Event #67: $500 Salute to Warriors - No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-28-2024 17:41 UTC-8

Varakala Doubles Through Valone

Tyler Foran

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Rajashekar Redd Varakala jammed for his last 185,000 in middle position and three-time WSOP gold ring winner David Valone put in a three-bet to 400,000 on the button, forcing the blinds out of the pot.

Rajashekar Redd Varakala: A♥K♠ All in
David Valone: 9♦9♣

The 10♣3♣2♠ flop wasn't looking promising for Varakala but the A♠ turn gave him a pair of aces to take the lead. The 4♦ river changed nothing as he pulled in the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Valone	3,000,000 2,299,000	2,299,000
Rajashekar Redd Varakala	620,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: David Valone Rajashekar Redd Varakala

06-28-2024 17:47 UTC-8

Eliminations

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Joseph Berg

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hai-Li Yang	Busted
Federico Roberto	Busted
Nicholas Hoffman	Busted
Jose Luis Herrero Azpiazu	Busted
Andrew Downs	Busted
Thuy Kawano	Busted
Simon Wahlbrink	Busted
Michael Koler	Busted
Veselin Dimitrov	Busted
Mo Zhou	Busted
Shuta Iwakiri	Busted
Trevor Foley	Busted
David Gallimore	Busted
Oleg Simanovsky	Busted
Lucas Tae	Busted
Hajime Watanabe	Busted
Alexandre Blanc	Busted
Claudio Martin	Busted
Ran Shapira	Busted
Alexander Krenz	Busted
Santiago Martinez	Busted
Vasilios Gerontakos	Busted
Ian Simpson	Busted

Sergio Vargas	Busted
Jason Shellum	Busted

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06-28-2024 18:01 UTC-8

Varkala Doubles Up With Jacks

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Joseph Berg

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Rajashekar Redd Varakala was all in and at risk in the small blind against a player in late position.

Rajashekar Redd Varakala: J♦J♠ All in
Late Position Player: Q♣10♦

The board ran out 2♥2♣3♣9♥K♦ securing a much needed double up for Varakala

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajashekar Redd Varakala	1,500,000 880,000	880,000

Tags: Rajashekar Redd Varakala

06-28-2024 18:02 UTC-8

Scully Shows Kings

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Tyler Foran

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Juan Campayo opened 200,000 in middle position and Michael Scully three-bet 500,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds quickly folded and Campayo made the call.

When the J♥4♠3♦ flop hit the felt, Campayo checked and Scully wasted no time jamming all-in. Campayo mucked and Scully showed him the good fold as he tabled K♥K♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Scully	5,700,000 5,140,000	5,140,000
Juan Campayo	1,865,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Juan Campayo Michael Scully

06-28-2024 18:05 UTC-8

Quite the Runout; Full Table Counts

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Gustavo Hoyos was able to get an all in through to take the blinds and showed the K♠K♦ to show the table he meant business. Just two hands later he went all in and was called by Josiel Dacruz on his direct left.

Gustavo Hoyos: A♠6♠
Josiel Dacruz: Q♥J♥

In what seemed like a flop made for television, it rolled out A♥A♦K♥, giving Hoyos three of a kind while also giving Dacrus the royal flush draw. With two cards to come, Hoyos was a 2:1 favorite.

The turn peeled the Q♣ and a fate-changing 10♠ peeled off on the river, causing Dacruz to stand up and clap in triumph as his straight claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Ephremsen	7,400,000 300,000	300,000
Caleb Powell	3,400,000 350,000	350,000
Iman Alsaden	3,200,000 2,216,000	2,216,000
Josiel Dacruz	2,650,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Todd Mclane	2,400,000 725,000	725,000
Marcos Albano	1,600,000 1,224,000	1,224,000
Gustavo Hoyos	Busted

Tags: Gustavo Hoyos Josiel Dacruz

06-28-2024 18:06 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Tyler Foran

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Collins	6,000,000 4,987,000	4,987,000

Adam Kievman	3,660,000 560,000	560,000
Jennifer Sabuel	3,420,000 320,000	320,000

Justin Booth	2,760,000 150,000	150,000
Richard Juliano	2,300,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Arthur Demmerly	2,000,000 225,000	225,000
Stefan Blendulf	1,960,000 100,000	100,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-28-2024 18:19 UTC-8

Aces Hold for Bridges

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Tyler Foran

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Tomi Keah opened 260,000 in early position before Daniel Cordaro jammed for roughly 2,500,000 on the button. Robert Bridges was in the big blind and called off his 1,290,000, putting the action back on Keah. After giving it some thought, he pitched his cards into the muck.

Robert Bridges: A♥A♠ All in
Daniel Cordaro: 10♣10♥

Bridges was dealt the best hand in the game and was able to fade the ten as the board ran out 7♥7♣5♠Q♥6♦.

It looked like Bridges dodged a bullet as Keah told the table he would have had quads after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Bridges	3,020,000 2,793,000	2,793,000
Tomi Keah	1,900,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Daniel Cordaro	1,150,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Daniel Cordaro Robert Bridges Tomi Keah

06-28-2024 18:20 UTC-8

Harnett Doubles Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Dane Harnett open shoved for 785,000 from the small blind and was called by a player in the big blind.

Dane Harnett: Q♠7♠ All in
Big Blind: 2♣2♠

The board ran out K♥A♥9♥9♠Q♥ securing a much needed double up for Harnett.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dane Harnett	1,700,000 1,627,000	1,627,000

06-28-2024 18:34 UTC-8

Sarkisyan Value Owns Himself

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Tyler Foran

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Two players saw the A♣10♣4♦ flop and Karen Sarkisyan check-called a bet of 220,000 from Alain Baumann.

When the 4♠ fell on the turn both players tapped the table and the 9♥ landed on the river.

Sarkisyan dropped 300,000 across the line and Baumann matched the bet to see the A♦7♦ from Sarkisyan. Baumann rolled A♥J♣ for the better kicker as the dealer pushed him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alain Baumann	4,505,000 4,075,000	4,075,000
Matthew Strickland	3,040,000 2,802,000	2,802,000
Jorge Pena	2,825,000 2,128,000	2,128,000
Karen Sarkisyan	2,300,000 1,649,000	1,649,000
Billy Perez	1,065,000 727,000	727,000
Molissa Farber	1,060,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Alain Baumann Karen Sarkisyan