Aces Cracked! Josh Arieh Loses Brutal Pot Deep in WSOPE Main Event
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Josh Arieh faced a nightmare beat on Day 4 of the WSOP Europe Main Event, after a brutal river card led to his aces being cracked in a monster pot with only 69 players remaining.
Arieh, hunting an eighth bracelet in Prague, could never quite shake off the damage inflicted by the collision with Sondre Stormyr, worth 3.5 million chips — soldiering on but ultimately falling in 44th place for €35,000.
Queens Over Aces Inflicts Serious Damage on Arieh
With only 69 players remaining, Stormyr from under the gun moved all-in for 1.7m holding Q♣Q♥, with Arieh looking down at A♠A♣, making the call to build a huge 3.5m chip pot.
The American was a huge favorite with his pocket rockets, and when the flop was fanned 2♣9♠J♠, those odds only increased.
Stormyr, who has amassed around $275k in live tournament earnings as per The Hendon Mob, found no help from the 9♥ turn card, but hit one of his two outs when Q♦ came on the river, making a set and keeping his tournament life intact deep on Day 4.
It was a brutal beat for Arieh, but he took it in the manner of an 8-time WSOP champion, taking to X afterward to say, "I'm a grizzled vet. You can't hurt me!"
Obrestad Still In the Hunt for Historic Double on Day 4
As Day 4 of this year's record-breaking WSOP Europe Main Event continues, the field down to just 40 players, contains some phenomenal stories, and none more so than the deep run being made by Annette Obrestad.
The 2007 WSOPE Main Event champion, who still stands as the youngest bracelet winner in history, is showing little sign of rust despite her long absence from the game, currently navigating Day 4 with a middling stack as she eyes a remarkable second title 19 years on.
Elsewhere in the field, Hengtao Zhu and WSOP Paradise bracelet-winner Rokas Asipauskas both hold monster stacks, while back-to-back WSOP Ladies Championship winner Shiina Okamoto is also in the hunt for what would be a historic third bracelet.
You can check out all the action from PokerNews' team of live reporters on the ground in Prague, bringing you all the bustouts, double-ups, and bad beats as the field looks to spin up a big stack before play bags for tomorrow's penultimate day.
