Mike Shi had squeezed from the big blind preflop and was called only by Alex Kulev in middle position.
Shi then made a bet of 24,000 into the pot of 33,000 on the flop of 4♠8♣7♣ and received a call from Kulev. Shi sized up to 30,000 on the J♣ turn, which won him the pot as Kulev slid his cards into the muck.
In the 835th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by poker pros Shaun Deeb and Josh Arieh, who fill in as special co-hosts at Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is happening now!
Hear about how Fortnite helped them form Team Lucky alongside Matt Glantz and reigning WSOP Main Event champ Daniel Weinman, Arieh's Poker Stake venture, and their thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including Scott Seiver's chances of getting in after he recently won his fifth gold bracelet.
They also weigh in on two hot topics from this week in poker — whether or not phones, spurred by solver software debates, and excessive masking should be allowed at poker tables.
Speaking of gold, Malcolm Trayner captured his first WSOP bracelet in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions for $1,000,000, while two other players scored million-dollar bounties. Unfortunately, their reactions were a bit subdued, much to the dismay of many in the poker community.
That said, two other players had boisterous celebrations when they pulled six-figure bounties. See them all in the latest episode as well as a winner interview with Trayner.
Finally, learn about other bracelet winners such as David Prociak and Simeon Spasov, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league, and see Jack Binion walk the halls of the Horseshoe and reminisce about 55 years of the WSOP!
Andrew Ostapchenko under the gun checked to Ognyan Dimov in middle position on a flop of 10♠K♠7♥. Dimov threw in a small bet and Ostapchenko called.
With the pot amounting to 41,000 chips, Ostapchenko checked once more on the 3♣ turn. Dimov fired a big bet of 35,000 which was enough to take down the pot as Ostapchenko quickly mucked his cards.
Alexander Queen opened to 2,500 from under the gun, receiving a call from Chad Eveslage in middle position. Mike Lang then three-bet to 10,000 on the button with the blinds quickly vacating the pot to send the action back to Queen. He thought for some time before sliding 27,500 across the betting line. Eveslage got out of the way but Lang made the call.
Queen continued for 15,000 on the Q♣3♦8♥ flop, then called after Lang raised to 40,000.
Both players checked through the 5♠ turn and 8♦ river at which point Queen tabled K♣K♠ for a winner.
Nikolai Mamut raised to 2,500 from under the gun before the player in the hijack made it 8,500 to go. Mamut let his clock run to almost zero before making a four-bet to 23,000.
A quick fold followed from the hijack and the chips were sent Mamut's way.
The next hand, Blake Bohn opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 2,500 and was three-bet to 8,000 by Victoria Livshitz on the button.
Bohn swiftly jammed in the last of his stack, around 77,000 chips, and Livschitz's cards were quickly added to the muck.
