Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-27-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Scott Hits His Big Draw on the River

Monika Kostanjevec

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

Preflop, Motyk Scott raised to 2,500 from early position. Sertac Turker made it 6,600 from middle position and Scott called.

The flop came 5♦3♦J♥. Scott checked and Turker bet 4,000. Scott called.

The turn was the A♥. Scott now led out for 10,000 and Turker clicked back to 20,000. After some thinking, Scott put Turker all in. Turker snap-called for his stack of a bit over 80,000 chips.

Sertac Turker: A♦J♦ All in
Motyk Scott: 4♥5♥

Turker was ahead with two pair, aces and jacks, while Scott had a pair of fives and also turned a flush draw and a gutshot.

The river was the 2♠, bringing in Scott’s wheel, sending a big pot his way and eliminating Turker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Motyk Scott	260,000 260,000	260,000
Sertac Turker	Busted

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06-27-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Madison Spikes River

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Jeff McMillan

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

Andrew Madison was starting to walk away from the table as it was not looking very good for his tournament life.

Andrew Madison: 8♦8♠ All in
Opponent: 10♠10♥

The board already read 7♠5♦2♣, the turn was the A♣ as Madison walked further away but the river came the 8♥ eight ball to make Madison stop in his tracks and walk back to the table looking dazed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Madison	85,000

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06-27-2024 15:45 UTC-8

Garcia Hits the Straight Flush

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Tommy Nguyen raised in late position to 7,000 after a player in early position limped. The small blind and Andres Garcia in the big blind both called and the limper folded. The flop came out as 3♥7♥4♦ and the small blind checked, Garcia bet 8,800 and Nguyen called and the small blind pulled out the check raise and moved all in for 52,800, Garcia moved all in behind with the bigger stack and Nguyen folded.

Small blind: K♥Q♥ All in
Andres Garcia: 5♥4♥

The turn brought the flush everyone was looking for with the 6♥ and the river was the irrelevant K♣. The table did not realize at first that Garcia had the superior flush with the straight flush until someone announced it and even Garcia was suprised.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Garcia	167,000
Tommy Nguyen	102,000

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06-27-2024 15:46 UTC-8

Counts From Horseshoe; Neuville Has a Stack

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Neuville	233,000 233,000	233,000
Chad Caldwell	145,000 115,000	115,000
Matthew Bode	98,000 34,500	34,500

Adam Nattress	44,000 44,000	44,000
Herbie Teope	36,000 1,000	1,000
Preston McEwen	25,000 25,000	25,000

06-27-2024 15:49 UTC-8

Big Three-Way All In Goes Swayze’s Way

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Monika Kostanjevec

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

According to the players, Cara Swayze started the action with a limp from under the gun. Motyk Scott raised in early position and Vegard Ropstad called in the hijack. The player in the small blind also called, as did Swayze.

The flop came 2♠3♠4♥. Swayze and Scott checked and Ropstad bet 3,200. The small blind then went all in for 10,600. Swayze called the all in, Scott folded and Ropstad also called.

The turn came 5♦. Action was on Swayze and she went all in for about 45,000. Ropstad called.

Small blind: A♠X♠ All in
Cara Swayze: 5♠5♣ All in
Vegard Ropstad: 6x6x

Ropstad was ahead with his turned straight, while Swayze made top set and the small blind had the nut flush draw. All three players still had a chance at the pot and it was the 3♥ on the river that prompted Swayze to let out an excited: “Yesss!”, before the dealer counted out the stacks and sent a pile of chips her way. The player on the button was eliminated, while Ropstad was left with just a bit over ten big blinds. He was also eliminated soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cara Swayze	129,000 129,000	129,000
Vegard Ropstad	Busted

Tags: Cara Swayze Motyk Scott Vegard Ropstad

06-27-2024 15:52 UTC-8

LoriAnn Persinger

64,800 33,200

Table 192Seat 1

S6 raised to 3500 and s7 called. I then 3bet to 11k from my bb, OR folded and s7 shoved for 15600 total and I called wJhJd. S7 had K4ss…974ssc flop K turn and 6s river. Guess I played it wrong.🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

06-27-2024 15:53 UTC-8

Parent Turns Up the Pressure

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Jeff McMillan

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

Action was on the river with a completed board of 3♣3♥2♦J♣6♥. The pot had about 45,000 in it. A player in middle position bet 32,000.

Benjamin Parent was on the button and jammed all in, easily covering his opponent who went into the tank. He seemed on the verge of either decision, unsure of what to do. Eventually he did fold and Parent took in the pot to add to his growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Parent	280,000

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06-27-2024 15:54 UTC-8

Li Eliminates Opponent With Big Slick

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Joseph Berg

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

A player in early position went all in and was at risk, Fei Li called in middle position. The rest of the table folded and the players tabled their hands.

Early Position Player: A♥6♥ All in
Fei Li: A♦K♦

The board ran out 9♠Q♦8♠7♣2♠ adding chips to Li's growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fei Li	185,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Fei Li

06-27-2024 15:58 UTC-8

High Fives for Allan Farber in Huge Pot

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Chad Holloway

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

Allan Farber and two other players saw action explode on a flop of 5♣Q♠8♠. The inevitable end was all three players getting in their stacks and tabling their hands.

Opponent #1: Q♥9♥ All in
Opponent #2: 8♥8♦ All in
Allan Farber: 5♠5♥

It was a set-over-set situation and Farber, who had the big stack, was on the bad end of it. The J♥ turn gave one of the shorter stacks a straight draw, but Farber found salvation when the dealer delivered the 5♦ on the river to give him quads, the double knockout, and a huge pot!

Player	Chips	Progress
Allan Farber	402,000 402,000	402,000

Tags: Allan Farber

06-27-2024 15:58 UTC-8

Carman Arrives at Table to Double up

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Tom Carman who had just arrived at the table found himself in a race for all of the chips immediately. Action picked up on the flop of 10♣10♥A♠ Carman was in the hijack and moved all in for 42,000 and the player on the button called with slightly more chips.

Tom Carman: A♣K♥ All in
Button: J♥J♠

The turn 3♥ and the river K♦ gave Carman two pair for the win. The button surrendered his chips as he wanted to rebuy.