Event #54: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-25-2024 13:04 UTC-8

Wyvill Doubles Up

Herbie Teope

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action picked up with Wesley Wyvill all in out of the big blind for his remaining 1,090,000 against a player who raised in early position and Shi Chen, who was on the button.

The original raiser folded, leaving Chen last to act.

Chen looked at Wyvill for a few moments and then counted out chips from his stack to make the call and put Wyvill at risk.

Wesley Wyvill: Q♥Q♣ All in
Shi Chen: J♠J♦

Wyvill was ahead of Chen before the flop and it remained that way when the dealer fanned A♦7♥3♠ on the flop.

The 10♠ on the turn and 10♣ on the river gave Wyvill the win and full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Wyvill	2,180,000 670,000	670,000
Shi Chen	1,070,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Shi Chen Wesley Wyvill

06-25-2024 13:02 UTC-8

Lin Runs Into Bartha's Aces

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Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action was caught as Ping Lin, in the big blind, was all in and at risk for his last 700,000, against Liviu-Rodrig Bartha, on the button.

Ping Lin: 10♣10♣ All in
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha: A♦A♠

The board ran out 4♠K♦4♥8♦3♥; Lin's tens were no trouble for Bartha's aces and he sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liviu-Rodrig Bartha	2,225,000 955,000	955,000
Ping Lin	Busted

Tags: Liviu-Rodrig Bartha Ping Lin

06-25-2024 13:00 UTC-8

Yuan Earns the Double Up

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ye Yuan moved all in for his last 180,000 from middle position and William Pollard called out of the big blind to put him at risk.

Ye Yuan: A♣4♣ All in
William Pollard: 8♦6♣

The board ran out J♦8♥A♦10♥K♥ and Yuan paired his ace to earn a much-needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Pollard	2,400,000 1,315,000	1,315,000
Ye Yuan	420,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: William Pollard Ye Yuan

06-25-2024 12:57 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: UFC's Bruce Buffer Dishes on Poker Games w/ Leonardo DiCaprio

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Connor Richards

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.

Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Bruce Buffer by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Bruce Buffer

06-25-2024 12:52 UTC-8

Lim Finds a Double

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Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The hijack raised to 80,000, the small blind called and Andrew Lim three-bet jammed from the big blind for approximately 700,000. The original raiser folded and the small blind snap-called.

Andrew Lim: 6♦6♥ All in
Small Blind: A♣Q♦

The board ran out 9♦3♠7♥7♣J♦; Lim's pocket pair held to ensure his double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lim	1,550,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Andrew Lim

06-25-2024 12:51 UTC-8

Luo Takes From Ahuja

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a board of 4♠2♠10♠9♦ James Luo bet 175,000 out of the big blind and Ankit Ahuja called from the button.

Luo bet 200,000 on the 2♦ river and Ahuja reluctantly folded his cards

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	2,250,000 740,000	740,000
James Luo	1,850,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Ankit Ahuja James Luo

06-25-2024 12:48 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Baker

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Anderson	3,400,000 50,000	50,000

Sebastien Sigouin	2,270,000 345,000	345,000

Matthew Sesso	2,250,000 1,035,000	1,035,000
Carl Masters	2,200,000 325,000	325,000
Timur Margolin	1,850,000 470,000	470,000

Sean Troha	1,650,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

George Antonakos	1,600,000 155,000	155,000
Vito Clemente	1,300,000 590,000	590,000
Florencio Campomanes	1,050,000 705,000	705,000
Sean Ragozzini	900,000 845,000	845,000
David Wintersberger	900,000 295,000	295,000
Chris Moorman	800,000 600,000	600,000

Hieu Le	775,000 774,165	774,165
Sean Legendre	760,000 95,000	95,000
Claudio Lorenzi	750,000 210,000	210,000
Ivan Ruban	650,000 335,000	335,000
Viktor Lavi	575,000 1,395,000	1,395,000
George Laird	475,000 750,000	750,000
Mario Lopez (CA)	350,000
Christopher Klementis	230,000 1,870,000	1,870,000

Stefan Atanasov	130,000 805,000	805,000

06-25-2024 12:47 UTC-8

Berardi Busts Russler

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Joseph Berg

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nathan Russler open-shoved all in and was at risk from the cutoff. Joshua Berardi also went all in from the button and both players in the blinds folded.

Nathan Russler: Q♠9♠ All in
Joshua Berardi: A♣10♠

The board ran out 4♠K♥A♥Q♦4♦ and Berardi improved to a pair of aces, sending Russler to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Berardi	1,200,000 755,000	755,000
Nathan Russler	Busted

Tags: Joshua Berardi Nathan Russler

06-25-2024 12:43 UTC-8

Kersey Forces a Big Fold

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Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 1,300,000 with two players looking at a board of 3♣9♣K♥5♠.

Georgi Sandev, in early position, bet 650,000. Charles Kersey, on the button, moved all in for 1,795,000, sending his opponent deep into the tank.

Sandev thought for a considerable time, apologizing to the table, before finally folding A♦K♠ face up. Kersey won this pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Kersey	3,595,000 230,000	230,000
Georgi Sandev	1,800,000 1,245,000	1,245,000

Tags: Charles Kersey Georgi Sandev

06-25-2024 12:34 UTC-8

Anderson Wins Gigantic Pot with Rockets

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Joseph Berg

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up preflop with three players all in. Francis Anderson was all in and at risk from the cutoff. Mustapha Kanit was all in and also at risk from the button. Paul Saso was the third player all in covering both of his opponents from early position.

Francis Anderson: A♥A♠ All in
Mustapha Kanit: J♣J♥ All in
Paul Saso: A♦K♠

The dealer ran out a board of 2♦6♥K♣7♠7♥, sending the main pot to Anderson with aces, side pot to Saso with a pair of Kings, and eliminating Kanit.