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

06-28-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Another One for Barbero

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 20:32 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 20:56 UTC-8

Shin Flushes Out Yanchek

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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 21:01 UTC-8

Algarra Loses the Race

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Yori Epskamp

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

With the field about to break down to its final four tables, David Algarra got his final chips in with ace-king against the pocket eights of David Guay. Guay's eights held up to send Algarra to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Guay	2,450,000 695,000	695,000

David Algarra	Busted

Tags: David Algarra David Guay

06-28-2024 21:11 UTC-8

Dongwoo Ko Spears Goldberg, Decimates Cohen

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Yori Epskamp

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

Fred Goldberg raised all in for 75,000 on the button and Kai Cohen slid a large stack of T-100,000 forward in the small blind. David Dongwoo Ko slammed down calling chips in the big blind. Dongwoo Ko did a double-take to check if the large raise from Cohen was enough to cover him before revealing his hand.

Fred Goldberg: 10♠5♠ All in
David Dongwoo Ko: 9♥9♣ All in
Kai Cohen: A♠J♣

The board came down Q♦6♣3♦K♣5♣ for Dongwoo Ko's nines to hold up for a big double.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Dongwoo Ko	3,450,000 1,785,000	1,785,000
Kai Cohen	165,000 2,195,000	2,195,000
Fred Goldberg	Busted

Tags: David Dongwoo Ko Fred Goldberg Kai Cohen

06-28-2024 21:26 UTC-8

Almada Picks Up Aces at the Right Time

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Calum Grant

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

Kai Cohen moved all in for 480,000 from under the gun before Michael Arellano reshoved for 610,000 from middle position. Gonzalo Almada called from the button. Action folded to Peter Park, who chucked away his A♦J♣ in the big blind.

Kai Cohen: Q♠Q♦ All in
Michael Arellano: 10♠10♥ All in
Gonzalo Almada: A♣A♠

Park was relieved he folded and felt even more vindicated after the flop came A♥J♦8♣. The K♥ turn gave both at-risk players outs to Broadway but the K♣ river filled ALmada up and he downed the two short stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Almada	3,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Kai Cohen	Busted
Michael Arellano	Busted

Tags: Gonzalo Almada Kai Cohen Michael Arellano Peter Park

06-28-2024 21:52 UTC-8

Cedolia Puts a Nasty Beat on Hwang

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michael Newman limped in from under the gun and Gianluca Cedolia did the same on his direct left. Action folded to Yung Hwang in the cutoff, who made it 415,000. Action folded back to Newman, who folded. Cedolia moved all in as the bigger stack and Hwang put in his stack of around 2,000,000.

Yung Hwang: AxKx
Gianluca Cedolia: A♦K♠

Both players were somewhat relieved that they'd likely be chopping the pot but the K♦9♦3♥ flop gave Cedolia the freeroll to the scoop. The 10♦ turn gave Cedolia the flush draw, which somehow completed on the Q♦ river.

Hwang was sickened and Cedolia offered several apologies as he dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gianluca Cedolia	4,500,000 2,865,000	2,865,000
Yung Hwang	Busted

Tags: Gianluca Cedolia Michael Newman Yung Hwang

06-28-2024 22:10 UTC-8

DeVore Eliminated by Almeda

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sundiata DeVore open-shoved on the button for 785,000 and Gonzalo Almada called in the big blind.

Sundiata DeVore: A♠5♠
Gonzalo Almada: A♦J♦

Both players paired their kicker on an A♣J♠5♥3♦7♦ board to send DeVore to the rail in 29th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gonzalo Almada	4,200,000 700,000	700,000
Sundiata DeVore	Busted

Tags: Gonzalo Almada Sundiata DeVore

06-28-2024 22:15 UTC-8

Robinson Downs Uvaydov in 28th

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Calum Grant

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David Uvaydov made it 495,000, leaving 5,000 behind, from under the gun. David Dongwoo Ko called from the cutoff before Colin Robinson made it 1,100,000 from the button. Uvaydov put in his last chip ahead of Ko folding.

David Uvaydov: K♠Q♠ All in
Colin Robinson: A♣8♣

Both players missed the 9♠6♥4♣ flop but Robinson paired up on the 8♥ turn to stay ahead. The 9♥ river confirmed Uvaydov's exit, which has set up the three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Robinson	5,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

David Uvaydov	Busted

Tags: Colin Robinson David Dongwoo Ko David Uvaydov

06-28-2024 22:28 UTC-8

Brian Yoon Eliminated in 27th Place ($20,816)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In the first hand after the redraw, John Reiter raised to 160,000 and Brian Yoon three-bet nearly all of his 1,100,000 stack. Reiter four-bet shoved and Yoon took a moment with the field being on a payjump.

After about fifteen seconds, Yoon laughed, said "Ah f*ck it, I don't care," and slammed the rest of his chips in.

John Reiter: 3♦3♥
Brian Yoon: A♦Q♥

The board ran out 6♣6♠2♣4♦5♣ to eliminate the five-time bracelet winner from contention.