125,000
6,500
Table 458Seat 9
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,619,840
Entries
8,703
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
2,831
Players Left
416
Players Left 1 / 8,703
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players are now on a 25-minute break and will return to blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante.
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
At Mustapha Kanit's table, players reported that Gil Arenstein just won a big pot. Arenstein and his tablemates explained that he opened to 8,000 from the hijack and that the player to his left three-bet to 17,000. Arenstein four-bet to 44,000 and his opponent called.
On a flop of Jx8x7x, Arenstein continued for 52,000, the cutoff shoved and Arenstein called.
Cutoff: JxJx 
Gil Arenstein: AxAx
The cutoff was on his way to double up after he hit a full house on the 8x turn. But the Ax river landed on the felt to give a better full house to Arenstein who sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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200,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Martin Zamani was all-in on the turn on a board that read 2♥4♥8♦4♣, with his opponent in the tank. The clock was called and Zamani's opponent surrendered his cards. Zamani showed A♣10♦.
A few hands later, Zamani was faced with a river bet on a 5♣9♥Q♦8♠4♦ board. Zamani shoved all-in and his opponent quickly folded, awarding Zamani the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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183,500
40,500
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40,500 |
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was caught after the turn of 5♦9♠7♦3♠ and Kristen Foxen checked from the big blind.
Her opponent in middle position fired for 20,000.
After some meticulous thought, Foxen bumped it up to 55,000.
She was rewarded with a quick fold from her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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490,000
197,500
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197,500 |
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Flavio Palalon, in the small blind, and the player in the cutoff.
With over 100,000 in the pot and the board reading 8♦Q♦8♣7♥4♠, Palalon moved all in for 95,000. The cutoff went into the tank, before eventually arriving at a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Vijay Chander moved all in from middle position for 21,500 and the big blind player made the call. Both players revealed their hands.
Vijay Chander: K♠Q♣
Big Blind: K♣5♥
The board ran out 3♥10♥8♥J♠2♣ for Chander to take the pot with the superior king high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000
11,000
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11,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Tjan Tepeh's cards went on their backs after he called from the big blind the cutoff's 108,500 chip-stack.
Cutoff: Q♥Q♣
Tjan Tepeh: A♥J♠
It was an easy win for the cutoff as he flopped a full house on Q♦6♥6♣5♥5♠ to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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310,000
90,500
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90,500 |
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn with the board reading 6♦7♥Q♦10♣. With over 100,000 in the pot, Bradley Ritschel moved all-in, for roughly a pot sized bet.
Ritschel's opponent went into the tank and the clock was eventually called, which prompted a fold, and the pot was pushed Ritschel's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
80,000
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80,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Move over Shaun Deeb, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, and anyone else chasing the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year award. There's now a clear-cut frontrunner in the race almost midway through the series, and his name is Scott Seiver.
The newly minted six-time bracelet winner took down Event #40: $1,500 Razz on Sunday for $141,374, beating out 547 players. In doing so, he won his second bracelet of the summer, and is now atop the WSOP Player of the Year standings.
