Event #80: $800 Independence Day Celebration No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-05-2024 17:14 UTC-8

Yuchung Chang Eliminated in 25th Place ($20,050)

Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Benjamin Ector, who was on the button, got it all in preflop against Yuchung Chang, who was in the big blind, and at risk.

Yuchung Chang: A♣Q♦ All in
Benjamin Ector: 2♣2♠

The board ran out 6♦7♠5♣3♥3♦, and Ector's two pair, deuces and treys, sent Chang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Ector	24,700,000 4,700,000	4,700,000

Yuchung Chang	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Ector Yuchung Chang

07-05-2024 17:17 UTC-8

Vavuris Doubles Through Maeshiro in Blind on Blind Clash

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Timothy Vavuris moved all in on the small blind for 2,800,000 and Mason Maeshiro made the call reluctantly from the big blind.

Timothy Vavuris: K♦3♥ All in
Mason Maeshiro: Q♠8♥

The board ran out with A♦J♦6♥9♣5♣ and king high was the winner for Vavuris.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mason Maeshiro	19,500,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Timothy Vavuris	5,600,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Mason Maeshiro Timothy Vavuris

07-05-2024 17:19 UTC-8

Sevilha Wins a Flip to Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Regina Vega Sevilha moved all in from middle position for 7,300,000 and Benjamin Ector reshoved from the cutoff to isolate.

Regina Vega Sevilha: A♠K♦ All in
Benjamin Ector: 8♦8♠

The board ran out 10♦J♠7♥4♦A♥, and Sevilha's pair of aces on the river earned her the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Ector	17,400,000 7,300,000	7,300,000

Regina Vega Sevilha	16,100,000 7,850,000	7,850,000

Tags: Benjamin Ector Regina Vega Sevilha

07-05-2024 17:25 UTC-8

Robles Doubles Through Rabas

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Felix Rabas opened the action with a raise to 1,200,000 from under the gun. Next to act, Francisco Gonzalez Robles moved all in for 4,400,000. Players folded around back to Rabas who made the call.

Francisco Gonzalez Robles: J♥J♦ All in
Felix Rabas: K♥9♥

The board ran out Q♦3♠6♠9♠6♦ and Roble held on to double up and cross the 10,000,000-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felix Rabas	12,200,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Francisco Gonzalez Robles	10,300,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Tags: Felix Rabas Francisco Gonzalez Robles

07-05-2024 17:25 UTC-8

Williams Cracks Kings

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Nick Becker

Level 35 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Benjamin Ector raised to 1,200,000 on the button and Taylor Williams defended in the big blind.

The flop came J♠Q♣9♦, and Williams check-raised all in for 5,000,000 over Ector's bet of 1,700,000. Ector made the call.

Taylor Williams: Q♥9♠ All in
Benjamin Ector: K♣K♠

Williams improved to a full house on the Q♦ turn, and the 6♠ river earned him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Williams	13,300,000 9,740,000	9,740,000
Benjamin Ector	11,200,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Tags: Benjamin Ector Taylor Williams

Level: 36

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 800,000

07-05-2024 17:31 UTC-8

Fresnais Doubles With Quad Queens

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Kirk Brown

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

After some back-and-forth betting, Francisco Gonzalez Robles moved all in to cover Herve Fresnais, who called to put his tournament life at risk.

Herve Fresnais: Q♠Q♣ All in
Francisco Gonzalez Robles: A♠10♣

If Fresnais was at all worried about going into this hand, that quickly changed as it came Q♥7♣6♠10♠Q♦ to give him quads to take down the pot.

"If there were ever a time for a Frenchman to show a reaction, it would be for quads," Tablemate Martin Zamani joked as Fresnais showed no emotion while stacking his new chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Herve Fresnais	13,500,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
Francisco Gonzalez Robles	4,500,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Tags: Francisco Gonzalez Robles Herve Fresnais Martin Zamani

07-05-2024 17:32 UTC-8

Timothy Vavuris Eliminated in 24th Place ($20,050)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Timothy Vavuris has been eliminated in 24th place after the following hand which was a blind versus blind clash. Vavuris moved all in from the small blind for 6,500,000 and Mason Maeshiro made a quick call from the big blind.

Timothy Vavuris: K♠10♠ All in
Mason Maeshiro: A♦J♣

The board ran out as 3♥J♠2♥5♠3♣ and Maeshiro won with his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mason Maeshiro	30,500,000 11,000,000	11,000,000
Timothy Vavuris	Busted

Tags: Mason Maeshiro Timothy Vavuris

07-05-2024 17:36 UTC-8

Quach Doubles Through Maeshiro

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Mason Maeshiro opened the action with a raise to 3,000,000 from the hijack. Action was on Quan Quach in the big blind who moved all in for 6,200,000. Maeshiro made the call.

Quan Quach: K♥10♥ All in
Mason Maeshiro: 6♣6♦

A fair fight, the dealer put out J♦10♣5♠J♠K♦ and Quach held on to double up and keep his final table hopes alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mason Maeshiro	32,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Quan Quach	14,400,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Tags: Mason Maeshiro Quan Quach

07-05-2024 17:41 UTC-8

Maksim Petrov Eliminated in 23rd Place ($20,050)

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 36 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Action folded around to Maksim Petrov in the hijack who moved all in for 7,500,000. Francis Anderson reraised all in for 12,200,000 and the big blind got out of the way.

Maksim Petrov: Q♦Q♣ All in
Francis Anderson: 10♥10♠

The board ran out 10♦9♠2♥6♦3♦ and Petrov could not fade the two-outer as he was sent to the payout desk.