Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-10-2024 18:02 UTC-8

Barnes Busts Kniep

Laura Fryer

Level 32 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The cards where already showing for Andreas Kniep and Tyler Barnes, who were battling it out for a heads-up pot just after the break.

Andreas Kniep was all in for around 2,300,000 on the button and Tyler Barnes was sitting under the gun.

Andreas Kniep: A♥J♦ All in
Tyler Barnes: A♦Q♣

Barnes stayed just ahead of Kniep as the runout came 10♥7♥8♠4♠2♦.

Kniep was knocked out with around 70 players remaining and Barnes added some chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Barnes	12,125,000 5,375,000	5,375,000
Andreas Kniep	Busted

Tags: Andreas Kniep Tyler Barnes

06-10-2024 17:55 UTC-8

Lendvai on His Quest for Bracelet Number Two

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Tim Baker

Level 32 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Tamas Lendvai opened to 800,000 from middle position and then called the three-bet shove for just 200,000 more from the player in the big blind.

Big Blind: 10♠4♣ All in
Tamas Lendvai: A♦K♥

The big blind player didn't improve on the J♦2♦9♦5♦8♠ run out. Lendvai dragged in the pot and sent another player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tamas Lendvai	9,000,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Tamas Lendvai

06-10-2024 16:34 UTC-8

Moss Sends Opponent to the Rail With a Superior Kicker

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Joseph Berg

Level 31 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

A middle position player raised and Steven Moss made the call from late position.

The dealer peeled the A♥5♥3♠ flop, the middle position player bet 550,000, Moss raised to 1,600,000. The middle position player then went all in and was at risk, Moss quickly made the call.

Middle Position Player: A♦8♦ All in
Steven Moss :A♠10♣

the K♦ turn and 2♥ river was of no consequence and Moss continues to add to his large stack

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Moss	21,000,000 21,000,000	21,000,000

Tags: Steven Moss

06-10-2024 16:08 UTC-8

Levesque Eliminates Gonzalez with Kings

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Joseph Berg

Level 31 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Caleb Levesque raised from early position and was called by Drew Gonzalez in the big blind.

Gonzalez open shoved for roughly 2,000,000 on the J♣10♠5♣ flop, Levesque quickly made the call and was ahead.

Drew Gonzalez :6♣3♣
Caleb Levesque :K♦K♥

The 8♥ turn and 9♦ was of no assistance to Gonzalez and his impressive run in the Gladiator has come to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb Levesque	12,500,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Drew Gonzalez	Busted

Tags: Caleb Levesque Drew Gonzalez

06-10-2024 15:45 UTC-8

Levesque Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Caleb Levesque and the player on the button were all-in preflop, with the player on the button at risk.

Button : K♠Q♥ All in
Caleb Levesque: A♣5♣

The board of A♠10♠3♦4♠10♦ was enough for Levesque to send the button player to the rail

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb Levesque	6,000,000 2,855,000	2,855,000

Tags: Caleb Levesque

06-10-2024 15:25 UTC-8

Hammoud Eliminates Garza

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Joseph Berg

Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Raul Garza was all in and at risk from early position and was called by Rami Hammoud in middle position.

Raul Garza : 5♦4♦ All in
Rami Hammoud :A♥Q♠

The board ran out 10♣8♦2♠A♦5♠, eliminating Garza from The Gladiator.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rami Hammoud	7,000,000 4,240,000	4,240,000
Raul Garza	Busted

Tags: Rami Hammoud Raul Garza

06-10-2024 15:21 UTC-8

Vu Knocks Out Iermolcheva

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Laura Fryer

Level 30 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Olga Iermolcheva moved all in from the hijack for around 2,750,000. Quang Vu, in the big blind, was the only caller.

Olga Iermolcheva: 6♣6♠ All in
Quang Vu: A♦K♠

Iermolcheva was ahead preflop but as soon as the 4♦K♣2♦ flop was dealt, Iermolcheva needed to improve as Vu sat with kings.

The 3♥ turn and 2♥ river was no good for Iermolcheva and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quang Vu	5,625,000 4,485,000	4,485,000
Olga Iermolcheva	Busted

Tags: Olga Iermolcheva Quang Vu

06-10-2024 15:19 UTC-8

Hosch Doubles Through Smith

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Brian Smith opened to 450,000 from early position. He was called by the hijack before Craig Hosch shoved all in for 2,875,000. After the big blind committed his last 450,000 when it folded to him, Smith moved all in himself. When the hijack folded, Smith had another chance to knock out two players.

Craig Hosch: A♣Q♦ All in
Big Blind: K♠8♥ All in
Brian Smith: 7♠7♣

The board ran out favorable for Hosch as it came 5♣6♠A♠A♦5♥ earning him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Smith	10,200,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Craig Hosch	6,300,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Tags: Brian Smith Craig Hosch

06-10-2024 15:09 UTC-8

Big Blind Special for Parsley

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a limped pot preflop on a flop of 9♦8♦3♥, Christopher Parsley and the player from under the gun were all-in, with the under the gun player being the one at risk.

Under-the-Gun Player: A♦9♣ All in
Christopher Parsley: 8♣3♠

The J♠ turn and K♦ river meant Parsley's two pair sent the under the gun player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Parsley	5,500,000 4,890,000	4,890,000

Tags: Christopher Parsley

06-10-2024 14:47 UTC-8

Czerwinski Winskis with Ladies

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Joseph Berg

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

A middle position player raised before Emmanuelle Czerwinski went all in for roughly 1,750,000. Everyone else folded and the middle position player called and was at risk.

Middle Position Player: A♦Q♥ All in
Emmanuelle Czerwinski: Q♠Q♦

The board ran out 10♠10♥9♦9♠4♥ securing the win for Czerwinski and eliminating the middle position player.