Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed) Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jul 13, 2024

Eslami Goes Runner-Runner to Survive

Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

No-Limit Hold'em

Calvin Anderson opened the cutoff to 60,000 and Ali Eslami defended the big blind with 30,000 behind.

On the A♠6♠2♣ flop, the rest of the chips went in and the cards hit their backs.

Ali Eslami: K♠4♠ All in
Calvin Anderson: Q♠Q♣

The board ran out 2♠3♠ and Eslami went runner-runner flush to survive.

Tags: Ali Eslami Calvin Anderson

Jul 13, 2024

Eslami Doubles Through Anderson

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

2-7 Triple Draw

Ali Eslami opened from under the gun and was all in for 65,000. and Calvin Anderson called from the button to put him at risk.

Anderson drew two, then one, then one. Eslami drew one, then stood pat for the last two draws.

Anderson had paired up, ending with 8x8x6x3x2x. Eslami had a nine with 9x7x6x4x3x, doubling up.

Tags: Ali Eslami Calvin Anderson

Jul 13, 2024

Anderson Continues to Build

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

Stud Hi-Lo

Calvin Anderson completed, Mike Watson raised, and Anderson called.

Calvin Anderson: JxJx10x / 5♣Q♥10♥J♣
Mike Watson: XxXxXx / 7♠3♣J♥A♣

Anderson check-called on fourth and fifth. Watson led on sixth and was called.

On seventh, Watson led again, Anderson raised, and Watson sighed as he called. Anderson revealed his full house to scoop a big one.

Tags: Calvin Anderson Mike Watson

Jul 13, 2024

Anderson Leaves Eslami on Fumes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

With two players seeing a board of 10♣3♥10♠8♦ and about 350,000 in the middle, Ali Eslami checked from the big blind and called a bet from Calvin Anderson in the cutoff.

Eslami check-called another bet from Anderson on the 2♣ river. Anderson tabled trips with Q♥10♦ to take down another sizable pot while Eslami was left with less than two big bets.

Tags: Ali Eslami Calvin Anderson

Jul 12, 2024

Tom Koral Eliminated in 6th Place ($66,353)

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Brett Slezak

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

Limit Hold'em

Tom Koral raised all-in for 65,000 from the hijack, Mike Watson three-bet the small blind, and Dai Ishibashi called in the big blind.

The A♥K♥10♣6♠7♠ board checked down all the way to the river when Ishibashi bet and Watson snap-folded.

Tom Koral: A♠J♠ All in
Dai Ishibashi: 7♥7♦

Ishibashi rivered a two-outer to eliminate Koral in sixth place.

Tags: Dai Ishibashi Mike Watson Tom Koral

Jul 12, 2024

Andres Korn Eliminated in 7th Place ($50,195)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Calvin Anderson opened to 80,000 from under the gun, Andres Korn moved all in for a bit more and Anderson called with a covering st ack to put him at risk.

Andres Korn: A♥K♦J♦2♥ All in
Calvin Anderson: 9♣8♣6♣5♦

The board ran out Q♣7♣10♦5♠3♠. Anderson was good at showdown with a pair of fives to take the pot while Korn made his exit in seventh place.

Tags: Andres Korn Calvin Anderson

Jul 12, 2024

Updated Counts After Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

Level: 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 30,000/60,000, 60,000-120,000 Limits
Stud Games: 15,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 60,000 Completion 60,000-120,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 30,000/45,000 Ante, 15,000/30,000 Blinds

Jul 12, 2024

Break Time

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Brett Slezak

Level 22

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
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

The remaining seven players are going on a 10-minute break.

Jul 12, 2024

Anderson Increases His Lead

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22

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
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 25,000/35,000 Ante, 10,000/25,000 Blinds

Razz

Mike Watson: XxXx/4xQ♣J♣4x - folded on sixth street
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/4xJxQx9x