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

07-05-2024 11:30 UTC-8

Nines are Running Hot and Xu Takes a Hit

Roxanne Johnson

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

Viktor Kambov moved all in from the button after Hang Xu had raised to 120,000 from early position. Xu made the call and was looking good until the flop.

Viktor Kambov: 9♦9♠ All in
Hang Xu: K♥K♠

The board ran out with J♦9♣6♠10♦3♦ and Kambov doubled up his stack with his set of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Kambov	2,380,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Hang Xu	1,000,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Hang Xu Viktor Kambov

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

07-05-2024 11:35 UTC-8

Ector's on Fire

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

07-05-2024 12:00 UTC-8

Players are on a Fifteen Minute Break

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Players are on a 15-minute break with 171 players returning.

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

07-05-2024 12:15 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Seif	4,600,000 2,705,000	2,705,000

Michael Bashir	4,000,000 3,840,000	3,840,000
Louis Shade	2,250,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Yuchung Chang	2,250,000 425,000	425,000
Kayvan Payman	2,200,000 1,520,000	1,520,000
Ruixin Yang	2,060,000 1,645,000	1,645,000
Michael Smith (SK)	2,000,000 560,000	560,000
Eder De Sousa	1,900,000 695,000	695,000
Simon Solomon	1,530,000 10,000	10,000
Regina Vega Sevilha	1,500,000 805,000	805,000
Abhishek Paul	1,230,000 895,000	895,000
Brandon Sheils	1,200,000 665,000	665,000
David Watson	940,000 195,000	195,000

Akrawi Gets a Double

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ronnie Akrawi was under the gun and raised to 220,000 and Dennis Ng moved all in from middle position for 905,000 effective and everyone else got out of the way.

Ronnie Akrawi:A♦Q♦ All in
Dennis Ng: 10♥10♣

The board ran out with A♠3♣8♥J♠2♦ and Akrawi out-flopped Ng, making a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Akrawi	1,930,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Dennis Ng	20,000 820,000	820,000

Tags: Dennis Ng Ronnie Akrawi

07-05-2024 12:22 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Valdez	800,000 40,000	40,000

Valdez Doubles Up

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Nick Becker

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Brandon Sheils raised on the button and Fausto Valdez three-bet shoved all in from the big blind, putting himself at risk. Sheils made the call.

Fausto Valdez: A♥5♣ All in
Brandon Sheils: K♠8♠

The board ran out 10♥6♣9♥2♦Q♠ and Valdez secured the double up with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fausto Valdez	1,540,000 740,000	740,000

Brandon Sheils	1,460,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Brandon Sheils Fausto Valdez

07-05-2024 12:36 UTC-8

Blackmon Doubles Through Soto

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Steve Blackmon open-jammed his final 520,000 chips into the middle from under the gun and action folded around to the blinds. Roberto Soto called the shove from the small blind and the big blind got out of the way.

Steve Blackmon: 8♦6♠ All in
Roberto Soto: A♣3♣

The dealer put out 4♦8♠7♣9♥2♣ and Blackmon held on with his pair of eights to double up and extend his tournament run.