Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$2,778,580
Total Entries
1,561
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
235
Players Left
17
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Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break with 117 players returning.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Anthony Alway raised from the cutoff to 24,000 and Yutaka Yoshida three-bet all-in for 265,000. Alway made the call.
Yutaka Yoshida: J♥J♦ 
Anthony Alway: A♦K♥
The board was 9♣5♦10♠6♥3♦ and the jacks held for Yoshida.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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734,000
409,000
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409,000 |
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280,000
37,000
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37,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
A player under the gun raised to 20,000, and Timothy Sullivan made the call from early position. When action folded to the small blind Matthew Zarcadoolas, he three-bet all in for 218,000. The under the gun player folded, and Sullivan made the call.
Matthew Zarcadoolas: Q♠Q♦
Timothy Sullivan: K♠K♥
Sullivan slow played his kings and had Zarcadoolas queens in bad shape. When the board ran out 4♥7♠10♣7♦9♣ Sullivan kings were still best, eliminating Zarcadolas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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480,000
136,000
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136,000 |
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Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
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Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up with the big blind Monika Zukowicz all in for 89,000, with Juan Carlos Vecino in the early position, and Jed Friedman on the button making the call.
The flop came 5♦5♣J♥ and Carlos Vecino checked to Friedman, who bet out 50,000. Carlos Vecino then elected to raise to 165,000, which after taking some time to debate his decision, Friedman did make the call.
The turn was the 9♠ and Carlos Vecino continued his aggression by betting out 130,000. Friedman elected to lay his hand down, giving the side pot to Carlos Vecino.
Monika Zukowicz: A♣J♦
Juan Carlos Vecino: Q♠Q♥
Zukowicz was able to flop top pair, however, she was still in need of help as Carlos Vecino had the over pair with his queens.
The river came the 10♠ and officially eliminated Zukowicz, as Carlos Vecino scooped in a huge pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000
1,199,000
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1,199,000 |
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480,000
326,000
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326,000 |
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Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Miguel Lopes raised from under the gun to 20,000 and Kevin Theodore called from the button, Haim Toorgeman called from the small blind and David Decker called from the big blind. The flop came out with 9♥K♣8♥ and everyone checked.
On the turn Q♠ Decker took the lead and bet 35,000 and Lopes called while everyone else folded.
The river 7♠ brought out another bet from Decker for 75,000. Lopes took some time, called, then mucked as Decker turned over K♥10♠ for a pair of kings and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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860,000
683,000
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683,000 |
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650,000
278,000
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278,000 |
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615,000
138,000
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138,000 |
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451,000
100,000
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100,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Harry Rubin came in for a raise to 22,000 from the cutoff and Umesh Babusukumar made the call from the big blind. The flop came out with 2♦5♥Q♣, Rubin bet out 20,000, and Babusukumar called.
Then both players proceeded cautiously and checked the turn 5♠ and the river Q♦.
Babusukumar tabled 9♠9♥ and Rubin mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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224,000
103,000
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103,000 |
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150,000
368,000
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368,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Yunkyu Song on the button who raised to 22,000. The small blind then three-bet all in for 123,000. Song made the call to put the small blind at risk.
Small Blind: A♣3♣
Yunkyu Song: K♥J♣
It was the small blind ahead with ace high, but when the board ran out J♦10♠9♥Q♥10♣ it improved song to a straight, to secure the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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560,000
106,000
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106,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Lou Garza on the button who raised to 100,000 before the small blind went all in for 42,000. The big blind Justin Carey also went all in for 86,000.
Small Blind: A♦8♠
Justin Carey: A♣J♣
Lou Garza: 10♠9♠
With two players at risk, the board ran out 5♠9♥4♣6♥8♥ improving Garza to a pair of nines and score the double knockout. Garza has built up quite the stack early in Day 2, surpassing over a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,040,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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