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

06-20-2024 11:30 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Horn	58,000 58,000	58,000
Stanley Weng	50,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Burlacu	50,000 50,000	50,000
Yuhang Chen	50,000 50,000	50,000

Preflop Cooler Goes in Eads' Favor

Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded around to the small blind who raised to 600. David Eads three-bet to 2,100 before his opponent four-bet to 8,600. Eads moved all in for 23,400 and his opponent made the call.

David Eads: A♠A♥ All in
Small Blind: K♦K♠

The board came down 5♠8♦7♠A♦7♣ and Eads earned a full double up to get back near starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Eads	48,100 48,100	48,100

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06-20-2024 11:39 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	50,000 50,000	50,000

James Chen	49,000 49,000	49,000

One of Konnikova's Favorites

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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06-20-2024 11:48 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanley Weng	52,000 2,000	2,000
Andrew Moreno	50,000

Chen Takes Down a Pot; Lee Almost Triples Stack in First Level

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Kai Cocklin

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yuhang Chen opened to 600 and got a call from the player in the big blind.

Both checked the K♥J♠Q♦ flop to the 4♣ turn. The big blind check-folded to Chen's 800-chip bet.

On the same table, Wai Kiat Lee is up to around 135,000 chips in the opening level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	135,000 75,000	75,000
Yuhang Chen	47,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Wai Kiat Lee Yuhang Chen

06-20-2024 11:56 UTC-8

Bekerian Finds the Right Call

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 600. Samuel Bekerian defended his big blind.

Under the gun continued for 500 on 2♥10♠4♣ and Bekerian made the call.

Bekerian led for 1,200 on the 8♠ turn card. His opponent called.

Bekerian checked over the 7♠ river to under the gun, who fired 6,000. After much deliberation, Bekerian found the call, and was rewarded the pot. His opponent rolled over Q♥J♠ for just queen-high. Bekerian raked in the pot with 10♦6♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Bekerian	62,000 62,000	62,000

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Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-20-2024 12:11 UTC-8

Horn Finds River Value

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 600. The button player made the call before Gary Horn three-bet to 2,400 from the small blind. His opponent made the call.

Horn continued for 2,600 on A♦A♠4♥ and the button called.

Action went check-check on the 5♦ turn, but when the A♣ river hit the felt, Horn went for value. He fired 4,500 and the button made the call. Horn rolled over K♣K♦ and it was good.