat remarked as Kornuth responded that "[Afriat] only bet when he was behind."

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
735,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Eric Afriat
150,000
97,000
97,000

Tags: Chance KornuthEric Afriat

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Kornuth Jams on Afriat

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action arrived on the river and the board read 710Q8A with a pot of close to 100,000 in it.

Eric Afriat bet 45,000 form the small blind. Chance Kornuth was in middle position and jammed all in to force Afriat to decide for his entire stack with the field close to the bubble.

Afriat took his time but eventually laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
860,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Eric Afriat
53,000
-97,000
-97,000

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Clotar Dramatically Hits River on Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

All the hands had been completed and the attention was on the at risk stack of Paul Klotar.

Paul Klotar: AQ All in
Dean Ruan: 55

Klotar pulled out his phone to record the $6,006 run out. The flop came 899. The turn was the 6 and the river was a dramatic Q to save Clotar and keep the bubble going.

Player Chips Progress
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Dean Ruan
265,000
163,500
163,500
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Paul Clotar
132,000
56,000
56,000

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Three Players Bust on the Stone Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There was three all in and calls on seperate tables when the bubble burst.

First hand:

Dusti Smith was in the small blind and called an all in from an early position player for around 18,000.

The floor held the runout until all all-in's were confirmed, and the players then proceeded to flip their cards.

Opponent: KQAll in
Dusti Smith: 75

Pre-flop, the opponent was looking strong, but the double sevens on the 727 flop put Smith way ahead.

The 3 9 runout didn't save the opponent, and he was part of a three player bubble.

Second hand:

The second hand was an all in and call between the big blind and Oleksii Kravchuk called from middle position. Both players revealed their hands.

Big Blind: KJ All in
Oleksii Kravchuk: AQ

The board ran out 7102A9 for Kravchuk to take the pot.

Third hand:

A few tables down, The flop was the 86Q. An all in and call had occurred between the small blind and Mir Kohyar Gaskari from the cutoff. Both players revealed their hands.

Small Blind: AA All in
Mir Kohyar Gaskari: QK

The board completed 2K to send the small blind to the rail.

As three players busted within the same hand to put the tournament into the money, they all split a portion of the min cash of $6,006. All remaining players are guaranteed at least that much money with $1,041,989 sitting aside for the eventual winner.

Player Chips Progress
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Mir Kohyar Gaskari
666,000
489,500
489,500
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Dusti Smith
640,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Oleksii Kravchuk
615,000
303,500
303,500

Tags: Mir Kohyar GaskariOleksii Kravchuk

Brunelle Rakes in a Post Bubble Pot

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jeff Brunelle raised from the cutoff to 17,000 and both blinds made the call. The flop came out with Q68 and Brunelle made the continuation bet of 27,000 and only the big blind came for the turn.

The turn 5 saw a check from both players.

On the river 9 both players checked again and the big blind tabled K8 for a pair of eights and Brunelle tabled QJ for a pair of queens and the win.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeff Brunelle
380,000
74,000
74,000

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