2024 WSOP International Circuit Playground
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The final six players are taking another short break.
[Removed:492] opened to 50,000 from the hijack and Renmei Liu defended from the big blind.
The flop came J♠4♦3♦. Liu checked, Morkos bet 70,000, Liu check-raised to 175,000 and Morkos called.
Liu moved all in for roughly 475,000 on the 2♦ turn and Morkos snap-called to put him at risk.
Renmei Liu: 10♦6♠
[Removed:492]: A♦7♦
Liu had picked the wrong time to bluff and was drawing dead against Morkos who had turned the nut-flush. Liu made his exit from the tournament area as the inconsequential 2♠ was dealt while Morkos extended his chip lead over the rest of the field.
Wenping Chen shoved from under the gun for 235,000 and was called by [Removed:492] who had a covering stack to put Chen at risk.
Wenping Chen: K♠J♠
[Removed:492]: A♦J♦
Chen was in rough shape with a weaker jack and couldn't catch up on the 9♥Q♥4♠5♦Q♠ river resulting in his elimination in eighth place.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Anoop Jugurnath opened to 40,000 from the cutoff, [Removed:492] called from the button, Francois Billard three-bet to 170,000 from the small blind, Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst shoved for 285,000 from the big blind, Jugurnath folded, Morkos folded and Billard called to put Blouin-Verroeulst at risk.
Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst: K♦K♥
Francois Billard: A♣Q♥
The board ran out Q♣10♦K♠8♠2♥ giving Blouin-Verroeulst a set of kings to score the double up.
Renmei Liu opened to 40,000 from middle position and Kyle Yun-Wing Ho shoved for roughly 200,000 from the button. Liu called to put Ho at risk.
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: A♣J♠
Renmei Liu: A♠Q♦
Ho was pipped and couldn't catch up on the K♦K♣5♣3♥5♠ runout, resulting in his elimination in eighth place while Liu collected the last of his chips.
Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst opened to 40,000 from under the gun only for Jaime Staples to move all in for 190,000 from the button. Kyle Yun-Wing Ho four-bet shoved for roughly 850,000 and Francois Billard called off with his stack of roughly 600,000. Blouin-Verroeulst got out of the way leaving both Staples and Billard at risk against Ho.
Jaime Staples: A♣K♥
Francois Billard: Q♣Q♥
Kyle Yun-Wing Ho: A♦K♣
Billard was in a great spot to nearly triple up with pocket queens against two opponents with ace-king until the 2♣10♣A♥ flop gave both Ho and Staples top pair. The 8♠ turn changed nothing but the Q♦ river gave Billard a set of queens to send Staples to the rail and take down a gargantuan pot while Ho was left with a little over ten big blinds.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000