2024 World Series of Poker
Action picked up on Martin Jacobson in middle position going to a heads-up flop with the big blind in a raised pot. The flop came out K♥3♠7♣ and when checked to Jacobson bet 40,000. The big blind called and the dealer peeled an 8♦ on the turn. Again he checked and again Jacobson bet, this time for 60,000. The big blind called and the 8♠ came on the river. Both players checked and tabled their hands.
Martin Jacobson: K♦J♣
Big Blind: 9♦9♣
Jacobson took down the pot.
Action picked up on a flop of 8♥A♠5♥ with the under the gun player having gone all in pre flop for less than a big blind. The players in both middle position and the cutoff, as well as Lloyd Yamada on the button, were in a three-way side pot.
The middle position player bet 30,000 on the flop and the cutoff folded but Yamada made the call.
The 9♠ on the turn saw the middle position player check to Yamada who bet 40,000. Middle position made the call and the dealer put out the A♦ on the river. When checked to Yamada bet 125,000 and the middle position player folded and Yamada took the side pot.
Under The Gun: Q♣2♣
Lloyd Yamada: A♥9♥
After the at risk player turned over his hand Yamada took the main pot and the under the gun player headed for the rail.
Early position moved all in for 75,000 and got a call from Igor Zektser in a late position.
Early Position: Qx8x
Igor Zektser: 3♥3♣
The flop came 4♠6♥A♠ which gave some outs for early position, but the K♥ turn and A♣ river didn't get them there.
Igor Zektser knocked out the opposition holding his pocket threes, allowing him to add a few more chips to his stack.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The remaining 498 players are on a 20-minute break.
They will return in Level 20 with 10,000/15,000 blinds and a 15,000 big blind ante.
Players were four-way to the turn on a 3♦6♥9♥A♦ board, and it had checked around to the hijack who bet out 100,000 into a pot of around 150,000. Both the blinds folded and under the gun took a little while to consider the decision before finding a fold.
After the hand, under the gun asked Halfon to 'show one card' and Halfon let under the gun 'pick one'.
Halfon turned over an A♥ before scooping the pot.
Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Leo Margets in the big blind and the player in late position.
With about 60,000 in the pot and the board reading 7♦A♦7♥, Margets check-called a bet of 20,000.
The K♣ turn went check-check and the river brought the 2♣.
Margets sized up and led out with a bet of 85,000. After some thought, her opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
Action picked up on the river as Pei Li was all in from the button with K♠Q♥ and receiving a double up from a board of 8♣Q♣K♦9♦7♣.
Minh Tran was seen scooping a sizable pot after having doubled up with pocket aces. With cards still face up at showdown, and the board reading 10♣A♠7♥6♦5♥, Tran won with A♣A♥ while his opponent had A♦K♦.
According to the players at the table who helped recap the action for PokerNews, Tran had five-bet shoved all in preflop and was called by his opponent, who had him covered by small margin.