Event #98: $1,500 The Closer Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-17-2024 16:37 UTC-7

Calcano Knocked Out By Scott

Monika Kostanjevec

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

Christian Calcano went all in from the cutoff for around 1,800,000 chips and was called by Jordan Scott on the button. Both blinds folded.

Christian Calcano: Q♥J♥ All in
Jordan Scott: A♠9♠

The flop came 7♠10♥A♥, giving both players plenty of ways to win. The turn A♦ improved Scott to trips, but Calcano still had some flush outs as well as kings for a straight. Unfortunately for him, the river was the 2♣ and he was out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Scott	7,700,000 3,100,000	3,100,000
Christian Calcano	Busted

Tags: Christian Calcano Jordan Scott

07-17-2024 16:30 UTC-7

Spicy Action Spicy Board

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Ben Gazzola raised from middle position to 315,000 and John Marino called from the hijack. Miguel Lopes was on the button and asked Gazzola how much he had behind and then flat called. Robert Nemeskerikiss was in the big blind and squeezed for 2,315,000 and only Gazzola called.

Ben Gazzola: A♥Q♦ All in
Robert Nemeskerikiss: A♣K♠

The board dropped 9♠Q♠6♣K♣3♦ and Nemeskerikiss had the best hand with a pair of kings and stated, "That was a spicy board".

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Nemeskerikiss	5,600,000 3,700,000	3,700,000
Miguel Lopes	3,820,000 230,000	230,000
John Marino	3,800,000 3,120,000	3,120,000
Ben Gazzola	Busted

Tags: Ben Gazzola John Marino Miguel Lopes Robert Nemeskerikiss

07-17-2024 16:14 UTC-7

Choi Busts Kiriopoulos

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Yun Choi opened from the button and Demosthenes Kiriopoulos went all in from the small blind for around 2,400,000 chips. Choi thought for a moment and called.

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♥Q♦ All in
Yun Choi: A♦4♦

Kiriopoulos was way ahead, but the flop 4♣J♠10♥ turned thing around completely. Kiriopoulos needed a queen or a king.

The turn was the 8♣ and the river 6♥, changing nothing and Kiriopoulos’s tournament was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yun Choi	7,200,000 6,975,000	6,975,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	Busted

Tags: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos Yun Choi

07-17-2024 16:00 UTC-7

All of Day 2's Eliminations Until Now

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Stann	Busted
Kevin Allen	Busted
Zong Chi He	Busted
Dukenson Lebrun	Busted
Guy Naimi	Busted
Derek Normand	Busted
Corey Harrison	Busted

Casey Sandretto	Busted
Sungjoo Hyun	Busted
Sergi Reixach	Busted
Ghattas Kortas	Busted
Pedro Padilha	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Junghyun Cheon	Busted
Alexandre Pruneau	Busted
Julio Belluscio	Busted

Toan Nguyen	Busted
Joseph Couden	Busted

Uri Kadosh	Busted
David Docherty	Busted
Eugene Castro	Busted
Kevin O'Donnell	Busted
Harrison Gimbel	Busted

Kyna England	Busted
Cassandra Yong	Busted

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07-17-2024 15:59 UTC-7

Naim Makes a Big Call to Eliminate He

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

According to the players, Zong Chi He had just moved to the table. At the start of the hand, he thought he was under the gun and wanted to fold his hand. He was then told he was actually the big blind and had to post it. Gal Naim opened under the gun and it folded around to He, who defended.

The flop came 7♥8♠7♣. After a check from He, Naim threw in a continuation bet of 200,000. He called.

The turn 6♦ got checked by both players.

On the river, which was the A♥, He checked again. Naim then bet 480,000 chips, to which He responded with an all in for 3,750,000 total. Naim needed some time to think. It was a massive pot and while he had He covered, he would have been crippled if he called and was wrong.

After some time, Naim put in the call. Very quickly, He said: “You win,” and turned over 8♣5♥ for the pair and turned open-ender. Naim jumped out of his seat and excitedly celebrated his call, which sent a pot of around 8,000,000 chips his way. His holding was A♦K♥ for the rivered aces up.

The dealer verified the chip counts to confirm He indeed was the shorter stack, and he headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gal Naim	8,400,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Zong Chi He	Busted

Tags: Gal Naim Zong Chi He

07-17-2024 15:38 UTC-7

Snowmen Hold for Fitzgerald

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Tim Baker

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

A player on the button committed his last 700,000 into the middle with Kurt Fitzgerald making the call to put him at risk.

Button: 5♣5♥ All in
Kurt Fitzgerald: 8♣8♦

Fitzgerald's pocket eights remained best on the 7♥3♦6♠Q♣10♦ runout, and his opponent was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kurt Fitzgerald	4,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Kurt Fitzgerald

07-17-2024 15:12 UTC-7

Cluzel Eliminates Reixach

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Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sergi Reixach got the last of his chips into the middle preflop with Damien Cluzel making the call to put him at risk.

Sergi Reixach:A♠2♣ All in
Damien Cluzel : A♦Q♠

The runout of K♠10♠10♦Q♣4♦ meant Cluzel would hit his queen and eliminate Reixach.

Player	Chips	Progress
Damien Cluzel	1,500,000 820,000	820,000
Sergi Reixach	Busted

Tags: Damien Cluzel Sergi Reixach

07-17-2024 15:07 UTC-7

Mermelstein Adds to Massive Stack With a Double Knockout

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Monika Kostanjevec

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

According to the players, Aaron Mermelstein opened from the hijack and Toan Nguyen went all in from the cutoff for around 1,100,000 chips. Joseph Couden was next on the button and called all in for around 400,000 chips. After the blinds folded, Mermelstein called the all-ins.

Joseph Couden: A♥Q♥ All in
Toan Nguyen: J♦J♣ All in
Aaron Mermelstein: A♦K♥

The flop came A♣K♦2♥ and gave Mermelstein a massive advantage with top two pair.

The turn 7♣ and river 3♥ changed nothing, Couden and Nguyen were out and Mermelstein added to his already very healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	6,500,000 3,300,000	3,300,000
Toan Nguyen	Busted
Joseph Couden	Busted

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Joseph Couden Toan Nguyen

07-17-2024 14:59 UTC-7

Panev Gets Crushed by an Ace

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ivaylo Panev moved all in for 375,000 and Toan Nguyen moved all in as well with the superior stack of 775,000 and all the other players folded.

Ivaylo Panev: 9♣8♥ All in
Toan Nguyen: A♦8♦

The board ran with 7♥7♠10♠A♣K♥ and Nguyen won with his two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toan Nguyen	1,000,000
Ivaylo Panev	Busted

Tags: Ivaylo Panev Toan Nguyen

07-17-2024 14:56 UTC-7

More Eliminations

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Maxime Taldir

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	Busted
Jonas Lauck	Busted

Larry Quang	Busted
Bradley Rozevink	Busted
Cody Murtle	Busted
Demetrius Campbell	Busted
Oshri Azran	Busted
Zachary Baron	Busted
Gianluca Cedolia	Busted
Luigi Martins	Busted
David Docherty	Busted
Harrison Gimbel	Busted

Brian Malik	Busted