Level: 19
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Slowrolling — it's a divisive topic in the poker world. Some players take great joy in taking part in the act, while for others, it's their biggest pet peeve when at the table.
There have been plenty of examples that have made headlines over the years, with Nik Airball's slowroll on Ethan 'Rampage' Yau on Hustler Casino Live being a recent case study.
And now, at the 2024 World Series of Poker, we may have seen the biggest slowroll of the summer so far.
The remaining 17 players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
Isaac Haxton opened to 240,000 in the hijack and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 580,000 in the cutoff. Haxton called.
Haxton checked on the flop of 9♥2♦6♦ and Lichtenberger continued for 330,000. Haxton check-jammed a stack of around 3,000,000 and Lichtenberger used two time banks before folding to hang onto his remaining 2,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,500,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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2,000,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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Nick Petrangelo opened to 250,000 and Chris Hunichen called out of the big blind.
The 10♥6♦J♣ flop went check-check to the 3♠ turn. Hunichen led out for 350,000, and Petrangelo called.
On the 6♠ river, Hunichen fired another bet of 575,000, and Petrangelo quickly called.
Hunichen tabled J♦4♦ for a pair of jacks, and Petrangelo mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,000,000
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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2,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Just a few hands after the bubble burst, Viktor Blom raised to 240,000 under the gun. Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 1,050,000 out of the big blind and Blom four-bet shoved all in for 4,410,000. Lichtenberger made the call and the cards were flipped over.
Viktor Blom: Q♦Q♣
Andrew Lichtenberger: A♣K♣
The board ran out 3♠7♦Q♠4♣8♠ meaning Blom had doubled up and become the new chip leader of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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9,050,000
5,250,000
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5,250,000 |
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3,100,000
4,000,000
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4,000,000 |
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Viktor Blom opened to 420,000 in the small blind and Chance Kornuth defended in the big blind.
Blom continued for 240,000 on the flop of 6♠K♣2♥ and Kornuth called. Blom then checked on the 10♣ turn and Kornuth bet 360,000. Blom check-jammed and Kornuth quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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9,200,000
5,400,000
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5,400,000 |
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2,400,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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The $25K Fantasy league rolls on, and as of June 19, Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) is still on top with 662 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (523 points) and Team Sepiol (461 points). Of the 19 teams, Team Chingas is on the bottom with 83 points while all other teams have at least 207 points. Check out 25Kfantasy.com to see the current standings.
PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “$25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by $25K Fantasy players.
As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP including ones played by Phil Ivey, Eric Wasserson, and Sean Winter.
On the direct bubble, [Removed:554] raised to 240,000 and Danny Tang three-bet to 880,000 with just 80,000 chips behind. After the big blind folded, [Removed:555] moved all-in. Tang made the call and the cards were revealed.
Danny Tang: A♠9♣
[Removed:554]: J♣J♦
A J♥ in the window was a disastrous sight for Tang. The 9♠7♥ followed on the flop meaning Tang needed running cards to stay alive. The 3♥ turn cemented his elimination as an inconsequential K♥ came on the river.
With Tang's elimination the remaining players had guaranteed themselves at least a $209,346 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,350,000
1,350,000
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1,350,000 |
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