2024 WSOP-C Playground
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The remaining 61 players are headed on a 15 minute break.
Action was caught after the flop of K♥7♦10♦ and Chris McClung checked from the small blind. Vincent Giuliano led out for 2,600 from under the gun. Middle position folded and McClung made the call.
The turn was the 9♦ and both players checked their option.
While the river peeled the J♥, McClung led out for 2,000. Giuliano made the fold for McClung to take the pot.
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Action was caught after the flop of 6♣3♥5♠ and Bassil Karam checked from the cutoff.
Damien Steel fired for 3,000 from the button.
Karam took little time before he made the fold.
Frederic Normand raised to 1,200 and the small blind made the call. Jinrong Zhang meant to call but put in an extra chip to raise to 5,500. Normand four-bet to 13,000 and Zhang moved all in. Normand made the call and both players revealed their hands.
Frederic Normand: A♥K♥
Jinrong Zhang: 8♣8♥
The board ran out 3♣2♣4♠6♦7♠ for Zhang to take the pot.
Action was caught after the river of K♦K♠6♣4♠A♦ and Srinvas Gottiparthi led out for 3,000 from early position.
Demo Kiriopoulos raised to 8,500 from late position.
Gottiparthi went in the tank but eventually found the fold.
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Action was caught after the turn of 10♠4♣6♦Q♣ and both players were quick to check.
The river was the 2♥ and Frederic Normand checked from middle position.
Rishi Makkar fired for 4,000 from the button and received a fold from Normand.