Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-09-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Kings Never Win

Monika Kostanjevec

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

David Niedringhaus was on a short stack and moved all in from early position. Brandon Bloom was in the big blind and reraised all in. The rest of the table folded.

David Niedringhaus: A♠5♠ All in
Brandon Bloom: K♥K♦

The Q♥4♦A♦ flop flipped things around, leaving the favored kings way behind. The 8♠ turn and 5♥ river did not change anything and Niedringhaus doubled up.

The players commented that pocket kings have been the worst hand at the table, losing four times recently, and should at this point probably be folded preflop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Bloom	885,000
David Niedringhaus	570,000

Tags: Brandon Bloom David Niedringhaus

07-09-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Kiselman Wakes up with Pocket Rockets

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 80,000 and Michael Kiselman three-bet from the button to 220,000 and the cutoff moved all in for about 1,400,000. Kiselman made the call.

Cutoff: A♦10♥ All in
Michael Kiselman: A♠A♣

The board ran out with 5♠Q♠7♠8♦7♣ and the Kiselman's aces were good for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kiselman	3,180,000 2,510,000	2,510,000

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07-09-2024 14:32 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Kait	Busted
David Shaw	Busted
Raed Abualﬁlat	Busted
Denis Charlier	Busted
Samuel Fournier	Busted
Nicola Sorrentino	Busted
Kevin Schaferbarthold	Busted
Andrew Nemeth	Busted
Payam Ataie	Busted
Sheldon Kapeliela	Busted
Rami Hammoud	Busted
John Lombardo	Busted
Eli Frenkel	Busted
Saul Steil	Busted
Nathaniel Stokes	Busted
Garry Kalmanovich	Busted
Robert Grifﬁn	Busted
Gregory Kerr	Busted
Jimmy Tran	Busted
Ross Johnson	Busted
Daniel Natividad	Busted

Jonathan Ramirez	Busted
Christoffer Janlow	Busted
Jeetendra Kharwa	Busted
Biagio Sanzone	Busted

Larson On the Right Side of a Cooler

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

According to the players, Joseph Larson opened the action preflop and his opponent in the big blind defended.

The flop was 10♠Q♥J♦. Big blind checked and Larson continued for 40,000, which the big blind raised to 140,000. Larson called.

The turn was the Q♦. The big blind went all in for around a million chips and Larson called.

Big blind: 9♠8♣ All in
Joseph Larson: 10♥10♣

The river was the 9♣. The player in the big blind had flopped a straight, but was drawing dead on the turn against Larson’s full house and his tournament was over, while Larson took the pot to almost double up and now has a nice stack of over 60 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Larson	2,650,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

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07-09-2024 14:07 UTC-8

Ali on a Roll and Wins With Ace Ten Twice

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Faizan Ali got lucky with ace-ten twice in the two following hands:

Faizan Ali was on the button and faced a raise to 75,000 from an early position player. Ali three-bet all in for 525,000 and received the call.

Faizan Ali: A♠10♦ All in
Early position: A♥K♥

The board ran out with 10♦10♣5♣8♣9♠ and Ali's trip tens scored the win.

On the second hand a player in middle position raised to 75,000 and Ali made the call from the cutoff position. The flop arrived with A♠8♥4♣ and the middle position bet 75,000 and Ali called.

Both players checked the turn 5♣.

On the river J♦ the middle position player bet 30,000 and Ali made the call. The middle position turned over J♥10♥ for a pair of jacks and Ali turned over....yes you guessed it A♦10♦ for the pair of aces and the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faizan Ali	1,420,000 760,000	760,000

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07-09-2024 13:56 UTC-8

Gomes Eliminates a Very Unhappy Opponent

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The button started the hand with a stack of around 420,000 and opened to 75,000. David Gomes was in the small blind and went all in for 450,000. The button started talking to himself through the decision and took a few moments before deciding to call.

Button: A♦9♠ All in
David Gomes: Q♥J♥

The button jumped out of his seat, happy to see Gomes’s cards, saying he knew he was stealing.

However, the hand was not over. The flop came Q♦3♦6♣ and Gomes pulled ahead.

The turn J♠ gave Gomes two pair and had his opponent drawing dead. The river was the inconsequential Kx. The player was visibly upset and reiterated everyone at the table knew Gomes was stealing, added a few intense comments about him, mentioned something about a ‘stupid’ decision and had to be stopped from storming off the floor before getting his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gomes	930,000 45,000	45,000

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07-09-2024 13:51 UTC-8

Dermendjian Hits Big Blind Special

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Victor Dermendjian was in the big blind and faced a raise from the small blind to 70,000. The flop was 2♥2♣5♣ and the small blind bet out 70,000 and Dermendjian made the call.

On the turn K♣ the small blind checked and Dermendjian moved in enough chips to put the small blind all in about 500,000. The small blind took some time and made the call.

Small blind: K♠Q♠ All in
Victor Dermendjian: 6♠2♠

The small blind was drawing thin and the river J♠ sealed the win for Dermendjian with his trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Dermendjian	1,450,000 35,000	35,000

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07-09-2024 13:44 UTC-8

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

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Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 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

07-09-2024 13:39 UTC-8

Players Hitting the Rail

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Brown	Busted
Giorgio Sottocarai	Busted
Hung-Sheng Lin	Busted
Fabio Franchini	Busted
Gustau Flaquer	Busted
Scott Drobes	Busted
Nicholasgeor Koto	Busted
Muskan Sethi	Busted
Nesrin Can	Busted
Naohiro Arita	Busted
Dustin Iannotti	Busted

Noam Muallem	Busted
Jan Zander	Busted
Michael Zuniga	Busted
Ian Richardson	Busted
Eric Siegel	Busted

Chris Back	Busted
Zhen Lu	Busted
Julio Pulrolnik	Busted
John Hernandez	Busted
Shawn Stern	Busted
Andrew Norton	Busted
Benjamin Chrtistiansen	Busted
Thomas Stinson	Busted
Nadine Borelli	Busted

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07-09-2024 13:34 UTC-8

Berrios Eliminates the Player in the Unlucky Seat

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Four players saw the flop of 9♣J♠5♠. The player in the big blind bet out for 140,000 and Ivan Berrios in middle position raised to 280,000. The players in late position and on the button folded. Big blind did not have much more left behind, thought for a moment and then put the rest of his chips in for a call.

Big blind: J♣4♣ All in
Ivan Berrios: A♠6♠

The big blind was at risk and ahead on the flop, and made two pair on the 4♠ turn, but Berrios made the flush. The river was the K♦ and Berrios won the pot.

The table commented that the big blind just moved to an unlucky seat, as another player recently busted from there.