Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-09-2024 17:44 UTC-8

Counts and Eliminations in Gold

Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Dowdy	725,000 125,000	125,000
Nacho Barbero	640,000 40,000	40,000

George Yutuc	580,000 80,000	80,000
Adam Wessley	520,000 182,000	182,000
David "ODB" Baker	460,000 45,000	45,000

Michael Dwyer	400,000 160,500	160,500

Andrew Swenson	325,000 225,000	225,000
Josip Vidovic	290,000
Andrea Dato	155,000 30,000	30,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted

Michael Noori	Busted

Andy Black	Busted

07-09-2024 17:44 UTC-8

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

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 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 Dan Cates

07-09-2024 17:41 UTC-8

Last Year's 11th-Place Finisher Done and Dusted

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Chad Holloway

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

https://twitter.com/AlecTorelli/status/1810841929334075526

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Torelli	Busted

07-09-2024 17:40 UTC-8

Adam Gets Cooked

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Adam Cook in the small blind was all in and at risk against Nazar Buhaiov in the cutoff.

Adam Cook: KxKx All in
Nazar Buhaiov: A♣A♦

Cook had run right into pocket rockets to leave himself drawing thin. The J♣7♦6♣ flop kept the aces best with nothing changing on either the 10♠ turn or J♥ river to send Cook out in cruel fashion while handing a boost to Buhaiov's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nazar Buhaiov	960,000 497,500	497,500
Adam Cook	Busted

Tags: Adam Cook Nazar Buhaiov

07-09-2024 17:39 UTC-8

Laak Doubles Through Tsou

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action folded around to James Tsou in the small blind who moved all in for 65,000 effective. Phil Laak called the all in with his tournament life on the line.

Phil Laak: 3♥3♦ All in
James Tsou: A♣2♣

Needing to fade an Ace, Laak did after the dealer put out 2♥4♣3♠7♠J♦ earning him the pot and newfound chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Tsou	743,900 106,100	106,100
Phil Laak	136,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: James Tsou Phil Laak

07-09-2024 17:39 UTC-8

Vidovic Eliminates Arslan

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Josip Vidovic looked up Adam Arslan, who was all in for 120,000, with the covering stack.

Adam Arslan: K♠Q♦[allin[
Josip Vidovic: A♠A♣

The 7♠6♣7♦3♥5♦ board brought no surprises, sending Arslan home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josip Vidovic	290,000 170,000	170,000
Adam Arslan	Busted

Tags: Adam Arslan Josip Vidovic

07-09-2024 17:38 UTC-8

Pollak Picks One Off

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Jeff McMillan

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The board read 9♦K♦J♥4♥10♠ on the river. Benjamin Pollak was facing a bet of 20,000 from his opponent. After about two minutes he decided to make the call.

His opponent tabled 7♠3♠ for zilch and Pollah showed the winning ace-high with the A♣8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Pollak	410,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Benjamin Pollak

07-09-2024 17:36 UTC-8

Ahmadian Barrels Tkatschew Off the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Tkatschew raised to 8,000 from the hijack, Elia Ahmadian three-bet to 28,000 from the button and Tkatschew called.

The K♥6♣A♣ flop saw Tkatschew check-call a bet of 15,000 from Ahmadian.

The J♠ turn saw Tkatschew play in flow. Ahmadian sized up to approximately 40,000; more than enough to earn a snap-fold from Tkatschew.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Tkatschew	390,000 59,000	59,000
Elia Ahmadian	210,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Alexander Tkatschew Elia Ahmadian

07-09-2024 17:34 UTC-8

2021 Champ Aldemir Scoops a Massive Pot

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Jon Sofen

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On the PokerGO feature table, Koray Aldemir, the 2021 WSOP Main Event winner, raised on the button to 8,000 with 5♥4♥ before Dan Grolemund three-bet to 26,000 in the small blind with A♠Q♠.

After the world champ made the call, the flop came out 4♦Q♣5♠, a bit of a cooler. Grolemund led for 33,000 and received a call. When the 2♦ appeared on the turn, Grolemund this time opted for a check with top pair.

Aldemir, holding two pair, bet 62,000, about half the size of the pot. Grolemund then went for a check-raise all in for 222,000 total. That put Aldemir into a brief tank before calling the bet. Grolemund had picked up a gutshot straight draw on the turn as an extra four outs, but the 6♣ on the river sent the past champion a monster pot of 570,000, and sent Grolemund home on Day 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	674,000 432,000	432,000

Dan Grolemund	Busted

Tags: Dan Grolemund Koray Aldemir

07-09-2024 17:26 UTC-8

Flush for Fleischmann

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, Arthur Fleischmann on the button was involved in a hand with Tom Dwan in the small blind, Bart Lybaert from under the gun and a player in the big blind.

With the board reading 8♥3♠J♣Q♣ action checked to Lybaert. He pushed 15,000 into the middle and received calls from Fleischmann and Dwan while the big blind opted to fold.

The river came 3♣, prompting Dwan to check once more. Lybaert bet again, this time sizing up to 36,000. Fleischmann quickly called but Dwan chose to get out of the way. Lybaert tabled A♠Q♥ and then mucked after Fleischmann flipped over A♣4♣ for the flush to send the pot over to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Dwan	430,000 25,000	25,000

Arthur Fleischmann	410,000 191,500	191,500
Bart Lybaert	315,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Arthur Fleischmann Bart Lybaert Tom Dwan