Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
416
Players Left
55
Players Left 1 / 8,703
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Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Earlier this year on an ordinary Monday afternoon, a bespectacled man walked into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Las Vegas Blvd. Tucked under his arm was an uninteresting box that only he knew contained something rather interesting – a pair of gold watches dating back more than 40 years.
These were not your run-of-the-mill wristwear, but rather evidence of a unique and often overlooked time of poker history, a year when the World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, now the game’s highest accolade, was replaced in favor of watches.
The man holding the box was David Sklansky, who in 1978 forever changed poker by advocating a mathematical approach to the game in his groundbreaking book The Theory of Poker. Nicknamed “The Mathematician,” he proved his prowess just four years later when he won two WSOP tournaments in five days.
First, he won the 1982 WSOP Event #7: $800 Mixed Doubles Limit Seven Card Stud, a tournament that paired one man with one woman, alongside Dani Kelly, and followed that up by taking down Event #12: $1,000 Limit 5-Card Draw High. A year later, the Binions reverted back to the beloved bracelets players know today, and Sklansky captured his third piece of WSOP hardware by winning Event #11: $1,000 Limit Omaha.
It was a remarkable accomplishment, and for more than four decades he’s kept safe the evidence of his victories, both of which still worked. So, why was Sklansky carrying his 1982 WSOP gold watches, two of only 15 ever awarded, into a pawn shop? Well, he was looking to sell them of course, but not to just any of the dozens of pawn shops spread across Las Vegas. Oh no, he was walking into arguably the most famous pawn shop in the world, the home to the wildly popular television show Pawn Stars, and he was there to do it with cameras rolling.
Read all about the 1982 WSOP watches here in our feature article!
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The remaining 117 players are on a one-hour dinner break and are scheduled to return at 6:30 p.m. local time.
Play will resume at Level 28 with 60,000/120,000 blinds and a 120,000 ante.
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Federico Castaing raised to 205,000 from middle position.
Remi Castaignon moved all in fort 1,040,000 as everyone aside from Castaing folded.
He took some time before he found the fold for Castaignon to win the dead chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,350,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
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1,495,000
340,000
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340,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Paawan Bansal, on the button and Federico Castaing, in the small blind.
With about 2,300,000 in the pot and the board reading 8♣A♦9♥4♥5♣, Castaing led out with a bet of 1,025,000.
After some friendly banter back and forth between the two, Bansal reluctantly put in the call and tabled ace-ten.
He was relieved to see that he didn't lose the pot, as Castaing turned over ace-ten, as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,675,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
4,150,000
2,680,000
|
2,680,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Arnaud Enselme under the gun and Robert Bickley to his left raised each other and ended up being all-in, with Enselme at risk for approximately 2,500,000.
Arnaud Enselme: A♠K♥ 
Robert Bickley: A♦K♣
Both players had the same hand and they split the pot on 7♥10♥2♣8♦5♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,700,000
2,755,000
|
2,755,000 |
|
2,600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Domyo Aqmelli moved all in from early position for his remaining stack. Action folded to Mehdi Chaoui on the button, and he called to put Aqmelli at risk.
The two players in the blinds folded before the cards were tabled.
Domyo Aqmelli: Q♠9♠
Mehdi Chaoui: A♣K♥
The dealer fanned K♦7♣7♦, giving Chaoui command of the hand. The 5♦ on the turn and 3♠ on the river officially provided Chaoui the knockout blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Nicolas Halvorson raised to 200,000 from under the gun and Wayne Harmon defended his big blind.
The flop came J♣5♣5♦ and Harmon was quick to check.
Halvorson continued for 125,000 and found a quick fold from Harmon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,650,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
2,050,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Ryan Leng, in the cutoff and Arnaud Enselme, on the button.
With 1,500,000 in the pot and the board reading 4♣Q♦6♦8♠, Leng moved all in for 1,350,000 and Enselme called, who had Leng covered.
Ryan Leng: A♦8♦
Arnaud Enselme: A♣8♣
Leng was freerolling and looking for a diamond for the double up, but didn't find one on the A♠ river, resulting in a split pot.
Leng recapped the action before the turn for PokerNews, and explained that he limp-called a raise of 325,000 preflop, and check-called a bet of 300,000 on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | |
|
|
||
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2,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
A player at the cutoff raised to 200,000, and action fell on Kosei Ichinose on the button.
Ichinose peeked at his cards, and then moved all in for his remaining 600,000. The original raiser asked for a count, which the dealer confirmed, before making the call to put Ichinose at risk of elimination.
Kosei Ichinose: A♦K♥
Opponent: K♠9♣
The dealer fanned 5♦Q♥6♥ on the flop, keeping Ichinose in the lead. The 4♠ on the turn, followed by J♣ on the river gave Ichinose’s Big Slick the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
