Event #95: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-15-2024 00:10 UTC-8

Benton Is One of Two Bubble Boys

Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Table One:

Evan Benton, in the big blind, was all in an at risk for his effective stack of 32,000 against Yang Lei, who was under the gun.

Evan Benton: A♦7♦ All in
Yang Lei: A♣J♣

Benton was dominated and the 9♥2♥5♠9♣A♥ runout couldn't save him, sending him to the rail.

Table Two:

William Souther raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and the small blind moved all in for 158,000. Souther made the call.

Small Blind: Q♥Q♠ All in
William Souther: A♦8♦

The small blind was out in front but the A♥4♦3♦8♥6♦ runout saw Souther crack queens to help burst the bubble.

The two bubble boys will split the 168th place prize of $3,923.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Lei	616,000 221,000	221,000
William Souther	394,000 394,000	394,000
Evan Benton	Busted

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07-14-2024 23:38 UTC-8

Ren Lin Out in Dramatic Fashion Just Three Away From the Bubble

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The action started with an open from the player in the hijack to 10,000. Players folded to Ren Lin in the small blind, and he went all in for 79,000. Leo Fernandez was in the big blind and thought for a long time before re-raising all in. Hijack folded.

Ren Lin: 3♠3♣ All in
Leo Fernandez: A♣8♦

Lin was amazed at the action with ace-eight, but that was not the end of the drama and excitement.

The flop came J♠J♥J♦, giving Lin a full house, while Fernandez had six outs to a better one.

The turn was the 3♦, changing nothing despite hitting Lin’s pocket pair.

The dealer then revealed the river 8♣ for the big turnaround, and Lin, who needed a moment to notice what happened, was eliminated. He marveled at the hand but kept up the good mood, wishing his opponent the best of luck before hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Fernandez	310,000 285,000	285,000
Ren Lin	Busted

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07-14-2024 22:15 UTC-8

Shorr Sent to the Rail by Queijeiro

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Ollie Garland

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Shannon Shorr limped in from the small blind. Alejandro Queijeiro, in the big blind, moved all in to put Shorr to the test for his effective stack of approximately 90,000. Shorr made the call.

Shannon Shorr: A♥Q♠ All in
Alejandro Queijeiro: K♦8♣

Shorr was in the lead but the K♠5♠6♠ flop reversed their fates. The 3♥ turn and 7♥ river confirmed Shorr's departure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Queijeiro	210,000 210,000	210,000
Shannon Shorr	Busted

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07-14-2024 20:39 UTC-8

Lipp Sends Wakil to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The pot stood at approximately 30,500 with two players looking at a full board of 6♦5♦4♥5♣J♠.

Matthias Lipp, in the big blind, placed a wager large enough to put his opponent, Jamil Wakil, in early position all in for his effective stack of approximately 25,500. Wakil went deep into the tank, thinking for some time before making the call.

Jamil Wakil: A♦K♠ All in
Matthias Lipp: 6♥5♠

This big blind special saw Lipp turn a full house, besting the hero call of Wakil, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Lipp	105,000 73,500	73,500
Jamil Wakil	Busted

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07-14-2024 19:38 UTC-8

Nguyen Finds a Triple Up

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Scotty Nguyen moved all in for 13,500 from the hijack, the cutoff moved all in for 33,000 and Atanas Kavrakov, in the big blind, went into the tank. With a $2,012 bounty on the line, Kavrakov made the call.

Scotty Nguyen: K♥J♠ All in
Cutoff: A♣8♠ All in
Atanas Kavrakov: K♦4♥

Every player at the table not involved in the hand started to call for a jack to keep both Nguyen and their own bounty interests alive. The J♣9♦2♦ flop saw Nguyen take the lead and the table erupted into cheer.

The J♥ river confirmed Nguyen's triple up. The neutral players at the table got up and out of their seats to high-five Nguyen. The 4♣ river saw Kavrakov win the side pot to ensure he didn't lose any chips during the hand while also eliminating the cutoff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Atanas Kavrakov	75,000 45,000	45,000
Scotty Nguyen	45,500 45,500	45,500

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07-14-2024 19:12 UTC-8

Plante Wins Hellmuth’s Bounty

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

According to the players, the hand started with a limp by Santiago Plante from the middle position, which was followed by a call from Phil Hellmuth in the hijack. The button also called, as did the small blind. The big blind checked his option.

The flop came Q♦J♦5♥. The small blind checked and the big blind went all in for 7,500 chips. Plante then went over the top, all in for 24,000 chips, and Hellmuth called all in for 20,000 chips. The button and small blind folded.

Big blind: Q♠7♠ All in
Phil Hellmuth: Q♣J♣ All in
Santiago Plante: A♦4♦

Hellmuth had the best of it on the flop with top two pair; the short-stacked big blind was way behind and needed running sevens, while Plante was very live with the nut flush draw.

The turn 9♠ still looked like Hellmuth, but the 5♦ on the river brought in Plante’s flush. Hellmuth took the beat well, wished the table good luck and hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santiago Plante	64,000 64,000	64,000
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

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07-14-2024 18:50 UTC-8

Misaka Is Faced with an Action Flop

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in early position moved all in for 23,000 and Yuto Misaka called from the cutoff.

Early Position: K♠Q♠ All in
Yuto Misaka: 8♠8♣

The dealer spread the action flop of J♠8♦6♠, giving Misaka a set, but his opponent had outs to a flush. The 5♦ turn and 7♦ were safe for Misaka and he sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuto Misaka	58,000 58,000	58,000

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07-14-2024 17:37 UTC-8

Kim Scores Another Bustout

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was caught with approximately 17,500 in the middle with three players looking at a flop of J♦8♠3♦.

Both the hijack and Kenneth Kim, in the cutoff, checked the action to the button, who bet out 7,000. The hijack called and Kim check-raised making it 35,000 to go. The button folded and the hijack called off the bet for his effective stack and tournament life.

Hijack: 10♦9♥ All in
Kenneth Kim: K♥J♠

Kim was ahead with top pair while the hijack was open-ended. The 2♠ turn and 9♣ river failed to improve the hijack's draw and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Kim	256,000 152,000	152,000

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07-14-2024 17:24 UTC-8

Margets Scores a Double Bustout

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was caught as Leo Margets, in early position, had both the short stacks in the hijack and the small blind all in and at risk.

Hijack: A♥J♦ All in
Small Blind: A♦7♦ All in
Leo Margets: Q♥Q♥

Margets held the most premium of the three holdings and the 6♣5♠K♦8♠10♣ runout saw her hand hold to scoop the pot, sending both her opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Margets	33,000 7,200	7,200

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07-14-2024 17:15 UTC-8

Bartha Departs With Aces Cracked

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mario Lopez on the button and Tudor Bartha in the small blind got it all in preflop. Bartha was the shorter stack with less than 15 big blinds.

Tudor Bartha: A♥A♦ All in
Mario Lopez: K♥Q♣

The flop came 4♦K♣5♥ and Bartha was still ahead. The turn K♠, however, changed everything, giving Lopez trips and having Bartha draw to two outs. They did not come, the river was the 8♦, and Bartha’s tournament was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mario Lopez	67,000 67,000	67,000
Tudor Bartha	Busted

Tags: Mario Lopez Tudor Bartha