Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-06-2024 13:22 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	2,300,000 200,000	200,000

Krasimir Yankov	2,300,000 200,000	200,000
Robert Burlacu	1,900,000 50,000	50,000
Kartik Ved	1,300,000 900,000	900,000

Jianfeng Sun	900,000 70,000	70,000
Adam Saven	800,000 800,000	800,000

Set of Aces for Yankov

Chance Castro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Robert Burlacu opened the button to 175,000. The small blind folded before Krasimir Yankov raised to 375,000 and Burlacu called.

The flop came 6♥3♣7♥ and Yankov bet 135,000 which Burlacu called.

The turn A♦ saw Yankov check and Burlacu bet 360,000. After a significant tank, Yankov made the call.

The K♦ quickly went check-check and Yankov showed A♠A♣ for a set of aces. Burlacu mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	2,100,000 990,000	990,000
Robert Burlacu	1,850,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Robert Burlacu

06-06-2024 13:13 UTC-8

Grax's Kicker Plays

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Sebastien Grax opened the cutoff to 60,000 and got called by Shant Marashlian from the big blind.

A flop of 3♦2♠10♦ was fanned across the table and Marashlian check-called a bet of 35,000 from Grax.

The J♥ fell on the turn and Marashlian went into check-call mode again, this time calling a bet of 80,000 from Grax.

Marashlian switched it up on the 5♥ river as he led out for 100,000, and Grax quickly called.

Marashlian tabled 10♠7♣ for a flopped pair of tens, but Grax had the winner with 10♥9♥ as his kicker played.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shant Marashlian	2,900,000 115,000	115,000

Sebastien Grax	1,000,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Sebastien Grax Shant Marashlian

06-06-2024 13:07 UTC-8

Refaelowitz Fades to Black

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Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Taylor Black continued his hot streak as he was able to take out another player, this time in a preflop all in.

Moshe Refaelowitz: A♠7♦ All in
Taylor Black: 7x7x

The flop came K♦3♦5♥, the turn was the J♦ and the river a 6x to send Refaelowitz away and strengthen Black's chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	4,420,000 470,000	470,000
Moshe Refaelowitz	Busted

Tags: Moshe Refealowitz Taylor Black

06-06-2024 13:04 UTC-8

Black Uses Two Pair to Bust Punsri

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Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was joined on the flop with it reading 8♥3♣10♦. Taylor Black bet 500,000. Punnat Punsri made a raise to 1,150,000 which left him with not very much behind. Black three-bet it to force Punsri to put in the rest, which he did.

Punnat Punsri: Q♣J♥ All in
Taylor Black: Q♠8♠

The turn hit both players as the Q♥ came off, but it kept Black ahead with two pair. The river came the 4♥ to officially end the run for the Thai high roller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	3,950,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Punnat Punsri	Busted

Tags: Punnat Punsri Taylor Black

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

06-06-2024 12:58 UTC-8

Queen Knocks out Namesake Reard

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Alexandre Reard shoved all in from under the gun for 160,000 and was called by Alexander Queen in the big blind.

Alexandre Reard: 7♦7♣ All in
Alexander Queen: A♦J♦

One Alex was going to win this pot and it went Queen's way after he flopped a jack on the 4♦4♣J♠6♠6♥ runout which eliminated Reard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Queen	800,000 470,000	470,000
Alexandre Reard	Busted

Tags: Alexander Queen Alexandre Reard

06-06-2024 12:55 UTC-8

Select Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Ostapchenko	2,100,000 200,000	200,000

Anthony Cierco	1,600,000 170,000	170,000
Michael Perrone	1,600,000 510,000	510,000

Kade Venkatesan	900,000 160,000	160,000
Mitchell Halverson	800,000 15,000	15,000
Sebastien Grax	800,000 145,000	145,000
Ivan Deyra	750,000

Erik Seidel	400,000 110,000	110,000

Brian Rast	400,000

06-06-2024 12:55 UTC-8

Deyra Doubles Through Rast

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Herbie Teope

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ivan Deyra raised to 50,000 and then faced a three-bet from Brian Rast.

Action folded back to Deyra, who moved all in with his remaining 350,000. Rast immediately called to put Deyra at risk.

Ivan Deyra: A♣A♦ All in
Brian Rast: 8♦8♣

Deyra’s hand dominated Rast and it remained that way when the dealer ran out 2♣Q♥9♣4♣10♦ on the board.

Deyra scored a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Deyra	750,000 155,000	155,000

Brian Rast	400,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Brian Rast Ivan Deyra

06-06-2024 12:51 UTC-8

Ostapchenko Rivers Flush

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Chance Castro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with a board of 7♣A♣Q♠3♠2♠ and Andrew Ostapchenko checked from the small blind. Mitchell Halverson bet 250,000 from the big blind before Ostapchenko check-raised to 830,000. Halverson called.

Ostapchenko showed K♠8♠ for a rivered flush to beat Halverson's two pair with A♠7♥

Halverson was disgusted, asking his opponent in reference to the lucky river card, "What's it like? I would love to know how that feels."