Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 5 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-11-2024 19:42 UTC-8

Ding Gets Some Chips Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

On the tail end of a 8♠5♥4♦6♦J♠ board, Aliaksandr Shylko checked and reluctantly paid off a bet worth 550,000 by Biao Ding. The former chip leader earlier on Day 5 tabled the 8♣8♥ for a flopped set and gained back some chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Davis	5,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Brad Anderson	3,950,000 650,000	650,000
Biao Ding	2,950,000 550,000	550,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	2,450,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Aaron Van Blarcum	975,000 315,000	315,000
Marco Zevola	750,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Biao Ding

07-11-2024 19:42 UTC-8

Bust Outs Before Dinner

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dragana Mackelprang	Busted
James Calderaro	Busted

Ryan Hoenig	Busted

Joe Hindry	Busted
Matthew Lambrecht	Busted

Ami Barer	Busted

Frederic Delval	Busted
David Levy	Busted
Fabian Niederreiter	Busted
Masaki Ova	Busted
Marcelo Giordano	Busted
Nicholas Schuler	Busted
Kevin MacPhee	Busted

Francisco Araujo	Busted
Martin Finger	Busted

Toni Zengovski	Busted
Sarah Lee	Busted
Rene Rosenast	Busted
Michael Pettinella	Busted
Young Ko	Busted
Yaroslav Shklyar	Busted
Luis Dorneles	Busted
Dave McLeod	Busted
David Melius	Busted
Mike Vanier	Busted

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07-11-2024 19:40 UTC-8

Ponakovs Pulls the Pot

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ryan Sang raised from a middle position to 100,000 with K♥Q♦ and got three calls from Aleksejs Ponakovs in the hijack with 9♦9♣, Manuel Machado in the cutoff with 4♠4♦ and Britton Barclay in the big blind with K♦J♦.

The flop came A♠5♥J♠. Barclay and Sang checked. Ponakovs raised to 155,000 which got a quick fold from Machado. Barclay also folded and Sang made the call with a straight draw.

The turn came 2♥ and Sang checked. Ponakovs bet 280,000 and Sang folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Machado	7,500,000 25,000	25,000
Brian Rast	4,175,000 125,000	125,000

David Collins	2,870,000 130,000	130,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,800,000 200,000	200,000

Rakan Abu-Saleh	2,365,000 1,164,000	1,164,000
Bradley Mercer	2,045,000 1,145,000	1,145,000
Britton Barclay	1,970,000 120,000	120,000
Christopher Brammer	1,770,000 245,000	245,000

Ryan Sang	865,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Britton Barclay Manuel Machado Ryan Sang

07-11-2024 19:38 UTC-8

Moura Puts a Brutal Beat on Zhang

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

John Ciccarelli raised to 100,000 in early position before Hongru Zhang three-bet to 265,000 in the cutoff. Gabriel Moura four-bet to 450,000 on the button and Ciccarelli folded.

Zhang, though, checked the tournament clock to ensure he had made a pay jump before moving all in for 900,000 more. Moura snap-called.

Hongru Zhang: K♥K♠ All in
Gabriel Moura: J♣J♦

Zhang was far ahead and poised for a double up with his kings as the flop came 8♥10♠7♦. The 9♥ turn, though, gave Moura a straight, and he secured the knockout once the 10♥ completed the board on the river.

"I felt like it was coming after that flop," tablemate Adam Kharman said as Zhang made his unfortunate exit.

Francis Anderson was eliminated from this table a few hands earlier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Moura	5,000,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
John Ciccarelli	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Hongru Zhang	Busted
Francis Anderson	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Moura Hongru Zhang John Ciccarelli

07-11-2024 19:38 UTC-8

Maue Forces a Fold

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Leonard Maue in the cutoff was involved in a hand with Malcolm Franchi in the big blind.

With the board reading 8♥J♣10♥3♦A♠ and around 1,600,000 in the pot, Franchi checked. Maue went for almost all of it, pushing 2,100,000 across the betting line to leave himself with just 5,000 behind. That send Franchi deep into the tank as he considered a decision for most of his chips. After a couple of minutes, Matt Stout called the clock and, after using most of his thirty second allotment, Franchi folded to give Maue a big boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonard Maue	3,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Malcolm Franchi	3,650,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Tags: Leonard Maue Malcolm Franchi Matt Stout

07-11-2024 19:37 UTC-8

Sopotnytskyi Doubles Through Miscikowski

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Kai Cocklin

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

David Miscikowski opened from early position with a min-raise to 100,000 and [Removed:496] shoved from the next seat for 865,000. The action folded back to Miscikowski who stuck in the call, which put Sopotnytskyi at risk.

[Removed:496]: J♦J♠ All in
David Miscikowski: A♠Q♠

Sopotnytskyi was in front and extended his lead when he improved to a set on the J♥5♥K♥ flop. Miscikowski did have outs to Broadway but the 5♣ turn gave Sopotnytskyi an unbeatable full house, and the 4♥ filled out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Miscikowski	2,000,000 900,000	900,000

[Removed:496]	1,850,000 985,000	985,000

Tags: David Miscikowski

07-11-2024 19:35 UTC-8

Rast Takes More from Machado

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brian Rast raised to 115,000 with A♥4♥ from under the gun. Manuel Machado three-bet to 500,000 and Rast called A♦5♦.

The flop came J♦J♠8♥ and Machado checked. Rast also checked behind, taking the players to a 3♠ turn.

Both players check to the 10♠ river and Machado checked again. Rast bet 325,000 and got the fold from Machado to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Machado	7,475,000 500,000	500,000
Brian Rast	4,300,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Brian Rast Manuel Machado

07-11-2024 19:34 UTC-8

Song's Stack Soars After Hero Call Goes Wrong

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Dan O'Hair

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tomoki Matsuda opened to 120,000 and was called by Stephen Song in the big blind.

Song checked to Matsuda on the 10♥5♠Q♥ flop and he continued for 115,000. Song then check-raised to 375,000 and Matsuda called.

Matsuda called a 650,000 bet from Song on the 2♦ turn and Song announced he was all in on the 6♦ river, which was enough to put Matsuda all in for his last 1,700,000.

Matsuda went deep into the tank and the clock was called after about eight minutes.

The floor counted Matsuda down from five seconds and Matsuda stuck in a call at the last moment.

Song turned over Q♦10♠ for top two pair and Matsuda showed he called with A♦K♠ for just ace-high — eliminating him from the tournament and sending the massive pot Song's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	8,400,000 2,725,000	2,725,000

Tomoki Matsuda	Busted

Tags: Stephen Song Tomoki Matsuda

07-11-2024 19:33 UTC-8

Lightbourne Shines After Winning a Big Flip

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

In a massive preflop showdown, Iaron Lightbourne was the player at risk for 2,385,000 against Luigi Curcio to unleash the following coin flip.

Iaron Lightbourne: A♥K♣ All in
Luigi Curcio: Q♥Q♠

The A♦9♠8♠ flop vaulted Lightbourne into the lead, but he had a sweat to endure on the J♣ turn, as Curcio picked up a gutshot. No ten or queen came on the 8♣ river, and the Brit doubled to join the bigger stacks in the penultimate level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Iaron Lightbourne	4,750,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Luigi Curcio	625,000 660,000	660,000

Tags: Iaron Lightbourne Luigi Curcio

07-11-2024 19:32 UTC-8

Rast Rivers the Flush

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Laura Fryer

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Brian Rast raised to 115,000 from an early position with A♦2♦ and Manuel Machado defended A♣10♣ in the big blind.

The 4♠8♦10♦ flop gave Machado top pair and Rast was looking at a nut flush draw. Machado checked and Rast bet 155,000, Machado made the call.

The 6♣ turn got another check from Machado and Rast raised to 440,000. Machado called, taking the players to the river.

The diamond came in on the river for Rast, with the 6♦ completing the board. Machado checked and Rast bet 1,000,000. After just over a minute of tanking, Machado called with the pair of tens, giving the stack to Rast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Machado	7,975,000 1,625,000	1,625,000
Brian Rast	3,710,000 1,810,000	1,810,000

Tags: Brian Rast Manuel Machado