Event #78: $1,000 Mini Main Event Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-03-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Bruns Hits a Runner-Runner Straight to Double Up

Maxime Taldir

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Stefan Widmer jammed for 15,300,000 from under the gun, and he was called by Dirk Bruns in the big blind who found himself at risk for 12,400,000.

Dirk Bruns: A♦6♥ All in
Stefan Widmer: 4♥4♠

Widmer cheered when he flopped a set on 4♣K♦3♦. But after the 5♥ turn, his smile disappeared after the 7♣ river gave a runner-runner straight to Bruns, who doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Bruns	33,600,000 18,400,000	18,400,000
Stefan Widmer	2,900,000 8,400,000	8,400,000

Tags: Dirk Bruns Stefan Widmer

07-03-2024 20:50 UTC-8

Widmer Making a Comeback

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Kai Cocklin

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Stefan Widmer has made a fantastic comeback after doubling up in back-to-back hands.

First, Widmer was forced all in from the big blind and was given some protection after Seungjun Noh shoved from under the gun for 22,000,000.

Stefan Widmer: 6♠2♠ All in
Seungjun Noh: A♦Q♠

Widmer ended the hand with a full house on the 6♥Q♣6♣2♥4♠ board and doubled up to 6,000,000.

In the next hand, Widmer shoved from the small blind for 6,000,000 and Noh called from the big blind.

Stefan Widmer: Q♥5♥ All in
Seungjun Noh: 9♣5♣

The board ran out J♠3♠2♥A♥6♦ and Widmer doubled up again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjun Noh	14,000,000 10,100,000	10,100,000
Stefan Widmer	14,000,000 11,100,000	11,100,000

Tags: Seungjun Noh Stefan Widmer

07-03-2024 20:54 UTC-8

Kyle Case Eliminated in 11th Place ($44,573)

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Tyler Foran

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Kyle Case jammed 9,400,000 in the hijack and Alexandre Barbaranelli made the call in the big blind.

Kyle Case: K♥6♠ All in
Alexandre Barbaranelli: J♥J♦

Case ran into a monster and the 8♥3♥2♦ flop was no help. The 6♥ turn gave him some life as he picked up a flush draw but the A♣ river was brick, sending him to the payout desk in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Barbaranelli	39,400,000 15,600,000	15,600,000
Kyle Case	Busted

Tags: Alexandre Barbaranelli Kyle Case

07-03-2024 20:55 UTC-8

$1,000 Mini Main Event Final Table

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Maxime Taldir

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Kyle Williamson	United States	32,500,000	16
2	Joshua Prager	United States	26,200,000	13
3	Mikhail Zavoloka	Russian Federation	42,000,000	21
4	Seungjun Noh	United States	12,300,000	6
5	Stefan Widmer	Switzerland	13,800,000	7
6	Dirk Bruns	Germany	26,600,000	13
7	Hunter Frey	United States	21,400,000	11
8	Alexandre Barbaranelli	Italy	39,400,000	20
9	Kaihung Hu	United States	87,000,000	44
10	Georgios Skarparis	Cyprus	62,500,000	31

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaihung Hu	87,000,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Georgios Skarparis	62,500,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Mikhail Zavoloka	42,000,000 3,200,000	3,200,000
Alexandre Barbaranelli	39,400,000
Kyle Williamson	32,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Dirk Bruns	26,600,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Joshua Prager	26,200,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Hunter Frey	21,400,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Stefan Widmer	13,800,000 200,000	200,000
Seungjun Noh	12,300,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

07-03-2024 21:04 UTC-8

Seungjun Noh Elimimated in 10th Place ($44,573)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Kaihung Hu opened to 5,000,000 from early position and Seungjun Noh shoved from the small blind for around 7,000,000. Stefan Widmer then shoved for 17,000,000 in the small blind, and Hu made the call which put both players at risk.

Seungjun Noh: A♦3♣ All in
Stefan Widmer: Q♥Q♦ All in
Kaihung Hu: J♥J♦

Widmer, who was down to less than two big blinds not so long ago, now was in the driving seat to rake a pot worth over 40,000,000 chips. Hu would eliminate two opponents if he could find a way to win the hand, and Noh needed to beat both players to ensure survival.

The runout of 8♣5♥9♦3♠6♠ changed nothing which meant Noh was eliminated, and Widmer more than doubled up to bring himself back into contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaihung Hu	80,000,000 7,000,000	7,000,000
Stefan Widmer	43,000,000 29,200,000	29,200,000
Seungjun Noh	Busted

Tags: Kaihung Hu Seungjun Noh Stefan Widmer

07-03-2024 21:11 UTC-8

Hunter Frey Eliminated in 9th Place ($56,557)

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Tyler Foran

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante

Kaihung Hu opened 5,000,000 in early position and Kyle Williamson called a couple of spots to his left before Hunter Frey came along in the big blind.

All three players checked the 10♠8♠3♠ flop to see the 5♥ turn. Frey checked once more and Hu fired 9,000,000 across the line. Williamson jammed 26,600,000 and Frey called off his 14,400,000. Hu thought about it for a quite some time but eventually mucked his hand.

Hunter Frey: K♠J♠ All in
Kyle Williamson: A♠10♥

Frey flopped the king-high flush but was unable to avoid another spade coming as the Q♠ rolled off on the river. The rail exploded, and Frey was headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Williamson	68,000,000 35,500,000	35,500,000

Kaihung Hu	63,500,000 16,500,000	16,500,000
Hunter Frey	Busted

Tags: Hunter Frey Kaihung Hu Kyle Williamson

Level: 41

Blinds: 1,300,000/2,500,000

Ante: 2,500,000

07-03-2024 21:27 UTC-8

Prager Comes From Behind to Double Through Widmer

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Kai Cocklin

Level 41 : Blinds 1,300,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Kaihugn Hu raised from under the gun to 5,500,000 and Joshua Prager shoved for 15,500,000 from the hijack. Stefan Widmer was on the button and cold-called, which got Hu to fold.

Joshua Prager: A♠10♥ All in
Stefan Widmer: J♥J♣

Prager took the lead on the A♥2♥6♥ flop after he paired his ace, but had to fade the flush draw of Prager. The 10♣ turn gave Prager an unneeded two pair, and the K♣ river was a brick which meant Prager more than doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaihung Hu	62,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Joshua Prager	40,000,000 13,800,000	13,800,000
Stefan Widmer	25,000,000 18,000,000	18,000,000

Tags: Joshua Prager Stefan Widmer

07-03-2024 21:39 UTC-8

Stefan Widmer Eliminated in 8th Place ($72,316)

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Tyler Foran

Level 41 : Blinds 1,300,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Stefan Widmer moved all-in for 27,300,000 and Georgios Skarparis re-jammed from the small blind, forcing the big blind out of the pot.

Stefan Widmer: Q♠Q♦ All in
Georgios Skarparis: A♠Q♥

The dreaded ace came on the A♥8♥5♠ flop, giving Skarparis a pair of aces to take the lead and the A♣ turn meant Widmer was drawing dead as the dealer dropped the 3♥ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	94,000,000 31,500,000	31,500,000

Stefan Widmer	Busted

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Stefan Widmer

07-03-2024 21:40 UTC-8

Kaihung Hu Eliminated in 7th Place ($93,171)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 41 : Blinds 1,300,000/2,500,000, 2,500,000 ante

Kaihung Hu opened to 5,500,000 from the cutoff and he was called by Georgios Skarparis on the button.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♥K♥Q♠ and Hu checked. Skarparis took this opportunity to bet 6,500,000, then after Hu called, he fired a second barrel of 12,000,000 on the 2♣ turn. Hu check-called once again.

Hu checked the 8♣ river and Skarparis decided to go all-in for approximately 71,200,000. Hu went deep into the tank for several minutes, until the clock was called. During the last seconds he had, Hu decided to call for his last 32,000,000.

Kaihung Hu: K♠9♥ All in
Georgios Skarparis: K♣10♣

Hu called with top pair, but Skarparis had the same pair but with a better kicker. Hu was eliminated in 7th place for $93,171, while Skarparis now holds almost half of the chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	162,000,000 68,000,000	68,000,000

Kaihung Hu	Busted

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Kaihung Hu