David "Diamond Dave" Eldridge raised to 400,000 and Juha Helppi three-bet the pot to 1,800,000 from two seats over. It folded back to Eldridge and he reraised for Helppi to call all-in.
Juha Helppi: A♥K♦5♥4♦
David Eldridge: A♠A♣10♣10♠
Helppi shook his head when he saw the aces but found an escape thanks to the 6♠5♦3♠3♦Q♦ runout to double for 3,175,000.
Billy Tarango opened to 600,000 from middle position and Yang Wang called in the big blind.
Wang check-called a bet of 1,200,000 following the 8♣K♣J♥ flop.
Action checked through the 10♥ turn to the 4♠ river at which point Wang led out for 1,800,000. Tarango thought for a moment, then called holding Q♦10♠7♥Xx, beating Wang's 10♣9♠5♠3♣ to the pot.
The initial schedule — US and international — is out for the 2024-2025 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) season, and it should create some excitement within the poker community.
Action for the 20th Circuit season kicks off at a familiar spot — Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma — on July 17, the same day as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event concludes. There will also be a return to the same casino in October.
There are 18 stops — 13 in the US and five in other countries — on the 2024 portion of the WSOPC schedule. That includes five different countries and eight US states.
In 2003, the game of poker changed forever after Chris Moneymaker topped a field of 839 players to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $2.5 million. By doing so, the Moneymaker effect ignited the “Poker Boom,” which saw the tournament field triple the following year.
The 2004 Main Event was the last to be held at the birthplace of the WSOP – Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. The venue was packed to the rafters with 2,576 players entering that year’s tournament, and with the ESPN cameras capturing all the action several poker players made a name for themselves that year including young guns David Williams and Josh Arieh, while 1995 WSOP Main Event champ Dan Harrington made history by following up his third-place finish in the 2003 WSOP Main Event by placing fourth in 2004 for $1.5 million.
However, when the dust settled it was a patent attorney from Connecticut by the name of Greg Raymer winning the whole thing for a smooth $5 million and a gold bracelet. While attempting to defend his title in 2005, which doubled from the year prior by attracting 5,619 players, Raymer proved his win was no fluke by making another deep run, ultimately falling in 25th place for $304,680.
It’s been 20 years since Raymer’s victory, but he hasn’t slowed down as he’s continued to play poker all across the globe. In recognition of Raymer’s anniversary, PokerNews caught up with the champ, who will be at the 2024 WSOP!
The remaining nine players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante at approximately 9:05 p.m. local time.
Below are the updated counts and big blinds for the next level.
Yang Wang raised to 400,000 and Brian Rast called from two seats over in the cutoff. Maxi Lehmanski then raised the pot to 1,680,000 in the big blind with 880,000 behind. Wang called and Rast did so as well.
On the J♦7♥6♠ flop, Lehmanski pushed all-in and both opponents came along.
The two active players checked down the 6♦ turn as well as the 3♣ river.
Lehmanski announced ace-jack and Wang replied "me too".
The A♦Q♠J♠3♦ of Lehmanski earned half the pot, as did the A♣Q♣J♥4♠ of Wang while Rast came up short with the A♥K♥10♦2♦ to lose a portion of his stack.
Eelis Pärssinen opened to 560,000 from the cutoff and David Eldridge defended from the big blind.
The flop came 9♥8♦2♦. Eldridge bet 1,460,000, Pärssinen shoved for around 3,500,000 and Eldridge called off with a covering stack to put Pärssinen at risk.
Eelis Pärssinen: Q♦Q♥9♦7♣
David Eldridge: A♦10♦8♥4♠
Pärssinen had an overpair and a flush draw whiile Eldridge had a pair of eights and the nut-flush draw. The flush came in on the J♦ turn and after the K♣ river Eldridge dragged in a colossal pot while Pärssinenwas eliminated one spot shy of making the unofficial final table.
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