Event #98: $1,500 The Closer | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-17-2024 19:06 UTC-7

Tae Hoon Chang Eliminated in 23rd Place ($21,260)

Monika Kostanjevec

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Tae Hoon Chang went all in from under the gun for 2,250,000 chips. Stanislav Zegal in early position called. David Cabrera Polop was in the hijack and reraised all in for 6,450,000 total.

Zegal went into the tank but eventually decided to release the hand and the other two players opened their cards.

Tae Hoon Chang: K♣9♠ All in
David Cabrera Polop: A♥A♣

The board ran out 5♥2♦10♦9♥8♠, the aces held up and Chang was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Cabrera Polop	12,000,000 6,475,000	6,475,000
Tae Hoon Chang	Busted

Tags: David Cabrera Polop Stanislav Zegal Tae Hoon Chang

07-17-2024 19:01 UTC-7

Tommy Nguyen Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,260)

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Two hands led to Tommy Nguyen's elimination:

Nguyen raised from the cutoff to 800,000 and David Cabrera Polop three-bet all in for 2,825,000. Nguyen thought long and hard and finally made the call reluctantly.

David Cabrera Polop: 9♦9♠ All in
Tommy Nguyen: A♠6♥

The board went 2♣K♦4♦6♣Q♦ and the nines held to double up Polop and damage Nguyen.

On the second hand Nguyen moved all in from middle position for 5,150,000 and Stanislav Zegal called from the hijack.

Tommy Nguyen: 7♦7♣ All in
Stanislav Zegal: K♠K♥

Unfortunately Nguyen ran into kings and he did not improve on the board of Q♥3♦10♣6♥8♣ and the pair of kings won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	16,600,000 6,100,000	6,100,000

David Cabrera Polop	5,525,000 1,925,000	1,925,000
Tommy Nguyen	Busted

Tags: David Cabrera Polop Stanislav Zegal Tommy Nguyen

07-17-2024 18:53 UTC-7

Jordan Scott Eliminated in 25th Place ($21,260)

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Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jordan Scott shoved for roughly 4,000,000 from middle position with Ching Da Wu making the call from the big blind to put him at risk.

Jordan Scott: J♠10♦ All in
Ching Da Wu: A♦K♠

Wu's ace-high held up on the runout of 6♠9♥3♣7♣7♥ and he sent Scott to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ching Da Wu	11,700,000 6,800,000	6,800,000

Jordan Scott	Busted

Tags: Ching Da Wu Jordan Scott

07-17-2024 18:49 UTC-7

Domnick Sarle Eliminated in 26th Place ($21,260)

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Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Domnick Sarle and Han Ming Feng got all in preflop with Sarle being the player at risk.

Domnick Sarle: A♣J♣ All in
Han Ming Feng : A♥Q♠

The runout of Q♥6♥8♦9♥5♠ meant Feng had improved to a pair of queens and would eliminate Sarle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Ming Feng	8,000,000 6,100,000	6,100,000
Domnick Sarle	Busted

Tags: Domnick Sarle Han Ming Feng

07-17-2024 18:46 UTC-7

Samuel Dray Eliminated in 27th Place ($17,300)

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Samuel Dray was under the gun and raised to 1,200,000 chips, leaving around 500,000 behind. The players folded around to Stanislav Zegal in the big blind. He waited a bit and then raised all in, and, after some time, Dray called.

Samuel Dray: K♣8♥ All in
Stanislav Zegal: 10♦10♣

The board ran out A♦9♣7♠J♠4♥, Zegal’s tens held up and Dray was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	10,500,000

Samuel Dray	Busted

Tags: Samuel Dray Stanislav Zegal

07-17-2024 18:22 UTC-7

Gavin-Mather Makes Quads

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

According to the players, action started with a raise by the player in the hijack. Eric Penner was in the cutoff and went all in. The button and small blind folded. Lexy Gavin-Mather was in the big blind and reraised all in. Original raiser folded and Penner was the player at risk.

Eric Penner: 7♥7♣ All in
Lexy Gavin-Mather: 10♦10♣

The flop was great for Gavin-Mather, it came 8♥10♠4♠, giving her top set.

Penner was drawing very thin, but got some help on the J♦ turn, which gave him a gutshot.

It was clearly Gavin-Mather’s pot, however, as the 10♥ rolled off on the river, giving her quads and sending Penner to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lexy Gavin-Mather	6,650,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Eric Penner	Busted

Tags: Eric Penner Lexy Gavin-Mather

07-17-2024 17:28 UTC-7

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	10,550,000 50,000	50,000
Bogdan Munteanu	3,780,000 3,320,000	3,320,000
Samuel Dray	3,700,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
John Racener	3,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Domnick Sarle	3,130,000 2,930,000	2,930,000

Tommy Nguyen	3,050,000 650,000	650,000

Martin Stausholm	Busted

07-17-2024 17:00 UTC-7

Ramos Bids the WSOP Adieu

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Mike Patrick

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

https://twitter.com/FelipeMojave/status/1813719802378428527

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	Busted

Tags: Felipe Ramos

07-17-2024 16:45 UTC-7

Ruscitti Knocked out by Chang

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Kevin Ruscitti moved all in from under the gun for 150,000 and Tae Hoon Chang also moved all in for 775,000 and Han Ming Feng called from the button.

Kevin Ruscitti: Q♠8♦ All in
Tae Hoon Chang: A♠7♠ All in
Han Ming Feng: K♦J♥

The board ran out with A♣6♥10♠9♠5♥ and Chang had the best hand with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Han Ming Feng	1,750,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Tae Hoon Chang	1,500,000 10,000	10,000
Kevin Ruscitti	Busted

Tags: Han Ming Feng Kevin Ruscitti Tae Hoon Chang

07-17-2024 16:40 UTC-7

Marino Wins the Flip to Eliminate Matti

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

It was a slightly unusual flip between John Marino in the big blind and Armand Matti in the cutoff.

Action was caught on the flop of 2♥3♣4♣ and both players had already flipped over their cards, even though Matti had around 200,000 chips behind. Marino had A♦Q♦ and Matti had 9♥9♦.

Marino bet 200,000 on the flop to put Matti all in. Matti said he is not folding, and after a few moments put his chips in the middle and they were officially all in.

It wasn’t clear why Matti had turned over his hand, but Marino said he did it because he saw his opponent flip over his cards and thought they were all in.

The dealer dealt out the K♣ on the turn and Matti still looked good for the double-up. It was not over before the river, however, and the Q♠ that came was one of Marino’s outs to eliminate Matti.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Marino	3,800,000
Armand Matti	Busted

Tags: Armand Matti John Marino