Christian Stratmeyer and Lucas Reeves were called over by WSOP VP Jack Effel to draw a high card for a seat into next year's Main Event.
Stratmeyer went first and drew a jack. Reeves pulled a deuce as Stratmeyer earned the seat along with splitting a $7,500 mincash with Reeves.
Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior opened the hijack and was three-bet by Lucas Reeves in the small blind to 80,000. Junior then four-bet to 195,000 before Reeves five-bet to 380,000. The action wasn't over yet as a six-bet came in from Junior to 565,000, then Reeves seven-bet shoved for around 950,000 total. Junior quickly called.
Lucas Reeves: K♥K♦ 
Marcelo Tadeu Aziz Junior: A♠A♣
As the camera crews and media team arrived to the table, the dealer was given permission to run the board.
Reeves was looking for a king to survive but the runout of 6♥7♣J♣Q♦4♦ meant he was eliminated on the bubble.
There were five more all-in-and-calls throughout the Horseshoe but one stood out as another player was eliminated.
Terrance Reid opened to 16,000 from middle position and Christian Stratmeyer shoved for 57,000 out of the small blind. Once the big blind folded, Reid made the call which put Stratmeyer at risk.
Christian Stratmeyer: A♣K♦
Terence Reid: 8♣3♣
Reid certainly had the stack to make the call and it paid off as he flopped trips on the 8♥6♣8♠ board which left Stratmeyer needing a miracle to survive.
The 2♣ on the turn sealed the pot for Reid, with a meaningless 9♣ river confirming the elimination of Stratmeyer.
As both Reeves and Stratmeyer were eliminated during the same hand, they split a min-cash and will receive $7,500 each for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
1,203,000
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1,203,000 |
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1,800,000
470,000
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470,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
In the 845th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined at Level 9 Studio by WPT Global's Brad Owen, who served as special co-host to talk about the latest happenings at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
This included the record-setting turnout for the 2024 WSOP Main Event, some of the big names who've fallen and some who are still in contention, and thoughts about Phil Hellmuth's karate-themed entrance. Plus, hear about highlights from Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen's epic 4th of July Party, recent bracelet winners such as Francis Anderson and [Removed:532], and how two poker players were the victims of a vehicle smash-and-grab robbery.
Owen then shares details about the WPT Global Preheat Festival, Dan Sepiol's win in the latest WPT Alpha8 Trifecta, and what's happening with The Lodge Card Room down in Texas. Finally, get an update on where things stand in the $25K Fantasy League, including a bracelet win by Wing Po Liu of Team Lady Gaga (Ren Lin), and a preview of Daniel “Jungleman” Cates on the Life Outside Poker Podcast.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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355,000
193,000
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193,000 |
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