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

06-20-2024 14:15 UTC-8

Moreno's Cowboys Get Cracked

Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Andrew Moreno opened to 1,000 on the button and only the small blind called.

After the small blind checked the 9♣4♦6♣ flop Moreno bet 900. His opponent check-raised to 3,600 and Moreno called.

The small blind led out for 10,000 on the Q♦ turn. This was met by a shove all-in by Moreno. The small blind snap-called for his remaining 18,000 and the cards were revealed.

Small blind: 4♠4♣ All in
Andrew Moreno: K♥K♣

Moreno didn't improve on the 9♥ river and he had to send around a third of his stack over to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Moreno	42,000 8,000	8,000

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Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

06-20-2024 14:25 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	50,000 50,000	50,000

Zhiyuan Xu	50,000 50,000	50,000
Olga Iermolcheva	50,000 50,000	50,000
Jonas Mackoff	50,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Chaudey	50,000 50,000	50,000
Dong Meng	50,000 50,000	50,000

Gus Hansen	50,000 50,000	50,000

Ran Koller	50,000 50,000	50,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Lu	150,000 150,000	150,000
Wai Kiat Lee	150,000 15,000	15,000
Antoine Saout	140,000 80,000	80,000
Eric Baldwin	105,000 27,000	27,000

Maria Konnikova	105,000 15,000	15,000

Romain Lewis	85,000 35,000	35,000

Daniel Rezaei	80,000 2,000	2,000

Taylor Paur	75,000 20,000	20,000

Samuel Ju	60,000 20,000	20,000
Xiaohu Liu	60,000 25,000	25,000
Joshua Heinzl	60,000 5,000	5,000
Jesse Lonis	50,000 50,000	50,000

Bin Weng	47,000 3,000	3,000
Tony Dunst	40,000 10,000	10,000

Phachara Wongwichit	40,000 13,000	13,000

Rania Nasreddine	30,000 5,000	5,000
James Chen	25,000 24,000	24,000

Aram Zobian	23,000 3,000	3,000

Robert Burlacu	19,000 31,000	31,000

Soika Knocks Out Klein

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With four players seeing a board of Q♠4♠2♣3♦ a player in the small blind checked and Bill Klein checked behind from the big blind. A player in early position bet 2,500 and was called by Ihar Soika in the hijack before the small blind check-raised to 8,500. Klein moved all in for 11,400 and the original better folded.

Soika asked for confirmation that the small blind could not reopen the action if he called and after confirming this was the case he made the call. The small blind called as well creating a sizable pot going into the river.

On the 4♥ river the small blind checked and Soika bet 23,000. The small blind briefly went into the tank for a couple minutes before opting to call.

Klein and the small blind both had the wheel straight with A♥5♦ and A♣5♣ respectively but Soika turned over Q♣Q♥ for queens full of fours to eliminate Klein (who may choose to reenter) and drag in a colossal pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihar Soika	182,000
Bill Klein	Busted

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06-20-2024 14:33 UTC-8

Spasov in Control

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 1,200. Simeon Spasov three-bet to 4,300 from the button and his opponent called.

Spasov continued for 2,500 on Q♦Q♣6♥ before getting check-raised to 6,500. Spasov made the call.

Under the gun fired 10,200 on the 2♣ turn and Spasov called.

Action went check-check on the 7♥ river. Under the gun tabled K♠J♠ for a bluff while Spasov dragged in the pot with J♥J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Spasov	102,300

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06-20-2024 14:38 UTC-8

Weng Sends Opponent Packing

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on a 9♥4♥5♣ flop with 3,400 in the middle.

Bin Weng fired out 3,500 from the big blind before under the gun moved all in for his last 21,000 chips. Weng made the call.

Under The Gun: K♥Q♥ All in
Bin Weng: A♥9♠

The turn J♦ rolled off before the river 2♠ hit the felt. Under the gun was eliminated while Weng chipped up over to over 80,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	81,500 34,500	34,500

Tags: Bin Weng

06-20-2024 14:40 UTC-8

Zobian Left Short-Stacked

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Aram Zobian had the majority of his stack in the middle from the cutoff and was looking to eliminate the player in the small blind, who had 24,700 chips.

Small Blind: A♣Q♠ All in
Aram Zobian: A♠3♠

Zobian was left extremely short-stacked as the runout of 2♥10♦A♦6♥2♠ meant his opponent's kicker player.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aram Zobian	4,000 19,000	19,000

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06-20-2024 14:42 UTC-8

Shylko Takes it Down With River Shove

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Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There was a raise to 1,000 from early position. Aliaksandr Shylko defended from the big blind and they headed to the flop.

Shylko checked the 4♦5♦10♣ flop and his opponent fired out a bet of 1,300. Shylko check-raised to 4,500 and his opponent called.

The A♠ turn saw Shylko check. His opponent bet 3,500 and Shylko check-raised for a second time to 14,000. The early position called and they went to the river.

Shylko moved all in for his opponent's remaining 17,000 on the A♥ river. After thinking for a few moments, his opponent folded his and forfeited the pot to Shylko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	66,000 16,000	16,000
Jesse Lonis	50,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko

06-20-2024 14:43 UTC-8

Nasreddine Thinks Rezaei is Bluffing

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With around 25,000 chips in the pot and a board that read J♣8♦3♥2♦5♣, Rania Nasreddine had checked it over to Daniel Rezaei, who bet 18,000 on the river.

"Is it a total bluff or do you have something?" asked Nasreddine before she eventually called.

Rezaei flipped over J♥10♥ for a pair of jacks, and Nasreddine mucked.