2024 World Series of Poker
After losing a bunch in the earlier hand, Aleksandar Trajkovski was in early position and open-shoved for 2,775,000. Kenny Huynh called from the small blind.
Aleksandar Trajkovski: A♥10♥
Kenny Huynh: 9♠9♦
There was plenty of sweat during the K♠J♦5♦K♦K♥ rundown, but ultimately, the nines prevailed, sending Trajkovski out in 22nd place.
On a K♣Q♦9♠8♣8♠ board, Aleksandar Trajkovski had checked to Branden Shimamoto who had bet 1,650,000.
Trajkovski gave it some considerable thought before calling.
"Runner-runner," said Shimamoto, tabling A♥8♥ for backdoor trip eights and Trajkovski mucked.
Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Players are going on another 15-minute break with 22 players remaining.
A full board of A♦10♣9♦2♠Q♥ was out between Sihao Zhang and Kindah Sakkal.
Zhang sat with a bet of 1,175,000 in front of him and Sakkal was contemplating her decision.
She eventually called with Zhang tabling Q♠9♣ for two pair and taking down the pot.
On a 8♣7♥8♥5♥ board, Darryll Fish bet 800,000 and Branden Shimamoto called in position. The river was the 8♠ and Fish bet 400,000. Shimamoto called with A♠9♠ and was good against Fish's J♥10♦.
Jun Li opened from the button and Kindah Sakkal defended her big blind.
The flop was Q♦8♦3♠ and Sakkal check-called 350,000. The turn was the 9♥ and both players checked.
The river was the A♣ and Sakkal checked. Li bet 1,000,000 and Sakkal called.
Li tabled A♠K♥ for a rivered pair of aces and Sakkal mucked.
Sihao Zhang opened to 425,000 and Arlen Sarte three-bet to 950,000. Zhang called and the flop came 5♣4♣2♠.
Sarte open-shoved for 3,860,000 and Zhang thought before calling.
Arlen Sarte: 6♠6♣
Sihao Zhang: J♠J♣
The turn J♥ improved Zhang to a set but Sarte still had straight outs. The river K♣ wasn't one of them and he was eliminated.