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250,000 | |
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Pot-Limit Omaha
Middle position opened the action with a raise to 35,000. Action folded around to Patrick Ford who three-bet to 60,000 from the big blind, forcing his opponent all in who made the call.
Middle position: A♠K♣K♦2♠
Patrick Ford: A♥9♣9♦5♠
The board ran out 3♥3♠9♠2♦8♠ and Ford flopped a full house to send his opponent to the payout desk.
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170,000 |
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Busted | |
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Pot-Limit Omaha
Action folded around to the hijack who opened with a raise to 35,000. The small blind made the call before Pedro Ramirez three-bet to 100,000 from the big blind. The hijack called all in for 45,000 effective and the small blind player folded.
Hijack: K♥Q♣J♥6♦
Pedro Ramirez: A♠Q♥10♣9♥
The board ran out A♥A♣7♠2♠3♦ and Ramirez flopped trips to stack his opponent, adding to his table leading chip stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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615,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
After a preflop betting war, Omar Mehmood and Tyler Brown got all the chips into the middle, with Mehmood at risk.
Omar Mehmood: A♥K♠J♣6♥
Tyler Brown: A♦K♦K♣5♥
Mehmood would need some help to stay alive, but the runout of 9♦8♣J♦7♥4♥ did not do it and he was eliminated as Brown scooped the pot with his kings.
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515,000
408,000
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408,000 |
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Busted |
Since the bubble burst, the sound of dealers calling out payouts has been echoing across the room and the field has lost 185 players in just two levels.
Pot-Limit Omaha
The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 12,000. The button and small blind both called before Eric Dillon three-bet to 72,000 from the big blind. Only the cutoff player made the call.
Action went check-check on a Q♦Q♣2♠ flop before Dillon fired 50,000 on the 4♣ turn. His opponent mucked and Dillon scooped in a nice pot.
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545,000 |
At the end of May, 152 players were auctioned off into 19 teams of eight during the 25K Fantasy Draft for the 2024 World Series of Poker, held at the illustrious PokerGO Studio.
With a total prize pool of $475,000, the stakes are incredibly high for the participants. The payouts are structured to reward the top four teams substantially, with the first-place team taking home $225,000, followed by $125,000 for second place, $75,000 for third, and $50,000 for fourth.
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No-Limit Hold'em
Action folded around to the hijack player who raised to 20,000. Daniel Riestra moved all in for 72,000 from the small blind and his opponent made the call.
Daniel Riestra: 7♦7♥
Hijack: K♥Q♠
The board ran out A♣3♦2♥7♠4♠ and Riestra earned the pot and a full double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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152,000 |