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

07-03-2024 11:20 UTC-8

Gruny Doubles with a Set

Sava Krink

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jacob Gruny kicked off the action with a raise to 125,000 from under the gun, and Edward Hatzakortzian called from the big blind.

On the 10♥5♦Q♠ flop, Hatzakortzian check-raised Gruny's 125,000 bet to 250,000, prompting Gruny to go all in. Hatzakortzian called, revealing Q♦8♣ for a pair of queens, while Gruny had a set of fives with 5♣5♥.

The 2♥ turn and 3♥ river didn't change the outcome, and Gruny doubled up, leaving Hatzakortzian with 15 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Gruny	1,060,000 575,000	575,000
Edward Hatzakortzian	900,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Edward Hatzakortzian Jacob Gruny

07-03-2024 11:25 UTC-8

Kowalczyk Holds in Multi-Way All In

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Tyler Foran

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Four players got the chips in the middle before the flop and Christopher Tollett was at risk for 230,000, while Romain Kowalczyk had 215,000 and Kyle Shappelle called off his stack of less than 200,000 from the big blind and Norihide Tanaka was looking for the triple knockout as he had all three players covered.

Kyle Shappelle: 4♣3♥ All in
Romain Kowalczyk: Q♣Q♠ All in
Christopher Tollett: A♣9♦ All in
Norihide Tanaka: A♦J♣

Kowalczyk's queens held on the K♣5♠4♥5♦8♣ runout and Tanaka took down a small side pot with his ace-high, jack-kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norihide Tanaka	2,000,000 1,135,000	1,135,000
Romain Kowalczyk	950,000 20,000	20,000
Kyle Shappelle	Busted
Christopher Tollett	Busted

Tags: Christopher Tollett Kyle Shappelle Romain Kowalczyk

07-03-2024 11:27 UTC-8

The All-Ins Keep Coming

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Daewoong Song was on a short stack under the gun with 250,000 chips and went all in. Action folded to Satoshi Tanaka on the button, who three-bet all in for around 1,200,000. Sean Spector was in the small blind and was the third player to push all his chips in for a call. He had around 1,100,000 chips. Kaihung Hu was the big stack at the table and thought for a while before making the call.

Daewoong Song: J♥3♦ All in
Sean Spector: Q♥Q♣ All in
Satoshi Tanaka: 10♠10♦ All in
Kaihung Hu: A♥K♦

Hu was excited to see he was in decent shape with the two overcards, while Tanaka still had high hopes for his tens.

The flop came A♦J♠7♦, putting Hu in the lead and giving Song middle pair.

The turn J♦ turning the worst hand the best hand. Hu had outs with the nut diamond draw and the other two players were drawing thin.

The river was the 8♥, giving Song the lock on the main pot, while Hu also took down an even bigger side pot for the elimination of Spector and Tanaka.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kaihung Hu	5,700,000 2,020,000	2,020,000
Daewoong Song	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Satoshi Tanaka	Busted

Sean Spector	Busted

Tags: Daewoong Song Kaihung Hu Satoshi Tanaka Sean Spector

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

07-03-2024 11:36 UTC-8

Players with No Chips

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Isar	Busted
Hen Choi	Busted
Vladyslav Shovkovyi	Busted
Michael Hunsucker	Busted
Douglas Brown	Busted
Yauheni Rusin	Busted
Euan Mcnicholas	Busted

Jeff Abutan	Busted
Nicolas Adamakis	Busted
David Litvinoff	Busted
James Tilton	Busted
Kyle Riley	Busted
Mike Vander Veer	Busted
Craig McCorkell	Busted

Michael Runnels	Busted
Ramiro Garcia	Busted
Jamie Dwan	Busted
Eli Cohen	Busted
Ralf Westphal	Busted
Yi-Chi Lai	Busted
Federico Ottenio	Busted
Charley Du	Busted
Todd Hansen	Busted
Rajagopal Sankaranarayanan	Busted
Sean Pitzer	Busted

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07-03-2024 11:40 UTC-8

Noh Doubts: Ismael Bojang Sent Packing After All-In Showdown

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Sava Krink

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ismael Bojang, having recently lost a substantial pot, was left with only 185,000 chips. He pushed all his remaining chips into the middle from early position, and Seungjun Noh called from the hijack.

Ismael Bojang: K♦10♥ All in
Seungjun Noh: A♦2♦

Noh connected with the 2♣5♦Q♠ flop, and the 5♥ turn and J♠ river didn't improve Bojang's hand, leading to his elimination from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seungjun Noh	2,100,000 795,000	795,000
Ismael Bojang	Busted

Tags: Ismael Bojang Seungjun Noh

07-03-2024 11:50 UTC-8

A Round of Counts; Skarparis Chipping Up

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	6,200,000 5,315,000	5,315,000

James Carroll	4,750,000 850,000	850,000
Anthony Comand	4,450,000 4,095,000	4,095,000
Steven Federspiel	4,350,000 3,140,000	3,140,000
[Removed:510]	4,300,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Richard Herbert	3,700,000 1,995,000	1,995,000
Adrien Szydlowski	3,410,000 2,015,000	2,015,000
Alexandre Barbaranelli	3,230,000 1,090,000	1,090,000
Adrian Winebarger	3,000,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Stoyan Madanzhiev	2,600,000 2,340,000	2,340,000

Trina Newberry	2,500,000 1,985,000	1,985,000
Adrien Amorella	2,225,000 1,155,000	1,155,000

07-03-2024 11:58 UTC-8

Massive Flip Goes Bansal's Way

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Tyler Foran

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Paawan Bansal opened 160,000 in middle position and Yita Choong three-bet 550,000 from the big blind. Bansal thought about it for about 20-seconds before announcing all-in and Choong snap-called his 1,780.000.

Yita Choong; A♣K♥ All in
Paawan Bansal: 10♣10♦

They were off to the races and the Q♦Q♣8♠2♥Q♥ run out gave Bansal a full house to eliminate Choong.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paawan Bansal	3,760,000 2,075,000	2,075,000

Yita Choong	Busted

Tags: Paawan Bansal Yita Choong;

07-03-2024 11:58 UTC-8

Saphier With the Double Knockout

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mo Xu opened the action from middle position and Sangwon Ko three-bet all in for around 700,000. Action folded to Melissa Saphier in the big blind and she went all in.

Action was back on Xu, who said "call" before he realized that Saphier was also all in. A short discussion ensued about that, but Xu ultimately put in his chips to call all in for over 800,000.

Sangwon Ko: A♠7♠ All in
Mo Xu: 10♥10♦ All in
Melissa Saphier: A♦Q♠

The flop was 3♦3♠8♥ and Xu was still ahead.

The turn came the 9♠, changing nothing. However, to Xu’s great disappointment, the river brought in the A♣, and he was eliminated, along with Ko.