Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 4 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-19-2024 14:19 UTC-8

Li Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 6♠6♦5♠, Behnam Patros in the big blind bet 1,500,000, but Guangming Li in middle position raised to 4,000,000.

Patros went deep into the tank, and after several minutes, he eventually called.

Both players quickly checked the K♠ turn leading to the 3♦ river where Patros bet more than Li's stack.

Li snap-called for his last 4,700,000 with Q♠Q♦ and won the pot, as Patros directly threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guangming Li	21,500,000 12,800,000	12,800,000
Behnam Patros	3,400,000 12,300,000	12,300,000

Tags: Behnam Patros Guangming Li

06-19-2024 14:21 UTC-8

Patros Doubles Before Break

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Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 4♣8♥10♣ in a hand between Joao Simao and Behnam Patros. With about 8,000,000 in the middle, Patros had just one 25,000 chip left behind, which he eventually called off, putting himself at risk.

Behnam Patros: J♣J♠ All in
Joao Simao: Q♦10♦

The turn K♠ and river 9♠ secured Patros the pot, and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	8,500,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Behnam Patros	8,000,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Tags: Behnam Patros Joao Simao

06-19-2024 14:22 UTC-8

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

The 27 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

06-19-2024 14:37 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Christensen	41,400,000 850,000	850,000
Tim Reilly	35,700,000 300,000	300,000
Federico Castaing	28,300,000 11,100,000	11,100,000
Joshua Payne	27,600,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Pedro Neves	24,000,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Bret Martin	21,800,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Guangming Li	21,600,000 100,000	100,000
Jerry Maher	20,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Aaron Johnson (MN)	18,800,000 500,000	500,000
Jose Carlos Brito	18,700,000 900,000	900,000
Clement Meunier	18,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Arnaud Enselme	17,400,000 850,000	850,000

Wayne Harmon	17,300,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Caleb Bloomer	15,200,000 100,000	100,000
James Morgan (CAN)	14,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Joseph Alban	10,400,000 900,000	900,000
Martin Kabrhel	9,400,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Bill Germanis	9,000,000 500,000	500,000
Fausto Valdez	8,700,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Joao Simao	8,600,000 100,000	100,000

Alex Abariotes	8,300,000 900,000	900,000

Behnam Patros	8,000,000
Robin Guillaumot	7,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Brian Roff	7,700,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Paawan Bansal	5,200,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

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06-19-2024 14:48 UTC-8

Estol Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

After Jerry Maher opened to 1,600,000 from early position and was called by Joseph Alban to his left, Manuel Estol decided to call from the big blind.

All three of them checked a flop of Q♦9♠K♠. But after Estol and Maher checked the A♦ turn, Alban bet 2,500,000. Estol raised all in for 2,800,000 and made Maher fold, while Alban made the call.

Manuel Estol: J♠10♠ All in
Joseph Alban: A♥Q♥

Estol flopped a straight and even hit a flush with the 4♠ river, so he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Maher	18,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Manuel Estol	11,000,000 5,800,000	5,800,000
Joseph Alban	6,500,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Tags: Joseph Alban Manuel Estol

06-19-2024 14:54 UTC-8

Brito Gets Paid Off

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Herbie Teope

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Jose Carlos Brito raised 1,600,000 in the small blind against Clement Meunier, who defended in the big blind.

The dealer fanned 7♣K♣4♥ on the board, and Brito led out with 1,400,000, which drew a call from Meunier.

The turn showed 5♣, and Brito slowed down with a check. Meunier used the opportunity to bet 2,600,000, which Brito contemplated a few moments before calling.

The dealer placed 2♣ on the board, putting four clubs on the board.

Brito deliberately counted out 1,400,000, and then moved the stack forward as his bet. Meunier looked at his opponent, and then made the call.

Brito tabled A♣10♥ for the nut flush and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Carlos Brito	25,700,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Clement Meunier	12,500,000 5,700,000	5,700,000

Tags: Clement Meunier Jose Carlos Brito

06-19-2024 15:04 UTC-8

Leonel Mendoza Eliminated in 27th Place ($37,689); Martin Kabrhel Eliminated in 26th Place ($46,448)

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Nick Becker

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Leonel Mendoza moved all in for 4,700,000, Martin Kabrhel moved all in behind for 7,400,000 and Fausto Valdez called, who covered both his opponents with 7,900,000.

Leonel Mendoza: A♣K♣ All in
Martin Kabrhel: A♥10♥ All in
Fausto Valdez: K♥K♦

The board ran out 8♦J♣8♣4♥Q♥, and Valdez dodged the club and the ace to hold with his pair of kings, knocking out both Mendoza and Kabrhel in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Valdez	21,200,000 12,500,000	12,500,000

Leonel Mendoza	Busted
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Fausto Valdez Leonel Mendoza Martin Kabrhel

06-19-2024 15:12 UTC-8

Johnson Flops a Straight to Double Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

On a board of 5♣4♥2♣4♠9♠ with roughly 9,000,000 in the pot, Tim Reilly in the big blind bet 4,000,000, but Aaron Johnson on the button raised all in for 10,000,000. Reilly snap-called.

Aaron Johnson (MN): A♠3♦ All in
Tim Reilly: A♦4♦

Reilly hit trips on the turn, but it wasn't enough to win the pot as Johnson flopped a straight to double up.