James Tedesco raised from middle position and action folded around to Jan Scotto in the big blind who moved all in and Tedesco called for his last 190,000.
James Tedesco: A♠Q♥
Jan Scotto: Q♦Q♠
The board ran out 9♥10♠7♥2♦3♥ and the queens held up for Scotto to eliminate Tedesco from the tournament.
A player in middle position raised to 24,000 and late position, Kyle Abbott moved all in for 88,000 which saw all other players fold except for the initial raiser.
Kyle Abbott: A♦Q♣
Middle position: A♥J♣
The board ran out Q♦10♦4♠J♥5♥ and the ace-queen was good for Abbott to take down the pot and survive in the field.
In the 836th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz welcome a special fill-in cohost in Frankie Cucchiara (AKA Frankie C) of Next Gen Poker. The popular content creator took a break from filming his poker exploits, as well as time away from his wife and newborn son, to come down to Level 9 in Las Vegas and talk about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
Speaking of which, it was there where Holtz says that he experienced a marked card situation, while one of the week's hot topics was the issue of late registration in big buy-in tournaments at the WSOP. Find out what happened and how officials are addressing concerns.
You'll also hear about Frankie's new summer challenge to play 100 straight days of poker, recent bracelet winners like Robert Mizrachi, Dylan Weisman, and John Racener, and other winners from about town at venues like Wynn and Venetian.
Plus, hear about the $25,000 High Roller won by Brek Schutten for $1,405,641. It was in that event that Phil Ivey lost a three-way all in, while third-place finisher Michael Rocco gave an emotional post-elimination interview.
Oh, and don't forget about WPT World Champion Dan Sepiol, who managed to claim his first bracelet and continue his rapid ascent among poker's elite.
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All of the registration periods have concluded. Day 1a1 saw a total of 472 entrants register. 54 made the money with a total of 24 players bagging at Day's end. Day 1a2 saw a total of 264 entrants register. 27 made the money with a total of 14 players bagging up at the end of the night.
Today's number saw a significant uptick from the last year with 428 entrants, ensuring that 45 spots will be paid a minimum of $500 and 22 will bag up for the night. This brings the total number of entrants up to 1,164, up from last year's total of 1,053.
With just six tables remaining, the players left in the field are just a quarter of the field away from making the money.
The plan for tomorrow is to see a total of 60 players returning to play for the BPO title and the $100,000 first place prize.
