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

07-08-2024 14:13 UTC-8

Sichelstiel Outkicks Lanes

Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player limped in in early position and Richard Lanes called in the small blind and Robert Sichelstiel checked his option in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 10♦5♣K♥ and everyone checked to the 8♦ turn where Lanes bet 2,000 which saw only Sichelstiel call.

On the river 6♠, Lanes sized up to 4,000 and Sichelstiel called.

Lanes tabled K♠4♠ for a pair of kings and Sichelstiel turned over K♣J♦ for a pair of kings with jack kicker was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Sichelstiel	151,000 20,700	20,700
Richard Lanes	59,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Robert Sichelstiel Richard Lanes

07-08-2024 14:13 UTC-8

Chip Count Update From Paris Black

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jayphong Nguyen	320,000 5,000	5,000
Jeff Beckley	270,000 42,000	42,000
Georgios Skarparis	190,000 52,300	52,300

Philip Boyd	180,000 25,000	25,000
Rafael Reis	130,000 28,000	28,000
Amir Lehavot	130,000 85,700	85,700

Michele Tocci	120,000 18,300	18,300
John Bunch	120,000 15,800	15,800
Greg Mueller	100,000 44,800	44,800

Lucia Navarro	95,000 95,000	95,000

Jake Schindler	70,000 9,600	9,600

Tom Dwan	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tobias Peters	55,000 17,300	17,300

Eddy Sabat	40,000 40,000	40,000
Jason Somerville	40,000 40,000	40,000

Adi Rajkovic	40,000 26,100	26,100

07-08-2024 14:12 UTC-8

Pollak Enters the Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With the late registration still open, the waves of new entries have certainly slowed down but at least 561 players entered Day 2d thus far to ensure the tournament would set yet another attendance record.

Among the latest to join was renowned actor Kevin Pollak, who was greeted by none other than Jack Effel before he headed to the registration desk. Pollak has two cashes in the WSOP Main Event to his name for a combined $68,688.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Pollak	60,000

Tags: Kevin Pollak Jack Effel

07-08-2024 14:12 UTC-8

Michaud Shows the Bluff

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Toan Nguyen raised to 2,00 from early position, and once it folded to Igor Kurganov on the button, he made the call. The big blind Vaughn Michaud also called to see a flop.

The flop came 2♣4♦A♥ and Michaud checked to Nguyen who bet 2,500. Kurganov folded, and Michaud made the call.

Both players checked after the 9♦ on the turn.

After the 9♣ on the river, Michaud bet out 5,000. Nguyen decided to throw his cards in the muck and give the pot to Michaud.

After the hand was over Michaud tabled 10♠5♥ to show Nguyen he was bluffing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vaughn Michaud	97,700 59,200	59,200
Igor Kurganov	83,200 15,800	15,800

Toan Nguyen	50,900 16,900	16,900

Tags: Igor Kurganov Toan Nguyen Vaughn Michaud

07-08-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Jungleman Dishes on Game of Gold, Tom Dwan Debts

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.

Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Connor Richards Tom Dwan

07-08-2024 14:09 UTC-8

Red Counts

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Jeff McMillan

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	335,000 157,600	157,600

Stephen Chidwick	140,000 14,000	14,000

Tony Dunst	136,000 4,000	4,000

Ryan Riess	108,000 43,000	43,000

Nick Schulman	75,000 75,000	75,000

Nick Palma	69,000 4,600	4,600
Federico Butteroni	66,000 900	900
Preston McEwen	58,000 32,100	32,100
Ana Marquez	51,000 1,000	1,000
Leif Force	39,000 33,000	33,000

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier	39,000 39,000	39,000

07-08-2024 14:09 UTC-8

Weisner Enters and Immediately Doubles With Cowboys

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Melanie Weisner had already raised from the cutoff and was three-bet to 7,000 by Nhan Nguyen on the button. Action folded back to Weisner, who made it 18,000 to go. Nguyen called.

Weisner shoved for 42,000 on the 10♥Q♣9♣ flop and Nguyen called to put Weisner at risk after tanking for a bit.

Melanie Weisner: K♦K♥ All in
Nhan Nguyen: J♥J♠

Weisner was ahead, but still had plenty of outs to fade. The Q♥7♣ runout bricked out for Nguyen, however, and Weisner was awarded the double up with her kings.