Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jul 10, 2024

Value for Sammartino

Josh Noy

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Dario Sammartino: 9♣9♦6♣/5♣7♣8♦4♣
Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/Q♦K♠J♠6♦/Xx

Brandon Shack-Harris and Dario Sammartino were heads up to seventh street, with Shack-Harris facing a bet. After taking some time, Shack-Harris made the call.

"Flush," announced Sammartino as he revealed two more clubs among his down cards. Shack-Harris mucked, seeing the chips head to his right.

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Jul 10, 2024

Flush for Anderson

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Calvin Anderson completed and then three-bet after he was raised, which was called.

Calvin Anderson: K♣8♣3♣ / A♣5♣K♥A♥
Opponent: K♠K♦Q♠ / 8♠A♦8♥A♠

Anderson's opponent check-called on fourth and then led on fifth. On sixth, Anderson raised after his opponent led with open two pair.

On seventh, Anderson bet, his opponent raised, and Anderson reluctantly called. However, he got the good news that his opponent had only made two pair and that his rivered flush was good.

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Jul 10, 2024

Kupin Lets It Go

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Josh Noy

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Razz

Phil Hui: XxXx/6xQx2xJx/Xx
Aaron Kupin: XxXx/5x10xKx9x/Xx

Action was heads-up to fifth street, where Aaron Kupin called a bet from Phil Hui.

Hui then checked on sixth, making the call after Kupin tossed out a bet. Both players received their final down card and Hui led out with a bet.

Kupin took some time before letting his hand go, with Hui raking in the pot.

Tags: Aaron Kupin Phil Hui

Jul 10, 2024

Negreanu Shows the Jacks

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Josh Noy

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and found calls from Tom Koral in the small blind and Andre Akkari in the big blind.

Koral and Akkari checked the K♦10♠A♠ flop, with Negreanu continuing for 3,600. Both opponents folded and Negreanu let Koral choose a card from his hand to expose.

Koral pointed at a card and Negreanu turned over the J♣, then quickly showed the other J♦ as he raked in the small pot.

Tags: Andre Akkari Daniel Negreanu Tom Koral

Jul 10, 2024

Grasshopper Sends Out Fitoussi

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Fu "Grasshopper" Wong opened the button to 2,200 and Bruno Fitoussi jammed his last 4,500 from the big blind, which Wong called.

Bruno Fitoussi: A♥Q♦ All in
Fu Wong: K♠7♠

The board ran out J♦8♠7♦K♣8♦ and Wong improved to two pair on the turn to send Fitoussi to the rail.

At another table, Bryce Yockey was eliminated.

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi Fu Wong

Jul 10, 2024

Updated Counts & New Entries

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Josh Noy

Level 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Level: 6

Limit Flop/Draw: 800/1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400/800 Blinds

Jul 10, 2024

Kessler Climbing

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Mike Patrick

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 600/1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion 1,200-2,400 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300/600 Blinds

https://twitter.com/AllenKessler/status/1811208065502654602

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Jul 10, 2024

Break Time

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Josh Noy

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 600/1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion 1,200-2,400 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300/600 Blinds

Players have been sent on the second 15-minute break of the day.

Jul 10, 2024

Ruben Folds to Couden

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Josh Noy

Level 5

Limit Flop/Draw: 600/1,200, 1,200-2,400 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,200 Completion 1,200-2,400 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 600/900 Ante, 300/600 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Brad Ruben raised in the cutoff and Joseph Couden defended his big blind to draw three. Ruben took two and bet, with Couden check-calling.

Couden asked for two, while Ruben slid out a single discard. Another check-call from Couden led to both players asking for one on the final draw. Couden then led out with a bet, taking down the pot as Ruben folded.

Tags: Brad Ruben Joseph Couden