Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-04-2024 16:29 UTC-8

Christopher Castellan Eliminated in 8th Place ($113,490)

Kai Cocklin

Level 44 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Carson Richards raised to 12,000,000 from early position and Christopher Castellan shoved for 52,000,000 from the hijack. When the action got back to Richards, he made the call.

Christopher Castellan: 8♥8♣ All in
Carson Richards: A♥K♥

Castellan was flipping for his tournament life and his snowmen maintained their lead after the dealer fanned a flop of 3♠7♣5♣.

A 10♣ on the turn added a flush draw for Castellan which removed two more outs from Richards.

"Ace of diamonds, ace of diamonds!" said Richard.

Well, ask and you shall receive as the dealer slammed down the A♦ on the river to give Richards top pair, which meant he snatched the pot away from Castellan at the last possible opportunity.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carson Richards	153,000,000 64,700,000	64,700,000
Christopher Castellan	Busted

Tags: Carson Richards Christopher Castellan

06-04-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Jake Brown Eliminated in 9th Place ($89,411)

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 44 : Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

Jake Brown moved all in from under the gun for his remaining 9,000,000 chips. Amir Mirrasouli made the call from early position which brought in Christopher Castellan and Junho Song who made the calls from the button and the small blind.

The flop peeled off K♣10♦A♦ and Song moved all in for his last 21,000,000 chips. The other players got out of the way and Brown and Song went heads up to a turn and river with Brown at risk.

Jake Brown: 10♥9♥ All in
Junho Song: K♠10♠

The board ran out A♣Q♠ which sealed Brown's fate, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junho Song	66,000,000 26,000,000	26,000,000
Jake Brown	Busted

Tags: Amir Mirrasouli Christopher Castellan Jake Brown Junho Song

06-04-2024 15:07 UTC-8

Richard's Stack Going On a Downward Slope

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Kai Cocklin

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Carson Richards made it 9,000,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Castellan shoved for 56,000,000 from the big blind. Richards debated for just a moment before he flicked in the call.

Christopher Castellan: 8♣8♥ All in
Carson Richards: A♥4♠

Richards was screaming for an ace but it never arrived as the board ran out 6♥3♥10♦7♣6♦ which kept the snowmen of Castellan in the lead and doubled him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Castellan	116,000,000 56,000,000	56,000,000
Carson Richards	80,000,000 55,000,000	55,000,000

Tags: Carson Richards Christopher Castellan

06-04-2024 14:59 UTC-8

Trayner Makes the Right Call to Take Over as Chip Leader

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Kai Cocklin

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Christopher Castellan raised to 9,000,000 from middle position and Malcolm Trayner called from the hijack. Carson Richard was in the big blind and he also made the call.

The flop fell Q♣10♠2♦ which was checked around to the 5♦ turn. Richards led out for 10,000,000 which got Castellan to fold, but Trayner called.

On the 8♥ river, Richards counted a bet of 24,000,000 and dropped the chips into the pot, and Trayner quickly called by tossing in a single chip.

"Ace-high' sighed Richards.

Trayner flipped up K♦10♦ for a pair of tens, and he was pushed the pot and took the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Malcolm Trayner	185,000,000 51,000,000	51,000,000

Carson Richards	135,000,000 43,000,000	43,000,000
Christopher Castellan	60,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Tags: Carson Richard Christopher Castellan Malcolm Trayner

06-04-2024 14:51 UTC-8

Richards Doubles into Chip Lead

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Josh Noy

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Carson Richards opened to 9,000,000 in middle position and Junho Song made the call in the cutoff. Jake Brown also came along in the small blind and announced a check in the dark before the dealer fanned out the 2♣6♣K♥ flop.

Richards continued for 10,000,000, producing a fold from Song. Brown then check-raised to 20,000,000 and Richards took a moment before announcing all in.

"I'm gonna need an exact count," Brown told the dealer while he contemplated his decision. The total was 74,300,000, representing most of Brown's remaining stack. After a few minutes in the tank, Brown stuck in a calling chip.

Carson Richards: K♣Q♥ All in
Jake Brown: K♦4♦

Richards was well in front and locked up the hand with the Q♦ turn. The 10♥ river completed the board, with Richards leaving Brown short while taking a big chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carson Richards	178,000,000 98,000,000	98,000,000
Junho Song	47,000,000 11,000,000	11,000,000
Jake Brown	15,700,000 94,300,000	94,300,000

Tags: Carson Richards Jake Brown Junho Song

06-04-2024 14:47 UTC-8

Jefferson James Eliminated in 10th Place ($70,860)

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Jefferson James moved all in from early position for his last 5,400,000 chips. Action folded around to Carson Richards in middle position who three-bet to 15,000,000. All other opponents folded, and they went heads up to a full board with James at risk.

Jefferson James: J♦9♦ All in
Carson Richards: A♦9♥

The board ran out 9♣A♠6♣4♥3♣ and Richards sent James to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carson Richards	80,000,000 20,000,000	20,000,000
Jefferson James	Busted

Tags: Carson Richards Jefferson James

06-04-2024 14:43 UTC-8

Azran Scores a Massive Double-Up Early On

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Kai Cocklin

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Oshri Azran raised from the button to 10,000,0000 and Christopher Castellan made the call from the big blind.

On the K♥5♣9♥ flop, Castellan check, Azran bet 10,000,000, and Castellan shoved all in. Azran had 35,000,000 behind and wasted no time in making the call which put him at risk.

Oshri Azran: K♣J♥ All in
Christopher Castellan: Q♣9♦

Azran was in the lead and would join the chip leaders if his hand could hold up. If Castellan could find a way to win the hand, his stack would swell to near 200,000,000 and he would be an overwhelming chip leader.

The turn brought a 10♠ which swapped some of the outs around, and the Q♦ river improved Castellan to two pair, but also gave Azran a straight which doubled him up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oshri Azran	110,000,000 45,000,000	45,000,000
Christopher Castellan	70,000,000 50,000,000	50,000,000

Tags: Christopher Castellan Oshri Azran

06-04-2024 14:04 UTC-8

Paul W Lee Eliminated in 11th Place ($70,860)

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Josh Noy

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Paul W Lee moved all in from under the gun for his last 3,700,000 before Christopher Castellan shoved his larger stack from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, leaving Lee at risk heads up.

Paul W Lee: Q♠8♠ All in
Christopher Castellan: A♣A♥

"Best hand I've seen in a while," said Lee as he realized he got his chips in against pocket aces. Castellan improved on the A♠K♥5♣9♣3♠ runout, sending Lee to the rail in 11th place.

The last 10 players were then redrawn for the unofficial final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Castellan	122,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000
Paul W Lee	Busted

Tags: Christopher Castellan Paul W Lee

06-04-2024 13:55 UTC-8

Christopher Battenfield Eliminated in 12th Place ($56,500)

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Action folded around to Christopher Battenfield in the small blind who moved all in for his last 14,000,000 chips. Christopher Castellan was sitting in the big blind and made the call, covering Battenfield.

Christopher Battenfield: A♥K♣ All in
Christopher Castellan: A♣J♦

The board ran out J♥2♣6♣10♦J♠ and Castellan sent Battenfield packing, despite being dominated preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Castellan	108,000,000 23,000,000	23,000,000
Christopher Battenfield	Busted

Tags: Christopher Battenfield Christopher Castellan

06-04-2024 13:42 UTC-8

Antonio Payne Eliminated in 13th Place ($56,500)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Antonio Payne shoved all in from under the gun for 4,300,000 and Oshri Azran made the call from the small blind. Jefferson James then shoved all in for around 25,000,000 from the big blind, and Azran made the call which put two players at risk.

Antonion Payne: Q♥9♥ All in
Jefferson James: A♦Q♣ All in
Oshri Azran: A♠Q♦

Not the spot that Payne wanted to find himself in and after the 3♥Q♠3♣K♦A♥ runout was displayed on board, his run in the event had come to an end. As both Azran and James won the main pot, they split the bounty of Payne.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oshri Azran	70,000,000 33,500,000	33,500,000
Jefferson James	28,000,000 15,000,000	15,000,000
Antonio Payne	Busted

Tags: Antonio Payne Jefferson James Oshri Azran