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

06-20-2024 23:17 UTC-7

Rubinstein Eliminated by Distenfeld

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

2-7 Triple Draw

Donny Rubinstein was all-in with a severe short stack prior to the first draw and Gershon Distenfeld reraised to isolate. Distenfeld took one while Rubinstein took two and Distenfeld then patted the remaining two draws.

Rubinstein took one each and they revealed the cards.

Donny Rubinstein: 8x6x4x2x All in
Gershon Distenfeld: 7x6x5x4x2x

Rubinstein was already drawing dead and shook hands with Distenfeld before departing. Several big names are on the same table on which Philip Hui has staged a comeback from a very short stack not that long ago. Does that sound somewhat familiar?

Player	Chips	Progress
Gershon Distenfeld	210,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Moncek	160,000 120,000	120,000

Philip Hui	120,000 97,000	97,000
Anthony Hu	85,000 60,000	60,000
Donny Rubinstein	Busted

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Gershon Distenfeld Philip Hui

06-20-2024 23:05 UTC-7

Assorted Counts After the Break

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 11

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Leng	215,000 85,000	85,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	140,000 25,000	25,000

Tamon Nakamura	135,000 5,000	5,000
Bryan Micon	125,000 40,000	40,000
Renan Bruschi	120,000 30,000	30,000

Jon Shoreman	110,000
Anson Tsang	90,000 10,000	10,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	75,000 47,400	47,400

Nam Le	55,000 5,000	5,000
Matt Vengrin	Busted

Michael Rodrigues	Busted

Level: 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 1,300-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600-1,200 Blinds

06-20-2024 22:46 UTC-7

Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

The players are going on their final 15-minute break of the night.

06-20-2024 22:44 UTC-7

Mirzikinian Triples Up in Large Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Pot-Limit Omaha

Somehow, the stacks of Kristopher Tong, Eric Wasserson and Warwick Mirzikinian went into the middle of the table with the latter being the shortest stack of 55,900. He even declared that he was just looking to gamble, with both Wasserson and especially Tong happy to oblige.

Warwick Mirzikinian: Q♥J♣10♦6♣
Eric Wasserson: Q♦9♣8♦6♠
Kristopher Tong: A♠A♥4♣3♥

The board ran out Q♠10♥9♦2♥K♣ and Mirzikinian tripled up with his straight while Wasserson doubled through Tong for 22,600.

"That's how you do it, Vlad," Mirzikinian said. Apparently, he had arrived with a very short stack as mentioned by Peck, who then also asked "the re-entry period is over, right?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Warwick Mirzikinian	175,000 110,000	110,000
Calvin Anderson	120,000 25,000	25,000

Vladimir Peck	80,000 45,000	45,000

Eric Wasserson	45,200 5,200	5,200

Kristopher Tong	8,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Kristopher Tong Warwick Mirzikinian

06-20-2024 22:34 UTC-7

Hui Survives; Ruben Does Not as Distenfeld Climbs Further

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Philip Hui was all-in before the draw and looked up by table big stack Gershon Distenfeld. Both drew one and Distenfeld showed a 9x7x3x2x, but paired the seven. Hui was already ahead with the 9x6x4x2x and hit an ace to double.

Soon after, Brad Ruben was all-in before the draw against two opponents including Distenfeld. He discarded one and his 9x7x5x3x hit a king. The third player in the hand declared he hit a straight but Distenfeld had a ten to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gershon Distenfeld	200,000 88,000	88,000

Philip Hui	23,000 32,000	32,000
Brad Ruben	Busted

Tags: Brad Ruben Gershon Distenfeld Philip Hui

06-20-2024 22:30 UTC-7

Yotsushika Three-Bets the River

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

No-Limit Hold'Em

Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised the small blind to 3,000 and the big blind called.

The action checked through on the J♣10♦Q♦ flop.

The turn brought the A♣. Yotsushika check-called a bet of 1,500 from the small blind.

On the 4♣ river, Yotsushika led for 5,000. The small blind thought for a while and decided to raise to 21,000. Yotsushika responded with a three-bet jam for 39,000 and the big blind snap-folded.

After the hand, the big blind announced, "Your cards flashed and I didn't even see a club."

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	69,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Kazuhiko Yotsushika

06-20-2024 22:17 UTC-7

Hachem Chops to Survive

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Omaha Hi-Lo

On the three-way turn of 5♠5♣4♣8♥, Joe Hachem was all-in for 3,900 on the button. Christian Roberts in the big blind and the cutoff come along. After the K♠ river, Roberts check-called and briefly showed his cards but had none of the pots.

The cutoff won the low with A♠K♥Q♦3♥ and Hachem took the high with A♥A♣K♦9♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	80,000

Joe Hachem	21,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Christian Roberts Joe Hachem

06-20-2024 22:13 UTC-7

Latest Batch of Chip Counts in Level Ten

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	230,000 180,000	180,000

Robert McLaughlin	180,000 136,000	136,000
Greg Mueller	160,000 105,000	105,000

Ron Ware	160,000 11,000	11,000
Rob Hollink	155,000 70,000	70,000
Koray Aldemir	150,000 85,000	85,000

Joseph Couden	150,000 110,000	110,000

Adam Owen	150,000 107,000	107,000
Vladimir Peck	125,000 23,200	23,200

Jeffrey Lo	120,000 120,000	120,000
Yuval Bronshtein	120,000 75,000	75,000

Brian Hastings	120,000 67,000	67,000

John Hennigan	110,000

Walter Treccarichi	90,000 63,000	63,000
Ari Engel	85,000 52,000	52,000

Bruno Portaro	80,000 30,000	30,000
David Bach	75,000 33,300	33,300

Aditya Prasetyo	65,000 27,000	27,000
Philip Sternheimer	65,000 29,000	29,000

Warwick Mirzikinian	65,000 25,000	25,000
Ashish Gupta	55,000 10,000	10,000

Nam Le	50,000 10,000	10,000
David Prociak	45,000 45,000	45,000

Matt Vengrin	20,000

06-20-2024 21:59 UTC-7

Li Overbets and Wins

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Yingui Li opened to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by the small blind.

Both players drew one card. The action checked to Li who bet 10,500. The small blind was pained by the decision but decided to toss in calling chips. Li revealed 9x7x6x5x2x to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yingui Li	124,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Yingui Li