Event #93: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold'em (7-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-16-2024 21:02 UTC-8

Ilija Savevski Eliminated in 8th Place ($46,542)

Maxime Taldir

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Duc Nguyen opened to 2,500,000 from middle position, then Ilija Savevski on the button three-bet all-in for 17,100,000. The blinds folded and Nguyen called.

Ilija Savevski: K♣K♥ All in
Duc Nguyen: K♦Q♦

Nguyen was clearly unhappy when he discovered that Savevski had kings. But his smile reappeared when he flopped a straight on J♠10♠A♠.

A split was still possible after the 3♠ turn, but the 2♦ completed the board and Savevski was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Nguyen	76,000,000 16,000,000	16,000,000

Ilija Savevski	Busted

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07-16-2024 21:06 UTC-8

Lukas Hafner Eliminated in 7th Place ($60,777)

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Players folded around to Duc Nguyen in the small blind. He limped in. Lukas Hafner in the big blind made it 3,500,000. Nguyen then three-bet to 12,000,000 and Hafner, after a few moments of thinking, went all in. Nguyen quickly called.

Lukas Hafner: A♥J♥ All in
Duc Nguyen: A♠Q♠

Hafner was at risk with the dominated ace. The flop 7♦2♦5♥ did not change much, Hafner needed a jack or running hearts for the win. The turn 7♣ and 6♣ did not work out for him and he was sent to the rail, while Nguyen added a pile of chips to his stack, extending his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Nguyen	120,400,000 44,400,000	44,400,000

Lukas Hafner	Busted

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07-16-2024 21:07 UTC-8

15-Minute Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

The six remaining players are on a 15-minute break. One more elimination is now needed to end the day.

07-16-2024 21:14 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Nguyen	120,400,000 44,400,000	44,400,000

Michael Liang	39,700,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Manoj Batavia	38,700,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Mitch Garshofsky	30,900,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Rajesh Mehta	15,600,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Jorge Postigo	6,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

07-16-2024 21:20 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: 'American Pie' Star Shannon Elizabeth Talks 25th Anniversary, Phil Hellmuth Entrance

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Connor Richards

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American Pie, in which she played the iconic role of Nadia. Elizabeth talked about her roles in films like Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, playing poker with the cast of That '70s Show, finishing third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and taking part in Phil Hellmuth's 2024 WSOP Main Event entrance.

Elizabeth also spoke about her conservation efforts in South Africa through the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, including caring for and providing a sanctuary for a blind black rhino named Munu.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Shannon Elizabeth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Level: 38

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

07-16-2024 21:35 UTC-8

Players Choose to Stick to the Plan

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

After a few hands with very little action, the tournament director offered players the choice of playing until 1 a.m. or 5 left, as scheduled.

Mitch Garshofsky took the lead of the discussions and immediately said that he wanted to play down to five, so this option has been selected.

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07-16-2024 21:55 UTC-8

Jorge Postigo Eliminated in 6th Place ($80,777)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Michael Liang in the small blind and Jorge Postigo in the big blind moved all-in, with Postigo at risk for 14,300,000.

Jorge Postigo: A♠A♥ All in
Michael Liang: 4♣4♠

Postigo was supposed to double up easily with aces, especially after a flop of Q♣3♦3♣. But the 4♦ turn gave a full house to Liang to take the lead. The Q♥ completed the board and Postigo was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Liang	52,500,000 12,800,000	12,800,000

Jorge Postigo	Busted

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07-16-2024 21:57 UTC-8

End of Day 2

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

The last five players are now known. They have qualified for Day 3 and will return tomorrow at 11 a.m. to compete for the WSOP gold bracelet.

Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you the full chip counts and the recap of the day.

07-16-2024 22:04 UTC-8

End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 38 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Duc Nguyen	119,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Michael Liang	52,500,000

Manoj Batavia	38,000,000 700,000	700,000
Mitch Garshofsky	24,800,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Rajesh Mehta	19,900,000 4,300,000	4,300,000