Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 2abc | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-07-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Not to Be For Moneymaker in 2024

Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The flop read 7♦4♦4♣. From the hijack, Soenke Jahn bet 2,500. Chris Moneymaker was in the small blind and raised to 7,500. Jahn three-bet to 13,000 and Moneymaker quickly four-bet piled all in for 25,000. Jahn took a few moments before he called to put Moneymaker at risk.

Chris Moneymaker: Q♦9♦ All in
Soenke Jahn: A♥7♣

Moneymaker was looking for a diamond as the turn was the J♥ and the river the 4♥. Jahn pounded the table and let out a "yes!" in celebration as the 2003 Main Event champ was forced to walk away as there will not be a deep run for him in this edition of the biggest poker tournament of the year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soenke Jahn	105,000 105,000	105,000
Chris Moneymaker	Busted

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Soenke Jahn

07-07-2024 20:48 UTC-8

Back-to-Back Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Christopher Hovey got his final 20,000 or so chips in against Joseph Sabe.

Christopher Hovey: K♠J♥ All in
Joseph Sabe: A♦A♣

Hovey was left to runner-runner outs after the 3♣A♥2♥ flop, and the K♦ turn left him drawing dead. He left the table as the Q♠ river was dealt.

The next hand, Adam Crockett raised, and Seth Zimmerman jammed all in for 40,000 chips. Crockett snap called and the cards were tabled.

Seth Zimmerman: A♥Q♣ All in
Adam Crockett: K♥K♣

The 9♣2♠7♣10♦4♥ board brought no help to Zimmerman, who was eliminated as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sangwon Ko	480,000 105,000	105,000
Adam Crockett	210,000 112,500	112,500
Joseph Sabe	205,000 80,000	80,000
Christopher Hovey	Busted
Seth Zimmerman	Busted

Tags: Adam Crockett Christopher Hovey Joseph Sabe Seth Zimmerman

07-07-2024 20:58 UTC-8

Fernandez Sends One Out Boat Over Boat

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Javier Fernandez in early position, and an opponent in the big blind saw a flop of 10♣Q♣J♣ where the big blind got around 50,000 in the middle.

All-In Player: J♦10♠ All in
Javier Fernandez: Q♦J♥

Both players had flopped two pair, but Fernandez was ahead with his queens and jacks. The rest of the board ran out 5♣J♠ to give both players a full house, and Fernandez took the pot to send his opponent to the rail in a massive cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javier Fernandez	200,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Javier Fernandez

07-07-2024 21:32 UTC-8

Arrivederci Bongiorno

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Lara Eisenberg in middle position was involved in a hand with Frank Bongiorno in late position, a player in the cutoff and the big blind.

With the board reading Q♣3♥10♠ action checked to Bongiorno, who bet 5,500. That got a fold from the cutoff and big blind but Eisenberg responded by raising to 15,000. After some thought, Bongiorno moved all in with Eisenberg snapping off with the covering stack.

Frank Bongiorno: A♥A♠ All in
Lara Eisenberg: 3♣3♦

Eisenberg had flopped big to leave Bongiorno and his pocket rockets in dire straits. Nothing changed on either the 2♥ turn or K♣ river to bring Bongiorno's tournament to an end while handing a big pot to Eisenberg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lara Eisenberg	195,000 75,000	75,000

Frank Bongiorno	Busted

Tags: Frank Bongiorno Lara Eisenberg

07-07-2024 21:57 UTC-8

Sigmon Says Goodbye; Eastwood Runs Into Kings

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dumitru-Adrian Pora had raised from the hijack before Larry Sigmon jammed all in from the cutoff for 35,500. The action folded back to Pora, who called.

Larry Sigmon: K♣Q♦ All in
Dumitru-Adrian Pora: A♠Q♠

The A♦9♠J♣ flop gave Sigmon four additional outs, but none arrived as Pora made trips on the 5♠A♥ runout.

On another table, Nick Eastwood jammed in his short stack and was eliminated after he was called by pocket kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dumitru-Adrian Pora	205,000 100,000	100,000
Thierry van den Berg	72,000 29,500	29,500
Larry Sigmon	Busted
Nick Eastwood	Busted

Tags: Dumitru-Adrian Pora Larry Sigmon Nick Eastwood

07-07-2024 21:57 UTC-8

Nguyen Gets Kings to Knockout Lewis

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player under the gun limped in, as did a player in early position, middle position, and the hijack. Once action got to My Nguyen on the button, he raised to 20,200. Then Todd Lewis in the small blind three-bet all in to 72,500. The players that limped in all folded, and Nguyen made the call to put Lewis at risk.

Todd Lewis: A♠K♠ All in
My Nguyen: K♦K♣

Nguyen was in a great position against the ace-king of Lewis. Once the board ran out 7♠Q♦5♦3♦8♦ Nguyen improved to a king high flush, and eliminated Lewis from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
My Nguyen	350,000 264,100	264,100
Todd Lewis	Busted

Tags: My Nguyen Todd Lewis

07-07-2024 22:18 UTC-8

Qasem Creates Chasm

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Zyad Qasem was in a great spot to take out an at risk opponent in a preflop all in.

At risk player: 7x7x All in
Zyad Qasem: KxKx

The board ran out 5x10x9x6xAx to whiff the at risk player and create an empty chasm in seat 9 where he had been sitting and give Qasem a boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zyad Qasem	515,000 75,000	75,000

John Hennigan	470,000 80,000	80,000

Natalie Hof Ramos	80,000

Tags: Zyad Qasem

07-07-2024 22:29 UTC-8

Zagar, Perez Are the Killers of Their Table

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Vid Zagar and Francisco Perez are sitting side-by-side at table #507, each with a stack of more than 400,000.

In the latest hand at this table, Zagar was on the button and bet 5,000 on a flop of 4♣10♠5♠. An opponent in early position then raised to 15,000 and Zagar called.

The turn was the K♣ and the early-position player moved all in for around 30,000. Zagar nearly beat him into the pot and turned over 5♥5♣ for a set. His opponent had K♦10♦ for two pair and couldn't improve on the 7♥ river as Zagar added more to his massive stack.

"You guys are killers," a tablemate said in the direction of Zagar and Perez.

David Dowdy, Karo Nuri, and Kurtis Tinfow are some of the other big stacks in the Red section as Day 2abc enters the final hour.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vid Zagar	520,000 278,700	278,700
David Dowdy	520,000 30,000	30,000
Karo Nuri	510,000 403,100	403,100
Kurtis Tinfow	460,000 275,000	275,000
Francisco Perez	440,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Francisco Perez Vid Zagar

07-07-2024 22:57 UTC-8

Leonard Felted by Ladies

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,000 from early position. Mayuko Morita three-bet to 10,000 on his left. Patrick Leonard then made it 18,000 with a four-bet from the hijack, leaving himself only 1,500 behind. Anthony Migliaccio was in the big blind and five-bet it to 32,000. Negreanu quickly folded. Morita folded after a moment and Leonard committed the rest of his chips.

Patrick Leonard: J♦J♣ All in
Anthony Migliaccio: Q♠Q♦

The flop came A♠4♣2♣, the turn was the 7♦ and the river the 4♦ to end the day for Leonard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mayuko Morita	320,000 68,000	68,000
Anthony Migliaccio	97,000 48,200	48,200
Daniel Negreanu	76,000 10,000	10,000

Patrick Leonard	Busted

Tags: Anthony Migliaccio Daniel Negreanu Mayuko Morita Patrick Leonard

07-07-2024 22:58 UTC-8

Short-Stack Warrior Haas Sent Home Near End

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

David Haas had been nursing a short stack nearly all day when he got his final chips in from the small blind against Margarita Stoycheva in the cutoff.

David Haas: 5♥5♦ All in
Margarita Stoycheva: 7♥7♦

Stoycheva flopped a set on 8♣10♥7♠, and the 10♣ turn filled her up to make the 4♠ river useless and send Haas home.