Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-01-2024 22:36 UTC-8

Song Eliminates Coleman

Nick Becker

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 5♠9♠3♦, in a hand between Maxx Coleman, in the big blind and Stephen Song, who was under the gun. Both players checked, bringing the 4♥ turn. Action went check-check again, and the river landed the Q♦.

Coleman bet 25,000, leaving just 1,000 behind. Song raised to put him all-in and Coleman flicked in the call.

Coleman tabled Q♥10♠ for a pair of queens, but was outkicked by Song's Q♠K♣, and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	152,000 92,000	92,000

Maxx Coleman	Busted

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07-01-2024 22:05 UTC-8

Konopelko Wins a Flip

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Nick Becker

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Andrey Konopelko was all in preflop against a short-stacked player at the table, who he had covered.

Opponent: 10♣10♠ All in
Andrey Konopelko: Q♥J♠

Konopelko pulled ahead on the Q♠A♠Q♣ flop, improving to trips. The 6♣ turn and J♣ river offered no help to his opponent, and the pot was pushed Konopelko's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Konopelko	155,000

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07-01-2024 21:54 UTC-8

Deyra Eliminated by Ho

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Maria Ho in the small blind jammed for almost 80,000, and she was called by Ivan Deyra in the big blind, who found himself at risk.

Ivan Deyra: Q♣J♣ All in
Maria Ho: K♦4♥

Deyra flopped a pair on 5♣J♠3♥7♠. But Ho hit top pair on the K♥ river and sent the Frenchman to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	145,000 109,000	109,000
Ivan Deyra	Busted

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07-01-2024 21:31 UTC-8

Saout Sent to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Antoine Saout jammed for 50,000 from the hijack and he was called by the button.

Antoine Saout: K♣J♠ All in
Button: A♦Q♥

The button hit two pair on A♠J♦3♥Q♣4♣ and Saout was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antoine Saout	Busted

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07-01-2024 21:09 UTC-8

Teusl Almost Triples Up

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Tim Baker

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Brian Kim, Jessica Teusl and another player who was seated in the hijack just got involved in a three-way all-in preflop. The hijack had the covering stack and the chance to eliminate two players.

Brian Kim: 5♥5♦ All in
Jessica Teusl: K♥K♠ All in
Hijack: QxQx

The board ran out 4♥A♦9♠2♥K♣, giving Teusl the best hand with a set of kings and meaning she virtually tripled up

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Teusl	170,000 110,000	110,000

Brian Kim	Busted

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07-01-2024 20:30 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	460,000 285,000	285,000

Sergio Aido	300,000 125,000	125,000

Chris Hunichen	215,000 75,000	75,000
Joao Vieira	180,000 109,000	109,000

Niall Farrell	100,000 41,000	41,000

Farid Jattin	100,000 100,000	100,000
Nacho Barbero	80,000 20,000	20,000

Illia Korobkin	70,000 79,000	79,000
Benjamin Pollak	60,000 12,000	12,000
Julien Sitbon	Busted

Jessica Teusl	Busted

07-01-2024 20:28 UTC-8

Hara Cracks Kings

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Nick Becker

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ryo Hara, in early position, was all in preflop against the short-stacked player in the small blind, who had 42,500 remaining.

Small Blind: K♦K♣ All in
Ryo Hara: A♥3♥

The flop came 7♥J♣10♠ and the small blind was still in the lead. That was until the turn and river landed the 6♥ and Q♥ respectively, giving Hara runner runner for the nut flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryo Hara	209,500 209,500	209,500

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07-01-2024 19:50 UTC-8

Suvarna Loses Three-Way All-In

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Santhosh Suvarna on the button found himself with the biggest stack in a three-way all-in and call situation.

Big blind: 7♣3♣ All in
Under the gun: 8♣8♥ All in
Santhosh Suvarna: 6♦6♣

On a board of 9♥9♦9♣8♦5♦, the under-the-gun player hit the best full house to double up, while the big blind was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	325,000 310,000	310,000

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07-01-2024 19:41 UTC-8

Yang Sends Steven to the Rail

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Tim Baker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Brandon Steven committed his final 30,000 chips into the middle after a Chongxian Yang three-bet from the button. Yang made the call and the cards were revealed with Steven at risk of elimination.

Brandon Steven: A♦2♠ All in
Chongxian Yang: A♥K♣

The board ran out favorably for Yang as it came Q♣A♠K♠Q♠6♠, meaning his two pair would send Steven to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chongxian Yang	220,000 220,000	220,000
Brandon Steven	Busted

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07-01-2024 19:25 UTC-8

Sued Sends Opponent to the Rail

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 8♠5♥10♥ in a hand between Kharlin Sued in the cutoff and the player in the hijack.

With a little over 30,000 in the pot, the hijack check-raised all in over Sued's bet of 13,000, putting himself at risk. Sued quickly made the call.

Hijack: Q♥10♦ All in
Kharlin Sued: J♦J♥

The turn landed the 8♣ and the river brought the 5♦, eliminating Sued's opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kharlin Sued	197,500

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