Action picked up on the river in a hand between Ebony Kenney, who was under the gun, and Jeffrey Kurtz, in early position.
With roughly 400,000 in the pot and the board reading 10♥3♣7♣K♥A♥, Kenney led out for a bet of 180,000.
Kurtz raised to 425,000 and after some thought, Kenney put in the call. Kurtz tabled A♣Q♦, and his pair of aces earned him the pot.
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!
Ruiko Mamiya opened from the button to 80,000 and Jeremiah Wheeler instantly shoved all in from the big blind for exactly 500,000. After getting the count, Mamiya called.
Jeremiah Wheeler: K♦9♥ 
Ruiko Mamiya: 8♠8♣
Wheeler didn't catch any piece of the Q♠5♣4♣A♥A♣ runout which meant he was eliminated.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is making a move that will change the online poker game in the US with the launch of WSOP Online, a new platform that will bring players from three states together.
Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey are already competing against each other on WSOP.com, while those in Michigan have a separate single-state site. But that is changing with the trio of states being merged together on one online poker site ahead of the 2024 WSOP. Pennsylvania's WSOP site will not be part of the shared liquidity deal.
On top of the merger news, the WSOP has announced 30 online bracelet events this summer on the new WSOP Online.
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. 44 players remain.
Michael Whitton moved all-in for 115,000 from middle position, and he was called by David Tashman to his left and by Christopher Collier in the big blind.
Both Tashman and Collier checked the J♦10♥A♣ flop. But on the Q♠ turn, Collier led out for 150,000 and made Tashman fold.
Michael Whitton: K♦10♦
Christopher Collier: Q♥J♥
Collier hit two pair on the turn, but Whitton found a straight and doubled up after the 2♣ river.
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