Event #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-09-2024 18:13 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	190,000 142,000	142,000
Fabrice Bigot	155,000 91,000	91,000
Tony Miles	145,000 55,000	55,000
Chris Hunichen	138,000 88,000	88,000
Leon Sturm	90,000

Mike Matusow	90,000 21,500	21,500

Moshe Refaelowitz	90,000

Liv Boeree	86,000 31,800	31,800

David Peters	85,000 42,000	42,000

John Juanda	84,000 2,000	2,000
Alexandra Botez	82,000 72,000	72,000
Artur Martirosian	70,000 175,000	175,000

Alexandre Vuilleumier	70,000

Sergio Aido	65,000 33,000	33,000
John Racener	50,000

Martin Jacobson	40,000

Damian Salas	30,000 32,000	32,000

Leo Margets	30,000 20,000	20,000

Seo Finds a Double Up

Nick Becker

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Moonho Seo raised to 5,000 from under the gun, the player in middle position flatted, and the player in the hijack three-bet to 15,000. Seo four-bet shoved all in for 42,000 putting himself at risk, middle position folded, and the hijack called.

Moonho Seo: 9♥9♣ All in
Hijack: 8♥8♠

The board ran out A♥10♥7♥3♠10♠ and Seo's pair of nines held to secure him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moonho Seo	94,000 94,000	94,000

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07-09-2024 18:22 UTC-8

Moon Amassing a Large Stack

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Joseph Berg

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dongwuk Moon raised to 4,000 from middle position, Chris Brewer called from late position before Matt Glantz three-bet to 15,500. Both players made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♥9♦7♦ Glantz lead out for 22,000. Moon then went all in having both opponents covered. Brewer folded as did Glantz and Moon dragged in a nice sized pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dongwuk Moon	280,000 280,000	280,000
Chris Brewer	95,000 47,000	47,000

Matt Glantz	75,000 4,000	4,000

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07-09-2024 18:24 UTC-8

Amiel Calls and Mucks his Cards

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alexandre Amiel defended from the big blind after the button opened to 4,000.

He check-called a continuation bet of 3,000 on the J♠10♣3♥ flop, and checked the K♦ turn. The button checked back.

On the 4♥ river, Amiel checked then called for 10,000. But his cards went into the muck when the button flipped over Q♦J♥ for a pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Amiel	84,000 84,000	84,000

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07-09-2024 18:29 UTC-8

Spirins Wins a Flip to Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Pavels Spirins was all in preflop and at risk, in a classic coin flip situation.

Pavels Spirins: 10♥10♦ All in
Opponent: QxK♥

The board ran out 3♦9♦A♥4♣J♠ and Spirins' pair of tens earned him the pot, and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavels Spirins	68,000 18,000	18,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-09-2024 18:34 UTC-8

Kypriotakis Chipping Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Michail Kypriotakis raised to 5,000 from under the gun, a player on the button then went all in for 30,000. Michail Kypriotakis made the call and was ahead.

Button: A♥8♥ All in
Michail Kypriotakis: A♣Q♦

The dealer ran out a board of Q♣9♦8♠10♥10♠ eliminating the button from Event #87.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michail Kypriotakis	150,000 63,000	63,000

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07-09-2024 18:40 UTC-8

Ananthapadmanabhan Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Harish Ananthapadmanabhan in the big blind and the player in early position.

With over 50,000 in the pot and the board reading 7♣6♦J♣J♥, Ananthapadmanabhan fired out a bet of 24,0000.

Early position took some time to consider his decision, eventually arriving at a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harish Ananthapadmanabhan	210,000 210,000	210,000

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07-09-2024 18:48 UTC-8

Margets Doubles Up

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Joseph Berg

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Leo Margets was all in and at risk from middle position on a short stack and was called by a player in the small blind.

Leo Margets: K♥10♠ All in
Small Blind: K♦6♠

The dealer ran out a board of 8♣2♥2♣3♣4♣ securing a much needed double up for Margets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	15,000 15,000	15,000

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07-09-2024 18:50 UTC-8

Hunichen's Shove Gets Through

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

With about 40,000 in the middle on a board of 3♦3♣8♥2♠, Chris Hunichen, who was in the cutoff, moved all in for 27,000, putting himself at risk.

His opponent made the fold and Hunichen pulled in the pot to chip up. Hunichen has had a swingy start to the day, but still sits above starting stack.