2024 World Series of Poker
Jason Lockhart had a 5,000 chip across the line on the button and was faced with an all-in shove of 37,100 from Lawrence Chung in the big blind. After a brief moment of thinking, he tossed in the chips to make the call.
Lawrence Chung: A♦Q♠
Jason Lockhart: A♥K♠
Chung was dominated and the A♠10♠2♥ flop wasn't looking promising. The Q♣ landed on the turn though, giving him two pair to take the lead and the 2♠ river changed nothing.
Action was picked up on a board showing K♠A♠2♠9♦4♥ with Harold Evans all in and Parker Talbot putting him at risk.
Harold Evans: A♦K♥
Parker Talbot: J♠10♠
Evans flopped top two pair, butTalbot flopped a jack high flush. Evans would need an ace or king to hit the river, but when the 4♥ completed the board, he was eliminated from the tournament.
Mo Nuwwarah raised and was called only by the big blind, who then check-called a bet worth 3,500 on the 10♦3♠2♥ flop. Both checked the J♠ turn and Nuwwarah bet another 12,000 on the 10♣ river when checked to. His opponent called and mucked upon being shown 10♥9♥ for trips tens.
Toby Lewis opened from the hijack to 2,700. The button three-bet to 7,500 and Lewis made the call.
Both players checked to the river on a board of J♥2♥8♦10♣K♠. After Lewis checked, the button bet 13,700. Lewis thought for a short time before tossing his cards into the muck.
Santhosh Suvarna raised to 2,600 from the cutoff and was called by Haoran Cai in the big blind.
Cai check-called a 3,000 bet from Suvarna on the 7♠10♣A♦ flop and then both players checked on the 4♠ turn.
The Q♣ completed the board and Cai checked again, prompting an 11,000 bet from Suvarna. Cai stuck in a call and Suvarna tabled A♣Q♦ for top two pair.
Cai couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Suvarna.
Troy Tobin got his final 28,000 chips in from the big blind against Thomas Paul in the small blind.
Troy Tobin: 7♦7♣
Thomas Paul: 8♥8♦
The board ran out an uneventful A♥K♣A♦3♦2♠, resulting in Tobin's exit. Maximilian Schindler and Stephen Graner had also recently busted from the Main Event at this table.
Patrick Popowski was in the small blind and got his last 45,000 in the middle against an opponent in early position.
Patrick Popowski: 9♣9♠
Opponent: 2♣2♠
Popowski was ahead with his nines as the board ran out J♠6♠4♠9♦A♠. Popowski turned a set, then improved to a flush on the river. "Yes," he cried out to celebrate his double up.
"If I didn't have the black nine I would've jumped off a bridge," Popowski added as he snapped a photo of the board before accepting the pot.
Table chip leader!