Event #31: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-11-2024 17:06 UTC-8

Stausholm Climbing; Samual Descending

Calum Grant

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The cutoff moved all in for 32,000 before Martin Stausholm rejammed from the small blind, which folded out Dinesh Alt in the big blind.

Cutoff: J♥10♦ All in
Martin Stausholm: A♦J♦

The at risk player picked up additional outs on the 9♥8♥4♦ flop but ended up on the wrong side of the rail after the A♣ turn and and 3♠ river.

On one table over, former big stack Darius Samual has a had rough go of it over the last level.

He conceded a pot worth 26,500 after he check-folded to a bet of 12,000 on 9♦5♠4♥2♠A♣ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Stausholm	220,000 80,000	80,000
Chris Hunichen	145,000 81,000	81,000
Darius Samual	32,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Darius Samual Martin Stausholm

06-11-2024 16:59 UTC-8

Fist Bumb Hand

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Daniel Palau raised from the cutoff to 4,000 and Dong Chen three-bet to 11,000. Palau made the call. Both players checked the monotone flop of 2♠5♠10♠.

The turn A♠ also checked through.

On the river 6♠ was where the action began. Palau bet 20,000, Chen reraised to 40,000, Palau min clicked again for 80,000 and Chen bet again for 105,000, Palau made the call.

The players at the table were shocked to see a chopped pot with no spades in either player's hand.

Nick Palma announced, "I think I just lost some brain cells" and "Did you guys put that through the solver?"

Palau had 9♥10♥ and Chen held A♣K♣ the two players fist bumped each other and laughed over their bluff attempts and then continued discussing strategy about how to do it better next time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Palau	267,500 2,500	2,500
Dong Chen	155,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Daniel Palau Dong Chen Nick Palma

06-11-2024 16:59 UTC-8

Goldberg Golden Against Jorstad

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Joseph Berg

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up with Espen Jorstad all in preflop and at risk against Fred Goldberg.

Espen Jorstad :J♦J♣
Fred Goldberg :A♦K♥

The board ran out 6♦A♥K♣7♠K♦. Jorstad lost the hand and all of his chips but mentioned that he would be heading to the rebuy cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fred Goldberg	105,000 30,000	30,000

Espen Jorstad	Busted

Tags: Espen Jorstad Fred Goldberg

06-11-2024 16:53 UTC-8

Ho Wins With the Ladies

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board of 8♥5♣8♣A♣3♣, Cary Katz bet just 5,000 into a pot of roughly 24,000. Maria Ho made the call. Katz turned over Qx10♣ for a ten-high flush, but was second best to the Q♠Q♣ of Ho, for a queen-high flush

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	144,000 12,000	12,000

Maria Ho	143,000 28,000	28,000
Adrian Mateos	93,000 53,000	53,000

Chris Hunichen	64,000 24,000	24,000
Cary Katz	55,500 55,500	55,500

Erik Seidel	53,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Cary Katz Maria Ho

06-11-2024 16:51 UTC-8

Table of Doom

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Joseph Berg

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

One table in particular is loaded with crushers, that table is table 83 in the Paris Black Section. With over 40,000,000 in tournament winnings between the players at this table, one would be smart to step lightly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	250,000 35,000	35,000

Ana Marquez	120,000 3,500	3,500
Christian Harder	110,000 110,000	110,000

Fred Goldberg	75,000 75,000	75,000

Espen Jorstad	30,000 1,500	1,500

Tags: Ana Marquez Chance Kornuth Christian Harder Espen Jorstad Fred Goldberg

06-11-2024 16:43 UTC-8

Kornuth Has Some Words for Jorstad

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was a battle between the blinds, with Ana Marquez in the small while Espen Jorstad, who occupied the seat that once belonged to Brad Owen, was in the big.

In a single raised pot to the A♥7♠6♣ flop, Marquez check-called for 3,500 before the 4♥ turn and 7♥ river checked through to showdown.

Marquez tabled K♠6♠ for a pair of sixes, and Jorstad mucked.

"Bullet one, and you let her win with a six!" laughed Chance Kornuth, who is flying high in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	285,000 102,500	102,500

Ana Marquez	116,500 86,500	86,500
Espen Jorstad	28,500 28,500	28,500

Brad Owen	Busted

Tags: Ana Marquez Brad Owen Chance Kornuth Espen Jorstad

06-11-2024 16:27 UTC-8

Tice's Overbet Gets Paid

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Tim Baker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With roughly 27,000 in the pot on a board of Q♥5♣9♦8♠Q♣, the player in the small blind had checked to Landon Tice in the hijack. Tice put out an overbet of 38,000, leaving just 500 chips behind. After thinking for a while, the small blind flicked in the call. Tice turned over J♥10♦ for a straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	103,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Landon Tice

06-11-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Some Chip Counts

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Palau	270,000 270,000	270,000
Steve Yea	145,000 145,000	145,000
Jonathan Little	118,000 67,000	67,000

Michael Acevedo	106,000 17,500	17,500

Nick Palma	95,000 15,000	15,000
Benjamin Ector	95,000

Brad Owen	87,000 47,000	47,000

David Pham	78,000 38,000	38,000

Alex Foxen	72,000

Leo Soma	70,000 30,000	30,000

Sammy Farha	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tommy Nguyen	57,000 26,900	26,900

John Juanda	45,000 12,000	12,000

Faraz Jaka	44,000 11,000	11,000

Alex Keating	41,000 1,100	1,100

Mike Matusow	39,000 27,000	27,000

Kenny Hallaert	25,000 13,000	13,000

Brett Shaffer	22,000 22,000	22,000

06-11-2024 16:21 UTC-8

Riess Doubles Through Jaka

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ryan Riess was all-in for his last 21,500 and was at risk to Faraz Jaka, who was the bigger stack.

Ryan Riess: A♠J♦ All in
Faraz Jaka: K♣9♥

Reiss remained the favorite after the A♥5♠5♦ flop and doubled up following the 6♣ turn before the 3♠ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	175,000 175,000	175,000
Ryan Riess	45,000 45,000	45,000

Faraz Jaka	33,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Ryan Riess

06-11-2024 16:17 UTC-8

Weisman Takes a Hit; Main Event Champs Tangle

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Calum Grant

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Cards were on their backs, with Dylan Weisman trying to eliminate a player in the field.

The at risk player had his 63,500 across the betting line, with Wesiman being the bigger stack.

Button: A♦K♠ All in
Dylan Weisman: 6♠6♥

Weisman's pocket pair headed into the muck as his opponent made trips on the K♦5♥K♣4♣Q♣ runout.

On a nearby table, 2020 WSOP Online Main Event champion Stoyan Madanzhiev open-raised from under the gun. 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen called from the small blind.

Action checked through to the river, and McKeehen took down the pot as Madanzhiev folded to his 5,500 river bet on the 7♥J♥10♥2♠7♦ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	132,000 64,500	64,500

Joe McKeehen	115,000 15,000	15,000

Dimitar Danchev	65,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Rocco	40,000 10,000	10,000

Stoyan Madanzhiev	35,500 4,500	4,500

Tags: Dylan Weisman Joe McKeehen Stoyan Madanzhiev