Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-20-2024 19:23 UTC-8

Eveslage Getting Short

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Kyungtae Min opened to 2,200 from the cutoff and received calls from Chad Eveslage on the button and a player in the big blind.

The flop came K♠9♥8♣ and action checked around to Eveslage who bet 2,000. The big blind folded while Min made the call.

Min check-called another bet from Eveslage for 8,000 on the 4♠ turn. Both players then checked the J♠ river. Min tabled J♥9♦ for two pair and Eveslage mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyungtae Min	90,000
Chad Eveslage	13,300 24,700	24,700

Tags: Chad Eveslage Kyungtae Min

06-20-2024 19:26 UTC-8

Sotiropoulos Doubles

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 2,200. The cutoff called before the button three-bet to 9,000. Sotiropoulos four-bet jammed his 56,600-chip stack into the middle and the button made the call.

Georgios Sotiropoulos: A♥K♥
Button: 10♠10♣

The board ran out 7♦9♠7♣A♣4♦ and Sotiropoulos caught his Ace on the turn to earn a massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	118,000 118,000	118,000

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06-20-2024 19:27 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Loses a Flip

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Zappulla raised to 2,200 and Olga Iermolcheva three-bet to 6,600. The big blind cold four-bet to 13,000. This got a fold from Zappulla, but Iermolcheva chose to five-bet shove for the big blind remaining 45,000. the big blind player called.

Big Blind: A♥Q♣ All in
Olga Iermolcheva: 10♠10♣

The board came favorably for Iermolcheva's opponent as it fell 5♦K♦Q♠Q♥2♣, keeping him alive in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Zappulla	77,000 27,000	27,000

Michael Jozoff	70,000
Olga Iermolcheva	65,000 15,000	15,000
Joao Simao	50,000

Stephen Song	50,000

Tags: Olga Iermolcheva Paul Zappulla

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-20-2024 19:37 UTC-8

Tayar Hangs On

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The hijack opened the action with a raise to 2,400. Khalifa Tayar three-bet to 6,100 from the cutoff and the hijack made the call.

Tayar continued for 3,400 on Q♠Q♥2♠ before the hijack raised to 8,000. Tayar called in position.

The hijack bet 6,000 on the 5♥ turn and Tayar called once more.

Action went check-check on the 7♥ river and Tayar tabled 8♠8♣ for the winner. His opponent showed 4♣4♦ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khalifa Tayar	68,400 68,400	68,400

Tags: Khalifa Tayar

06-20-2024 19:37 UTC-8

Wang Gets Value from LIghtbourne

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With two playrrs seeing a board of 7♣6♠J♦Q♣ and about 16,000 in the middle, Iaron LIghtbourne bet 6,500 from the big blind and Stanley Wang called from the hijack.

On the 8♦ river Lightbourne bet 8,000 only for Wang to raise it to 24,500. Lightbourne made the call.

Wang tabled Q♠J♣ for top two pair and Lightbourne's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iaron Lightbourne	209,000 209,000	209,000
Stanley Wang	120,500 120,500	120,500

06-20-2024 19:41 UTC-8

Rezaei Clicks the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The hijack opened and Daniel Rezaei defended his big blind.

They saw a flop of 2♥2♦3♣ where Rezaei check-called a bet of 3,000.

An A♥ fell on the turn and after Rezaei checked, the hijack bet 7,500. Rezaei then raised to 16,000, and the hijack folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Rezaei	260,000 25,000	25,000

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06-20-2024 19:42 UTC-8

Chang Can't Find a Four to Surive

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Tim Baker

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nevan Chang was all in preflop for his last 6,000 from the button and the under the gun player had called to put him at risk.

Nevan Chang: 4♦4♣ All in
Under the gun: 9♣9♦

Chang couldn't find any help on the 8♥A♣7♥2♠5♣ runout and he was sent to the rail

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	50,000

Justin Young	50,000 50,000	50,000
Nevan Chang	Busted

Tags: Nevan Chang

06-20-2024 19:43 UTC-8

Yang's River Bluff Doesn't Go to Plan

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There were around 16,000 chips in the pot on a board of A♥9♦J♦3♦4♣ when Chongxian Yang checked. David Brehme then bet 6,800, and Yang check-raised to 25,000. It took some time for Brehme to make a decision but he eventually tossed in a call.

Yang tabled 6♥6♣ but Brehme had the winner with K♦K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Brehme	125,000
Chongxian Yang	25,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Chongxian Yang David Brehme

06-20-2024 19:45 UTC-8

Tsokaridis Drills His Two-Outer

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Paraskevas Tsokaridis opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from the button. The small blind three-bet to 9,500 before Tsokaridis four-bet to 20,000. The small blind five-bet to 33,400 and Tsokaridis six-bet ripped his 84,000-chip stack into the middle. His opponent snap called.

Paraskevas Tsokaridis: 10♥10♣ All in
Small Blind: K♥K♦

The board ran out 7♥10♦4♦3♦4♣ and Tsokaridis found some help from the deck to stay alive and double up.