Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jul 11, 2024

Difelice Survives on the Bubble

Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Alex Difelice opened from under the gun, Koji Fujimoto called from the hijack, Viktor Blom called from the small blind and Gus Hansen called from the big blind.

The flop came Q♠Q♥9♦ and action checked around to Difelice who bet. Only Fujimoto made the call.

Difelice bet on the 4♥ turn, committing the rest of his stack in the process. Fujimoto called to put him at risk.

Alex Difelice: A♥K♠7♠4♠ All in
Koji Fujimoto: K♣J♠3♦2♥

Difelice was ahead with fours and queens and remained ahead on the 2♣ river to take the pot and extend his tournament life.

Tags: Alex Difelice Gus Hansen Koji Fujimoto Viktor Blom

Jul 11, 2024

Cohen Doubles Through Friedman

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Action was picked up on the Q♣8♦3♠ flop in a hand between Adam Friedman in the hijack and Jonathan Cohen in the cutoff with 85,000 in the middle.

Friedman checked, Cohen potted, Friedman tanked for a while before he raised to put Cohen at risk for 175,000 total and he called.

Jonathan Cohen: A♠A♥3♥2♠ All in
Adam Friedman: J♦9♦8♥5♣

Cohen was ahead with aces against the eights of Friedman. However, the 5♥ peeled off on the turn which gave Friedman two pair and vaulted him into the lead.

In dramatic fashion, the dealer fanned out the A♦ on the river to give Cohen top set and he survived on the stone bubble.

Tags: Adam Friedman Jonathan Cohen

Jul 11, 2024

Fujimoto Makes a Boat

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Gus Hansen limped and then called Koji Fujimoto's completion.

Koji Fujimoto: A♠2♠2♦ / K♥2♥3♠A♦
Gus Hansen: XxXxXx / 5♠7♠9♣4♦

Fujimoto led on fourth and then called Hansen's raise. On fifth, Fujimoto check-called a bet.

On sixth, Fujimoto led and was called. He led again on seventh and Hansen was perplexed but he eventually tossed in the call. He got the bad news as Fujimoto turned over his full house.

Jul 11, 2024

Katz Doubles Through Coleman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Cary Katz raised from the button and Maxx Coleman defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw Coleman check-called a bet from Katz and drew two while Katz took one.

Coleman check-called another bet from Katz after the second draw. This time both players drew one.

With no draws remaining Coleman bet. Katz called off for his tournament life with the last of his chips.

Coleman announced he had a straight at which point Katz breathed a sigh of relief an tabled Kx8x5x4x2x for king-high to double up.

Tags: Cary Katz Maxx Coleman

Jul 11, 2024

Double Bubble for Coleman

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Paul Gunness: XxXxXx/7♥8♦6♦A♣
Maxx Coleman: 5♣A♦2♠/4♣3♥K♣Q♥

Action was picked up at showdown with around 200,000 in the middle and Coleman all in and at risk against Paul Gunness. Coleman showed down a wheel and Gunness quickly mucked.

Tags: Maxx Coleman Paul Gunness

Jul 11, 2024

Prolonged Bubble

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

After 20 hands of hand-for-hand, play continues with 30 players until one is lost.

Jul 11, 2024

Fujimoto Shows Blom the Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Koji Fujimoto opened to 12,000 from middle position and Viktor Blom three-bet to 49,000 from the button. Fujimoto thought for about a minute before pushing forward a 169,000 four-bet.

Blom briefly went into the tank before opting to fold. "Show the bluff," Blom requested from his opponent.

Fujimoto obliged, tabling 6♦2♠ before dragging in the pot.

Tags: Koji Fujimoto Viktor Blom

Jul 11, 2024

Fraser Doubles Again

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Razz

Ali Eslami: Ax9x/5♣10x4x10x/10x
Chris Fraser: 3xAx/10x2x5x2x/Jx

Ali Eslami completed and Chris Fraser defended from the bring in.

Fraser bet fourth, fifth street and was called by Eslami each time. On sixth street Fraser bet the last of his chips and Eslami called.

Eslami caught a third ten giving him a ten-nine-low. Fraser had a better ten-low at showdown and scored a full double up through Eslami.

Tags: Ali Eslami Chris Fraser

Jul 11, 2024

Blom Gets There Against Hansen

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Brett Slezak

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Viktor Blom raised the small blind, Gus Hanson three-bet the big blind, and Blom called.

Blom drew three and check-called after Hanson took one.

On the second draw, both took one and Blom check-called another bet.

Blom drew one and Hanson stood pat on the end. Blom led and Hanson reluctantly called. Blom showed 7x6x5x4x2x for #4 to drag a big pot on the stone bubble.

Tags: Gus Hanson Viktor Blom

Jul 11, 2024

Hansen Takes from Fujimoto

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 6,000/12,000, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring-In, 12,000 Completion 12,000-24,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 6,000/9,000 Ante, 3,000/6,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Koji Fujimoto: XxXxXx/7♥8♣6♥Q♦
Gus Hansen: 3♠4♥9♣/5♠3♣2♦3♦