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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #41: $1,500 Mixed: No-Limit Hold'em; Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot (8-Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,751,520
Total Entries
1,312
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
1,312
Players Left
167
Players Left 1 / 1,312
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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♥ 
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.
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The remaining 296 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
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.
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.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
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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♠
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.
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♥
Martin Zamani: 9♣6♣5♥4♥
Button: A♠10♠3♦3♣
The river landed the 8♣; Zamani's flopped straight was good enough to claim both a bust out and this monster pot.
