Event #98: $1,500 The Closer | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-17-2024 16:26 UTC-8

Matusow Doubles His Stack

Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

David Cabrera Polop raised from early position to 500,000 and Mike Matusow moved all in for 1,535,000. Polop made the call.

Mike Matusow: A♥10♠ All in
David Cabrera Polop: Q♥J♠

The board ran well for Matusow with 5♥4♥2♦3♣10♥ and Matusow won with a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera Polop	5,800,000 1,280,000	1,280,000
Mike Matusow	3,570,000 1,070,000	1,070,000

Tags: David Cabrera Polop Mike Matusow

07-17-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Wu Doubles Through Fitzgerald

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Maxime Taldir

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Cards went on their backs on Table 522 with Ching Da Wu in the small blind at risk for 4,750,000 against Kurt Fitzgerald in the big blind.

Ching Da Wu: 10♠10♦ All in
Kurt Fitzgerald: A♦3♠

Wu's tens held on J♣5♠J♦4♠Q♦ so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ching Da Wu	4,750,000 450,000	450,000

Kurt Fitzgerald	4,250,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Ching Da Wu Kurt Fitzgerald

07-17-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Munteanu Doubles Through Stausholm

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Martin Stausholm raised to 500,000 from early position. Bogdan Munteanu three-bet shoved for 3,300,000 from the small blind and Stausholm called.

Bogdan Munteanu: 8♦8♠ All in
Martin Stausholm : K♦Q♦

The runout of 5♦6♣3♣2♦9♠ fell, meaning Munteanu's eights held up and he doubled through Stausholm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Munteanu	7,100,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Martin Stausholm	1,000,000 -3,300,000	-3,300,000

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu Martin Stausholm

07-17-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Scott Gets the Hand to Work Out Just Perfectly

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jordan Scott raised to 3,800,000 chips from the button, leaving himself with only around 300,000 behind.

Lois Dufouleur in the small blind went all in and had Scott slightly covered.

Ronald Sims in the big blind went into the tank. After a couple of minutes of thinking, he reluctantly let go of his hand. Scott called for the rest of his chips.

Jordan Scott: Q♥J♥ All in
Lois Dufouleur: 8♥8♣

The flop came 9♣9♦J♠, giving Scott the lead. The turn and river were 4♦A♦ and Scott doubled up, while Dufouleur was left crippled.

Ronald Sims was not happy to observe the action and later said he folded pocket queens, which would have been the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Scott	8,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Lois Dufouleur	540,000 -3,560,000	-3,560,000

Tags: Jordan Scott Lois Dufouleur Ronald Sims

07-17-2024 16:14 UTC-8

High Stakes Poker Pro Michael Rocco Looks to Trade Cards for Crops After 2024 WSOP

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Sandra Barbour

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

In what was intended to be a conversation about a slew of near misses over his career, Michael Rocco flipped the script when he revealed that the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) would be his last full series for many years.

And the reason why he'll be reducing his volume at the tables may come as a bit of a shock.

During a break in Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, he told PokerNews that he has acquired a farm in the last year, and intends to shift his focus to that venture over his card-playing exploits.

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07-17-2024 16:13 UTC-8

A Cooler Goes Colavita's Way

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Miguel Lopes raised to 500,000 under the gun. Mario Colavita three-bet to roughly 2,000,000 from the cutoff with 500,000 behind. When it folded back to Lopes he put Colavita all-in. Colavita called and the cards were revealed.

Mario Colavita: A♦A♣ All in
Miguel Lopes: K♦K♥

A horrible cooler for Lopes, and he couldn't find any improvement on the 2♥Q♥5♣4♣4♦ runout. Colavita would double up with aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Colavita	5,750,000 3,050,000	3,050,000
Miguel Lopes	1,400,000 -2,420,000	-2,420,000

Tags: Mario Colavita Miguel Lopes

07-17-2024 16:09 UTC-8

Gavin-Mather is Closing!

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Mike Patrick

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

https://twitter.com/LexyGavinPoker/status/1813725123427594692

Player	Chips	Progress
Lexy Gavin-Mather	6,000,000 4,950,000	4,950,000

Tags: Lexy Gavin-Mather

07-17-2024 16:09 UTC-8

Nemeskerikiss Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Robert Nemeskerikiss in the cutoff opened to 2,750,000, then Senovio Ramirez III in the big blind raised all-in with a bigger stack. Nemeskerikiss went into the tank and called with the 265,000 chips he had left.

Robert Nemeskerikiss: A♣K♠ All in
Senovio Ramirez III: A♠Q♥

Nemeskerikiss was already in the lead, and he even hit two pair on 3♠K♥7♣A♥Q♣ to secure a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Nemeskerikiss	6,730,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Senovio Ramirez III	4,050,000 -4,250,000	-4,250,000

Tags: Robert Nemeskerikiss Senovio Ramirez III

07-17-2024 16:04 UTC-8

Racener Doubles Up

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Bogdan Munteanu raised from late position and John Racener went all in for 1,340,000 chips from the button. When action folded back to Munteanu, he wanted the count and then called.

John Racener: 8♠8♦ All in
Bogdan Munteanu: A♠10♥

The board was 9♠Q♥Q♠J♥6♥ and Racener’s eights were good for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Munteanu	4,300,000 -700,000	-700,000
John Racener	2,200,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Bogdan Munteanu John Racener

07-17-2024 16:04 UTC-8

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Imsirovic	8,640,000 2,140,000	2,140,000
Robert Nemeskerikiss	5,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ching Da Wu	4,300,000 150,000	150,000

Miguel Lopes	3,820,000 720,000	720,000
John Marino	3,800,000
Ryan Wolfson	3,350,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	3,200,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Christian Calcano	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Kevin Allen	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000