Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jun 05, 2024

Funaro Hits River to Survive

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Three players were on a flop of 7♥4♥J♦. From early position, Maxime Chilaud bet 10,000, Frank Funaro called from the cutoff and Cedric Schwaederle also called in the big blind.

The turn was the 3♣. Chilaud fired again for 18,000. Funaro pushed all of his chips forward except for a single 500 chip behind, for about 43,000. Schwaederle folded quickly and Chilaud called.

Frank Funaro: Q♠J♥ All in
Maxime Chilaud: K♣J♠

Funaro was just one card from being sent to the rail but the Q♦ miraculously came on the river to save him and send Chilaud down to a stack of less than ten big blinds.

Tags: Cedric Schwaederle Frank Funaro Maxime Chilaud

Jun 05, 2024

Foxen Takes Round Two Against Yau

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alex Foxen and Ethan Yau were involved in another pot on a board of 8♥3♦9♦Q♣4♠. Foxen had shoved the river and put Yau to the test for his last 62,500 chips. After some time mulling it over, Yau elected to fold but didn't seem too happy about it.

Tags: Alex Foxen Ethan Yau

Jun 05, 2024

Auckland Still Holding Comfortable Stack

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Chance Castro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Mohammad Arani in the cutoff who opened to 5,500. The button and small blind got out of the way before Daniel Auckland in the big blind raised to 15,000. Arani called.

The flop fell J♦6♦J♠ and Arani folded to a bet of 15,000 from Auckland.

Tags: Daniel Auckland Mohammad Arani

Jun 05, 2024

Auckland Gets Richer

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mohammad Arani had opened the action from middle position before Daniel Auckland three-bet to 26,000 from the small blind. Arani made the call.

The flop of J♣2♥A♥ saw Auckland continue for 20,000, and Arani quickly folded.

Tags: Daniel Auckland Mohammed Arani

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Jun 05, 2024

Moncek Triples Up

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Herbie Teope

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action picked up with a player all in, recent arrival Mike Moncek all in and at risk, and Eric Wasserson, who had both players covered, waiting his turn to act on the button.

Wasserson then moved all in, which forced out the two players in the blinds. The cards were then tabled.

Mike Moncek: 4♥4♣ All in
Opponent: Q♠Q♦ All in
Eric Wasserson: A♦A♥

Wasserson, who was in a side pot against the player with pocket queens, was in position to knock out two players, but the situation immediately changed when the dealer fanned 3♣4♦9♣ on the flop.

The 6♣ appeared on the turn, and then 8♥ on the river to give two-time WSOP bracelet winner Moncek the main pot and Wasserson the side pot.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Mike Monacek

Jun 05, 2024

Yau Forces Foxen to Fold

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ethan Yau and Alex Foxen had both seen a flop of 9♠6♣3♣ where Yau had check-called a bet of 8,000 from Foxen.

The turn brought an 8♠ and Yau led out for 12,000, which Foxen called.

When the 2♠ landed on the river, Yau bet 21,000 leaving himself just 2,500 chips behind, and Foxen snap-folded.

Tags: Alex Foxen Ethan Yau

Jun 05, 2024

Dorey Rivered By a Bigger Set

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a blind-on-blind situation, Andrew Ostapchenko and Donald Dorey got all their chips into the middle with Dorey being the at-risk player.

Donald Dorey: 8♠8♥ All in
Andrew Ostapchenko: 10♥10♦

Dorey picked up some extra outs on the 7♦4♠5♠ flop and hit his set on the 8♦ turn. Ostapchenko needed to find a ten on the river and managed to bink it as the 10♣ rolled off, which improved him to a bigger set and eliminated Dorey.