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

06-19-2024 18:00 UTC-8

Reilly Picks Off Bluff to Double

Nick Becker

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Federico Castaing raised to 2,500,000 in the cutoff and Tim Reilly flatted on the button.

The flop came 9♣4♥7♣, and action went check-check. On the 9♥ turn, Castaing check-raised to 6,100,000 over Reilly's bet of 2,000,000. Reilly called.

The river brought the 5♦ and Castaing moved all in, putting Reilly at risk, who had about 16,000,000 behind. Reilly made the call.

Reilly tabled 8♥8♠, for two pair nines and eights, besting Castaing's king high with K♣J♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Reilly	49,000,000 25,400,000	25,400,000
Federico Castaing	22,000,000 23,600,000	23,600,000

Tags: Federico Castaing Tim Reilly

06-19-2024 18:00 UTC-8

Clément Meunier Eliminated in 18th Place ($46,448)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Clément Meunier in the small blind shoved for approximately 5,500,000, and Brian Roff in the big blind made the call.

Clément Meunier: 10♥5♥ All in
Brian Roff: 10♦9♦

Meunier was on his way to double up after he flopped a pair on 3♣2♦5♠. But after the 7♠ turn, the 9♠ river gave a better pair to Roff, sending Meunier to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Roff	15,800,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Clement Meunier	Busted

Tags: Brian Roff Clément Meunier

06-19-2024 18:12 UTC-8

Wayne Harmon Eliminated in 17th Place ($57,652)

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Herbie Teope

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Wayne Harmon moved all in for his remaining stack shortly after the dinner break and was called by Manuel Estol, who had Harmon covered.

Wayne Harmon: K♥K♦ All in
Manuel Estol: J♠J♥

The dealer fanned 7♣Q♠K♣ on the flop, giving Harmon top set.

“That’s a safe flop,” a player at the table said.

Not so fast, because this is poker, after all.

The dealer placed A♠ on the turn, opening up a gutshot straight possibility for Estol. The 10♦ on the river drew stunned reactions from the table, as Estol got there for a straight to eliminate Harmon.

Wayne Harmon finished the tournament in 17th place for a payout of $57,652.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Estol	39,200,000 6,500,000	6,500,000
Wayne Harmon	Busted

Tags: Manuel Estol Wayne Harmon

06-19-2024 18:13 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: UFC's Bruce Buffer Dishes on Poker Games w/ Leonardo DiCaprio

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Connor Richards

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.

Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Bruce Buffer by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Bruce Buffer Connor Richards

06-19-2024 18:17 UTC-8

Li Hits a Set to Crack Reilly's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Guangming Li shoved all in for 14,900,000 from early position and Tim Reilly called from the button.

Guangming Li: 10♥10♦ All in
Tim Reilly: A♦A♣

It looked as if Li would be heading home but he flopped a set and managed to survive as the runout came 6♥3♠10♣8♦Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Reilly	46,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Guangming Li	30,000,000 13,800,000	13,800,000

Tags: Guangming Li Tim Reilly

06-19-2024 18:19 UTC-8

Roff Check-Shoves Flop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Tim Reilly opeend the cutoff to 2,500,000 and Brian Roff called from the big blind.

Roff checked the 3♥Q♥K♣ flop and Reilly bet the minimum, 1,200,000. Roff then announced that he was all-in for around 11,000,000, and Reilly quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Reilly	43,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Brian Roff	20,000,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Tags: Brian Roff Tim Reilly

06-19-2024 18:22 UTC-8

Caleb Bloomer Eliminated in 16th Place ($57,652)

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Nick Becker

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Caleb Bloomer moved all in from the hijack for 7,800,000, putting himself at risk, and Pedro Neves made the call from the big blind.

Caleb Bloomer: A♣6♣ All in
Pedro Neves: K♥Q♥

Neves pulled ahead on the K♦Q♣9♠ flop, improving to two pair. The 2♠ turn and 9♣ river offered no help to Bloomer, who was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Neves	96,000,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Caleb Bloomer	Busted

Tags: Caleb Bloomer Pedro Neves

06-19-2024 18:33 UTC-8

Guillaumot Doubles Up

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Federico Castaing opened to 2,400,000 from the cutoff, but Robin Guillaumot three-bet to 7,600,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Castaing four-bet for more than Guillaumot's stack. The French player eventually called for his last 700,000.

Robin Guillaumot: A♠J♠ All in
Federico Castaing: A♦8♠

The dealer fanned a board of 10♥3♥J♥10♦4♠ and Guillaumot secured a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robin Guillaumot	19,000,000 13,700,000	13,700,000
Federico Castaing	11,000,000 11,000,000	11,000,000

Tags: Federico Castaing Robin Guillaumot

06-19-2024 18:37 UTC-8

Joshua Payne Eliminated in 15th Place ($57,652)

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Herbie Teope

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Joshua Payne was getting short stacked and decided to make a stand by moving all in with his remaining chips.

Unfortunately, he ran into Jeremy Maher, who covered Payne and called.

Joshua Payne: 8♦9♥ All in
Jerry Maher: J♣J♠

The dealer fanned 5♣10♦8♥ on the board, giving Payne some hope with a pair of eights. But the K♦ on the turn and 6♣ on the river gave Maher the win and sent Payne to the rail.

Payne finished the tournament in 15th place for a $57,652 payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Maher	22,000,000 9,600,000	9,600,000
Joshua Payne	Busted

Tags: Jerry Maher Joshua Payne

06-19-2024 18:38 UTC-8

Alban Gets a Lifeline

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Kai Cocklin

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Joseph Alban shoved all in for his last 1,600,000 and was called by Aaron Johnson & Brian Roff in the blinds.

The action was checked all the way to showdown on the K♠4♦5♥J♣A♠ runout. Roff tabled A♥2♦ for a pair of aces, Johnson mucked, but Alban had the winner with A♣3♣ for two pair and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson (MN)	42,000,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Brian Roff	18,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Joseph Alban	6,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson Brian Roff Joseph Alban