Event #66: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-Handed) Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-28-2024 18:18 UTC-8

Benyamine Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Manh Nguyen raised to 300,000 from under the gun and David Benyamine called in the hijack. On a flop of 5♠5♣4♥, it checked to Benyamine and his bet of 225,000 won the pot right there without any resistance.

Benyamine then limped in soon after and Jonathan Bowers called in the small blind, Krzysztof Magott checked his option from the big blind. The K♥Q♣3♠ flop was checked and Benyamine's bet of 250,000 won the next pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bowers	7,800,000 200,000	200,000

Manh Nguyen	6,350,000 450,000	450,000
David Benyamine	6,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Krzysztof Magott	1,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: David Benyamine Jonathan Bowers Krzysztof Magott Manh Nguyen

06-28-2024 18:26 UTC-8

Props, Family & Fortnite: For the Four Members of Team Lucky It's About Much More Than Poker

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Sandra Barbour

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

With 14 bracelets and nearly $50 million in tournament earnings between the four of them, there's no denying that Shaun Deeb, Josh Arieh, Daniel Weinman and Matt Glantz are poker crushers. But with resumes that include a $1 million bounty pull, a body fat prop bet victory worth nearly the same amount and a win in the biggest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in history, it's clear the group of close friends also have luck on their sides.

The four American poker players have branded themselves as "Team Lucky" — a name that Deeb may have come up with, though they aren't certain — as a way of consciously embracing and owning their good fortunes while fighting back against the jaded cynicism all to common in the poker world.

But Team Lucky is about more than once-in-a-lifetime bounty binks and turned two-outers leading to $12 million scores. As PokerNews learned during brunch with its four members, is more about friendship, camaraderie, and shared values than a good run of cards.

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06-28-2024 18:32 UTC-8

Adkins Extends His Lead

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jonathan Bowers opened to 250,000 from middle position and was called by Joshua Adkins in the small blind and Elie Nakache in the big blind.

The flop came J♠9♥3♠ and all three players checked leading to the A♠ turn. Adkins checked, Nakache bet 250,000, Bowers folded and Adkins called.

On the J♦ river, Adkins bet 1,100,000 which was enough to force a fold from Nakache.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	14,700,000 500,000	500,000

Jonathan Bowers	7,400,000 400,000	400,000

Elie Nakache	5,750,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Jonathan Bowers Joshua Adkins

06-28-2024 18:36 UTC-8

Bowers Chips Up With Aggression

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Jonathan Bowers raised to 250,000 from under the gun and David Benyamine called, as did Elie Nakache in the small blind. On the K♠J♥6♠ flop, Nakache checked and Bowers made it 650,000 to go. Benyamine let go whereas Nakache called and checked again the 9♦ on the turn.

Bowers increased his sizing to 1,800,000 and Nakache folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bowers	8,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Elie Nakache	5,750,000

David Benyamine	5,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: David Benyamine Jonathan Bowers Elie Nakache

06-28-2024 18:42 UTC-8

Adkins and Bowers Play for All the Marbles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joshua Adkins made it 250,000 to go in the cutoff and was called by all three players behind including Elie Nakache on the button, Manh Nguyen in the small blind and Jonathan Bowers in the big blind.

The 9♠7♦4♣ flop was checked by the blinds and Adkins bet 450,000. Nakache called and Nguyen folded, Bowers also called as well.

After the J♥ turn, Bowers bet 1,100,000 and Adkins potted to 5,750,000 for Nakache to fold. Bowers pondered about it for half a minute and piled in his stack, Adkins almost jumped out of his chair in excitement to move forward chips and flip over his cards.

Jonathan Bowers: 10♠8♠5♣5♦ All in
Joshua Adkins: Q♥J♦10♣8♣

Both had the nut straight until then but Adkins was freerolling to a superior straight. The river was the 6♦ and they chopped it up.

"Thank fuck," Bowers could all but say and Adkins told his rail "that was for the tournament".

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	16,060,000 1,360,000	1,360,000

Jonathan Bowers	9,250,000 350,000	350,000

Manh Nguyen	6,175,000 175,000	175,000
Elie Nakache	5,075,000 675,000	675,000

Tags: Elie Nakache Jonathan Bowers Joshua Adkins Manh Nguyen

06-28-2024 18:48 UTC-8

Bowers Takes from Nakache

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♥5♦2♠ and about 375,000 in the middle, Jonathan Bowers bet 150,000 from the small blind. Elie Nakache meant to call but accidentally threw in 225,000 instead of 150,000. It was ruled that Nakache would have to min-raise to 300,000. Bowers raised to 1,300,000, Nakache folded and Bowers took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bowers	9,850,000 600,000	600,000

Elie Nakache	4,575,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Jonathan Bowers

06-28-2024 18:50 UTC-8

Dinner Break for the Final Eight Players

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Upon completion of level six, the final eight players have been sent on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break. The action will recommence at 8.50 p.m. local time and another four levels are scheduled for tonight or down to the final five contenders.

06-28-2024 18:56 UTC-8

Dinner Break Counts for the Final Eight Players

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The blinds will increase to 60,000-120,000 with a big blind ante of 120,000 after the break and the updated chip counts are as follows.

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Eelis Parssinen	Finland	1,410,000	12
2	Joshua Adkins	United States	16,625,000	139
3	Elie Nakache	France	4,615,000	38
4	Manh Nguyen	United States	6,620,000	55
5	Jonathan Bowers	United Kingdom	9,550,000	80
6	Krzysztof Magott	Poland	805,000	7
8	David Benyamine	France	4,810,000	40
9	Oshri Lahmani	Israel	4,135,000	34

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adkins	16,625,000 565,000	565,000

Jonathan Bowers	9,550,000 300,000	300,000

Manh Nguyen	6,620,000 445,000	445,000
David Benyamine	4,810,000 290,000	290,000

Elie Nakache	4,615,000 40,000	40,000

Oshri Lahmani	4,135,000 65,000	65,000
Eelis Parssinen	1,410,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Krzysztof Magott	805,000 495,000	495,000

06-28-2024 19:16 UTC-8

WATCH: Daniel Negreanu Ends 10-Year WSOP Bracelet Drought w/ $50K PPC Win | PokerNews Podcast #842

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Chad Holloway

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In the 842nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards come straight to you from the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe Las Vegas for an emergency episode to discuss Daniel Negreanu's big win in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $1,178,703 and his seventh gold bracelet. It also marked the end of a 10-year bracelet drought for Negreanu, and his first bracelet in Las Vegas since 2008.

Learn who Negreanu joined in an exclusive club of players who've won bracelets at Binion's Horseshoe, the Rio, and Horseshoe Las Vegas, and just what the atmosphere was like when Negreanu battled Bryce Yockey heads up. See some of the hands that made a big difference, who was on Negreanu's rail, and hear just how emotional "Kid Poker" got after the win.

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06-28-2024 19:41 UTC-8