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

06-28-2024 21:12 UTC-7

Morrell Ousts Widergren

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 21:14 UTC-7

Counts at Table 620

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Yori Epskamp

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	5,415,000 215,000	215,000

Ivan Stankov	3,650,000 110,000	110,000
Andre Akkari	2,600,000 150,000	150,000

Michael Liang	2,100,000 330,000	330,000

Manuel Ruivo	1,700,000 900,000	900,000
David Guay	1,300,000 1,225,000	1,225,000

David Algarra	750,000 875,000	875,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	357,000 263,000	263,000

06-28-2024 21:18 UTC-7

Counts at Table 616

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Yori Epskamp

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

Player	Chips	Progress
John Reiter	3,800,000 190,000	190,000
Kai Cohen	3,640,000 10,000	10,000
Ky Nguyen	2,450,000 650,000	650,000
Brian Yoon	1,790,000 240,000	240,000

Yung Hwang	1,500,000 565,000	565,000
Jin Hoon Lee	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Jeffrey Yanchek	890,000 360,000	360,000

Jose Rodriguez	850,000 550,000	550,000

06-28-2024 21:19 UTC-7

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 21:25 UTC-7

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

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06-28-2024 21:29 UTC-7

Yancheck Steals the Pot

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Alek Gillies

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

Action was caught after the flop of 2♣Q♥6♦ and John Reiter checked from the big blind. Jeffrey Yanchek fired for 50,000 and received a call.

While the 8♠ peeled off on the turn, Reiter was quick to check. Yancheck continued for 140,000 and received a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Reiter	3,900,000 100,000	100,000
Jeffrey Yanchek	1,040,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Jeffrey Yanchek John Reiter

06-28-2024 21:32 UTC-7

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 21:33 UTC-7

Break Time

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Calum Grant

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

The 37 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Day 2 will then close after the completion of the next two levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	5,785,000 370,000	370,000

Nacho Barbero	5,525,000 125,000	125,000

Ivan Stankov	4,460,000 810,000	810,000
John Reiter	4,150,000 250,000	250,000
Ky Nguyen	3,700,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	3,700,000 200,000	200,000
Peter Park	3,680,000 160,000	160,000

Johnathan Morrell	2,850,000 150,000	150,000
Alisson Piekazewicz	2,650,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Gonzalo Almada	2,450,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Kai Cohen	2,360,000 1,280,000	1,280,000
Michael Newman	2,250,000 200,000	200,000
Barry Shulman	2,250,000 450,000	450,000

Andre Akkari	2,240,000 360,000	360,000

Yung Hwang	2,200,000 700,000	700,000
Akshat Bajaj	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Michael Liang	1,855,000 245,000	245,000

David Guay	1,755,000 455,000	455,000

Gianluca Cedolia	1,635,000 565,000	565,000
Brian Yoon	1,600,000 190,000	190,000

Rui Ferreira	1,600,000 240,000	240,000

Manuel Ruivo	1,535,000 165,000	165,000
Jeffrey Yanchek	1,430,000 390,000	390,000

Michael Arellano	1,410,000 260,000	260,000
Ari Shin	1,315,000 85,000	85,000