Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-19-2024 17:03 UTC-7

Jon Glendinning Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,873)

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Kirk Brown

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Javier Gomez moved all in from the small blind and Jon Glendinning called from the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Jon Glendinning: A♠8♠
Javier Gomez: 4♦4♠

Gomez started off ahead in this flip with his pair, and the runout of 3♣J♣9♣K♣3♦ kept it that way to send Glendinning to the rail in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	17,800,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Jon Glendinning	Busted

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06-19-2024 16:48 UTC-7

Nicholas Massey Eliminated in 10th Place ($28,192)

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Ollie Garland

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nicholas Massey moved all in from early position for his last 2,675,000 and was looked up by Juan Carlos Vecino, on the button.

Nicholas Massey: A♥Q♦ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: A♠K♣

The board ran out 5♥6♦5♣J♥9♣; Massey was dominated from start to finish, ending his deep run in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	6,400,000 2,680,000	2,680,000
Nicholas Massey	Busted

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06-19-2024 16:31 UTC-7

Zarco Goes Runner-Runner to Double Through Doddanavar

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Kirk Brown

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Javier Zarco moved all in preflop and was snap-called by Yasheel Doddanavar to put him at risk of elimination.

Javier Zarco: A♦10♦ All in
Yasheel Doddanavar: K♠K♣

By the turn 3♣7♥5♦2♦, Zarco had a lot of outs as any ace, four, or diamond would him the pot, and just like that, the river was the 9♦ to give him a flush to secure the double.

"Vamos!" he shouted as he celebrated with his rail as the chips were shipped his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Zarco	5,100,000 2,780,000	2,780,000
Yasheel Doddanavar	4,200,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Tags: Javier Zarco Yasheel Doddanavar

06-19-2024 16:05 UTC-7

Big Stacks Gomez and Shah Duke it Out; Gomez Emerges as Dominant Leader

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Kirk Brown

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Kavin Shah limped from the small blind and Javier Gomez bumped it up to 500,000, which Shah called.

On the flop of A♥9♦2♣, Shah checked, Gomez bet 350,000, and Shah called to see the 5♥ on the turn. Shah checked, Gomez thought for a few seconds before he continued for 1,300,000, but Shah showed no fear and made the call.

When the river fell the 3♣, Shah checked once more to Gomez, who loaded the clip and fired off a huge bet of 3,800,000, sending Shah deep into the tank.

After over three minutes, Shah made the call, but was then shown the bad news when Gomez rolled over J♣4♥ (the Robbie) for a rivered straight.

The table let out a collective gasp and Shah pursed his lips and tossed in his cards while he watched the mega pot get shipped over to Gomez.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	12,900,000 4,250,000	4,250,000

Kavin Shah	2,380,000 4,020,000	4,020,000

Tags: Javier Gomez Kavin Shah

06-19-2024 14:55 UTC-7

Huihan Wu Eliminated in 11th Place ($28,192)

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Kirk Brown

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Juan Carlos Vecino moved all in from the small blind and short-stacked Huihan Wu called to put himself at risk.

Huihan Wu: K♦Q♦ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: 10♠7♥

Wu went into this fight in the lead, but the flop of 9♠J♥7♠ gave Vecino the lead with a pair of sevens. The runout of 3♠5♥ failed to help Wu and he was eliminated in 11th place on the final table bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	3,800,000 650,000	650,000
Huihan Wu	Busted

Tags: Huihan Wu Juan Carlos Vecino

06-19-2024 13:18 UTC-7

Damien Le Goff Eliminated in 12th Place ($22,440)

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Ollie Garland

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Damien Le Goff raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Yunkyu Song three-bet jammed from the small blind. Le Goff called off the bet for his effective stack of approximately 2,100,000 and the hand went to a showdown.

Damien Le Goff: A♥K♦ All in
Yunkyu Song: 8♥8♣

This flip quickly fell in the favor of Song as the 8♦J♣3♥ flop gave him a set. The A♣ turn gave Le Goff a pair, but he was in fact drawing dead. The 10♣ river changed nothing and Le Goff was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunkyu Song	5,300,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Damien Le Goff	Busted

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06-19-2024 13:03 UTC-7

Ali Shahni Eliminated in 13th Place ($22,440)

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Ollie Garland

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ali Shahni moved all in for his last 895,000 from middle position and Javier Gomez made the call, from the button.

Ali Shahni: 4♥4♠ All in
Javier Gomez: A♣Q♥

Shahni was ahead in the flip but the 7♠Q♣2♥ flop reversed their fates. The 7♥ turn and 9♦ river saw Gomez stay in front, sending Shahni to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Gomez	6,600,000 1,730,000	1,730,000

Ali Shahni	Busted

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06-19-2024 12:59 UTC-7

Edgard Saliba Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,095)

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After an open by Yasheel Doddanavar to 160,000, Edgard Saliba moved all in and Yasheel Doddanavar snap-called to put him at risk.

Edgard Saliba: A♦Q♦ All in
Yasheel Doddanavar: K♦K♥

"Good luck," Doddanavar wished to Saliba, but the flop of K♠5♠3♥ left him drawing slim and the turn 6♠ left him dead in the water. The board completed with the 10♠ and Saliba exited as the 14th-place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yasheel Doddanavar	4,400,000 550,000	550,000
Edgard Saliba	Busted

Tags: Edgard Saliba Yasheel Doddanavar

06-19-2024 12:47 UTC-7

Dillon Najor Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,095)

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Juan Carlos Vecino moved all in and Dillon Najor called for less, putting his tournament life on the line.

Dillon Najor: J♥J♠ All in
Juan Carlos Vecino: K♠K♦

Najor would need some help to stay alive, but the runout of 4♦10♠7♦2♣7♣ did hm no favors and he was sent to trhe payout desk in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Carlos Vecino	2,875,000 775,000	775,000
Dillon Najor	Busted

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06-19-2024 12:19 UTC-7

Michael Berk Eliminated in 16th Place ($18,095)

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Juan Carlos Vecino opened to 160,000 from the hijack and action folded to Michael Berk in the big blind who three-bet to 615,000.

The action was then on Huihan Wu in the big blind who sat there for a good while before he announced he was all in, which resulted in a quick fold from Vecino.

"Good luck," Berk said as he quickly made the call to produce a massive pot.

Michael Berk: A♠K♥ All in
Huihan Wu: A♥A♣

Berk looked up at the ceiling and shook his head in disgust at the cooler, and the runout of 8♥5♠5♦K♦4♣ secured the win for Wu.

After the official count, it was discovered that Wu covered Berk by a bare 15,000 to send him to the rail in 16th place.