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

06-22-2024 13:07 UTC-8

Chip Counts at the Break (full)

Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Turbo Nguyen	3,800,000 980,000	980,000

Bogdan Munteanu	3,500,000 400,000	400,000
Nenad Dukic	3,400,000 420,000	420,000
Matthew McEwan	2,570,000 640,000	640,000
Yang Zhang	2,450,000

Ihar Soika	2,200,000
Mostafa Haidary	2,130,000 70,000	70,000

Lucas Blanco	2,040,000 605,000	605,000
Jake Schwartz	2,000,000 520,000	520,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	2,000,000 100,000	100,000

Iaron Lightbourne	1,950,000 200,000	200,000
Bernd Gleissner	1,810,000 510,000	510,000
Pedro Madeira	1,800,000
Xuming Qi	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Max Kruse	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Sonny Franco	1,110,000 310,000	310,000
Richard Dixon	960,000
Kharlin Sued	960,000
Justin Vaysman	875,000 315,000	315,000
Hannes Van Wauwe	850,000 960,000	960,000
Krasimir Yankov	825,000 135,000	135,000
Brandon Schwartz	720,000 30,000	30,000
Erfan Geula	510,000 360,000	360,000
Tyler Cornell	300,000 270,000	270,000

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06-22-2024 13:05 UTC-8

First Break of the Day

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Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The remaining 24 players are now on the first 15-minute break of the afternoon.

06-22-2024 13:01 UTC-8

Broom Swept Aside by Madeira

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A full board of A♠5♥4♦J♥Q♥ was showing when James Broom and Pedro Madeira got all of their chips into the middle on the river.

Broom tabled 3♥2♥ for a flush, but Madeira had A♥9♥ for the nut flush to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Madeira	1,800,000 500,000	500,000
James Broom	Busted

Tags: James Broom Pedro Madeira

06-22-2024 13:01 UTC-8

Kruse Staying Alive

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Just before the break, Max Kruse managed to score another double-up courtesy of Yang Zhang,

Max Kruse: A♠K♠ All in
Yang Zhang: 9♦9♠

Kruse bricked the flop but hit his ace on the turn as the runout of 2♠10♦7♦A♦5♥ earned him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Zhang	2,450,000 280,000	280,000

Max Kruse	1,000,000 610,000	610,000

Tags: Max Kruse Yang Zhang

06-22-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Nguyen Finishes Off Deng

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Jeff McMillan

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The last of Clemen Deng's stack was in the middle from the big blind as he was up against Turbo Nguyen.

Clemen Deng: A♠5♣ All in
Turbo Nguyen: Q♠Q♣

The flop came Q♥9♦5♠ to give Nguyen a set, the turn was the 3♦ and the river the A♦ to end the run for Deng in 26th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Turbo Nguyen	2,820,000 340,000	340,000

Clemen Deng	Busted

Tags: Clemen Deng Turbo Nguyen

06-22-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Wauwe Risks it All

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Alek Gillies

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was caught after the turn of 4♠J♦4♥9♠ and Hannes Van Wauwe moved all in for 1,090,000 from the small blind.

Richard Dixon was in the tank from under the gun as he eventually found the fold.

Wauwe revealed K♦K♠ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hannes Van Wauwe	1,810,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Richard Dixon	960,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Richard Dixon Hannes Van Wauwe

06-22-2024 12:58 UTC-8

Kruse Gets a Lifeline

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Max Kruse had the shortest stack in the tournament and got his last chips into the middle needing some help.

Mas Kruse: 10♠3♠ All in
Xuming Qi: A♥K♠

Kruse was saved by the river as he paired his three on the 4♣Q♥7♠5♠3♣ board which gave him a lifeline in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xuming Qi	2,000,000 970,000	970,000
Max Kruse	390,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Max Kruse Xuming Qi

06-22-2024 12:55 UTC-8

Ripper's Short Stack Dusted Off by Sued

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Wagner Ripper was all in just over 200,000 chips and Kharlin Sued made the call to put him at risk.

Wagner Ripper: 2♣2♥ All in
Kharlin Sued: A♣9♣

Sued paired his nine on the 3♦9♠J♣K♠Q♠ board which brought an end to Ripper's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kharlin Sued	960,000 510,000	510,000
Wagner Ripper	Busted

Tags: Kharlin Sued Wagner Ripper

06-22-2024 12:52 UTC-8

Haidary Adds to His Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mostafa Haidary raised to 60,000 from under the gun and got called by both Bernd Gleissner in the cutoff, and Sonny Franco on the button.

They saw a flop of 7♦8♦5♦ which all three players checked to the 8♥ turn. Haidary bet 75,000, which Gleissner and Franco called.

An 8♠ fell on the river and Haidary bet 375,000, which got two quick folds from his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mostafa Haidary	2,200,000 1,590,000	1,590,000

Bernd Gleissner	1,300,000 310,000	310,000
Sonny Franco	800,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Mostafa Haidary Sonny Franco Bernd Gleissner

06-22-2024 12:47 UTC-8

Dukic Makes Chen Fold

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Alek Gillies

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 6♥K♣4♣ and Dong Chen checked from the big blind. Nenad Dukic fired for 45,000 and was check raised to 115,000 by Chen. Dukic found the call.

The turn was the 5♠ and Chen checked to Dukic. He continued for 175,000 and received a call from Chen.

While the river peeled the J♣ Chen once again checked. Dukic sized up for 585,000 and put Chen into the tank. Clock was called and his hand was declared dead after he did not act within the time.

Chen revealed that he had pocket aces and Dukic assured him they were no good on that board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nenad Dukic	2,980,000 810,000	810,000
Dong Chen	920,000 80,000	80,000