Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-05-2024 13:11 UTC-8

Palau Spikes River to Double Through Yea

Kirk Brown

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Daniel Palau moved all in preflop for 1,530,000 and action folded to Steve Yea in the big blind who made the call to put him at risk.

Daniel Palau: K♥Q♥ All in
Steve Yea: A♠J♥

Palau needed to improve to stay alive, and it wasn't looking good on the turn 6♣5♥8♦6♠, but the Q♣ smacked on the river to give him top pair to secure the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Palau	4,100,000 2,510,000	2,510,000

Steve Yea	1,800,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Tags: Daniel Palau Steve Yea

06-05-2024 13:05 UTC-8

Tommy Nguyen Eliminated in 12th Place ($28,480)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Tommy Nguyen raised in the cutoff for 1,200,000 and Anthony Marquez three-bet for all the chips which would put Nguyen at risk. Nguyen made the call for 1,000,000 and the board would reveal the winner.

Marquez stated, "I need a lot of help."

Tommy Nguyen: 10♣10♥ All in
Anthony Marquez: A♠6♥

The board ran out as 3♣J♦Q♦8♥A♦ and Marquez received the help on the river to win with top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Marquez	14,920,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Tommy Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Anthony Marquez Tommy Nguyen

06-05-2024 12:53 UTC-8

Final Two Table Redraw

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Tommy Nguyen	Canada	2,100,000	18
1	2	Simeon Spasov	Bulgaria	6,975,000	58
1	3	Francisco Vazquez	Spain	2,750,000	23
1	4	John Henry Gordon	United States	8,530,000	71
1	5	Anthony Marquez	United States	12,820,000	57
1	6	Mark Dube	United States	5,600,000	47

2	1	Corey Wick	United States	3,995,000	33
2	2	Jeremy Joseph	United States	2,190,000	18
2	3	Joseph Brumpacheco	Brazil	4,400,000	37
2	4	Steve Yea	South Korea	3,450,000	29
2	5	Daniel Palau	Mexico	1,590,000	13
2	6	Chih Fan	United States	9,300,000	78

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Marquez	12,820,000 1,420,000	1,420,000

Chih Fan	9,300,000 150,000	150,000
John Henry Gordon	8,530,000 1,080,000	1,080,000
Simeon Spasov	6,975,000 75,000	75,000

Mark Dube	5,600,000 790,000	790,000
Joseph Brumpacheco	4,400,000 182,500	182,500
Corey Wick	3,995,000 870,000	870,000
Steve Yea	3,450,000 360,000	360,000
Francisco Vazquez	2,750,000 500,000	500,000
Jeremy Joseph	2,190,000 460,000	460,000
Tommy Nguyen	2,100,000 385,000	385,000

Daniel Palau	1,590,000 560,000	560,000

06-05-2024 12:44 UTC-8

Matthew Dodd Eliminated in 13th Place ($28,480)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

It was a battle of the blinds and they both woke up with monster hands heads up. Anthony Marquez raised from the small blind to 360,000 and Matthew Dodd three-bet for all of his chips 3,500,000 and Marquez made a quick call.

Matthew Dodd: A♣J♥ All in
Anthony Marquez: K♦K♥

The board gave a small hope to Dodd with a possible straight with an eight, but ultimately the kings held on the runout of 10♥7♠9♦6♣4♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Marquez	11,400,000 5,200,000	5,200,000

Matthew Dodd	Busted

Tags: Anthony Marquez Matthew Dodd

06-05-2024 12:32 UTC-8

Daniel Buzgon Eliminated in 14th Place ($28,480)

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Daniel Buzgon got his chips into the middle against Simeon Spasov, with both hands turned up.

Daniel Buzgon: 7♥7♦ All in
Simeon Spasov: Q♣Q♦

Bad timing for Buzgon, as he ran into a bigger pocket pair. Spasov held through the 8♣4♥Q♠5♠J♣ runout, sending Buzgon to the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Spasov	7,050,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Daniel Buzgon	Busted

Tags: Daniel Buzgon Simeon Spasov

06-05-2024 12:25 UTC-8

Spasov Finds the Double

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Simeon Spasov moved all in for 2,060,000 on the button and was at risk when Daniel Palau called in the big blind.

Simeon Spasov: A♣10♥ All in
Daniel Palau: A♥9♣

Spasov was in great shape and held through the 7♦K♦4♣8♠K♥ runout, doubling his stack while leaving Palau short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Spasov	4,250,000 1,730,000	1,730,000

Daniel Palau	2,150,000 2,120,000	2,120,000

Tags: Daniel Palau Simeon Spasov

06-05-2024 12:25 UTC-8

Yea Doubles Through Fan

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Kirk Brown

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Steve Yea moved all in preflop for 1,395,000 and was called by Chih Fan to put him at risk.

Steve Yea: 6♣6♥ All in
Chih Fan: K♥Q♠

Yea started off in the lead with his pocket pair, and the flop of 3♦6♦4♣ was huge for him as it gave him top set, which left Fan dead to a running straight for a chop. That did not happen on the runout of 9♦5♠ and Yea was awarded the pot for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chih Fan	9,450,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Steve Yea	3,090,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: Chih Fan Steve Yea

06-05-2024 12:23 UTC-8

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Connor Richards

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

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06-05-2024 12:17 UTC-8

Table 1 Counts

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Josh Noy

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Henry Gordon	7,450,000 750,000	750,000
Mark Dube	4,810,000 10,000	10,000
Daniel Palau	4,270,000 670,000	670,000

Daniel Buzgon	3,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Simeon Spasov	2,520,000 120,000	120,000

06-05-2024 12:17 UTC-8

Two Hands for Fan

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Kirk Brown

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Hand #1:

Chih Fan opened to 220,000 from the button, Tommy Nguyen three-bet from the small blind, and Fan called.

On the flop 2♠7♥Q♥, Nguyen continued for 350,000, and Fan called to see the turn 6♦. This time Nguyen checked, Fan bet 450,000, and Nguyen folded.

Hand #2:

Fan opened to 220,000 from the hijack, Tommy Nguyen called from the button, and Steve Yea defended his big blind.

On the flop 7♦2♣10♦, the action checked around and the three players saw the turn peel the 6♣. Yea led for 325,000 but then Fan raised to 900,000, which resulted in a quick fold from Nguyen and a call from Yea.

The river fell the 9♥ and Yea checked to Fan, who fired out a bet of 650,000 and received a fold from Yea to scoop the pot.