Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-17-2024 16:32 UTC-8

Foxen Takes it Down on the Turn

Tim Baker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Three players saw a flop of 6♠Q♣7♦. The small blind and a player in middle position checked to Alex Foxen in the hijack, who put out a bet of 36,000. The small blind player folded, but the middle position player put in the call.

The player in middle position checked the 3♣ turn and Foxen fired out a bet of 78,000. After some thought, Foxen's opponent opted to fold his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	925,000 742,000	742,000

Maria Ho	Busted

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06-17-2024 16:27 UTC-8

Sun Triples Up After the Bubble

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Nick Becker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Hengyu Sun was short-stacked and all-in preflop against Athanasios Polychronopoulos and Ren Lin, who both had Sun covered.

Polychronopoulos and Lin checked it down on the A♠5♣4♠4♣K♠ board, and Sun tabled the winner with A♥10♣, securing the triple up.

Polychronopoulos showed 3x3x, while Lin had KxQx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	480,000 78,500	78,500

Hengyu Sun	230,000 116,500	116,500
Ren Lin	200,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Athanasios Polychronopoulos Hengyu Sun Ren Lin

06-17-2024 16:17 UTC-8

Allen Runs Into A Straight on the Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

John Allen was seen in a tough spot after Ardit Kurshumi in the small blind moved all-in with a bigger stack on a board of 2♣8♠Q♥J♥A♣.

According to Kurshumi, Allen opened to 18,000 from middle position and called when Kurshumi three-bet to 48,000.

Kurshumi continued for 36,000 then fired a second barrel of 65,000. Allen called both times.

Once on the river, Kurshumi shoved and Allen went into the tank for several minutes, standing up and sitting down a few times. He eventually made the call for his last 149,000.

John Allen: Q♦Q♣ All in
Ardit Kurshumi: K♣10♣

Allen called with a set, but he ran into Kurshumi's straight and was eliminated on the bubble. The 1,306 remaining players are in the money and secured a minimum cash-prize of $3,001.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ardit Kurshumi	900,000 843,500	843,500
John Allen	Busted

Tags: Ardit Kurshumi John Allen

06-17-2024 16:03 UTC-8

Glamuzina Is a Hit with the Ladies

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Alek Gillies

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was caught on the river of 4♥7♠3♠2♠8♥.

Tomislav Glamuzina moved all in and the remaining player folded.

One player was already all in and Glamuzina revealed Q♠Q♣ to take the pot.

The following hand Glamuzina raised to 18,000 from the under the gun and action folded around for him to pick up the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomislav Glamuzina	380,000 157,500	157,500

Tags: Tomislav Glamuzina

06-17-2024 16:02 UTC-8

Hand-for-Hand Play Is About to Start

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With 1,308 remaining players for 1,306 places in the money, the tournament director asked the dealers to stand up and wait before dealing the next hand.

Hand-for-hand play will start shortly.

06-17-2024 16:01 UTC-8

Milliard-Feral Makes Big Call on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand where Julian Milliard-Feral was put to the test by his opponent.

With about 250,000 in the pot and the board reading K♠K♣2♥J♥3♥, Milliard-Feral led out with a bet of 97,000. His opponent then raised to 500,000, leaving Milliard-Feral with a tough river decision.

After going into the tank, Milliard-Feral made the call with K♥Q♦, for trips. His opponent tabled 10x10x, and Milliard-Feral pulled in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Milliard-Feral	2,500,000 1,848,500	1,848,500

Tags: Julian Milliard-Feral

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-17-2024 15:55 UTC-8

Cheong Folds the River

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There was a raise from a player in middle position to 16,000. Joseph Cheong was the only caller from the button, and they headed to the flop

Both players checked the Q♦10♠10♦ flop to see the A♣ on the turn. This time the middle position player bet 15,000 and Cheong called.

The A♦ saw a bet of 20,000 from the middle position player. Cheong quickly folded his hand

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	685,000 190,000	190,000

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06-17-2024 15:55 UTC-8

Lin Bluffs Into a Set

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ren Lin raised to 16,000 from middle position and only the player in the small blind called.

The small blind checked-called a bet of 16,000 on the 10♣Q♦J♦ flop.

Both players checked the 9♣ turn for the A♥ to come on the river. After the small blind checked, Lin put out a bet of 35,000. The player in the small blind snap-called and Lin showed J♣7♣, however, the small blind turned over Q♠Q♣ for a set of queens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	375,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Ren Lin

06-17-2024 15:54 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hugues Girard	1,100,000 824,500	824,500
Joe McKeehen	920,000 40,000	40,000

Alexandre Reard	650,000 389,000	389,000

Romain Lewis	620,000 461,000	461,000

Ren Lin	500,000 28,000	28,000

Martin Zamani	390,000 145,000	145,000

Stefan Lehner	300,000 49,000	49,000

Kathy Liebert	295,000 20,500	20,500

Jessica Teusl	270,000 198,000	198,000

Maria Ho	225,000 155,000	155,000
Florian Duta	205,000
Maria Lampropulos	175,000 66,000	66,000
Pierre Neuville	160,000 17,000	17,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	54,000 39,000	39,000