With 89 players remaining and 87 getting paid, hand-for-hand play has begun.
Everyone who survives the money bubble will take home at least $3,000 for their efforts.
With 89 players remaining and 87 getting paid, hand-for-hand play has begun.
Everyone who survives the money bubble will take home at least $3,000 for their efforts.
Nicolas Fountotos went all in for his last 15,000 from the hijack and was called by Sean Yu in the cutoff to put him at risk.
Fountotos stood pat the entire way and Yu drew two on each round.
Fountotos tabled 7x5x4x3x2x for the dealt wheel and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
46,500
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46,500 |
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40,000
133,500
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133,500 |
Alexander Wilkinson raised under the gun and action folded around to Pawel Andrzejewski, who was already all in for his last 1,000 in the big blind.
Andrzejewski drew two and Wilkinson drew one on the first draw. Both players stood pat on the second draw, and Andrzejewski drew two on the final draw. Wilkinson remained pat.
Wilkinson turned over 8x7x6x5x2x and Andrzejewski drew to a straight to be eliminated just shy of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Busted | |
Don McNamara limped the button, and Alejandro Burzaco was forced all-in from the big blind.
On the first draw, Burzaco drew three and McNamara stood pat.
Burzaco took one on both the second and third draws.
Alejandro Burzaco: Kx8x7x6x2x
Don McNamara: Jx9x8x7x4x
McNamara's pat jack was good enough to eliminate Burzaco on the stone bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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420,000
340,000
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340,000 |
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||
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320,000
320,000
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320,000 |
|
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||
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300,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
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||
|
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290,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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||
|
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270,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
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250,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
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||
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220,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
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||
|
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205,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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||
|
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160,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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||
|
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115,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
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35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
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23,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
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||
|
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22,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
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It had been 14 years since anyone crossed the six-bracelet milestone, the last being Men "The Master" Nguyen. However, John Hennigan has now broken that streak, winning his seventh bracelet in Event #7: $1,500 Dealer's Choice at the 2024 World Series of Poker.
Hennigan defeated Robert Wells after a brief heads-up duel. With the win, Hennigan became only the ninth player to join the seven-bracelet club.
"It's Interesting to know, I guess, just like any other number" Hennigan commented when asked about the accolade. "Very happy to win the tournament. I mean to me, the best thing about winning the tournament is not losing it. Not getting second or knowing they're still playing and wandering around after you go broke. It's just very satisfying to come out on top."
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
The first guest of the Life Outside Poker podcast was soap opera star Farah Galfond, while subsequent guests have included Tony G, Princess Love, On Tilt Nick and Raminder Singh.
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Billy Baxter opened from under the gun, Kevin Gerhart three-bet all-in from the cutoff, Ilija Savevski called from the small blind, and Baxter called.
All players drew two on the first draw and the action went check-check.
On the second draw, Savevski and Baxter took two while Gerhart took one. Savevski bet and Baxter folded.
Both Savevski and Gerhart drew one on the final draw.
Savevski was drawing to 8x5x3x2x while Gerhart was drawing to 8x5x4x2x. Surprisingly, both players caught a 7x and Gerhart was pipped and eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
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Busted | |
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Rob Hollink raised from the hijack and Brian Yoon made it three bets to go from the cutoff. Action folded back to Hollink, who called.
Hollink drew two and Yoon drew one on the first draw. Hollink then check-called a bet from Yoon.
Both players drew one on the second draw and action checked through.
On the final draw, Hollink and Yoon each took one again and Hollink led out for a bet. Yoon let his hand go and Hollink collected the pot with showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
6,000
|
6,000 |