Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
Ken Garen was at risk against Danny Chang with a board of K♠Q♣7♦9♥8♦
Ken Garen: A♣K♥Q♦7♣
Danny Chang: A♠K♦9♠3♣
Garen's two pair beat Chang's two pair to complete his double up. His tablemates noted that Garen's chip stack had climbed from 8,000 to 68,000 in just two hands.
Chang busted shortly thereafter.
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Action was picked up on the turn between Todd Hansen in early position and Doug Saab in the big blind.
With a board reading A♦Q♦6♥7♥ Saab bet for all of his chips and Hansen called to put Saab at risk with most of his chips in the middle as well.
Doug Saab: A♣9♦5♥3♥
Todd Hansen: A♠6♠5♦2♦
The river A♥ filled up Hansen while also keeping his seven-six ahead of Saab's seven-six and he raked in the pot.
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17,000
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Action was picked up on the turn with a board of 2♠7♦10♦4♣. Nicolas Milgrom checked from the hijack and Michael Chow bet from the button. Milgrom called.
The river came a 4x. Milgrom checked, Chow once again bet, and Milgrom went deep into the tank before folding.
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13,000
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78,000
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With the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) underway in Las Vegas, it's time to look at the best poker players who have yet to win a WSOP bracelet.
While these notable players may not have bracelets, it may only be a matter of time before they do. Some players who have appeared on "best without a bracelet" lists only to go on to win them include Jason Koon, Dan Smith, Alex Foxen, Shannon Shorr, Isaac Haxton and Chris Brewer.
Action was picked up on the turn between three players including Tyler Brown in the big blind and Kris Kwiatkowski in the hijack.
With a board of J♣K♦5♥9♥ Brown and a player in middle position both checked. Kwiatkowski bet, Brown called, and the player in middle position folded.
The river came the 8♣. Brown checked, Kwiatkowski bet, and Brown called.
Kwiatkowski showed his A♠4♥10♥7♣ for a straight and Brown mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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500,000
185,000
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Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
The clock reads 141 players left.
Just one more player until the field reaches the money so the hand for hand portion of the tournament has begun.
In the money