Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-15-2024 22:22 UTC-7

Notable Chip Counts from the Field

Kaitlyn Jeffers

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	325,000 25,000	25,000

Dong Chen	270,000 249,000	249,000

Jared Bleznick	260,000 210,000	210,000

Shaun Deeb	260,000 62,500	62,500

Benny Glaser	230,000 167,000	167,000

Jason Wheeler	145,000 80,000	80,000

Esther Taylor	53,000
Arthur Morris	40,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Benny Glaser Jason Wheeler Jared Bleznick Esther Taylor Arthur Morris Dario Sammartino Dong Chen

06-15-2024 22:12 UTC-7

Kalas Stacked By Wu

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Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The pot stood at 12,000 with two players looking at a flop of K♣Q♠J♥.

Yin Wu, in the big blind, checked the action to Kane Kalas, in early position. Kalas bet out 4,000 and Wu check-raised to 11,000. Kalas called.

The 4♥ turn saw Wu moved all in, putting Kalas to the test for his effective stack. Kalas snap-called.

Kane Kalas: K♥Q♥ All in
Yin Wu: 10♠9♠

Wu had flopped a straight while Kalas had outs to either a flush or a full house. The J♣ river changed nothing and Kalas was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yin Wu	210,000 210,000	210,000
Kane Kalas	Busted

Tags: Kane Kalas Yin Wu

06-15-2024 22:03 UTC-7

Paredes Holds Tight

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Paredes	69,000 1,000	1,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-15-2024 21:46 UTC-7

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The remaining 296 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

06-15-2024 21:45 UTC-7

Hamada Shoves the Turn

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

NLH Bomb Pot

J♥7♦9♠
4♣6♦A♣

Lawrence Chang bet 10,000 and was called by Yuki Hamada and Dave Callaghan. Three ways to the two turns.

J♥7♦9♠ 9♦
4♣6♦A♣ 2♦

Hamada was first to act and went all in for just over 70,000 and both his opponents folded.

Players are now only about a hundred eliminations from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Callaghan	213,000 213,000	213,000
Lawrence Chang	163,000 163,000	163,000
Yuki Hamada	121,000 121,000	121,000

Tags: Dave Callaghan Lawrence Chang Yuki Hamada

06-15-2024 21:44 UTC-7

Livshitz Steals One from Linde

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

The pot stood at approximately 15,000 with three players looking at a flop of 7♣8♣3♣.

All three players checked to the river as the A♥ and 4♦ rolled off. Gaby Livshitz, in the small blind, was the first to make a play for this pot, betting out 6,000. Both the big blind and Dylan Linde, in middle position, made a swift fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaby Livshitz	135,000 135,000	135,000
Dylan Linde	101,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Dylan Linde Gaby Livshitz

06-15-2024 21:44 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: Norman Chad – From Newsrooms to WSOP Fame

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Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 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 seventh episode, Connor speaks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) commentator Norman Chad, one of the most recognizable voices in poker who has provided color commentary on poker's biggest stage for over 20 years.

Chad talks about getting his start as a sports writer in college, his decades-long syndicated sports humor column for the Washington Post and being asked to commentate on the 2003 WSOP Main Event that sparked the Poker Boom.

Chad also discusses the state of poker broadcasting today, the need for more color commentary in the booth, and the need for more interesting characters on the felt.

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

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Tags: Norman Chad Connor Richards

06-15-2024 21:42 UTC-7

Sammartino Eliminates Riess

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In this No-Limit Hold‘em hand, Dario Sammartino opened from under the gun. It folded around to Ryan Riess in the big blind, who three-bet. Sammartino re-raised all in, Riess called and was the player at risk.

Ryan Riess: J♥J♠ All in
Dario Sammartino: Q♦Q♥

The dealer showed the J♣ in the window, but the flop came Q♣10♣J♣, giving both player the set. Riess was in bad shape drawing to a single remaining jack and some running cards for a chop.

The turn and river were 5♦ and A♥ respectively, and Riess was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	300,000 300,000	300,000

Ryan Riess	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Ryan Riess

06-15-2024 21:36 UTC-7

Zamani Scoops a Big One

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

The action was caught as the board read 2♥3♠6♠9♦ with approximately 28,000 in the middle.

In a flurry of chips crossing the table, the exact action was missed. Both the player in middle position and Martin Zamani, in the hijack, were all in and at risk for their effective stacks of 58,000 and 131,000 respectively. The player on the button had called and had both players at risk.

Middle Position: J♥J♠8♠7♥ All in
Martin Zamani: 9♣6♣5♥4♥ All in
Button: A♠10♠3♦3♣