Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-11-2024 18:41 UTC-8

Jordan Johnson Eliminated in 8th Place ($52,590)

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Herbie Teope

Level 43 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Simon Britton raised in early position, and action fell on Jordan Johnson, who was the short stack at the table.

Johnson peeked down at his cards, and then announced an all-in bet.

Action folded back to Britton, who made the call to put Johnson at risk.

Jordan Johnson: A♣Q♥ All in
Simon Britton: 5♦5♣

The dealer fanned 10♥3♥2♥ on the board, giving Johnson a flush draw in addition to any ace or queen the rest of the way to stay alive.

The 10♦ on the turn and 6♦ on the river, though, sealed Johnson’s fate and he exited the tournament in 8th place for a $52,590 payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Britton	120,000,000 47,100,000	47,100,000

Jordan Johnson	Busted

Tags: Jordan Johnson Simon Britton

06-11-2024 18:31 UTC-8

Kim Saved by the River

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 43 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Stephen Winters limped his A♦Q♠ from the small blind and Sung Pil Kim shoved his 10♦9♦ all in from the big blind for 50,800,000. Winters made the call and the dealer put out a flop and turn of 3♦3♥6♣K♦, Kim seemed all but eliminated when the 10♣ came on the river and secured him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Pil Kim	106,600,000 51,800,000	51,800,000
Stephen Winters	75,500,000 56,300,000	56,300,000

Tags: Stephen Winters Sung Pil Kim

06-11-2024 17:26 UTC-8

Johnson Doubles Through Britton

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Herbie Teope

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Simon Britton and Jordan Johnson found themselves in a battle of the blinds.

Britton, who was in the small blind and covered Johnson, announced an all-in bet, which would put Johnson at risk with a call.

Johnson went in the tank for a brief period before making the call.

Jordan Johnson: A♣9♠ All in
Simon Britton: 8♦6♣

The dealer placed 8♥5♣A♠ on the board, giving Johnson top pair and pairing Britton’s eight.

The A♥ on the turn sealed the hand for Johnson, and the Q♣ on the river didn’t change the outcome.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Britton	72,900,000 44,500,000	44,500,000

Jordan Johnson	68,000,000 40,000,000	40,000,000

Tags: Jordan Johnson Simon Britton

06-11-2024 17:25 UTC-8

Vu Builds His Stack

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Stephen Winters opened from late position with 9♠8♥ to 7,500,000 and Quang Vu three-bet from the button with Q♠Q♦. Winters debated briefly before making the call.

The flop came out 6♥Q♣J♣ and Winters checked to Vu who bet 5,600,000. Winters, having flopped a gutshot, made the call. J♥ on the turn improved Vu's hand from a beast to a monster, giving him a full house. Winters checked and Vu bet 5,000,000. Winters decided to fold and Vu scooped a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Winters	161,700,000 21,400,000	21,400,000

Quang Vu	102,600,000 19,900,000	19,900,000

Tags: Quang Vu Stephen Winters

06-11-2024 17:20 UTC-8

Caleb Levesque Eliminated in 9th Place ($41,337)

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Herbie Teope

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Simon Britton raised 6,000,000 in early position with J♦10♦, and Stephen Winters called with 6♥6♣.

Action folded to Caleb Levesque, who was in the big blind and held K♣Q♦. Levesque, one of the short stacks at the final table, announced an all-in bet, which forced out Britton.

Winters, the chip leader, quickly called to put Levesque at risk.

The dealer fanned 3♠J♠2♣ on the flop, keeping Winters in the lead. The 9♠ appeared on the turn, giving Levesque a gutshot straight draw in addition to potentially pairing his king or queen on the river to keep him alive.

The 9♦ on the river, though, gave Winters the winning hand with two pair. Levesque exited in ninth place for a payout of $41,337.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Winters	183,100,000 49,100,000	49,100,000

Caleb Levesque	Busted

Tags: Caleb Levesque Stephen Winters

06-11-2024 15:13 UTC-8

Mario Lopez Eliminated in 10th Place ($32,680)

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Mario Lopez went all in from the button and was called by Stephen Winters in middle position.

Mario Lopez: J♣9♣ All in
Stephen Winters: A♣3♣

The board ran out 7♥6♥2♦6♣5♥ and Winters's ace high held to eliminate Lopez and bring the players to the final table stream.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Lopez (IT)	Busted

Tags: Mario Lopez Stephen Winters

06-11-2024 14:58 UTC-8

Alain Macabulos Eliminated in 11th Place ($32,680)

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Herbie Teope

Level 41 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Alain Macabulos decided to make his stand in late position by moving all in for his remaining 17,000,000.

But he ran into Simon Britton, who promptly three-bet on the button to 35,000,000. The two players in the blinds immediately folded and the cards were tabled.

Alain Macabulos: K♥Q♠ All in
Simon Britton: A♥A♣

“Hold for me,” Britton exclaimed after he tabled his hand.

The dealer fanned 10♠J♣3♣ on the flop, giving Macabulos an open-ended straight draw. But Britton’s aces would hold after the dealer placed 6♣ on the turn and K♦ on the river.

Macabulos exited in 11th place with a payout of $32,680.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Britton	120,000,000 52,900,000	52,900,000

Alain Macabulos	Busted

Tags: Alain Macabulos Simon Britton

06-11-2024 14:42 UTC-8

Rami Hammoud Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,000)

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Herbie Teope

Level 40 : Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Stephen Winters raised to 6,500,000 on the button. The player in the small blind folded and action fell on Rami Hammoud in the big blind.

Hammound glanced at Winters, and then announced an all-in bet. Winters didn’t hesitate with his decision and immediately called to put Hammound at risk.

Rami Hammound: A♣9♠ All in
Stephen Winters: K♦K♣

The table was stunned when the cards were tabled, and one player remarked how fast Winters made the call.

Winters was in command of the hand before the flop and the situation remained the same after the dealer fanned 2♦6♣6♦ on the board.

The dealer then placed K♠ on the turn, giving Winters a full house and leaving Hammound drawing dead. The 8♦ appeared on the river and both players shook hands across the table.

Hammound exited in 12th place with a payout of $26,000, while the pot gave Winters a soaring chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Winters	135,000,000 70,025,000	70,025,000

Rami Hammoud	Busted

Tags: Rami Hammoud Stephen Winters

06-11-2024 14:27 UTC-8

Kim Doubles Johnson Up

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Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 40 : Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Jordan Johnson went all in from late position with a little under 13,000,000. When it folded around to Sung Pil Kim in the small blind he made the call.

Jordan Johnson: A♥Q♣ All in
Sung Pil Kim: A♦Q♥

Everyone was bracing for a chop when the dealer quickly dealt out 8♣K♣4♦J♣A♣ and Johnson made a flush on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Lopez (IT)	30,000,000 11,025,000	11,025,000

Tags: Jordan Johnson Sung Pil Kim

06-11-2024 14:19 UTC-8

Justin Ruth Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,820)

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Herbie Teope

Level 40 : Blinds 1,250,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Justin Ruth moved all in from under the gun with his remaining 20,200,000.

Action folded to Steve Foutty on the button, and Foutty made the call. The two players in the blinds folded to bring up heads-up action.

Justin Ruth: 5♥5♠ All in
Steve Foutty: 10♦10♣

Foutty was ahead before the flop and the situation didn’t change when the dealer fanned 9♥K♦9♠.

Ruth, however, took command of the hand when 5♦ appeared on the turn, giving Ruth a full house.

Fortunes turned in Foutty’s favor when the dealer placed 9♥ on the river, which counterfeited Ruth’s full house and gave Foutty a larger full house of nines full of 10s.

The turn of events in the hand stunned the table.

Ruth exited the tournament in 14th place for a $20,820 payout.