2024 World Series of Poker
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Getting to the table, the board was showing 9♣5♦7♦3♣ and Michael Berk had bet 8,000. Alex Foxen, after contemplating for a while put in a raise to 27,000. Berk didn't take long to let go of his holding as Foxen added to his already big stack.
Dylan Linde raised to 6,000 in the hijack and Sean Winter called in the cutoff. In the big blind, Bin Weng three-bet to 26,000 which saw Linde move all in for 113,000, folding out Winter. Weng asked for a count and thought for a couple of seconds before calling.
Dylan Linde: A♦K♣
Bin Weng: A♥9♥
The board ran out 10♥6♥2♦J♦Q♣ and the ace-king held up for Linde to double up at the expense of Weng.
Darren Elias was all in against the bigger-stacked John Kincaid.
Darren Elias: 10♠10♣
John Kincaid: Q♥Q♦
Kincaid had the better pair and improved to a boat on the runout of Q♣4♦2♠9♥2♣ to send Elias to the rail.
Ian Matakis raised to 5,000 from the hijack and both Brek Schutten in the small blind and Shannon Shorr in the big blind called.
The flop came out 5♥8♦K♠ and action checked around to Matakis who bet 7,000 which only Shorr called.
The turn J♦ saw Shorr check over to Matakis who bet 24,000. Shorr raised to 60,000 and Matakis called.
Shorr put in a bet of 102,000 on the Qx river, leaving himself 3,000 behind and Matakis moved all in which saw Shorr sigh as he put in the last 3,000.
Shannon Shorr: J♥8♣
Ian Matakis: K♥Q♣
Shorr turned jacks and eights which was good until the river gave Matakis kings up which was good for the pot and the WSOP player of the year raked in the pot.
Manuel Fritz jammed for 37,000 from under the gun and was called by Lucas Foster from the button.
Manuel Fritz: AxQx
Lucas Foster: K♠K♣
Fritz found his ace on the A♦J♣9♦ flop and doubled up after the 2♥ turn and A♠ river.
James Chen opened the button to 5,000 before Roberto Perez shoved from the big blind for 29,000. After getting a count, Chen made the call.
Roberto Perez : 8♥8♣
James Chen: A♠9♣
The dealer put out a clean runout for the pocket eights of Perez as it came Q♠6♣5♣7♠2♥.
Kristen Foxen bet 5,000 from the button on a flop of 10♦2♣9♥. This was met by check-raise to 16,000 from Johan Schultz-Pedersen. Foxen made the call.
Schultz-Pederson fired a bet of on the 6♥ turn. Foxen made the call again.
Schultz-Pederson didn't slow down on the board-pairing 10♣ river, he moved all-in for 84,500 total. After some thought, Foxen put in the call. Schultz-Pederson flipped over 8♠7♦ for a turned straight to take down the pot.