2024 World Series of Poker
Elia Ahmadian raised under the gun to 400 and Jay Gilbert three-bet from the next seat to 1,400. The rest of the table folded and Ahmadian called.
On the Q♠6♠4♣ flop, Ahmadian check-called a bet of 1,100.
An 8♦ landed on the turn and after Ahmadian checked, Gilbert fired 4,100. Ahmadian called.
The 2♦ completed the runout and both players elected to check it down. Ahmadian tabled K♠9♠ for a missed flush draw, and Gilbert took it down with A♣7♥ for ace-high.
Gus Hansen raised to 500 first-to-act and was called by Cory Riegelhaupt in the cutoff and the player in the big blind.
Action checked to Riegelhaupt on the K♣5♠10♦ flop and he continued for 1,000. Hansen called and the big blind folded.
Hansen check-called a 2,500 bet from Riegelhaupt on the 4♥ turn, but check-folded after a lengthy tank facing a 4,000 bet from Riegelhaupt on the 10♣ river.
At Chris Moneymaker's table, Robert Mizrachi opened to 400 from under the gun, but Mariano Gondolo to his left three-bet to 1,300. Gaurav Sood was next to act and he four-bet to 4,400.
All the other players folded to Mizrachi who gave his cards to the dealer, but Gondolo eventually five-bet to 10,800. Sood went into the tank, and called.
Gondolo continued for 5,000 on a flop of 5♥4♣6♣. Sood called, then after Gondolo fired a second barrel of 10,000 on the 2♦ river, Sood folded.
The clock was called as Christopher Wood was in the tank. The board was a straight 7♦4♦6♠8♦5♣ on the river. Wood was facing a bet of 11,000 from the big blind Charles Honkonen into a pot of roughly the same amount.
The floor came over to start the countdown and just as the count reached 1 second, Wood tossed in the call.
Honkonen said he was playing the board and Wood tabled the 9♣8♣ winner with the higher straight.
Shannon Shorr opened under the gun to 500 and was immediately three-bet to 1,700 by Dirk Luenzer in the seat next to him. Shorr made the call.
Both players checked the hand all the way down on the A♣K♣J♦5♦8♦ runout. Shorr turned over 6♥5♥ for a pair of fives. Luenzer flipped over Q♦Q♥ for a pair of queens to claim the pot.
Action was picked up with four players seeing a board of 2♦3♠5♠ and about 1,500 in the middle. Action checked around to Brian Perzinski who bet 700 from the cutoff. Helmut Roy raised to 2,000 from the button and only Perzinski called.
Both remaining players checked the 7♥ turn leading to the 10♣ river. Perzinski checked, Roy bet 2,100 and Perzinski called.
Roy could only show K♠J♦ for a bluff while Perzinski tabled 4♦4♠ for just a pair of fours to take the pot.
Action picked up on a board showing 6♥K♣2♥ in a hand between Diane Zimmerman and a player in early position.
The player in early position led out with a 3,500 bet, but then faced resistance when Zimmerman raised to 8,800. After a few moments of deliberation, Zimmerman’s opponent called.
The dealer placed 5♥ on the turn, and Zimmerman’s opponent checked. Zimmerman leaned forward to look at her opponent’s remaining chip stack and he quietly moved his arms out of the way to give Zimmerman a clear look.
With the pot holding a little more than 29,000, Zimmerman sized up to a 25,000 bet. Zimmerman’s opponent leaned forward and looked at the board before turning his attention to Zimmerman, who was motionless.
After looking at the board one more time, the opponent folded and the pot was pushed to Zimmerman.
Isaac Kempton raised to 500 from middle position and Roman Pereyaslavsky called, in the small blind.
The 5♠9♥4♥ flop saw Pereyaslavsky check-call a bet of 1,000 from Kempton
The 7♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Kempton sized up to 2,000.
The 8♥ river checked to a showdown.
"Two pair," announced Pereyaslavsky, prompting Kempton to produce the winning 4♣4♠ for a flopped set.
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