Event #68: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-28-2024 20:56 UTC-8

Shin Flushes Out Yanchek

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ari Shin opened to 125,000 from the button before Jeffrey Yanchek three-bet to 375,000 from the small blind. Shin made it 1,275,000, leaving 5,000 behind. Yancheck was slightly covered by the original bet and he called for his tournament life.

Jeffrey Yanchek: Q♦Q♣ All in
Ari Shin: A♠K♦

The A♣10♦6♦ flop left Yankchek with few outs. Unfortunately for him, the 3♦ turn and 8♦ river improved Shin to a better flush and Yankchek departed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Shin	2,550,000 1,235,000	1,235,000
Jeffrey Yanchek	Busted

Tags: Ari Shin Jeffrey Yanchek

06-28-2024 20:32 UTC-8

Farrell Falls Before Break

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the 2♣5♦4♦9♦8♠ board, there was around 675,000 in the pot.

Niall Farrell, with around 805,000 behind, checked in the small blind. Vitalijs Zavorotnijs was his opponent and he moved all in as the big stack.

Farrell entered the tank, mulling over his options. He settled on a call and called for his tournament life.

Zavorotnijs tabled 10♦8♦ for a flush, besting the Scotsman's J♠9♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	3,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Niall Farrell	Busted

Tags: Niall Farrell Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

06-28-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Another One for Barbero

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Yori Epskamp

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Nacho Barbero raised to 100,000 in middle position, Sho Homma three-bet shoved around 650,000 on the button, and Barbero called.

Sho Homma: A♠8♥ All in
Nacho Barbero: A♦J♣

The board came down K♠7♥6♣4♣10♦ and Barbero sent another one packing to soar over 5 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	5,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Sho Homma	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Sho Homma

06-28-2024 20:19 UTC-8

Barbero Smokes Dube to the Rail

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Maxime Dube jammed for 165,000 from early position and was called by Vitalijs Zavorotnijs and Nacho Barbero from the blinds.

The Q♠5♥5♣ flop checked through to the 6♥ turn, where Zavorotnijs check-folded to a bet of 150,000.

Maxime Dube: A♥7♣ All in
Nacho Barbero: K♥5♠

Barbero flopped trips and already locked up the hand ahead of the 3♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	4,000,000 700,000	700,000

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	2,400,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Maxime Dube	Busted

Tags: Maxime Dube Nacho Barbero Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

06-28-2024 20:12 UTC-8

Morrell Ousts Widergren

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was caught on the A♣J♣9♠ flop in a single raised pot. Cameron Widergren checked in the big blind before Johnathan Morrell bet 150,000. Widergren moved all in for 1,000,000 and was called. Morrell had him covered and called.

Cameron Widergren: K♣3♣ All in
Johnathan Morrell: A♦9♦

Widergren had a flush draw and added more outs after the K♥ turn. However, the 5♠ river was a brick and Widergren was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnathan Morrell	3,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Cameron Widergren	Busted

Tags: Cameron Widergren Johnathan Morrell

06-28-2024 20:09 UTC-8

Counts at Table 623

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Yori Epskamp

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Daniel Buzgon has been the most recent elimination over at table 623.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisson Piekazewicz	4,000,000 2,165,000	2,165,000
Michael Newman	2,450,000 350,000	350,000
Gianluca Cedolia	2,200,000
Barry Shulman	1,800,000 670,000	670,000

Akshat Bajaj	1,600,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Mike Holtz	860,000 205,000	205,000

Sundiata DeVore	850,000 150,000	150,000
Jose Jaraiz	80,000 635,000	635,000
Daniel Buzgon	Busted

Tags: Daniel Buzgon

06-28-2024 19:34 UTC-8

Barbero on the Up; He Departs

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Calum Grant

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the last hand of the previous level, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and called when Nacho Barbero three-bet to 230,000 from the button.

Zavorotnijs check-folded to a bet of 150,000 on the 8♥5♣4♠, awarding Barbero the pot.

As the hand played out, Yifu He was eliminated on the neighbouring table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	3,350,000 1,325,000	1,325,000

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	1,900,000 430,000	430,000
Yifu He	Busted

Tags: Nacho Barbero Vitalijs Zavorotnijs Yifu He

06-28-2024 19:24 UTC-8

Two More Depart

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Moundir Zoughari	Busted
Shai Zurr	Busted

06-28-2024 19:19 UTC-8

Rough Times for Davenport; Shaw Takes the Lead

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

A huge pot was brewing on Table 620 between Ivan Stankov and Matt Davenport.

There was around 1,600,000 in the pot on the K♣2♥6♦8♣9♣ board.

Stankov bet 725,000 from the cutoff, and Davenport called.

Stankov tabled 9♠9♦ for a set of nines.

"Jesus f****** christ," said a frustrated Davenport as he left his seat. He took a few steps away from the table before returning, where he and Stankov continued to stare each other down. As he returned to his seat, Davenport tabled his no good A♦K♦.

The pot left Davenport with around 650,000, and his chips were soon in the middle. He was all in and at risk to compatriot Carl Shaw.

Davenport had KxQx and was up against 7♥7♦. The board ran out with low cards for Shaw to down Davenport.

Soon after, Shaw banked another bust out, sending Christopher Staats to the rail for his chip stack to eclipse the 5,000,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	5,200,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Ivan Stankov	3,760,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Matt Davenport	Busted

Christopher Staats	Busted

Nicholas Petitti	Busted
Sasha Sabbaghian	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Christopher Staats Ivan Stankov Matt Davenport

06-28-2024 18:59 UTC-8

Nacho Sends Hulley Packing

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Yori Epskamp

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Thomas Hulley raised all in for 415,000 from early position and Nacho Barbero called in middle position. Maxime Dube tanked for two minutes on the button before folding, and the blinds got out as well.

Thomas Hulley: A♥K♠ All in
Nacho Barbero: 7♣7♦

The dealer fanned out 8♦3♣3♦2♦6♣ to end it for Hulley. "Nice playing with you guys," he said.