Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

05-31-2024 22:19 UTC-8

Cardeno Stacks Opponent

Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Lemuel Cardeno opened the action from the button with a raise to 5,000. The big blind called, and the players went heads up to a flop.

7♦2♦10♥ rolled off and the big blind led into Cardeno for 2,500. Cardeno raised to 5,000 putting his opponent all-in and he made the call.

Big Blind: Q♦9♦ All in
Lemuel Cardeno: J♥J♠

The turn and river brought in the 4♣K♥ and Cardeno sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lemuel Cardeno	120,000 120,000	120,000

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05-31-2024 22:16 UTC-8

Bardah Elimated by Kings

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Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Action folded around to the Shane Douglas in the small blind who raised to 5,000, Ronnie Bardah made the call out of the big blind.

The flop came Q♦8♦4♦ and Douglas bet 2,500, Bardah re-raised to 5,000 before Douglas made the three-bet to 7,500, Bardah made the call.

The turn was the 3♦, Douglas bet once again and Bardah called.

On the 5♥ river, Bardah commented to Douglas that he had the option to check, but Douglas made a wager of 5,000 anyways putting Bardah all-in. Bardah called, and Douglas tabled K♣K♦ which Bardah could not beat, eliminating Bardah from the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Douglas	35,000 41,500	41,500
Ronnie Bardah	Busted

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05-31-2024 22:10 UTC-8

Kifarkis Turns Trips

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Eddie Kifarkis opened from middle position to 5,000, action folded around to the big blind who made the call.

Players went heads up to a 6♦K♥10♦ flop and Kilfarkis fired a continuation bet of 2,500 which his opponent called.

The turn brought in the 10♠ and Kilfarkis sized up to 5,000. His opponent made the call.

The river was the 8♠ and Kilfarkis once more bet 5,000 and his opponent called. Kilfarkis rolled over A♣10♣ and scooped a nice pot out of the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Kifarkis	135,000 135,000	135,000

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05-31-2024 22:10 UTC-8

Coombs Gets Tangled Up

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 13 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

This hand was relayed to the PokerNews team by a player on break:

Early position started with a raise before it folded to Michael Coombs in the big blind, who defended.

The dealer fanned out a board of A♥5♠3♦. Coombs checked and the early position player bet and was met by a reraise from Coombs. The preflop raiser three bet and Coombs just called.

Heads up they saw the the 4♣ peel off. Coombs led the turn into his opponent and was befuddled by a raise from his opponent but made the call.

Coombs checked on the river 4♦ saying, "This hand makes no sense". The early position player responded by saying he didn't think that Coombs had anything and had been trying to bluff him, while at the same time placing a bet.

Coombs made the call and was shown quads when his opponent tabled 4♠4♥ and he flashed A♦K♠ before tossing his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Coombs	25,400 32,600	32,600

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05-31-2024 22:02 UTC-8

Big Stacks from the Paris Black Section

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Joseph Berg

Level 13 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alen Bakovic	180,000 134,500	134,500

Jimmy Athamas	161,000 161,000	161,000
Kenny Hsiung	140,000 140,000	140,000

Stuart McHenry	120,000 120,000	120,000
Danny Qutami	119,000 34,000	34,000
John Mullaney	107,000 107,000	107,000
Sheldon Gross	90,000 25,000	25,000
Pedro Rios	80,000 80,000	80,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

05-31-2024 21:45 UTC-8

Final Break

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 12 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Players are headed to their final break of the night. Action will return at Level 13 with blinds of 1,000-2,500. There are 208 players remaining and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 15

05-31-2024 21:44 UTC-8

Phil Ivey Is At The 2024 WSOP

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Milko van Winden

Level 12 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

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05-31-2024 21:44 UTC-8

Lau Gets Paid with Big Slick

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 12 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Michael Lau raised on the button and the big blind defended. The flop arrived with 2♦2♥6♥ and the big blind checked and Lau placed his bet and was called.

The rest of the exciting action hand was checked through with the 4♦ on the turn and the 10♣ on the river.

The big blind turned over A♦9♥ for ace high and Lau turned over A♠K♣ for ace high with the better kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Lau	97,000 97,000	97,000

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05-31-2024 21:43 UTC-8

Parizon Gets to Showdown

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 12 : Limits 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Michael Parizon raised to 4,000 from the hijack. The cutoff called before the button moved all in for his remaining 6,000 chips. Both Parizon and the cutoff made the call.

The flop came down J♣Q♣K♣ and action checked around.

The 7♦ turn resulted in action checking again. The 10♠ river rolled off and action checked through once more.

Parizon tabled K♦Q♦ and it was the winner against the button's 4♥4♣ and the cutoff's 3♥3♠. Parizon sent an opponent packing and continued to chip up.