Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-21-2024 00:25 UTC-7

Late Night Counts of the Mixed Game Contenders

Christian Zetzsche

Level 12

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	330,000 65,000	65,000

Antonio Seremet	330,000 288,000	288,000
Jeffrey Lo	225,000 105,000	105,000
Adam Friedman	220,000 167,000	167,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	180,000 40,000	40,000

Rob Hollink	160,000 10,000	10,000
Tamon Nakamura	150,000 15,000	15,000
Yueqi Zhu	150,000 85,000	85,000

David Funkhouser	150,000 110,000	110,000

Bryan Micon	130,000 5,000	5,000
Calvin Anderson	125,000 5,000	5,000

Ari Engel	110,000 25,000	25,000

Maksim Pisarenko	105,000 20,000	20,000

Sean Troha	100,000 65,000	65,000

Yingui Li	95,000 29,000	29,000

David "ODB" Baker	90,000 5,000	5,000

Max Kruse	75,000 20,000	20,000

David Prociak	75,000 30,000	30,000

Bryce Yockey	70,000 70,000	70,000

Nam Le	70,000 15,000	15,000
Philip Sternheimer	65,000

Eric Wasserson	60,000 14,800	14,800

Kazuhiko Yotsushika	60,000 9,000	9,000
Phil Hellmuth	53,000 2,000	2,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	40,000 35,000	35,000

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06-21-2024 00:20 UTC-7

Tedeschi Gets Some Value

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Paul Tedeschi patted against an opponent who drew one and then had a bet worth 12,000 paid off to reveal the 9x6x5x3x2x for a ninety-six. That was good enough to win the pot for the French player to surpass the average in the final level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Tedeschi	90,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Paul Tedeschi

06-21-2024 00:09 UTC-7

McKenna Eliminated by Distenfeld

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 12

Omaha Hi-Lo

The remaining short stack of Michael McKenna was almost all in the middle prior to the 6♥6♣5♦ flop on which his bet of 3,000 was called by Gershon Distenfeld. McKenna then bet the last 1,000 in the dark prior to the 2♦ turn. Distenfeld was briefly confused before it was made clear he only needed to put in one more chip before the showdown proceeded.

Michael McKenna: A♦K♦5♣4♦
Gershon Distenfeld: 7♣6♦3♦2♣

"I have a full house," Distenfeld declared and McKenna demanded "three of diamonds one time" before he leaned over to see that one card for a scoop already being out of the equation. He still had the low but that also vanished with the A♣ river to end his run in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gershon Distenfeld	245,000 15,000	15,000

Michael Moncek	150,000 85,000	85,000

Renan Bruschi	130,000 10,000	10,000

Amnon Filippi	100,000 10,000	10,000

Anthony Hu	90,000 5,000	5,000
Philip Hui	80,000 40,000	40,000
Michael McKenna	Busted

Tags: Gershon Distenfeld Michael McKenna

06-21-2024 00:08 UTC-7

Wheel for Filippi

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Omaha Hi-Lo

Gershon Distenfeld raised from the cutoff, Michael Moncek three-bet the button, Amnon Filippi made it four bets from the small blind, and both players called.

On the 10♣9♣3♥ flop, Filippi led with a bet and both opponents called.

The turn brought the 5♥. Filippi bet, Distenfeld folded, Moncek raised, and Filippi called.

The 2♥ peeled off on the river. Filippi led once again and Moncek called.

Filippi revealed A♠A♦9♥4♣ and his wheel was good enough for the scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Moncek	235,000 75,000	75,000

Gershon Distenfeld	230,000 20,000	20,000

Amnon Filippi	110,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Amnon Filippi Gershon Distenfeld Michael Moncek

Level: 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,600/2,400 Ante, 800-1,600 Blinds

06-21-2024 00:01 UTC-7

Guagenti Extracts Value From Deeb

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

No-Limit Hold'em

On the river of a J♣7♦3♣8♣Q♥ board, Shaun Deeb paid off a bet worth 6,700 by Nick Guagenti in the next seat. He was shown the 8♥7♥ for two pair and that was good enough for Guagenti to win the pot, nearly closing the gap to Deeb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	80,000 20,000	20,000

Nick Guagenti	75,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Nick Guagenti Shaun Deeb

06-20-2024 23:56 UTC-7

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Kenneth Po recently lost most of his short stack in a 2-7 Triple Draw hand in which he was shown a seven-six and soon after hit the rail. More counts across the tournament area can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	190,000 120,000	120,000

Vladimir Peck	170,000 90,000	90,000

Koray Aldemir	160,000 10,000	10,000

Andrew Yeh	145,000 55,000	55,000

Robert Mizrachi	145,000 95,000	95,000

Maria Ho	130,000 80,000	80,000
Chris Vitch	130,000 90,000	90,000

Christopher Claassen	120,000 55,000	55,000

Nicholas Julia	100,000 60,000	60,000

Phil Laak	95,000 15,000	15,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	80,000 44,000	44,000
Ray Henson	80,000 38,000	38,000
Jeff Madsen	75,000 25,000	25,000

Xixiang Luo	75,000 47,000	47,000

Jeri Sieber	65,000 5,000	5,000
Andres Korn	65,000

Sean Troha	35,000 10,000	10,000

Mike Matusow	30,000 10,000	10,000

Noah Boeken	25,000 75,000	75,000
Hal Rotholz	15,000 24,000	24,000
Kenneth Po	Busted
Mori Eskandani	Busted

Tags: Kenneth Po

06-20-2024 23:50 UTC-7

Jansen Chips Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Seven Card Stud

Bradley Jansen: A♥3♦6x / 3♥2♠8♥6♣
Opponent: J♦8♦7♥ / A♣4♠Q♣K♠

Bradley Jansen has an above average stack in the penultimate level and recently added even more chips in a smaller heads-up pot. He called two bets by his opponent before they checked down on seventh street. The other player involved had a scary board showing but didn't catch anything, while Jansen earned the pot with what appeared to be two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Jansen	100,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen

06-20-2024 23:40 UTC-7

Ashby Gets There on Seventh

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Seven-Card Stud

Richard Ashby completed with A♣ and was called by a player with the 10♣ and Rob Hollink with the 7♣.

Richard Ashby: Q♠J♠10♥ / A♣3♠4♥K♦
Opponent: XxXx / 10♣J♥6♥7♦ / Xx
Rob Hollink: XxXx / 7♣6♦3♣Q♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Ashby's opponent bet on fourth, Hollink called, Ashby raised, and both players called. The action checked through on fifth.

On sixth, Ashby's opponent bet and both players called.

On seventh, the same opponent bet, Hollink folded, Ashby raised, his opponent made it three bets, and Ashby called.

Ashby made broadway on seventh to scoop a massive pot and his chip lead grows.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	265,000 35,000	35,000

Rob Hollink	170,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Richard Ashby Rob Hollink

06-20-2024 23:25 UTC-7

Pisarenko Takes From Taylor

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Pot-Limit Omaha

Thomas Taylor and Maksim Pisarenko tangled in a heads-up pot out of the blinds and created a pot of around 25,000 to the K♠7♦5♣J♠A♦ river on which both players then checked.

Taylor showed the J♦10♠10♦4♠ but Pisarenko had the best hand in A♠K♥5♠4♣ for two pair to win the pot.

After the hand was over, John Kabbaj exclaimed "oh, Chris Vitch won the 1k PLO?" when checking his phone. Ron Ware burst out laughing because he knew Taylor had been the runner-up in that very event. And Pisarenko still has a heads-up to play for the WSOP gold bracelet against Mike Leah, too.