Event #83: $1,500 Eight Game Mixed (6-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-09-2024 00:50 UTC-7

Jeff Kimber Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,834)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000/24,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Jeff Kimber raised from under the gun and was all in for 76,000. Joseph Heinzmann called off from the big blind with a covering stack to put Kimber at risk.

Heinzmann drew two, then stood pat for the second and third draws. Kimber drew one each time.

Kimber ended with 9x8x7x4x2x for a nine-low but Heinzmann had made an eight-seven with 8x7x5x3x2x to take the pot while Kimber's deep run came to an end in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Heinzmann	395,000 76,000	76,000
Jeff Kimber	Busted

Tags: Jeff Kimber Joseph Heinzmann

07-09-2024 00:46 UTC-7

Yettick Takes From Zhang

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Brett Slezak

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000/24,000 Blinds

Garth Yettick completed and Xiaochuan Zhang defended his bring-in.

Garth Yettick: 7♦5♠5♥ / 2♥3♣2♦4♦
Xiaochuan Zhang: XxXxXx / 2♣2♠9♠4♥

Zhang check-called the entire way and Yettick continued to fire on fourth through seventh.

Yettick revealed his two pair and seven-five low which were good enough to scoop a big one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaochuan Zhang	1,650,000 185,000	185,000
Garth Yettick	900,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Garth Yettick Xiaochuan Zhang

07-09-2024 00:38 UTC-7

Cernuto Getting Short Again

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000/24,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

John Cernuto opened from the button and Josh Arieh defended from the big blind.

Both players checked the A♥K♣J♥ flop leading to the 8♠ turn. Arieh checked, Cernuto bet, Arieh raised and Cernuto called.

Arieh bet again on the river and this time Cernuto opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	2,025,000 110,000	110,000
John Cernuto	475,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: John Cernuto Josh Arieh

07-09-2024 00:32 UTC-7

Updated Counts After Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000/24,000 Blinds

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	3,175,000 450,000	450,000

Maxx Coleman	2,700,000 100,000	100,000

Josh Arieh	1,915,000 60,000	60,000
Xiaochuan Zhang	1,465,000 315,000	315,000
Marco Johnson	1,040,000 170,000	170,000

John Cernuto	820,000 5,000	5,000

Garth Yettick	485,000 600,000	600,000

Jeff Kimber	435,000 215,000	215,000
Joseph Heinzmann	319,000 646,000	646,000

Level: 26

Limit Flop/Draw: 25,000/50,000, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 50,000 Completion 50,000-100,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 24,000/36,000 Ante, 12,000/24,000 Blinds

07-09-2024 00:17 UTC-7

Break

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000/80,0000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Play has been extended for an extra hour and the final nine players are going on a short break.

07-09-2024 00:14 UTC-7

Arieh Pays Off Coleman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000/80,0000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Josh Arieh opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and Maxx Coleman defended from the big blind.

The flop came K♦4♥3♣ and Coleman check-called a 75,000 bet from Arieh.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn leading to the 6♠ river. Coleman bet 100,000 and Arieh called.

Coleman tabled a straight with A♣Q♠7♠5♥ and Arieh mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	2,600,000 620,000	620,000

Josh Arieh	1,975,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Maxx Coleman

07-09-2024 00:12 UTC-7

Cernuto Cracks a Premium Hand to Double Through Arieh

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000/80,0000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Cernuto opened to 55,000 from the button, Josh Arieh three-bet to 175,000 from the big blind and Cernuto called.

The flop came 7♠3♦10♣. Arieh bet enough to put Cernuto all in and Cernuto called off with his remaining stack of roughly 300,000.

John Cernuto: K♥10♠9♦8♠ All in
Josh Arieh: A♦A♥K♦K♣

Arieh was ahead on the flop but the board ran out 10♦8♣ improving Cernuto to two pair and then a full house to score a full double up through Arieh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	2,250,000 450,000	450,000
John Cernuto	825,000 555,000	555,000

Tags: John Cernuto Josh Arieh

07-09-2024 00:09 UTC-7

Howard Plant Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,363)

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Brett Slezak

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000/80,0000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Razz

Marco Johnson completed and Howard Plant moved all in, which Johnson called.

Howard Plant: AxJx / 5x4xAx10x / 6x All in
Marco Johnson: Ax5x / 7x4x2x4x / 8x

Plant was drawing dead on sixth street as he hit the rail in tenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	870,000 230,000	230,000

Howard Plant	Busted

Tags: Howard Plant Marco Johnson

07-09-2024 00:05 UTC-7

Racener Gets Value from Yettick

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 25

Limit Flop/Draw: 20,000/40,000, 40,000/80,0000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 20,000/30,000 Ante, 10,000/20,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Racener limped in from the button, Garth Yettick limped behind from the small blind and Xiaochuan Zhang checked from the big blind.

The flop came K♥10♠9♠. Yettick bet 50,000, Zhang folded and Racener called.

Both players checked the 3♠ turn leading to the 9♣ river. Yettick check-called a 75,000 bet from Racener.

Racener showed a flush with J♠7♠6♥5♣ and Yettick's hand hit the muck.