A player on the button committed his last 700,000 into the middle with Kurt Fitzgerald making the call to put him at risk.
Button: 5♣5♥ 
Kurt Fitzgerald: 8♣8♦
Fitzgerald's pocket eights remained best on the 7♥3♦6♠Q♣10♦ runout, and his opponent was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Welcome to the Poker Hall of Fame: Patrik Antonius.
With a distinguished career and over $23 million in career earnings, Antonius embodies everything that the Poker Hall of Fame stands for, having played high-stakes poker against some of the greatest players of his generation and gained the respect of both cash game and tournament players alike.
"In the modern era of poker, few have been as bold and fearless as Patrik Antonius," said Ty Stewart, Executive Director of the World Series of Poker. "A force both online and live, we’re thrilled to see Patrik’s high-stakes career acknowledged by legends who have added the first international player to the Poker Hall of Fame in a number of years."
Antonius is the first European player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since the late David "Devilfish" Ulliott in 2017. He's also the first living European to be inducted since 2008 when holecard camera inventor Henry Orenstein was inducted.
According to the WSOP, Antonius edged “Miami” John Cernuto and Isai Scheinberg in the voting to secure his 2024 nomination.
The remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.
Amir Mirrasouli limped from under the gun and Ronald Sims also limped from middle position and the small blind, Zong Chi He completed and Ching Da Wu checked in the big blind. The flop ran out with Q♦Q♥10♣ and everyone checked.
The turn K♠ was checked by all as well.
On the river 7♥ He checked, Wu bet 400,000 Mirrasouli called and Sims reluctantly folded and He folded.
Mirrasouli mucked when Wu showed Q♣9♥ for trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,835,000
1,035,000
|
1,035,000 |
|
3,840,000
2,140,000
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2,140,000 |
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2,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,000,000
350,000
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350,000 |
Sergi Reixach got the last of his chips into the middle preflop with Damien Cluzel making the call to put him at risk.
Sergi Reixach:A♠2♣
Damien Cluzel : A♦Q♠
The runout of K♠10♠10♦Q♣4♦ meant Cluzel would hit his queen and eliminate Reixach.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
|
Busted |
According to the players, Aaron Mermelstein opened from the hijack and Toan Nguyen went all in from the cutoff for around 1,100,000 chips. Joseph Couden was next on the button and called all in for around 400,000 chips. After the blinds folded, Mermelstein called the all-ins.
Joseph Couden: A♥Q♥
Toan Nguyen: J♦J♣
Aaron Mermelstein: A♦K♥
The flop came A♣K♦2♥ and gave Mermelstein a massive advantage with top two pair.
The turn 7♣ and river 3♥ changed nothing, Couden and Nguyen were out and Mermelstein added to his already very healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Lois Dufouleur opened to 200,000 from under the gun and he faced Yayun Liu, who defended from the big blind.
On a flop of 8♥2♠3♣, Dufouleur continued for 250,000. Liu check-called, then led out for 350,000 on the A♦ turn.
Dufouleur looked at him, but decided to fold. Liu revealed K♥Q♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
1,815,000
|
1,815,000 |
|
2,000,000
1,570,000
|
1,570,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,300,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
6,000,000
2,800,000
|
2,800,000 |
|
4,500,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
4,300,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
4,200,000
3,250,000
|
3,250,000 |
|
4,050,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
3,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
3,600,000
2,840,000
|
2,840,000 |
|
3,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
3,200,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
2,980,000
1,530,000
|
1,530,000 |
|
||
|
2,600,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
|
|
750,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
|
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Han Ming Feng raised to 200,000 from early position and Ali Imsirovic defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 2♦6♥A♣ flop to see the 9♦ fall on the turn. Imsirovic led out for 400,000 and Feng called.
Imsirovic bet 1,100,000 when the 4♣ appeared on the river. After a few moments, Feng moved all-in for Imsirovic's remaining 2,200,000. Imsirovic snap-called and flipped over 5♥3♦ for nut straight. Feng showed A♦9♣ for top two pair, and had to send a large portion of his chips over to Imsirovic
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,850,000
4,650,000
|
4,650,000 |
|
1,750,000
-2,350,000
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-2,350,000 |
