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

06-03-2024 18:58 UTC-7

Kono’s Aces Get Paid On the River

Monika Kostanjevec

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was caught on the river, where the board was 7♥3♥2♦J♥10♣.

The pot was around 30,000 and Jonathan Hanner bet 6,000. Reiji Kono raised all in for 33,500 total. Hanner went into the tank, but eventually called. Kono flipped over the A♦A♣.

Aces were good for Kono’s double-up, as Hanner mucked his hand. He later said he had pocket eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reiji Kono	100,000
Jonathan Hanner	43,000

Tags: Jonathan Hanner Reiji Kono

06-03-2024 18:56 UTC-7

Chen's Kings Send Out Kade

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Kirk Brown

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Nam Chen made it 5,000 to go preflop and Vanessa Kade called to see a flop of 9♦J♠8♠.

Kade checked, Chen bet 5,000 and Kade check-raised to 16,000. Chen thought for a few seconds but made the call to see the 7♦ on the turn.

Kade then announced she was all in and Chen called to put her at risk.

Vanessa Kade: Q♠7♠ All in
Nam Chen: K♣K♥

Chen was in the lead with his pocket kings, but Kade still had a ton of outs to get there with any queen, ten, seven, or spade. Unfortunately for her, the river was the blankiest blank 2♦ and she headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nam Chen	208,000 208,000	208,000
Vanessa Kade	Busted

Tags: Nam Chen Vanessa Kade

06-03-2024 18:53 UTC-7

Teusl Keeps Climbing

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

06-03-2024 18:49 UTC-7

Gordon Says No Moor, Man

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Kirk Brown

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chris Moorman moved all in preflop for around 40,000 and John Henry Gordon wound up making the call after some inner debate.

Chris Moorman: 6♠6♥
John Henry Gordon: K♣J♦

Moorman was in the lead with his pocket pair, but that didn't last long as the flop came out K♥3♦5♣ to give Gordon the lead with a pair of kings. The turn K♦ only improved Gordon to trips and the river was the blank 4♥ to send Moorman to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Henry Gordon	241,000 241,000	241,000
Chris Moorman	Busted

Tags: Chris Moorman John Henry Gordon

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-03-2024 18:33 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Paris White

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Kirk Brown

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	265,000 124,000	124,000

Benjamin Harris	262,000 262,000	262,000
Steven Buckner	232,000 232,000	232,000
Brett Murray	121,000 121,000	121,000
Michael Rocco	102,000 102,000	102,000

Curt Kohlberg	82,000 82,000	82,000
Sung Keem	77,000 18,000	18,000
Xuan Liu	58,500 58,500	58,500
Preston McEwen	57,000 13,500	13,500
Charles Kassin	49,000
Ryan Reiss	49,000 18,000	18,000

06-03-2024 18:28 UTC-7

Baldwin Chipping Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eric Baldwin raised to 4,500 under the gun and was called by the big blind.

The flop came A♥2♣2♥, the big blind checked and Baldwin bet 3,000.

Action checked through when the Q♦ fell on the turn.

The river was the J♣ and the big blind wagered 10,000. Baldwin thought for a moment before raising to 36,000. The big blind mulled his options before making the call. Baldwin showed him the K♣10♠, which was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Baldwin	121,000 121,000	121,000

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06-03-2024 18:23 UTC-7

The Record is Broken

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

It is official. This tournament has officially broken last year's total number of players. Last year's entries were 2,454 and this year's entries are up to 2,526. This year's prize pool is up to $3,372,210 beating last year's total of $3,276,090.

06-03-2024 18:14 UTC-7

Soma Calls Holskyi’s Bluff; Holskyi Eliminated With a Full House Soon After

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Leo Soma won a decent-sized pot off of Kostya Holskyi after calling him down with the third pair on a three-to-a-flush board on the river.

The board was 10♦5♥3♥A♣ and the turn got checked around. The river was the 4♥. Holskyi made a big bet of 15,000 and after a few moments of thinking, Soma called. Holskyi reluctantly turned over 6♦2♣ for a pair of sixes, and Soma showed the K♣6♣ for the same pair with a better kicker.

After that, Holskyi was able to hang around for a couple of orbits, winning some smaller pots, but eventually had to go all in again on the button and got called by Eric Tang in the big blind.

Kostya Holskyi: A♣7♠ All in
Eric Tang: K♥J♦

The flop was great for Holskyi: 7♣J♠7♦, giving him trips against Tang’s two pair. However, the unlikely J♣ was dealt next and all but sealed Holskyi’s tournament. The Q♠ on the river sent him to the rail.