2024 World Series of Poker
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Alexandre Arnold opened 60,000 before Stoyan Madanzhiev three-bet 230,000. Mark Ioli was on the button and slid 300,000 across the line, but quickly realized that wasn't enough to make a raise and was forced to call. The blinds quickly folded and Arnold did the same.
When the 10♥5♠2♥ flop hit the felt, Madanzhiev checked and Loli took his time before shoving his last 95,000 across the line. Madanzhiev thought about it for about 30 seconds, and made the call.
Mark Ioli: 9♦9♣
Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♣J♠
Loli had the lead with his pair of nines and the A♦ turn missed Madanzhiev, although it gave him a gutshot straight draw. The Q♦ river improved Madanzhiev to Broadway, sending Loli to the payout desk.
John Trumbul shoved under the gun for around 335,000 and Justin Belforti made the call from the cutoff.
John Trumbul: A♠7♠
Justin Belforti: A♣10♠
Trumbul couldn't find a way to survive as the 9♦6♦K♣3♥K♥ runout meant he was eliminated.
Mark Egbert opened 60,000 from early position and Jonathan Pastore three-bet to 150,000 on the button. Egbert announced a four-bet all-in and Pastore quickly called off his stack of 560,000.
Jonathan Pastore: Q♣Q♠
Mark Egbert: A♠5♠
The Q♥6♥6♠ flop gave Pastore a full house and the dealer ran out the 10♠ turn, and 3♠ river, sending the double his way.
On a board of A♠5♥A♦5♣K♥, all the chips were in the middle of the table between Antonios Poziadis and Tzur Levy.
Poziadis showed K♠K♦ for a rivered full house, but Levy had the nuts with A♥K♣ to take the pot.
Pei Li opened to 60,000 from early position and got called by Alex Hallay, Huihan Wu, Hossein Ensan, Andre Akkari, and Jiang Pu.
Six players saw the flop of J♦A♠J♥ and when it checked to Li, he bet 100,000. Only Wu and Ensan called.
Li and Wu checked the Q♠ turn where Ensan fired 205,000. Li folded, but Wu called off his last 70,000 chips.
Huihan Wu: A♥J♠
Hossein Ensan: K♥J♣
Wu had flopped a full house and had Ensan drawing dead, as the meaningless Q♣ completed the board.
Juan Vecino opened 60,000 in the hijack and Alessio Astone jammed from the big blind. Vecino asked the dealer for a count and after hearing it was 655,000, he made the call.
Alessio Astone: A♣4♣
Juan Vecino: 7♦7♥
The K♥K♠2♥2♠7♠ run out gave Vecino a full house as Astone exited the tournament.