Robert Mizrachi opened to 4,500 from early position and was three-bet to 15,000 by Bryce Yockey on the button. Scott Seiver then shoved for his last 66,500 from the big blind. Mizrachi folded after a bit of thought and Yockey quickly called to put Seiver at risk.
Scott Seiver: A♣5♣
Bryce Yockey: A♦K♣
Seiver found himself dominated and in need of help, but the 9♦2♠6♠J♠Q♥ runout kept Yockey best with big-slick to eliminate Seiver.
Joao Vieira: A♦10♦7♦/J♦8♦K♦6♠
Dylan Linde: XxXx/6♣A♥5♠J♣/Xx
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/9♠ - folded on third street
Joao Vieira completed and was called by Philip Sternheimer. Dylan Linde raised and Vieira made it three bets to go. Sternheimer got out of the way and Linde called.
Linde proceeded to call bets from Vieira on every street and Vieira turned over A♦10♦7♦ for the nut flush. Linde slid his hand into the muck and Vieira added to his stack.
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx / 2♠10♠4♠5♦ folded on sixth street
Nacho Barbero: A♥6♦4♣ / 8♦K♠K♦2♥
Matthew Ashton: A♠8♠3♣ / 2♣Q♠3♥5♠
Matthew Ashton bet fourth street and earned two calls before fifth street was checked. Nacho Barbero then bet sixth street with his pair of kings showing and Ashton raised to force out Robert Mizrachi, while Barbero called. Barbero check-called a bet on seventh and took the high pot with his pair of kings, while the eight-five of Ashton won the low.
Scott Seiver is the shortest stack on the table while Jared Bleznick leads the way.
The field has reached 62 entries and the latest trio to enter includes Hal Rotholz, Roy Thung and Ben Yu. So far, only one of the contenders has been eliminated.
Johannes Becker limped on the button and Elior Sion called in the small blind before Ben Lamb checked his option out of the big blind.
Sion checked the 6♠7♠2♦ flop. Lamb led out for 6,000, getting a call from Becker but a fold from Sion to send action heads-up to the turn.
Neither player put any more money into the pot on the J♣ turn but Lamb bet 20,000 after the river came 10♣. Becker did not immediately fold, though in the end he reached the decision to do so as Lamb, known for his skill in the Omaha variant, took down another pot.
Phillip Sternheimer: XxXx / A♣3♦8♦ — folded on fifth street
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx / 9♣7♥6♥
Maksim Pisarenko completed with a nine after Daniel Negreanu brought in with a deuce. Phillip Sternheimer then raised and Pisarenko called.
Sternheimer bet again on fourth street and Pisarenko raised.
The raise was greeted with a puzzled look and furrowed brow from Sternheimer who called. He checked fifth street but folded to another bet from Pisarenko.
The 2024 $25K Fantasy league attracted 19 entrants, which means a $475,000 prize pool is up for grabs. The top four teams will get paid with $225,000 going to the winner. The runner-up team will receive a $125,000 consolation prize, while the third and fourth-place teams will earn $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.
Midway through the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Joao Peres of Team Sternheimer has been the top performer amassing 224 points thanks in no small part to hitting two field bonuses in massive no-limit hold’em tournaments. From there, Jeremy Ausmus’s strong year has earned Team Noori 199 points, while Benny Glaser has earned 187 points for the aforementioned Team Sternheimer.
Other strong performers thus far include John Racener (181 points for Team The Dinkers), Scott Seiver (180 points for Team AJ’s Eagles), Calvin Anderson (179 points for Team Sepiol), Chance Kornuth (170 points for Team Livingston), and Adam Hendrix (164 points for Team Wilson).
Philip Sternheimer's team is out on top.
Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) had a long reign atop the leaderboard until this weekend when Team Sternheimer (Philip Sternheimer) took the lead thanks to big scores from Benny Glaser (5th in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for 61 points), Joao Peres (88 points for finishing 22nd in Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack), and Chris Vitch (72 points for winning Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for his third career gold bracelet).
Team Sternheimer
Player
Price
Score
Budget %
Score %
Joao Simao Peres
$8.00
224
4%
30.03%
Benny Glaser
$76.00
187
38%
25.07%
Christopher Vitch
$41.00
176
20.5%
23.59%
Marco Johnson
$37.00
89
18.5%
11.93%
Renan Bruschi
$7.00
60
3.5%
8.04%
Espen Jorstad
$11.00
8
5.5%
1.07%
Cary Katz
$11.00
2
5.5%
0.27%
Danny Tang
$9.00
0
4.5%
0%
Josh Kay & the Florida crew have a strong team.
Even so, Team The Dinkers have continued to keep pace thanks to John Racener finishing sixth in Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship for 51 points, and Robert Mizrachi placing fifth in Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for 61 points. Additionally, David Coleman has continued his strong year earning 47 points for finishing fourth in Event #31: $3,000 NLH 6-Handed.
