Event #65: $5,000 Seniors High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-26-2024 16:55 UTC-8

Juanda Gets Shown the Goods

Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

John Juanda raised to 2,800 from the cutoff and Paul Sokoloff three-bet jammed from the small blind for 20,700.

Juanda went into the tank, rechecking his cards as he contemplated his decision. Juanda finally pitched his cards to the muck, Sokoloff courteously tabled A♥K♥ and he scooped this pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	75,500 75,500	75,500
Paul Sokoloff	23,100 24,900	24,900

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06-26-2024 16:57 UTC-8

Vandeven Spikes a Three Outer to Stay Alive

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on a 6♥J♠3♦ flop with 7,600 in the middle.

Harvey Vandeven had bet 5,000 from the cutoff before the small blind bumped it up to 12,000. Vandeven reraised all in for 44,000 and after a long tank, his opponent made the call.

Harvey Vandeven: K♥J♥ All in
Small Blind: A♦J♣

Vandeven was looking for help and didn't have to wait long when the K♦ turn peeled off and the river 7♦ completed the double up to get Vandeven's stack to nearly 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harvey Vandeven	97,100 97,100	97,100

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06-26-2024 16:59 UTC-8

What Makes Phil Ivey the Poker G.O.A.T.?

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Sandra Barbour

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Michael Jordan. Tom Brady. Tiger Woods. Serena Williams. Phil Ivey. What do these five superstars have in common? They're all widely considered the best to have ever done it in their respective sports.

On Thursday, Ivey captured his 11th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet when he took down Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed). That puts him alone in second place behind the 17 bracelets Phil Hellmuth holds.

PokerNews asked some players at the WSOP why they think Ivey is the G.O.A.T., and we received some interesting answers from some of the best in the game.

Read the full article here

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

06-26-2024 17:07 UTC-8

Wise Wins a Showdown

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The hijack raised to 3,500 and Anthony Wise defended in the big blind.

The J♦8♦Q♠ flop saw Wise check-call a bet of 3,000 from his opponent.

The 8♣ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time the hijack sized up to 8,000.

The 10♠ river checked to a showdown. Wise tabled A♠Q♦, having flopped top pair, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Wise	105,000 105,000	105,000

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06-26-2024 17:11 UTC-8

Kenna James

120,000 34,500

Table 57Seat 8

06-26-2024 17:17 UTC-8

Kobayashi Chips Up

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The pot stood at approximately 11,000 with two players navigating a flop of 4♠9♣4♦.

Hirokazu Kobayashi, who was under the gun, check-called a bet of 3,000 from his opponent in middle position.

The J♦ turn checked through to the 4♥ on the river. Kobayashi took the lead with a bet of 5,500 and the player in middle position made a quick call. Kobayashi tabled A♥J♠, having turned top pair, allowing him to claim this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hirokazu Kobayashi	120,000 120,000	120,000

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06-26-2024 17:22 UTC-8

Yu Wins Flip to Stack Opponent

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sean Yu opened the action with a raise to 3,200 from middle position. The small blind moved all in for 22,200 and Yu made the call.

Small Blind: A♥Q♥ All in
Sean Yu: J♥J♦

The dealer put out 5♦A♣J♠9♣9♦ and Yu sent his opponent packing while chipping up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Yu (CA)	136,200 136,200	136,200

Tags: Sean Yu

06-26-2024 17:26 UTC-8

Dykes Snap-Calls and is Ahead

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action folded around to Peter Dykes on the button who raised to 3,200. The small blind player moved all in for 23,200 and Dykes made the call.

Small Blind: K♦J♠ All in
Peter Dykes: A♥10♣

The board ran out 5♦9♦3♦7♥7♠ and Dykes held on with ace-high to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Dykes	118,500 118,500	118,500

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06-26-2024 17:28 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Counts from the Field

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Jordison	262,000 142,000	142,000

Eli Elezra	170,000 170,000	170,000

Matt Glantz	151,000 8,000	8,000
John Juanda	122,000 46,500	46,500
Mike Matusow	116,200 66,200	66,200

Samuel Bekerian	104,000 31,000	31,000
John Hennigan	95,000 95,000	95,000

Paul Sokoloff	35,000 11,900	11,900
Rittie Chuaprasert	35,000 13,000	13,000
Johnny Chan	18,000 47,000	47,000