Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-17-2024 14:09 UTC-8

Sablonty Finds Dream Spot

Michael Giacobbe

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The hijack player opened the action with a raise to 2,000. The cutoff moved all in for 20,500 and action was on HB Sablotny on the button who called all in for 20,000. The initial raiser folded and players went off to a full board.

HB Sablotny: K♦K♠ All in
Cutoff: 4♣4♠

The runout came A♥10♣A♦K♥5♦ and Sablotny got a full double-up, giving him new life in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
HB Sablotny	42,500 42,500	42,500

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06-17-2024 14:05 UTC-8

Hao Lu Shows the Bluff

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at approximately 16,000 with two players looking at a board of K♥9♥Q♥8♣.

[Removed:513], in early position, bet out for 9,000. The cutoff made the call.

The J♣ river fell and Hao Lu moved all in for 24,600, sending his opponent into the tank. The cutoff thought for several minutes, finally electing to fold the 10♣, for a straight, face up.

Hao Lu erupted in cheer as he gleefully tabled Q♦6♦, having got his opponent off the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:513]	65,000 1,500	1,500

06-17-2024 14:02 UTC-8

Select Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Acevedo	110,000 4,100	4,100

Jun Obara	85,000 85,000	85,000
Brian Green	82,000 82,000	82,000

Jianfeng Sun	80,000 80,000	80,000

Terry Fleischer	65,000 65,000	65,000
Kannapong Thanarattrakul	37,000 37,000	37,000

James Chen	37,000 37,000	37,000

Ethan Yau	35,000 35,000	35,000

Anson Tsang	35,000 35,000	35,000
Nevan Chang	35,000 35,000	35,000

Nick Palma	35,000 5,000	5,000
Yake Wu	29,000 29,000	29,000
Renji Mao	27,000 27,000	27,000

Chris Moorman	27,000 9,000	9,000

Eugene Co	26,000 26,000	26,000
Jesse Lonis	23,000 6,500	6,500

Napat Chokejindachai	3,000 3,000	3,000

06-17-2024 13:58 UTC-8

Karki Gets Paid

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aakash Karki opened the action with a raise to 1,800 from early position. The middle position player and big blind both made the call.

Players went three ways to a rainbow A♠Q♥5♣ flop and Karki continued for 2,000. Only middle position called.

Karki fired 4,500 on the 9♠ turn and his opponent called once again.

The 10♠ river hit the felt completing the backdoor flush and Karki sized up to 13,000. His opponent flicked in a chip for a call and Karki tabled 7♠4♠ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aakash Karki	105,000

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06-17-2024 13:51 UTC-8

Kassin Picks Off His Opponent on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The small blind limped in and Charles Kassin checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the river as the full board now read K♣9♣8♥10♦3♠.

The small blind led out for 1,000 and Kassin made a quick call, placing the chip in front of his opponent as if he expected to lose the pot. However, the small blind tabled 8♦5♦ for a pair of eights, while Kassin won this pot with Q♣9♦ for a pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Kassin	91,000 11,800	11,800

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-17-2024 13:25 UTC-8

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The remaining 1,085 players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

06-17-2024 13:23 UTC-8

Queens Hold for Nguyen

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Tommy Nguyen was on the button and was facing a raise from the player in the hijack for 1,500. Nguyen put in the three-bet to 4,000 and the hijack four-bet all in for effective 19,900 and Nguyen made the call.

Tommy Nguyen: Q♥Q♠
Hijack: A♣K♣

The board ran out as 6♦J♣9♥J♦8♦ and Nguyen dodged the over cards to receive a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Nguyen	36,000

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06-17-2024 13:19 UTC-8

Vora Finds a Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The cutoff opened, finding Neil Vora on the button, who three-bet to 5,000. The cutoff quickly clicked it back to 20,000 and Vora moved all in for 30,100, in a snap.

The cutoff, confirmed the count, thinking over his decision for some time before making the call.

Neil Vora: A♣K♠ All in
Cutoff: A♥5♥

Vora was way out in front and the 6♥9♠10♣ flop had his opponent drawing thin. The Q♣ turn and 9♣ river confirmed Vora's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Vora	57,000 57,000	57,000

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06-17-2024 13:10 UTC-8

Sugito With the Better Straight

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

An early position player raised to 1,300 and the button and Ryutaro Sugita on the big blind both called. The flop came out with 8♦10♥Q♦ and all the players checked.

On the turn J♥ the big blind checked, as well as the button and the original raiser bet out 2,300. Sugita reraised to 35,000 with the superior stack and the early position player moved the rest of his chips for 8,000 and the button folded.

Early position: Q♥9♥
Ryutaro Sugita: K♥9♦

The river 4♣ was irrelevant as Sugita had the straight to the king for the win.