Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-22-2024 16:48 UTC-8

Jake Schwartz Eliminated in 14th Place ($35,671)

Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Yang Zhang opened to 165,000 from under the gun and Matthew McEwan called from the cutoff. Jake Schwartz also called from the big blind.

On the 10♣4♦Q♦ flop, Schwartz checked, Zhang bet 150,000, McEwan called, Schwartz shoved for 745,000, Zhang folded, and McEwan called.

Jake Schwartz: 10♦7♦ All in
Matthew McEwan: K♣Q♣

Schwartz had a pair and a flush draw but wouldn't have liked seeing the 4♠ turn, which removed some of his outs.

No help arrived on the 5♣ river which meant Schwartz was eliminated in 14th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew McEwan	4,600,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Yang Zhang	4,500,000 500,000	500,000

Jake Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Jake Schwartz Matthew McEwan Yang Zhang

06-22-2024 16:51 UTC-8

Richard Dixon Eliminated in 13th Place ($35,671)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Richard Dixon moved all in from the cutoff. Brandon Schwartz re-jammed his big stack from the button which got the blinds to fold and the cards were turned up.

Richard Dixon: A♦4♠ All in
Brandon Schwartz: Q♣Q♦

Schwartz was looking to continue his charmed run with queens as the flop came K♠2♥3♦. The turn was the 10♥ and the river came the 3♠ to end the run for Dixon as the all-time winningest player from Wyoming added a solid result to his resume.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Schwartz	9,300,000 800,000	800,000
Richard Dixon	Busted

Tags: Brandon Schwartz Richard Dixon

06-22-2024 16:56 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw (full)

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Two Table Redraw

ROOM / TABLE / SEAT	PLAYER	CHIP COUNT	BIG BLINDS	CITY / STATE / COUNTRY
Horseshoe / 626 / 1	Krasimir Yankov	5,100,000	64	Blagoevgrad, , BG
Horseshoe / 626 / 2	Matthew McEwan	4,600,000	58	SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US
Horseshoe / 626 / 3	Yang Zhang	4,300,000	54	DALIAN, CN
Horseshoe / 626 / 4	Ihar Soika	2,300,000	29	Minsk, , BY
Horseshoe / 626/ 5	Bernd Gleissner	1,500,000	19	Represa, , DE
Horseshoe / 626/ 6	Pedro Madeira	2,500,000	31	Belo Horizonte, , BR

Horseshoe / 634 / 1	Sonny Franco	1,320,000	17	Montagnac, , FR
Horseshoe / 634 / 2	Mostafa Haidary	3,130,000	39	Guildford, , AU
Horseshoe / 634 / 3	Bogdan Munteanu	2,345,000	29	RO
Horseshoe / 634 / 4	Max Kruse	2,650,000	33	Hamburg, , DE
Horseshoe / 634 / 5	Iaron Lightbourne	1,000,000	13	LONDON, GB
Horseshoe / 634 / 6	Brandon Schwartz	9,000,000	113	North Bay Village, FL, US

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Schwartz	9,000,000 300,000	300,000
Krasimir Yankov	5,100,000 700,000	700,000
Matthew McEwan	4,600,000
Yang Zhang	4,300,000 200,000	200,000

Mostafa Haidary	3,130,000 370,000	370,000

Max Kruse	2,650,000 260,000	260,000

Pedro Madeira	2,500,000 530,000	530,000
Bogdan Munteanu	2,345,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Ihar Soika	2,300,000 600,000	600,000
Bernd Gleissner	1,500,000
Sonny Franco	1,320,000 1,480,000	1,480,000
Iaron Lightbourne	1,000,000 250,000	250,000

06-22-2024 17:11 UTC-8

Schwartz Takes Down Another Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Brandon Schwartz opened to button to 200,000 and Mostafa Haidary called out of the big blind.

On the flop of 6♠A♥Q♥, Haidary check-called a bet of 100,000 from Schwartz.

Both checked the K♥ turn to see a K♦ fall on the river. Haidary checked, Schwartz bet 500,000, and Haidary let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Schwartz	9,400,000 400,000	400,000
Mostafa Haidary	3,600,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Brandon Schwartz Mostafa Haidary

06-22-2024 17:13 UTC-8

McEwan Forces a Fold

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Tyler Boyer

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Matthew McEwan raised to 160,000 from the button and was called by Ihar Soika in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣4♥K♦. Sokia checked to McEwan, who bet out 125,000. Soika then raised the bet to 375,000, which McEwan called.

On the turn came the 2♥ and Soika checked to McEwan, who bet 410,000. Soika was in the tank for several minutes, before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew McEwan	4,940,000 340,000	340,000
Ihar Soika	2,050,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Ihar Soika Matthew McEwan

06-22-2024 17:21 UTC-8

Franco Four-Bet Shoves

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sonny Franco raised from the cutoff to 160,000 and Mostafa Haidary three-bet to 425,000 on the button. The blinds folded then Franco shoved all in for around 3,100,000. Haidary folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonny Franco	3,800,000 2,480,000	2,480,000
Mostafa Haidary	3,100,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Mostafa Haidary Sonny Franco

06-22-2024 17:26 UTC-8

Madeira Send Zhang Into the Tank

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Jeff McMillan

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Pedro Madeira raised from the cutoff and Yang Zhang defended the big blind.

The flop came 9♥2♥7♠. Both players checked it to the 4♠ turn. Zhang led for 205,000. Madeira raised to 650,000 which Zhang took his time to consider before calling.

The river came the 5♣ to straighten the board out even more. Madeira announced a bet of 1,200,000, leaving himself with only about 550,000 behind.

Zhang went into the tank and took close to four minutes before he silently slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Madeira	3,620,000 1,120,000	1,120,000
Yang Zhang	3,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Pedro Madeira Yang Zhang

06-22-2024 17:33 UTC-8

Bogdan Munteanu Eliminated in 12th Place ($35,671)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The action folded to Bogdan Munteanu in the small blind who shoved all in for 420,000, and Max Kruse called out of the big blind.

Bogdan Munteanu: A♦J♠ All in
Max Kruse: K♦3♦

Munteanu's run came to an end as the 7♦3♠6♥7♠Q♦ runout gave Kruse a pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Kruse	4,000,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Bogdan Munteanu	Busted

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06-22-2024 17:35 UTC-8

Lightbourne Finds a Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Iaron Lightbourne opened from middle position to 335,000, leaving just 35,000 chips behind. It folded the button Sonny Franco, who made the call. Both the blinds folded, leaving the two players heads up.

Both players checked the 8♥2♠7♥ flop and 8♣ turn.

The river was the 2♦ and Lightbourne bet his remaining 35,000 and was called by Franco. Lightbourne tabled A♦K♦ which was the winner when Lightbourne showed KxQx

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonny Franco	2,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Iaron Lightbourne	920,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Iaron Lightbourne Sonny Franco

06-22-2024 17:43 UTC-8

Nothing But a Chop for Yankov and Zhang

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action was caught after the flop of A♠3♦K♣ and Krasimir Yankov was quick to check from the big blind.

Yang Zhang fired for 125,000 from middle position and received a call from Yankov.

The turn was the 4♣ and both players checked their action.

While the river peeled the 4♠, Yankov led out for 125,000. Zhang made the call and revealed K♦5♦ to chop with Yankov's K♠10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew McEwan	5,010,000 70,000	70,000
Krasimir Yankov	4,950,000 150,000	150,000
Yang Zhang	3,660,000 360,000	360,000

Pedro Madeira	3,180,000 440,000	440,000
Ihar Soika	2,230,000 180,000	180,000
Bernd Gleissner	1,390,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Yang Zhang