Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Event (6-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-01-2024 19:10 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adcock	219,000 42,000	42,000
Patrick Moulder	203,000 100,000	100,000

David ODB Baker	154,000 154,000	154,000

Joey Couden	151,000 110,000	110,000

David Lin	147,000 147,000	147,000
Bart Lybaert	134,000 61,000	61,000
Mike Watson	119,000 32,000	32,000

Oscar Johansson	112,000 77,000	77,000
Ryan Leng	108,000 73,000	73,000

Lawrence Brandt	89,000 5,000	5,000

Ryan Laplante	88,000 43,000	43,000

Chip Jett	88,000 2,000	2,000
Daniel Weinman	85,000 44,000	44,000

Nick Guagenti	84,000 41,000	41,000
Anton Smirnov	78,000 11,000	11,000
Robert Wells	74,000 25,000	25,000

Sylvain Naets	74,000 74,000	74,000
Ray Henson	73,000 6,000	6,000
Jason Riesenberg	68,000 33,000	33,000
Scotty Nguyen	68,000 36,000	36,000

Gabe Ramos	68,000 68,000	68,000
Jeff Madsen	68,000 3,000	3,000

Phil Hui	59,000 24,000	24,000

Bryan Micon	58,000 4,000	4,000
Jeff Gross	53,000 18,000	18,000

Hijar Draws Two to a Straight

Brett Slezak

Level 8

"NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante"

5 Card Draw

Jon Turner opened the hijack to 2,500, the button called, and J Austin Hijar called in the small blind.

Hijar drew two while the others took three.

Hijar led with a 7,500. Turner, with just 15,000 behind, was visibly pained as he eventually tossed in the call while the button quickly folded.

J Austin Hijar: 9♦8♦7♠6♦5♦
Jon Turner: 9♠9♥9♣XxXx

Turner made trip nines on the draw but they were no good against the straight of Hijar

Player	Chips	Progress
J Austin Hijar	45,000
Jon Turner	8,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: J Austin Hijar Jon Turner

07-01-2024 18:47 UTC-8

Prociak Doubles Through Epstein

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Liam Gannon

Level 8

"NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante"

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Action was picked up on the third draw in a pot between Alex Epstein and David Prociak. Both players had moved all in, with Prociak as the effective stack for 36,700.

Epstein stood pat and Prociak drew one.

David Prociak: 8x7x5x2x All in
Alex Epstein: 10x7x5x4x2x

Prociak peeled the last card as a 6x and he made a rough eight-seven to double up through Epstein and leave him on the short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	110,000 75,000	75,000

Alex Epstein	3,100 31,900	31,900

Tags: Alex Epstein David Prociak

Level: 8

"NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante"

07-01-2024 18:37 UTC-8

Hosein Breaks the Winner and Draws to a Winner

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

A player in the hijack raised, and Amin Hosein jammed for 9,200 from the button, which the hijack called.

The hijack stood pat which left Hosein in an uncomfortable position. He eventually decided to break as he tossed the 9♦.

Amin Hosein: 7x6x3x2x All in
Hijack: 10x8x5x4x2x

Hosein immediately regretted his decision as he broke the winning hand. With the dead nine, Hosein was nearly a two-to-one underdog. Luckily for him, he peeled the 9♥ to make the best hand and find the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amin Hosein	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Amin Hosein

07-01-2024 18:21 UTC-8

A Cooler In Esposito's Favor

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Liam Gannon

Level 7

NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

5 Card Draw

Action was picked up with chips in the middle and a player from the big blind all in and at risk for his final 29,000 against John Esposito who under the gun held the bigger stack.

Opponent: K♣K♠K♥XxXx All in
John Esposito: J♥10♥8♥6♥2♥

The big blind player drew two, the first one he peeled was a 2♦ and the second was a 6♦, leaving the jack-high flush of Esposito as best. The WSOP bracelet winner stacked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Esposito	78,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: John Esposito

07-01-2024 18:07 UTC-8

Sevekis Doubles Through Korn

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Liam Gannon

Level 7

NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Andres Korn on the button and Michael Savakinas in the cutoff.

With a board reading 9♣3♦4♣10♦, Savakinas checked to Korn who bet 5,000. Savakinas raised to 25,000 and Korn moved all in for 49,600 effective which Savakinas called.

Michael Savakinas: J♦9♥8♦7♥ All in
Andres Korn: Q♥10♣10♥2♣

The river 8♠ completed the straight for Savakinas to double at the expense of Korn

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Savakinas	105,000

Andres Korn	16,500 29,100	29,100

Tags: Andres Korn Michael Savakinas

07-01-2024 18:04 UTC-8

Booth Spikes a Five for a Near-Triple

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

NLFCD & 2-7 NL: 500/1,000, 1,500 Ante
PLO – PLO 8 – Big O - PLTD: 400/800, 800 Ante
No-Limit Hold’em: 400/800, 1,200 Ante

Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Gary Booth raised to 2,300 from the under-the-gun. A player in the hijack called before the small blind jammed for 5,800. Booth rejammed for 9,200 and the hijack called to put both players at risk.

The small blind stood pat the whole way, while Booth and the hijack took one.

On the second draw, Booth drew one while the others stood pat. Booth took a card on the final draw as well.

Small Blind: 8x7x5x3x2x All in
Gary Booth: 8x6x3x2x All in
Hijack: 9x7x6x5x2x