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

07-14-2024 16:03 UTC-8

Nezer Doubles Through Chen

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Or Nezer was at risk in the cutoff for 560,000 against Dong Chen in the small blind and both hands were on their backs.

Or Nezer: 5♣5♦ All in
Dong Chen: A♦K♦

The Q♠6♣5♠10♥Q♥ runout gave Nezer a full house to score the double.

"I told you guys ace king is banana," Nezer commented as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	2,890,000 -510,000	-510,000

Or Nezer	1,320,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: Dong Chen Or Nezer

07-14-2024 16:08 UTC-8

A Round of Counts; He Claims Lead

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Xing He	7,000,000 2,370,000	2,370,000

Aristeidis Moschonas	3,945,000 2,165,000	2,165,000
Stefan Dimitrov	3,530,000 230,000	230,000
Alec Torelli	3,340,000 940,000	940,000

Brian Roff	3,340,000 840,000	840,000
Luis Dorneles	3,100,000 730,000	730,000
Gang Zhao	2,830,000 230,000	230,000
Gabi Livshitz	2,700,000 370,000	370,000

Russ Head	2,610,000 -110,000	-110,000
Gediminas Dirmantas	2,500,000 -520,000	-520,000
Samuel Wilkinson	2,340,000 5,000	5,000
Mir Kohyar Gaskari	2,240,000 -1,210,000	-1,210,000
Jakub Michalak	1,785,000 -495,000	-495,000
Krasimir Yankov	1,680,000 220,000	220,000
Asi Moshe	1,340,000 -710,000	-710,000

Anselmo Villarreal	1,340,000 680,000	680,000
Oleksii Kravchuk	1,100,000 60,000	60,000
Eddy Sabat	570,000 -830,000	-830,000

07-14-2024 16:08 UTC-8

Villarreal Shows He Really Wants the Pot

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stefan Dimitrov raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Anselmo Villarreal three-bet to 315,000 from middle position. Dimitrov made the call.

The flop came 8♣J♥K♣ and Dimitrov was quick to check.

Villarreal moved all in for 850,000 and was rewarded with the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Dimitrov	2,270,000 -1,260,000	-1,260,000
Anselmo Villarreal	1,870,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Stefan Dimitrov Anselmo Villarreal

07-14-2024 16:09 UTC-8

Garcia Stays Alive

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Jeff McMillan

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Cord Garcia was seen collecting a double as his J♥J♣ had held in an all in against the Ax9x of Clement Richez.

The board showed 10♠K♥2♦5♦9♠ as the big stack was shaved down some while Garcia stayed alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clement Richez	4,450,000 -1,250,000	-1,250,000

Cord Garcia	1,280,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Clement Richez Cord Garcia

07-14-2024 16:21 UTC-8

Bad Timing for Nezer

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Taylor Black opened 160,000 in the hijack and Or Nezer jammed for about 1,500,000 in the small blind. Black wasted no time making the call and both hands were tabled.

Or Nezer: A♥4♥ All in
Taylor Black: A♠Q♠

Nezer ran into a bigger ace and couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out K♣9♠7♥6♠8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	6,920,000 4,070,000	4,070,000

Or Nezer	Busted

Tags: Or Nezer Taylor Black

07-14-2024 16:23 UTC-8

Owen Swipes the Pot

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Clement Richez raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and Adam Owen made the call from the small blind.

The flop and turn came the A♠2♠J♥10♦ and both players checked the two streets.

While the river peeled the 2♣, Owen fired for 186,000 and Richez made the call.

Owen revealed A♣Q♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	4,680,000 1,580,000	1,580,000
Clement Richez	4,090,000 -360,000	-360,000

Tags: Adam Owen Clement Richez

07-14-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Lipton Takes it on the River

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michael Soyza opened 160,000 in the hijack and only Chad Lipton came along from the big blind.

The dealer spread a flop of A♥A♦8♦, and Lipton check-called a bet of 110,000.

The Q♣ turn was checked through and the 4♦ fell on the river. Lipton fired 375,000 across the line, and that was enough to earn the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	6,920,000 4,030,000	4,030,000

Taylor Black	6,920,000

Chad Lipton	3,050,000 1,520,000	1,520,000
Daniel Rudd	2,270,000 740,000	740,000
Boris Kuzmanovic	1,300,000 -580,000	-580,000
Michael Soyza	1,220,000 -1,010,000	-1,010,000

Tags: Chad Lipton Michael Soyza

07-14-2024 16:26 UTC-8

Initial Dates Released for 20th WSOP Circuit Season

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Sandra Barbour

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The initial schedule — US and international — is out for the 2024-2025 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) season, and it should create some excitement within the poker community.

Action for the 20th Circuit season kicks off at a familiar spot — Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma — on July 17, the same day as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event concludes. There will also be a return to the same casino in October.

There are 18 stops — 13 in the US and five in other countries — on the 2024 portion of the WSOPC schedule. That includes five different countries and eight US states.

Find the full schedule here

07-14-2024 16:29 UTC-8

Eliminations Before the Dinner Break

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Saven	Busted
Jack Salter	Busted
Xuan Yang	Busted
Joseph Crowley	Busted
Jin Suk Kim	Busted
Youcef Benzerfa	Busted

07-14-2024 16:29 UTC-8

Dimitrov Ends Moshe's Run

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Jeff McMillan

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Asi Moshe raised most of his stack preflop and Stefan Dimitrov forced him all in. Moshe waited to see if there would be any other bustouts before calling in hopes of making the pay jump. Eventually he called.

Asi Moshe: K♠Q♠ All in
Stefan Dimitrov: 10♥10♠

The board ran out J♠9♣9♥J♥4♥ to end Moshe's tournament.