Event #70: $400 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-02-2024 11:31 UTC-8

Chen's Fives Hold for Double KO

Kirk Brown

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Michael Maddocks moved all in preflop for 2,850,000 and then Antonis Poulengeris called for less right behind, which brought the action over to Andy Chen in the big blind.

"Ok, let's go!" He announced as he tossed in chips after thinking it over for a few moments, putting both opponents at risk.

Antonis Poulengeris: K♥10♣ All in
Michael Maddocks: A♠10♠ All in
Andy Chen: 5♥5♦

Chen was a favorite going in with his pocket pair and with the fact his opponents were sharing outs, and the runout of 8♥2♥8♣7♠4♠ kept it that way to score him the pot along with the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Chen	24,500,000 8,375,000	8,375,000
Antonis Poulengeris	Busted
Michael Maddocks	Busted

Tags: A Poulengeris Andy Chen Michael Maddocks

07-02-2024 11:38 UTC-8

Nguyen Thinks He Lost the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Men Nguyen moved all in for 2,875,000 from the button and was looked up by Michael Megison, in the small blind.

Men Nguyen: K♥J♥ All in
Michael Megison: A♥Q♦

The board ran out Q♥K♣4♦10♣A♦ giving Megison two pair to prompt a celebration. Nguyen, rechecking the board, had to point out to Megison that his two pair were no good against his rivered straight, ensuring Nguyen the full double up. Nguyen told Megison that his celebration had convinced him he'd in fact lost the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Megison	10,500,000 2,400,025	2,400,025
Men Nguyen	6,750,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Tags: Men Nguyen Michael Megison

Level: 34

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

07-02-2024 11:48 UTC-8

Matsueda Spikes Quad Queens to Soar into the Chip Lead

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Kirk Brown

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

After a preflop betting war, Stephen Silverman, Shariq Khan, and Junya Matsueda get all of their chips into the middle, with Matsueda covering.

Shariq Khan: 10♦10♥ All in
Stephen Silverman: A♥A♠ All in
Junya Matsueda: Q♦Q♥

Silverman was poised in a prime position to score a boatload of chips with his aces, but his heart sank as the flop came out 3♥Q♣2♦ to give Matsueda a huge lead with top set of queens. And just in case there was still hope for his opponents, it disappeared quickly as the fourth Q♠ rolled off on the turn to leave them dead in the water. The river 4♥ was just a formality as the monstrous pot was shipped to Matsued to catapult him into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junya Matsueda	41,100,000 38,175,000	38,175,000
Stephen Silverman	Busted
Shariq Khan	Busted

Tags: Junya Matsueda Shariq Khan Stephen Silverman

07-02-2024 11:53 UTC-8

Guo Wins an Easy Flip

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jiexi Guo moved all in for 4,575,000 from early position, Dohang Na put in an isolating raise from middle position and the hand went to a showdown.

Jiexi Guo: 8♣8♥ All in
Dohang Na: A♠Q♣

This flip fell in the favor of Guo as the 4♣8♦9♦ flop gave her a set. The A♥ turn and 7♥ river changed nothing and Guo doubled through Na.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jiexi Guo	10,300,000 3,175,000	3,175,000
Dohang Na	5,900,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Dohang Na Jiexi Guo

07-02-2024 11:59 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Life Coach Tyler Todt Used to "Bum Hunt" Tom Dwan

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Connor Richards

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the tenth episode, Connor speaks with health and life coach Tyler Todt, a longtime poker player who made seven figures in early online poker days before taking a job in the banking industry and eventually leaving that to become his own boss and a health influencer.

Todt talked about online poker pre-Black Friday, bum hunting Tom Dwan, the benefits of a balanced life, avoiding the pitfalls of Las Vegas, being bullish on humanity and his favorite non-fiction books.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Tyler Todt by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Tom Dwan Tyler Todt Connor Richards

07-02-2024 11:59 UTC-8

Updated Counts from the Field

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Chen	33,500,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Jeffrey Deegan	25,400,000 8,725,000	8,725,000
Andrew Dubuque	22,000,000 3,425,000	3,425,000
Donald Foran	20,600,000 5,100,000	5,100,000
Jonathon State	19,500,000 8,500,000	8,500,000
Jody Rummel	10,200,000 6,725,000	6,725,000
Greg Raymer	10,000,000 6,600,000	6,600,000

07-02-2024 12:11 UTC-8

Marinez Sends Out Hall

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Shane Hall moved all in for 900,000 from middle position, the button put in a small raise to 1,100,000 and Gary Marinez moved all in for 6,8000,000, from the big blind. The button chose to fold.

Shane Hall: A♠2♦ All in
Gary Marinez: J♣J♠

The board ran out 7♥8♣6♥Q♠5♥; Marinez's pocket pair held to send Hall to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Marinez	8,700,000 7,790,000	7,790,000
Shane Hall	Busted

Tags: Gary Marinez Shane Hall

07-02-2024 12:20 UTC-8

Some More Busts Outs

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Ollie Garland

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhe Sun	Busted
Stanley Gates	Busted
Shariq Khan	Busted
Aaron Johnson (MN)	Busted
Michael Megison	Busted

07-02-2024 12:22 UTC-8

Glantz Rivers Raymer

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Kirk Brown

Level 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Matt Glantz opened to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andrew Dubuque and Greg Raymer who defended from the blinds.

On the flop of 4♥2♠8♦, action checked to Glantz who moved all in for around 5,000,000. Dubuque thought about it for a few seconds before he decided to fold but Raymer had other plans as he quickly called to put Glantz at risk.

Matt Glantz: A♣K♠ All in
Greg Raymer: 7♣7♥

Raymer was ahead with his pocket sevens, but the runout of 9♦A♦ gave Glantz a saving ace on the river to score the double.

"Ugh, that one is gonna hurt," Raymer sighed as the majority of his stack was shipped to Glantz.