Event #97: $3,000 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-15-2024 19:22 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	85,000 85,000	85,000

Fal Falls to Gluszko

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nikolay Fal opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and Tomasz Gluszko raised to 9,600 from the big blind. Fal made the call.

The flop came A♦6♣2♦. Gluszko shoved and Fal, who didn't have much behind, called off and was at risk.

Nikolay Fal: K♣Q♣9♦6♦ All in
Tomasz Gluszko: K♥K♦J♦3♠

Both players had a pair and a flush draw but Gluszko was ahead on both fronts with his pair of kings and nut-flush draw. Gluszko remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 8♥7♠ to send Fal to the rail and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	121,000
Nikolay Fal	Busted

Tags: Nikolay Fal Tomasz Gluszko

07-15-2024 19:10 UTC-8

Notable Stacks

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Alek Gillies

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	301,200 66,200	66,200

Joseph Cheong	252,400 208,400	208,400

Martin Kabrhel	186,200 43,800	43,800

Nacho Barbero	141,600 72,600	72,600

Daniel Negreanu	139,000 62,000	62,000

Pavel Plesuv	139,000 139,000	139,000

Alex Foxen	99,000 15,000	15,000

Dylan Weisman	78,500 41,700	41,700

Tyler Brown	57,800 6,600	6,600

Yuri Dzivielevski	44,200 58,800	58,800

Chris Hunichen	26,200 26,200	26,200

07-15-2024 19:03 UTC-8

Mao Finds a Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 3,000 and received calls from Quan Zhou in the cutoff and a player on the button before Renji Mao three-bet to 15,000 from the big blind. The hijack four-bet to 51,000 and action folded around to Mao who moved all in for 62,800. His opponent made the call with a covering stack to put Mao at risk.

Renji Mao: A♠A♥10♠3♠ All in
Opponent: A♦K♥K♠6♦

Mao's aces held up on the 6♠7♦7♣5♣9♦ runout and he scored a full double up through his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	242,000 22,000	22,000
Renji Mao	133,000

Tags: Quan Zhou Renji Mao

07-15-2024 18:59 UTC-8

Bad Aces... are Still Aces

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Kirk Brown

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a preflop betting war, Mallory Frere got it all in against another player, whom he covered.

Player: K♣J♣9♠8♠ All in
Mallory Frere: A♠A♣7♥2♦

"Yeah, I know, they're bad aces," Frere admitted, and some of the other players agreed they would rather have his opponent's hand.

But just like that, the flop came out 2♥2♣3♠ to improve Frere to trip deuces for a big lead. The turn 6♠ gave his opponent some life with a flush draw, but it was not to be as the river was the 4♥ to send him to the rail.

"Hey, bad aces are still aces," one of the other players said as Frere raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mallory Frere	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Mallory Frere

07-15-2024 18:46 UTC-8

Wong Shows Demianenko Top Boat

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With two players seeing a board of 6♠2♦9♥ and about 4,000 in the middle Danny Wong bet 3,800 from the big blind and was called by Bohdan Demianenko on the button.

Both players then checked the 7♥ turn leading to the 7♠ river. Wong bet 11,000 and Demianenko made the call.

Wong tabled a full house with 9♣9♠7♦2♣ and Demianenko's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bohdan Demianenko	231,000 43,000	43,000
Danny Wong	74,000

Tags: Bohdan Demianenko Danny Wong

07-15-2024 18:43 UTC-8

High Stakes Poker Pro Michael Rocco Looks to Trade Cards for Crops After 2024 WSOP

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Calum Grant

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In what was intended to be a conversation about a slew of near misses over his career, Michael Rocco flipped the script when he revealed that the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) would be his last full series for many years.

And the reason why he'll be reducing his volume at the tables may come as a bit of a shock.

During a break in Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, he told PokerNews that he has acquired a farm in the last year, and intends to shift his focus to that venture over his card-playing exploits.

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07-15-2024 18:42 UTC-8

Foxen Bombs the River

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Alek Gillies

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was caught after the flop of J♣K♠Q♦ and the small blind was quick to check. Middle position fired for 4,000 and Alex Foxen called from the cutoff. The button and small blind made the fold.

The turn was the 3♠ and middle position continued for 14,000. Foxen made the call.

While the river peeled the 5♦, middle position blasted for 18,000. Foxen took little time before he raised to 60,000 and received a fold from his opponent. They revealed 10♥10♣XxXx as they mucked their hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	114,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Alex Foxen

07-15-2024 18:34 UTC-8

Welch Scoops with Straight

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Kirk Brown

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a three-way turn of 9♠A♦4♠2♥, Bill Welch and two other players got all the chips in, with Welch as the middle stack.

Player 1: A♣7♠8♠4♥ All in
Bill Welch: 9♣9♥5♣3♠ All in
Player 2: A♠Q♥6♥2♠

Welch had a stranglehold on the hand with his turned nut straight and backup set of nines, all he needed to do was fade an ace or a spade.

Luckily for him, the river was the brick Q♦ and he scooped the entire pot to eliminate the shorter stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Welch	160,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Bill Welch

07-15-2024 18:32 UTC-8

Kabrhel Holds to Double Up

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Alek Gillies

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 8♦2♦J♣ and the big blind led out for a pot sized bet of 47,500. Martin Kabrhel moved all in for 87,100 and received a quick call from his opponent. Both players revealed their hands.

Martin Kabrhel: 10♦8♣8♥7♥ All in
Big Blind: A♠A♣Q♣9♦