Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,036,000
Entries
660
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
41
Players Left
7
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel has likely seen a lot during his illustrious playing career. Perhaps, that is why he took a bad beat in a good way.
Action picked up on the turn and a board showing Q♦10♠2♠J♠.
Seidel checked and his opponent, Sami Bechahed, bet. Seidel responded with a check-raise to 450,000, which prompted Bechahed to come over the top with an all-in bet. Seidel, who was at risk, snap-called.
Erik Seidel: Q♠4♠ 
Sami Bechahed: 9♠7♠
Both players turned a flush, but Seidel’s flush was bigger.
“I have one out,” said Bechahed, who needed the 8♠ to complete a straight flush for the winning hand.
And the card arrived when the dealer placed the 8♠ on the river, much to the stunned disbelief of the table.
Seidel quietly offered a smile before exiting the area in 21st place, which paid out $26,007.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,115,000
1,315,000
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1,315,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Sami Bechahed raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Eddie Ochana three-bet from the button to 285,000. Mark Tarich cold-called out of the big blind, and Bechahed put in the extra chips.
All three players saw a flop of 5♣3♦6♥ which Tarich and Bechahed both checked. Ochana took the opportunity to bet and fired 325,000, which drew two quick folds from his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,000,000
1,620,000
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1,620,000 |
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1,800,000
795,000
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795,000 |
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1,800,000
265,000
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265,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Joshua Hopkins was all in after the flop as it read 2♦4♥J♥.
Joshua Hopkins: J♣2♣
Daniyal Gheba: Q♥9♥
He would need to face the flush draw of Daniyal Gheba. The turn was the 10♦ to add to Gheba's outs but the river came the 6♠ to miss the draws and give Hopkins a needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
535,000
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535,000 |
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1,320,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Sebastien Grax moved all in for his remaining stack at the cutoff position. The button folded, and then Adi Abugazal put in his short stack out the small blind.
Robert Burlacu peeked at his cards, and then asked the dealer for an exact count of Grax’s stack. The dealer counted out 460,000, which prompted Burlacu, who had both players covered, to call.
Adi Abugazal: 7♥7♣
Sebastien Grax: A♥2♠
Robert Burlacu: A♦9♥
The dealer ran out J♥9♣J♣ on the flop, giving Burlacu the lead with a bigger two pair than Abugazal. The 6♦ on the turn and 10♦ on the river sent Abuguzal and Grax to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,540,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Brian Rast and Taylor Black took it to a flop of 7♣J♥10♣ and all the chips went flying into the middle with Rast at risk.
Brian Rast: K♣Q♣
Taylor Black: Q♠9♥
Rast was in a great spot to double through Black but a K♥ on the turn gave his opponent a straight. There were plenty of outs that Rast could hit but the Q♦ wasn't one of them which meant he was eliminated in 24th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,000,000
1,555,000
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1,555,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629 | 1 | Adi Abugazal | United States | 175,000 | 4 |
| 629 | 2 | Robert Burlacu | United Kingdom | 905,000 | 18 |
| 629 | 3 | Aaron Thomas | United States | 745,000 | 15 |
| 629 | 4 | Alexander Queen | United States | 1,445,000 | 29 |
| 629 | 5 | Joshua Hopkins | Canada | 590,000 | 12 |
| 629 | 6 | Kade Venkatesan | United States | 1,400,000 | 28 |
| 629 | 7 | Sebastien Grax | France | 400,000 | 8 |
| 629 | 8 | Daniyal Gheba | United States | 2,735,000 | 55 |
| 630 | 1 | Kartik Ved | India | 2,250,000 | 45 |
| 630 | 2 | Shant Marashlian | United States | 3,400,000 | 68 |
| 630 | 3 | Krasimir Yankov | Bulgaria | 1,900,000 | 38 |
| 630 | 4 | Brent Hart | United States | 2,400,000 | 48 |
| 630 | 5 | Nate Silver | United States | 1,035,000 | 21 |
| 630 | 6 | Michael Perrone | United States | 815,000 | 16 |
| 630 | 7 | Anthony Cierco | France | 1,450,000 | 29 |
| 630 | 8 | Martin Carnero | United States | 1,790,000 | 36 |
| Feature | 1 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,050,000 | 21 |
| Feature | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 1,270,000 | 25 |
| Feature | 3 | Sami Bechahed | United States | 2,065,000 | 41 |
| Feature | 4 | Eddie Ochana | United States | 2,380,000 | 48 |
| Feature | 5 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 1,510,000 | 30 |
| Feature | 6 | Mark Tarich | United States | 2,595,000 | 52 |
| Feature | 7 | Taylor Black | United States | 4,445,000 | 89 |
| Feature | 8 | Adam Saven | United States | 2,125,000 | 43 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,445,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
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3,400,000 | |
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2,735,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
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2,595,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
2,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
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2,380,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
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2,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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2,125,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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2,065,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
1,900,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,790,000
1,540,000
|
1,540,000 |
|
1,510,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
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|
1,450,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
1,445,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
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1,400,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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1,270,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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|
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1,050,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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|
1,035,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
905,000
795,000
|
795,000 |
|
815,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
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|
745,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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590,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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175,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
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