Event #30: $600 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed) | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-12-2024 13:55 UTC-7

Graner Doubles

Michael Giacobbe

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Stephen Graner open-jammed his 785,000 into the middle from early position. Action folded around to Kenneth Kemple on the button, who moved all in for over 2,000,000 and the blinds got out of the way.

Stephen Graner: 7♣6♣ All in
Kenneth Kemple: A♣Q♣

The board ran out 3♥6♠J♦10♠7♠ and Graner found two pair for a full double up, extending his tournament life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Graner	1,600,000
Kenneth Kemple	1,200,000 860,000	860,000

Tags: Kenneth Kemple Stephen Graner

06-12-2024 13:58 UTC-7

Brenton Rincker

1,400,000 299,970

06-12-2024 13:58 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Hart	Busted
Aaron Kanter	Busted
Jeremy Boston	Busted
Kristopher Burchfield	Busted
Tomas Szwarcberg	Busted
Jefferson Guerrero	Busted
Andreas Frohli	Busted
Bradley Coultas	Busted
Josh Schoonover	Busted
Ethan Paster	Busted

06-12-2024 13:59 UTC-7

Boucenna Doubles

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Hugo Boucenna moved all in from early position for 530,000. Action folded around to Ethan Paster on the button who made the call and had Boucenna in rough shape.

Hugo Boucenna: A♥5♥ All in
Ethan Paster: A♠7♠

The board ran out 6♥Q♣5♠A♦9♠ and Boucenna paired his five to earn him a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Paster	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Hugo Boucenna	1,200,000 925,000	925,000

Tags: Ethan Paster Hugo Boucenna

06-12-2024 14:10 UTC-7

Aces Vs Aces; Kemple Trumps Graner in Monster Pot

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Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

After a preflop betting war, Stephen Graner and Kenneth Kemple got all the chips into the middle preflop, with Graner barely covering.

Kenneth Kemple: A♣A♥Q♣J♥
Stephen Graner: A♠A♦K♠3♠

Unfortunately for Graner, the runout of K♣J♦7♠2♦10♣ gave Kemple the nut straight on the river to win him the massive pot.

Left short, Graner exited a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Kemple	3,700,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Stephen Graner	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Kemple Stephen Graner

06-12-2024 14:17 UTC-7

Bakovic Picks Off Vaage

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jacob Vaage opened the cutoff with a raise to 250,000. Alen Bakovic defended his big blind.

Action checked around on 5♠9♠7♦ before Bakovic fired 450,000 on the 5♦ turn. Vaage made the call.

Bakovic checked over to Vaage on the 5♣ river and Vaage wagered 600,000. Bakovic went into the tank but eventually made the call. Vaage tabled J♠8♠4♦2♦ for a missed flush and Bakovic dragged in the pot with 10♣6♥3♥3♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Bakovic	3,900,000 3,010,000	3,010,000

Jacob Vaage	1,850,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Alen Bakovic Jacob Vaage

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-12-2024 14:27 UTC-7

Passanante Doubles

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Jared Passanante opened to 320,000 from the hijack and the cutoff player made the call. Ye Zhang raised to 1,380,000 from the big blind and action was back on Passanante who moved all in for 1,540,000. The cutoff player folded, and Zhang made the call.

Jared Passanante: J♠10♦9♦8♠ All in
Ye Zhang: K♣K♦6♦5♣

With over 3,000,000 chips in the middle, the board ran out Q♥9♥8♣6♥Q♣ and after flopping the nuts, Passanante held on to scoop the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Passanante	3,400,000 1,645,000	1,645,000
Ye Zhang	1,600,000 1,599,999	1,599,999

Tags: Jared Passanante Ye Zhang

06-12-2024 14:28 UTC-7

Tanaka Gets Better and Better

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Alek Gillies

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zackary Koerper raised to 350,000 from middle position. Laine Tanaka bet the pot leaving only 40,000 chips behind. Koerper made the call.

The flop came 9♠2♥K♥ and Tanaka put his remaining 40,000 into the pot. Koerper made the call and both players revealed their hands,

Laine Tanaka: K♦K♠A♣6♠ All in
Zackary Koerper: A♦10♦J♣6♣

The board completed A♠2♦ for Tanaka to get a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laine Tanaka	2,400,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Zackary Koerper	50,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Laine Tanaka Zackary Koerper

06-12-2024 14:35 UTC-7

Buiko Triples; James Exits

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Kirk Brown

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

After a preflop betting war, Jason James, Olegs Buiko, and Daniel Goldberg got all of their chips into the middle, with Goldberg covering.

Jason James: A♥7♥ All in
Olegs Buiko: K♦Q♠ All in
Daniel Goldberg: A♦6♣

James was in the lead with his ace-seven high, but the runout of 5♣2♥K♠7♠4♣ gave the win to Buiko with a pair of kings to triple up while James hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Goldberg	8,100,000 6,550,000	6,550,000
Olegs Buiko	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
Jason James	Busted