Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-15-2024 16:39 UTC-7

Nakdali Takes From Davies

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sergio Aido raised to 50,000 first-to-act and was called by Philip Sternheimer from directly behind. Yaman Nakdali then squeezed to 200,000 from the small blind and only Sternheimer called.

Sternheimer called a 150,000 bet from Nakdali on the 2♣2♥9♠ flop and a 250,000 bet from Nakdali on the 7♠ turn.

Both players checked on the 6♣ river and Nakdali tabled 10♥10♠. Sternheimer couldn’t beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Nakdali.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	3,250,000 250,000	250,000

Yaman Nakdali	2,800,000 2,460,000	2,460,000
Philip Sternheimer	1,300,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Sergio Aido Yaman Nakdali

06-15-2024 16:39 UTC-7

Players on Break

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Nick Becker

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Players are now on a 15 minute break and will return to blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.

Level: 13

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

06-15-2024 17:06 UTC-7

It's Buffer Tiiiiiiime!

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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06-15-2024 17:06 UTC-7

Bogdanov Turns a Straight to Leave Song Short-Stacked

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Stephen Song opened the cutoff to 60,000 and Yulian Bogdanov three-bet to 210,000 out of the small blind. Song called.

They saw a flop of 6♣8♦5♥ which Bogdanov checked, Song bet 100,000, and Bogdanov called.

A 7♦ fell on the turn and again Bogdanov went into check-call mode once Song bet 140,000.

When the 3♠ completed the board, Bogdanov checked for a third time and Song shoved. Bogdanov had 385,000 chips behind and snap-called.

Song tabled K♣Q♣ but Bogdanov had turned a straight holding K♥9♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yulian Bogdanov	1,750,000 850,000	850,000
Stephen Song	200,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Stephen Song Yulian Bogdanov

06-15-2024 17:07 UTC-7

Sturm Takes it Down on the Turn

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Leon Sturm flatted in the cutoff.

The flop came J♥K♦2♣, and Kornuth check-called a bet of 60,000.

On the 3♠ turn, Kornuth checked again. Sturm bet 245,000 and Kornuth thought for a moment, before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,725,000 285,000	285,000

Chance Kornuth	1,675,000 1,135,000	1,135,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Leon Sturm

06-15-2024 17:11 UTC-7

Ponakovs Lays it Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised on the button and was called by Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind.

Badziakouski check-called a 40,000 bet from Ponakovs on the J♦2♦9♦ flop and then both players checked on the 4♦ turn.

Badziakouski announced a bet of 150,000 after the 5♥ landed on the river and Ponakovs quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	1,050,000 150,000	150,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	600,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Mikita Badziakouski

06-15-2024 17:13 UTC-7

What Makes Phil Ivey the Poker G.O.A.T.?

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Sandra Barbour

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Michael Jordan. Tom Brady. Tiger Woods. Serena Williams. Phil Ivey. What do these five superstars have in common? They're all widely considered the best to have ever done it in their respective sports.

On Thursday, Ivey captured his 11th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet when he took down Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed). That puts him alone in second place behind the 17 bracelets Phil Hellmuth holds.

PokerNews asked some players at the WSOP why they think Ivey is the G.O.A.T., and we received some interesting answers from some of the best in the game.

Read the full article here

06-15-2024 17:16 UTC-7

Shorr Doubles to Leave Weissman Short

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Dan O'Hair

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Joey Weissman had already raised from the cutoff and Shannon Shorr shoved for his last 470,000 on the button. Action folded back to Weissman, who called to put Shorr at risk.

Shannon Shorr: A♣A♦ All in
Joey Weissman: A♥10♣

Shorr had Weissman crushed, and the 4♣J♦8♣Q♣4♥ runout kept Shorr best with his aces for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	950,000 950,000	950,000

Joey Weissman	140,000 460,000	460,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Shannon Shorr

06-15-2024 17:19 UTC-7

Green Goes Into the Tank

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Kai Cocklin

Level 13 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Brian Green raised from under the fun to 75,000 and Jonathan Jaffe called from the big blind.

On the 9♦6♣4♥ flop, Jaffe checked, Green bet 50,000, and Jaffe called.

The turn brought an 8♦ which Jaffe checked, and Green fired 100,000. Jaffe then announced a raise to 270,000, which sent Green into the tank. After using several time extensions, Green elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Brian Green	450,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Brian Green Jonathan Jaffe