Phil Ivey was all in from middle position and was up against Manuel Fritz in the big blind.
Phil Ivey: A♦J♦ 
Manuel Fritz: K♣K♠
The dealer ran out a board of 2♣6♥6♠8♦6♦ eliminating Ivey from Event #94.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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700,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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Busted | |
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Zachary Grech opened the button to 10,000 and Espen Jorstad shoved from the small blind for 22,000. Pedro Padilha called out of the big blind, and Grech put in the extra 12,000 chips.
On the 5♦J♣K♥ flop, both players checked to the 2♥ turn. Padilha led out for 42,000, and Grech thought for a long time before he folded.
Espen Jorstad: 8♥8♦
Pedro Padilha: A♠A♥
Grech started giving himself a pat on the back as he stated that he folded a king. Jorstad needed to find one of the two remaining snowmen in the deck but instead the K♦ landed on the river, which meant he was elimimated.
"I would have made a butt call and got there," said Grech after seeing the river, which would have improved him to trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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235,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Busted | |
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Justin Bonomo and Phil Hellmuth got all in preflop with Hellmuth being the player at risk.
Phil Hellmuth: K♥K♦
Justin Bonomo: A♥7♣
There was help for Bonomo on the 7♥6♣3♣10♥K♣ runout, meaning Hellmuth's set of kings would earn him a double up to almost 200,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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280,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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190,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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56,000
84,500
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84,500 |
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25,000
56,500
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56,500 |
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Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 10,000 from under the gun and was called by Michael Rocco on the button, Manuel Fritz in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
The flop came J♥4♦6♣, Andrew Lichtenberger bet 10,000 and all three opponents called.
Action checked through on the K♣ turn card.
The river was the 2♠, Fritz bet 65,000 the big blind folded, Andrew Lichtenberger called and Rocco folded. Fritz tabled K♠J♠ which was the winner of this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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860,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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502,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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365,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.
The initial schedule — US and international — is out for the 2024-2025 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) season, and it should create some excitement within the poker community.
Action for the 20th Circuit season kicks off at a familiar spot — Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma — on July 17, the same day as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event concludes. There will also be a return to the same casino in October.
There are 18 stops — 13 in the US and five in other countries — on the 2024 portion of the WSOPC schedule. That includes five different countries and eight US states.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Kharlin Sued opened the hijack to 12,000 and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet from the button to 35,000. Once the blinds folded, Sued shoved for a little over 200,000, and Jaffe quickly called.
Kharlin Sued: A♣J♥
Jonathan Jaffe: A♠K♠
Both caught a piece of the 9♣K♣3♣ flop as Sued had the nut flush draw, and Jaffe hit top pair. Sued needed to find a club but never managed it as neither the 3♦ turn nor 8♥ river could prevent him from being eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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630,000 | |
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200,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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160,000 | |
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150,000
20,500
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20,500 |
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Busted | |
Gabriel Andrade raised to 13,000 on the button and Daniel Smiljkovic called from the big blind.
Smiljkovic check-called a bet of 12,000 from Andrade on the 6♥K♦9♦ flop.
Smiljkovic led out for 12,000 on the 7♦ turn. Andrade called.
The river came the 5♠ and Smiljkovic led out again for 10,000. Andrade folded and forfeited the pot to Smilijkovic.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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480,000
462,000
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462,000 |
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420,000 | |
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410,000
368,000
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368,000 |
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265,000
133,000
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133,000 |
