Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
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
Players Left 1 / 1,561
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Manuel Fritz opened from the hijack to 16,000 before being three-bet by Jeremie Bennoun to 47,000. When it folded back to Fritz he put in a four-bet to 88,000. After asking for a count, and mulling his decision, Bennoun eventually found a fold to give the pot to Fritz.
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360,000
207,000
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207,000 |
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325,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Manuel Fritz opened in early position to 16,000, before being three-bet by James Mendoza all in for 50,000. When action folded back to Fritz, he made the call.
James Mendoza: K♠10♦ 
Manuel Fritz: A♣2♣
Mendoza would need to improve against Fritz's ace-high. When the board ran out 8♦6♥7♠2♥Q♣, it was Fritz with a pair of deuces for the best hand, eliminating Mendoza.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000
47,000
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47,000 |
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Haim Toorgeman looked down at two queens sitting in the small blind and was facing a raise of 16,000 from Yunkyu Song from under the gun and a shove from Eugune Park in early position for 79,000. Toorgeman shoved for 232,000 and Song made the call and a three way all in resulted.
Eugene Park: 4♥4♠
Haim Toorgeman: Q♣Q♠
Yunkyu Song: J♠J♣
The board ran out with 7♣K♦A♦K♣10♠ and Toorgeman took down an impressive pot with his two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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551,000
331,000
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331,000 |
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454,000
196,000
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196,000 |
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded to Ian Sandy on the button who raised to 16,000 before being three-bet by Lou Garza in the small blind to 35,000. When it folded back to Sandy, he four-bet all in for 150,000 more. Garza made the call to put Sandy at risk.
Ian Sandy: K♣J♥
Lou Garza: Q♥Q♣
Garza had Sandy in bad shape with his pocket queens. When the board ran out 5♦5♥A♥8♣4♣ Sandy was not able to improve and was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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605,000
134,000
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134,000 |
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs, with Hiroto Watanabe in the cutoff putting Michael Berk on the button all in for 111,000.
Michael Berk: 10♣9♣
Hiroto Watanabe: 6♠6♦
Watanabe was ahead with his pair of sixes, but when the board ran out 3♠9♦A♣9♠A♠ it improved Berk to a full house, nines full of aces, to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
337,000
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337,000 |
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242,000
34,000
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34,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Cards are back in the air, and play has resumed.
