2024 World Series of Poker
The tournament clock has been paused as the floor catches up with payouts .
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Raymond Stuwe raised to 24,000 from middle position, Manuel DeAlmeida three-bet jammed for 173,000 from the cutoff, and Stuwe quickly called.
Manuel DeAlmeida: A♣Q♠
Raymond Stuwe: J♦J♥
DeAlmeida quickly got out of his seat and put on his backpack, until the dealer spread the A♠K♠9♣ flop to put him in the lead.
The K♣ turn and 6♠ river saw DeAlmeida double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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376,000 | |
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315,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Action was caught after the turn came the 9♣4♥Q♠4♠ and the big blind was quick to check. Noe Acosta fired for 65,000 and put his opponent all in. He took his time before he made the call and both players revealed their hands.
Opponent: J♠J♥
Noe Acosta: Q♦10♦
The board completed with the K♣ for Acosta to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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385,000
120,000
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120,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
The pot stood at approximately 150,000 with two players looking at a flop of 10♠Q♦2♥.
Fan Zhang, in the hijack, checked the action to Alessandro Pichierri, on the button. Pichierri bet out 42,000 and Zhang clicked it back to 84,000. Pichierri called.
The 7♣ turn slowed down Zhang as he check-called a bet of 36,000 from Pichierri.
The 5♣ river checked to a showdown. Zhang tabled A♣Q♥ for top pair, winning him this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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540,000
197,000
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197,000 |
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122,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Are we witnessing the greatest World Series of Poker (WSOP) ever?
No hyperbole, that's a genuine question. On Sunday, Scott Seiver won his third bracelet of the summer making him a lock to win the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year award. Or, so you'd think. But the latter part of that sentence couldn't be further from the truth.