Mauro Ferreira opened from early position and Justin Turner jammed all in from middle position for 130,000. The action folded back to Ferreira, who put in a swift call.
Justin Turner: 10♠10♣ 
Mauro Ferreira: 7♦7♣
The 9♦8♠A♣6♦ runout gave Ferreira a straight draw, but the 3♣ river bricked out and doubled up Turner.
On Day 4 of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, the 1,518th place finisher has busted. And that means every player still standing is guaranteed to go home with money and a profit.
The top 1,517 players in poker's most prestigious annual event are now all guaranteed at least $15,000, with the potential to win as much as $10 million. But for two players — Lucas Reeves and Christian Stratmeyer — the dream of winning all that money and becoming world champion ended Wednesday at quite an inopportune time. For one individual, the dream died in a kings versus aces situation, and the player with kings had a big stack.
Ruben Hovsepyan raised from the cutoff, Daniel Weinman jammed about 100,000 from the button and was called.
Daniel Weinman: A♦9♦
Ruben Hovsepyan: A♥Q♠
The 2023 Main Event champion would need some help to stay alive. The flop came 10♥3♠4♦. The turn was the A♠ and the river the 5♠ to end Weinman's bid to be the first back to back champion since Johnny Chan in 1987 and 1988.
Joel Isla raised to 16,000 in the cutoff before Paul Gibbons moved all in for 95,000 on the button. The button reshoved and Isla folded ace-jack.
Paul Gibbons: A♥K♦
Opponent: Q♠Q♣
"It's a flipper," Gibbons' opponent said once the cards were revealed. The flop came A♣J♥4♠ and Gibbons took the lead with a pair of aces. The A♠ turn improved him to trips, and he held up through the 2♣ river to earn a double up.
"I folded kings on the bubble. That's my present," Gibbons said as he took the pot.
Christopher Bullimore moved all in from middle position and was looked up by Robert Thrash in late position.
Christopher Bullimore: A♦J♦
Robert Thrash: J♣J♥
Thrash was ahead and in a good position to score the knockout. The flop came K♥10♦6♦ to give Bullimore some hope with a flush draw, though the 6♣ turn changed nothing. The 9♦ river, however, was exactly what Bullimore needed as he made his flush to score a crucial double that left Thrash short.
Lingkun Lu had gone all in after the player next to him had put in 108,000 chips preflop. His opponent inquired after possible pay jumps before sticking in a call for his remaining chips.
All-in Player: Q♠Q♥
Lingkun Lu: A♦10♣
The A♣6♥3♣ board brought Lu top pair, and the J♠4♣ runout could not save his opponent from his demise.
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